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Join Dave and Dan on a trip down Gen-X action movie memory lane, where stunt men risked their lives, CGI was non-existent, screenwriters were drunk, and mom left a house key under the mat and a bowl of Honey Combs on the counter.

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    • Dec 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 14 EPISODES


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    I Come in Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 46:36


    Dave and Dan continues to pay homage to the Almighty Dolph with a look back at this underrated goofball scfi-detective extravaganza. So fire up your alien suck tubes and join us!

    Dolphtoberfest - Universal Soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 51:28


    It's Dolphtoberfest - a celebration of Dolph Lundgren, the patron saint of Gen-X action movies! And what better way to kick off this month than with Universal Soldier? So ice up, strap on your ear necklace, and join Dave and Dan as we hoist our Ecto Coolers in honor of this sublime beefcake blitzkrieg. 

    Superman 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 63:32


    Our final installment in our Cannon series is all about the Man of Steel cratering in such spectacular fashion Dave and Dan half-wonders if this pathetic outing was actually a superhero parody. Nah - all hail Mark Pillow!  

    Cyborg

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2021 49:34


    Our journey into the maw of Box Office Bombs takes us deep into Cannon Country with this goofy but lovable Van Damme scifi actioner. Get your crucifixion on with Dave and Dan as they tangle with Fender and dodge the plague.

    Masters of the Universe

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 74:36


    Dave and Dan fire up their cosmic key to travel to a magical time of Eternian geopolitical strife, wanton music store destruction, and BBQ ribs. Good journey!  

    Blockbuster Month - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 71:33


    Why would Dave and Dan choose to tackle this polarizing romp through the world of child slavery and heart-ripping? Fortune and glory, kids. Fortune. And. Glory.  

    Blockbuster Month - Batman (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 76:33


    Dave and Dan track down their wonderful toys for a trip through Axis Chemicals - and reflect on the cultural phenomenon that Tim Burton's comic book opus brought upon us.  Trust us - you had to be there. 

    Blockbuster Month - Independence Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 64:03


    Dave and Dan run wildly from exploding miniatures and low-grade composite visual effects to reflect on the blockbuster that launched the Will Smith era, taught us all to despise slow-motion leaping dogs, and marked the terminus of the Latchkey Action Theater generation. Let's kick the tires and light the fires!

    The Karate Kid: Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 75:45


    Huh? Is this some sort of mistake? Oh no friends - it's no mistake. It's perhaps the greatest inadvertently bad movie that no one talks about anymore. And, well, Terry Silver and Mike Barnes and Snake, and, of course, Dennis himself can't have that. So grab your Bonsai Tree and your Dyantox Industries windbreaker and jump with us into the abyss.

    Licence to Kill (00-Dalton Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 73:37


    The Living Daylights was the appetizer; Licence to Kill is the extea rare and bloody steak dinner . Take a flying leap with Dave and Dan into this cocaine grinder of a bare-knuckle 80s revenge action movie masquerading as a James Bond film.

    The Living Daylights (00-Dalton Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2021 61:53


    The first of our two-part 00-Dalton doubleheader, where we hang out with the most underrated - and underappreciated- James Bond, the super-spy who says take your wanton intercourse and debonair fashion sense and shove it - because there are bad guys to murder in the most painful ways possible. That's right, it's Timothy Dalton, and we get the fun started with The Living Daylights. Grab your milk bottle grenade and your Members Only jacket and join us for Dalton's debut!

    Conan the Destroyer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 64:05


    Dave and Dan mount up with Bombaata, Zula, and the gang for an adventure into the realm of high-80s fantasy cheese.

    Conan the Barbarian (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 63:49


    Do you want to live forever? Dave and Dan attempt to solve the riddle of steel while trying their best to dodge warhammer blows - that's right, it's the latchkey kids fantasy classic, Conan the Barbarian. 

    Flash Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 80:54


    We tackle this scifi/fantasy fever dream that was a Saturday morning mainstay. After a quick retrospective, we whip out the Latchkey Action Theater Fridge List and get to work. 

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