I Eat Movies #27: Table Scraps: 1980s w/ Brian Saur

Pull up a seat and ditch your bibs behind as co-hosts Dino and Mike rewind back to the era of big hair and analog enjoyment in I Eat Movies #27: Table Scraps - 1980s. Joined by their very special guest, Brian Saur of the Pure Cinema Podcast, the trio break down the decadent decade by early, mid and late as they examine three deeper cuts. Driving a cab proves more dangerous than a cabbie imagined when he's framed for the murder of the man who killed his wife in the Fun City-set Hit and Run (1982). Cycling on, Kevin Bacon loses it all as a hotshot stockbroker only to feel alive again when he becomes a fast-moving bike messenger in Quicksilver (1986). Cited by Bacon himself as the lowest point of his career, the fellas discuss this fad movie that attempted to capture the same charm as Footloose with a supporting cast that includes Larry Fishburne (Boyz N the Hood), Jamie Gertz (Less Than Zero), David Harris (The Warriors) and Louie Anderson (Coming to America). Lastly, the buddy-dynamic is put to the test when Kiefer Sutherland (The Lost Boys) and Lou Diamond Phillips (La Bamba) team up to take down a crime ring with a dirty cop in their pocket and recover a stolen heirloom belonging to a Native American tribe. Helmed by the underrated Jack Sholder (The Hidden), wild car chases and hair salon shootouts light up the screen in this pairing of opposites so popular throughout the era. Contrary to our title, there's plenty of meat on the bones of each of our selections to make I Eat Movies #27: Table Scraps - 1980s a meal worthy of filling you up!

Brian Saur can also be found on the Just the Discs Podcast (as well as its YouTube Channel), his blog Rupert Pupkin Speaks, Twitter and Letterboxd.