80's Flick Flashback
#21 - "The Karate Kid" (1984) with Ron West
Jan. 8, 2021

#21 - "The Karate Kid" (1984) with Ron West

The 1980s was a golden era for blockbuster hits, and countless films released during this decade have gone on to become cult-classic films. One '80s movie that has certainly stood the test of time and continues to wax on in c...

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#10 - “Dirty Dancing” (1987) with Tyra Williams
Aug. 8, 2020

#10 - “Dirty Dancing” (1987) with Tyra Williams

In 1987, a small Connecticut-based direct-to-video company made its first feature film for a true theatrical release.  With low expectations from investors due to a female-driven plot amid a testosterone-heavy Summer blockbuster season, this small movie became a word-of-mouth sleeper hit, made a dancing football player turned actor into a bona fide sex symbol movie star, and birthed the worldwide phenomenon called “Dirty Dancing”.

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#2 - “Coming to America” (1988) with Ron West
April 17, 2020

#2 - “Coming to America” (1988) with Ron West

In 1988, Eddie Murphy re-teamed with "Trading Places" director, John Landis, to make his tour-de-force, multi-character playing masterpiece known as "Coming To America". It officially made Eddie a bonafide movie star and gav...

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