Betamax Babylon

One of the best action movies of the 90s smashes into Babylon as Keanu Reeves leaves Bill & Ted behindSubscribe to the Pirate Video Crew here: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The guys discuss probably the most inappropriate pc game of the 80s as Oliver Stone’s harrowing war movie becomes a shoot ‘em upSUBSCRIBE TO THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW FOR THE WHOLE EPISODE: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

Walter Hill’s crap soldiers vs Cajuns thriller arrives while Bruce gets food poisoning, his 007 news is confirmed and the guys chat James Cameron and AISUBSCRIBE TO PIRATE VIDEO CREW HERE: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The most influential tv series of the 80s arrives in Michael Mann’s iconic show - no socks required!SUBSCRIBE TO BETAMAX BABYLON PIRATE VIDEO CREW HERE: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The pod people invade the podcast as the 1978 version of the classic sci-fi allegory is under discussion along with some McD chat!SUBSCRIBE TO THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW HERE: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

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Cult classic Streets of Fire comes to BB as the chaps discuss if Walter Hill was the toughest director in HollywoodSUBSCRIBE TO THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

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The nutty festive frightener comes to BB as the chaps read out listeners’ Christmas movie rituals

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The two iconic games that started the 80s home gaming craze come to BB and with it them the incredible story of the teenager behind them!JOIN THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW:https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The chaps get back to basics with the Harrison Ford classic and consider becoming Amish

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The iconic 90s tv version of IT comes to BB and the guys debate who was scariest - Pennywise or the crap comedian RitchieJOIN THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW:https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The guys dissect the bona fide 80s horror classic, celebrate the Coombs/Crampton partnership and discuss reanimating on the NHS

Halloween season kicks off with the influential Wes Craven classic Scream and some dubious Ghostface impressionsSUBSCRIBE TO THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW HERE: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

Walter Hill’s cult New York classic comes to BB and the chaps create their own 70s gangs. Can you dig it?!SUBSCRIBE TO THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

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In a special episode the guys introduce our new podcast on those sweet 80s computer games!Subscribe to the Pirate Video Crew here: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The classic Tom Hanks mermaid comedy gets the BB treatment and tribute is paid to the great John Candy

The boys go hunting for the Aussie cult classic killer boar epic and discuss some dodgier Jaws rip-offsSubscribe to Private Video Crew Here: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

Stallone returns to BB with his 80s banged up favourite which includes the nicest nasty prison in filmlisten to the extended version of this episode on Pirate Video Crew by subscribing here: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The 80s big screen cartoon adaption comes to BB plus some Doctor Who chat For extra content sign up to the Pirate Video Crew here: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

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Bruce is joined again by superfan Mark Machado to discuss the Short Circuit franchise, bad 80s stereotypes and why it’s been apparently canceled

The brat pack westerns ride into town as the chaps discuss Lou Diamond Phillips’ crap banter and do their best Jack Palance impressionsSUBSCRIBE TO THE PIRATE VIDEO CREW HERE: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

Western season on BB kicks off with the Clint Eastwood 80s classic and for subscirbers of Betamax Babylon Private Video Crew Bruce reveals the name of the new James Bond!SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

The guys reach the Christmas finale with Santa Claus The Movie, Indiana Jones 5 rumours, fave Christmas toys and some Hobbit love

The guys slash their way into the ultimate Halloween movie, pay homage to the genius of Donald Pleasance and chat through all the weird sequels

The guys sink their fangs into an 80s vampire classic, pay homage to the great Kathryn Bigelow (again) and question if James could be a serial killer

In a Star Trek special, the guys join the search for Spock, look back at the Wrath of Khan, and debate sexy Klingons and space banter

In a special episode, Bruce answers listeners questions on 70s, 80s and 90s movies with Talk Radio presenter Mark Machado

The chaps look back at Red Dawn to find a far more grim and serious movie than anyone remembers

the chaps take on Terry Gilliam’s dark fairytale, pay homage to David Warner and discuss ending relationships over a movie

Bruce, James and Sam come together in our 100th episode awards extravaganza to celebrate the best of 80s moviesSign up on Hubwave for the extended cut of this episode: https://betamax-babylon-pirate-video-crew.hubwave.net/

Bruce and James reminisce about early video rental stores and exaggerated box cover art as they look at the cult sci-fi movie from 1982

The guys get something in their eye as they revisit John Carpenter’s emotional sci-fi classic and laud the godlike Jeff Bridges

Sean ‘Big Tam’ Connery returns to BB in the unofficial 007 movie from 1983. It’s Bond as you’ve never seen him before - playing silly arcade games!

