The Retro Club
Welcome to The Retro Club! Join your hosts, Meghan and John, as they take the movies they grew up with and break them down. They discuss their likes and dislikes, the characters,, soundtrack, and more. New episodes every Wednesday!
Episodes
“According to his authorized biography, Jimmy King worked very hard in high school. And after you died in the plane crash, he went to community college and supported you while he held two jobs!”
Nothing says the holidays like good ol’ fashioned wrestling! … Maybe not, but we’ve been sitting on this one too long and it’s high time we cover it! We’ve quoted this ridiculous sports comedy for the better part of two decades, and now y...
“The years spent in isolation have not equipped him with the tools necessary to judge right from wrong. He's had no context. He's been completely without guidance. Furthermore, his work - the garden sculptures, hairstyles and so forth - indicate that he's a highly imaginative... uh... character.”
Hey, we’re finally back! And we’re bringing you our thoughts on one of Tim Burton’s first creations with Johnny Depp. What starts out a...
“How would you like to spend the next several nights wondering if your crazy, out-of-work, bum uncle will shave your head while you sleep? See you in the car!”
John Hughes is at it again. This John Candy classic has it all: humor, heart warming moments, unhinged death threats. What’s not to love?
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“You know, Lloyd, just when I think you couldn't possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!”
To transition out of spooky season, we’re taking us in a completely opposite direction. We’re lightening the mood with a movie that has the most accurate title we’ve ever seen. This slap stick comedy will have you laughing, cringing, and possibly questioning your movie choices.
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“I shot him six times! I shot him in the heart, but... he's not human!”
Were finishing off spooky season right with none other than Halloween II! Was it the best horror movie sequel of all time, of the 80’s, at all? Tune in now to hear our take.
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“It's not bad enough to have Friday the 13th, we've gotta have a full moon too. We keep statistics. We have more accidents, more r@pes, more robberies, more homicides, more of everything when there's a full moon.”
We’re back, baby! And we’re coming in hot with another spooky season favorite of ours. Nothing is stronger than the love between a mother and a son. Is it strong enough to go on a killing spree? Pamela sure thinks so!
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“It's too late, Krueger. I know the secret now. This is just a dream. You're not alive. This whole thing is just a dream!”
1, 2, The Retro Club is bringing Freddy to you! It wouldn’t be spooky season if we didn’t cover one of the big three slashers that helped define an entire genre. Who knew a little indie film by a guy named Wes Craven would go on to be one of the most iconic franchises in horror history?
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“This is war, Peacock! Casualties are inevitable. You can not make an omelet without breaking eggs, every cook will tell you that.
But look what happened to the cook!”
With all the crime shows, podcasts, and books, this movie may just take the cake for the most absurd whodunnit! A classic board game brought to life with the help of Tim Curry, Michael McKeen, and more. What could go wrong?
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“There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.”
Nothing says spooky season more than a basketball playing Werewolf, amirite?
Michael J Fox follows up his box office hit with this 1985 sc-fi comedy p...
“You can call them ghosts if you like, or as I prefer, the living impaired. They need help sometimes. Just like us.”
We’re stepping lightly into fall and spooky season with this family friendly ghost story, the comic classic, Casper. With a young Christina Ricci and Devon Sawa and a slew of cameos, there’s a little bit of something for everyone in here!
Hosted by husband and wife duo, John
and Meghan Harris.
Welcome to the first annual Retro Club Awards Show!
It has been one heck of a year and we are ready to award the best AND worst of our 2022-23 season. So tune in now, cast your votes, and see if your favorite movies we’ve covered made the cut.
Hosted by husband and wife duo, John
and Meghan Harris.
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We may be heading back into the school season, but we couldn’t leave Camp Retro Club without discussing one of OUR favorite camp grounds! Join us with special guest, Vin DeSanti, as we get the inside scoop on his upcoming film, Never Hike Alone 2, releasing October 13, 2023 (yes, Friday the 13th!).
Check out the hype around Never Hike Alone 2 along with Vin’s other works at @WompStompFilms on all social media platforms.
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"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit."
It’s time to get back to school and back in time! This week, we’re FINALLY covering this 1985 time traveling classic, Back to the Future. We don’t hold back on this one, so tune in now to hear how we really feel about it.
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and Meghan Harris.
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“Check me if I'm wrong Sandy, but if I kill all the golfers, they're gonna lock me up and throw away the key…”
It’s the last week of Camp Retro Club :( We Hope you all enjoyed our summer selection. We’re ending the camp with this 1980 comedy classic: Caddyshack!
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“There's a lotta things about me you don't know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn't understand. Things you couldn't understand. Things you shouldn't understand.”
Probably our most timely episode, this debuts on the 38th anniversary of its release: Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure! Join us on this wild ride through one of Tim Burton’s early works as we pay homage to the late Paul Reubens in the best way we know how: through comedy!
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“I didn’t mean what I said when I told you to save yourself. Get your ass back down here and save me!”
Eesh, if this movie got anything right, it’s the name. From production, to theaters, to this podcast, this movie was nothing but troubling. Tune in now to here our thoughts and discuss our first flop!
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“Well, don't be ashamed. You know, when I got married, I wasn't a virgin. I'd already had intercourse with eight men. That was a lot back then; it'd be like two hundred today!“
It’s wedding season and there’s nothing like witnessing a drunk Best man’s speech, staff of the venue who won’t stop flirting with the everyone, and, oh yeah, a bride who doesn’t show up. Catch all that and more as we discuss 1998’s The Wedding Singer.
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“You just put your pickle on everybody’s plate, college boy, and leave the hard stuff to me.”
Is it just us, or did this summer get even hotter? No, it just the gravitation pull of Patrick Swayze’s gyrating hips that’s drawn us toward this weeks episode, Dirty Dancing!
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and Meghan Harris.
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“Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart kid, and you'll never go wrong.”
These hot summer days call for a feel good, summer time movie from our childhoods. This week, we’re sliding into 1993’s The Sandlot with our favorite scenes, characters, and more!
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“Cops can't stop me, dad can't stop me, mom can't stop me, Bobby can't stop me, the homeless can't stop me! What's up? Guys, I'm starting to feel unstoppable!”
It’s the first of the month again and this week, Meghan surprises John with an off beat horror movie he’s never seen, Spree. Not exactly what we would call Retro, but the real challenge was finding a movie John hadn’t seen!
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