Edward Havens - The 80s Movie Podcast
@the80smoviepodcast.com
Since 2019, Los Angeles-based film historian, scholar and former FilmJerk EIC Edward A. Havens III has been taking listeners on a uniquely curated journey through a cinematic decade.
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When I was still doing junkets, I had a hard and fast rule: don't be a fanboy.
I broke that rule exactly once in fifteen years... to get Sayles (and Chris Cooper) to sign my copy of Thinking in Pictures, when they were publicizing Silver City together.
Because why wouldn't I, given the chance?
I broke that rule exactly once in fifteen years... to get Sayles (and Chris Cooper) to sign my copy of Thinking in Pictures, when they were publicizing Silver City together.
Because why wouldn't I, given the chance?
November 15, 2025 at 9:12 AM
When I was still doing junkets, I had a hard and fast rule: don't be a fanboy.
I broke that rule exactly once in fifteen years... to get Sayles (and Chris Cooper) to sign my copy of Thinking in Pictures, when they were publicizing Silver City together.
Because why wouldn't I, given the chance?
I broke that rule exactly once in fifteen years... to get Sayles (and Chris Cooper) to sign my copy of Thinking in Pictures, when they were publicizing Silver City together.
Because why wouldn't I, given the chance?
If you ever have a chance to make it to Coppola's winery in Northern California, he has a shrine to himself in his movies there, including a number of the actual Dracula costumes.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you ever have a chance to make it to Coppola's winery in Northern California, he has a shrine to himself in his movies there, including a number of the actual Dracula costumes.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
Locutus of Borg supports Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor.
November 4, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Locutus of Borg supports Andrew Cuomo for NYC Mayor.
Yesterday's incredible thrift store find. Only $2 each.
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Yesterday's incredible thrift store find. Only $2 each.
This is why I love them Dodgers...
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies launched a moonshot off Yamamoto in Game 3 of the NLDS this week, the Dodgers put up a commemorative plaque for his rare accomplishment. Only Schwarber and Willie Stargell have ever cleared the right field pavilion at Dodger Stadium.
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies launched a moonshot off Yamamoto in Game 3 of the NLDS this week, the Dodgers put up a commemorative plaque for his rare accomplishment. Only Schwarber and Willie Stargell have ever cleared the right field pavilion at Dodger Stadium.
October 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is why I love them Dodgers...
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies launched a moonshot off Yamamoto in Game 3 of the NLDS this week, the Dodgers put up a commemorative plaque for his rare accomplishment. Only Schwarber and Willie Stargell have ever cleared the right field pavilion at Dodger Stadium.
Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies launched a moonshot off Yamamoto in Game 3 of the NLDS this week, the Dodgers put up a commemorative plaque for his rare accomplishment. Only Schwarber and Willie Stargell have ever cleared the right field pavilion at Dodger Stadium.
Meet Tyler Cowen, who also posted about meeting virgin college graduates in church in 2009.
October 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Meet Tyler Cowen, who also posted about meeting virgin college graduates in church in 2009.
The author of this piece...
October 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The author of this piece...
Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema as a kid.
September 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Age yourself with a film you saw in the cinema as a kid.
Oh no! I've been added to an anti-AI subscriber blocklist! Whatever will I do without a bunch of mindless automatons whose brains have been turned to mush by slop.
September 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Oh no! I've been added to an anti-AI subscriber blocklist! Whatever will I do without a bunch of mindless automatons whose brains have been turned to mush by slop.
How it started - How it's going
September 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
How it started - How it's going
There is literally a decade old book called Hot Dudes Reading, based on an even older Insta account.
September 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There is literally a decade old book called Hot Dudes Reading, based on an even older Insta account.
My workspace for the holiday weekend...
August 30, 2025 at 6:10 AM
My workspace for the holiday weekend...
I've been thinking about starting to sell blind boxes of 1980s movie and television trading cards since 2015.
August 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
I've been thinking about starting to sell blind boxes of 1980s movie and television trading cards since 2015.
Our newest episode covers Brotherhood of Justice, the 1986 ABC-TV movie which featured a 20-year-old Keanu Reeves in his first lead role.
Listen now at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatching source.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen now at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatching source.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Our newest episode covers Brotherhood of Justice, the 1986 ABC-TV movie which featured a 20-year-old Keanu Reeves in his first lead role.
Listen now at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatching source.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Listen now at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatching source.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
"Look! It's Bicycle Repair Man!"
August 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Look! It's Bicycle Repair Man!"
Got my first GOP 🐂 💩 mailing about Newsom's special election. I find this quote on the back page especially ironic.
August 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Got my first GOP 🐂 💩 mailing about Newsom's special election. I find this quote on the back page especially ironic.
Wait until you see the soundtrack for his 1980 movie Times Square!
August 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Wait until you see the soundtrack for his 1980 movie Times Square!
My podcast recording set up for today. And, yes, my mic is resting inside a plastic ice bin.
And I'm still going to have great sound on this episode.
#podcast 🎥
And I'm still going to have great sound on this episode.
#podcast 🎥
August 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
My podcast recording set up for today. And, yes, my mic is resting inside a plastic ice bin.
And I'm still going to have great sound on this episode.
#podcast 🎥
And I'm still going to have great sound on this episode.
#podcast 🎥
Last Monday, while we were visiting my dad/her grandpa for our weekly Monday walks around his harbor, I saw a film base camp in their parking lot and took a picture of my daughter. Unbeknownst to me at the time, the base camp was for The Adventures of Cliff Booth.
August 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Last Monday, while we were visiting my dad/her grandpa for our weekly Monday walks around his harbor, I saw a film base camp in their parking lot and took a picture of my daughter. Unbeknownst to me at the time, the base camp was for The Adventures of Cliff Booth.
Let us all remember that Dean Cain is not very famous, and his biggest project, where he played history's worst Superman, was never a Top 40 show.
August 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Let us all remember that Dean Cain is not very famous, and his biggest project, where he played history's worst Superman, was never a Top 40 show.
One of the reasons my wife and I bought our house was its proximity to the still open Paramount Drive-In.
August 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
One of the reasons my wife and I bought our house was its proximity to the still open Paramount Drive-In.
🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨
This week, we talk about the 40th anniversary of the naming of The Brat Pack, and the best Brat Pack movie.
Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
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This week, we talk about the 40th anniversary of the naming of The Brat Pack, and the best Brat Pack movie.
Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
linktr.ee/The80sMovieP...
July 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT 🚨
This week, we talk about the 40th anniversary of the naming of The Brat Pack, and the best Brat Pack movie.
Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
linktr.ee/The80sMovieP...
This week, we talk about the 40th anniversary of the naming of The Brat Pack, and the best Brat Pack movie.
Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
linktr.ee/The80sMovieP...
Music to play with the kid by...
July 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Music to play with the kid by...
July 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM