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Episode 52 - Straight Outta 1989

Episode 52 - Straight Outta 1989

It's our tribute to the unusually large number of…

The Magnificently Huge Podcast

June 5, 20181h 11m

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It's our tribute to the unusually large number of stone-cold classics released in the glorious year of 1989 A.D. That's a lot of iconic movies in one place - from Tim Burton's Batman to Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade, and everything in between. Plus, huge cult faves like Heathers and Vampire's Kiss. It was a banner 12 months for discerning cineastes everywhere, and that even includes more dubious entries like Weekend At Bernie's, Earth Girls Are Easy and Young Einstein. Well, okay, maybe not Weekend At Bernie's… 00:00 Intros 04:14 Top box office of 1989 10:45 Lesser Summer movies 12:30 Earth Girls are Easy 17:30 D-Day (2008) 20:43 Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made 25:00 Solo: A Star Wars Story 35:40 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 43:00 Lethal Weapon 2 44:35 The Abyss 48:12 Henry V 48:26 Young Einstein 49:07 Also rans 49:49 License to Kill 51:05 More speed round 53:45 Batman 58:40 Even more speed round 1:02:24 A good year for actors 1:05:05 Which 1989 film had the most impact on you?