Did the death of Optimus Prime change you forever? 🤖 You aren’t alone. In this clip from the 80s Flick Flashback Podcast, Tim Williams and guest Nicholas Pepin discuss the "trauma-core" cinema of the 1980s.

We’re diving into that infamous moment in The Transformers: The Movie (1986) where Hasbro did the unthinkable, and comparing it to other devastating 80s moments that left us staring at the screen in shock. Why were filmmakers so ruthless with our feelings back then?

Full Episode: https://youtu.be/HSRqJzoXG00?si=MiJUAlEk82oxWD3z
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