Media Montage 123: The Films of 1986

(Apologies for Bruce's audio quality in parts of this episode. A last minute Skype update was forced right before recording and some settings defaulted resulting in distorted audio.)

1986 was a great movie year! 30 years ago saw a year of fantastic films, it was a movie year that's gotten a lot of love at the Media Montage Podcast.

We've looked at The Boy Who Could Fly, From Beyond, Maximum Overdrive, Short Circuit and of course, Never Too Young to Die, from the heart of the Reagan era.

In this episode Bruce and Larry take a big-picture look at the films of 1986. Techno-paranoia, the Cold War, Australia and the Military Industrial Complex all had dedicated feature films in '86 as well as that lovable sociopath Ferris Bueller in episode 123 of the Media Montage Podcast!

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Media Montage Podcast 111: The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)

This week is a listener request...of a sort. Bruce's wife watched 'From Beyond' way back when he and Larry covered that movie in Media Montage Podcast Episode 14. 

As payback Mrs. Otter picked this week's film, 'The Boy Who Could Fly' from 1986 starring, Jay Underwood, Lucy Deakins, Bonnie Bedalia, Fred Savage, and Fred Gwynn.  

Eric Gibb is an autistic boy who finally makes a human connection with Milly,  a new girl in town and their relationship is taken to fantastic levels. Literally.

Steeped in angst, the characters endure one tragedy after another until the over-the-top, upbeat conclusion.  Good performances meet a heart wrenching script with  awhole lot weirdness thrown in. Find out if the boy really can fly in Episode 111 of the Media Montage Podcast!

BONUS! The Boy Who Could Fly trailer recut as a horror film:

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Media Montage 36: Iron Eagle (1986)

In this episode Bruce and Larry look at ‘crackerjack fighter pilot picture’ Iron Eagle from 1986 starring Lou Gossett Jr. and Jason Gedrick, with a bit part by the always adorable Shawnee Smith:

Jingoistic Mid-80s foreign policy, some dicey special effects, and skyrocketing gas prices all figure into this very 80s actioner. 

Here is the awesome King Kobra video featureing Lou Gossett Jr.:


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Coming Soon... Iron Eagle(1986)

It's that time again for another movie review from Bruce and Larry. This time we take on the 1986 jingoistic actioner "Iron Eagle" starring Jason Gedrick and Louis Gossett Jr. So keep your eyes peeled for this space when the Podcast drops.

Here's a taste of what we will be dealing with.