The guys look back at the live action/animation Disney crossover and discuss THAT controversy

Classic 80s fantasy returns to BB with the surprisingly disturbing Ron Howard favourite as Bruce discussed hanging out with Warwick Davis

The chaps look back at Mel’s final Mad Max movie, explain it’s importance to the franchise and discuss the Oscars slapgate

The guys worship at the altar of Richard Dreyfuss, hail the greatest comedy pairing of the decade on film and generally gush over the comedy cop classic

The Terminator finally arrives as the chaps discuss time travel, the birth of Arnie’s catchphrase, movie censorship and saving dead celebrities

Condorman superfan James takes centre stage as the cult Disney superhero/spy movie with Frank Spencer gets reassessed

John Carpenter’s vehicular horror drives into town as the chaps discuss great 80s bullies and supernatural car seating

Tom Cruise returns to Betamax Babylon with the film that put him on the map as the guys discuss pushy movie parents and dancing in your pants

The guys chat about the Ghostbusters that almost was, John Belushi as Venkman, that song, the mayor/bishop double act and pay tribute to Harold Ramis

Jake and Elwood screech into this week’s episode on a mission from God as the chaps wonder ‘why do people leave bags of dog poo in trees?’

The guys worship at the altar of Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin, The Naked Gun and Police Squad come under review

The chaps look back at the sci-fi cult favourite from the bloke who played Michael Myers in Halloween plus a bit of Dune talk

Rambo finally comes to Babylon! The guys look back at THE 80s action movie, discuss being snuck in to watch the movie and playing the classic PC game!

The chaps get Scrooged with the 1988 festive classic, discuss why we never got a Ghostbusters 3 in the 90s and have a bit of Spider-Man chat

The chaps discuss why Lethal Weapon is the classic Christmas movie, update on the first Betamax Babylon movie and give their take on Mel Gibson and cancel culture

The guys start to discuss the terrible Silent Night Deadly Night 2 then decide to come up with their own cockney Christmas horror movie instead and begin funding for it

Betamax Babylon begins its festive season with the slapstick favourite and queries whether Christmas bonuses actually exist while Bruce goes on another rant

JCVD makes his Babylon debut in his 80s martial arts cheese classic as the chaps discuss beating up buildings, ludicrous movie training regimes and doing the splits

The guys look at David Lynch’s cult sci-fi epic, pay tribute to the most repulsive character of the decade and discuss the new version with Timothee Chalamet

The guys venture into The Fog in a Halloween special, celebrate husky DJs and the irresistible pull of Tom Atkins AND tell their scariest personal stories!!

Halloween season continues with Sam Raimi’s cult classic as the chaps discuss the remake/sequel debate, praise the anarchic combo of Campbell and Raimi while addressing the influence of the slapstick greats of yesteryear

The guys pay tribute to one of the very best vampire movies of the decade, glory in 80s disco scenes and discuss silly Halloween cakes

The guys kick off Halloween season on the pod with Clive Barker’s Hellraiser and discuss Pinhead selling insurance, pervy 80s tradesmen and cenobitic nicknames

007 is back! James Bond returns to the pod with Licence To Kill as the guys analyse the Dalton era, look ahead to No Time To Die and drop an exclusive on the next Bond!!!

The guys celebrate bad cockney accents and unnecessary villain accessories in the 80s cop comedy classic while Bruce threatens to fight any detractors naked in front of his neighbours

It’s time to hail one of the most influential action movies ever made and pay homage to crazy stunts, pervy gangs and James’ very own Mad Max road trip

The chaps take on the 1984 cops and robots thriller and discuss shit robots, famous movie moustaches and the brilliant mind of Michael Crichton

The chaps wax lyrical over the genius of Mel Brooks, discuss the pitfalls of movie spoofs and the world of toilet humour

The chaps look back at the 80s fantasy cult classic and discuss quicksand only existing in movies, respect for wizards and the perfect Dr Who among the cast

Kubrick’s masterpiece gets the Babylon treatment as the chaps discuss the different versions, moon landings, Jack being crazy all along and the ‘ScatmanCave’

In a packed episode on the John Hughes classic Bruce rants about bad 80s parenting and why it’s Cameron’s Day Off really while James reproduces a classic skill from the movie.

We’re heading back to glorious ‘89 again and the summer of The Bat! Including fake muscles on suits, those weird Prince songs and how it affected comic strip movies forever!

Arnold returns to Babylon with his sword & sorcery epic! Cue lots of dubious Arnie impressions, exploding witches, Darth Vader with bangs and some of the best quotes of the 80s

One of the most infamous films of the 80s gets the Babylon treatment including why parents were so outraged, the big studio cover-up and what ducks do when they get too excited

Another John Carpenter/Kurt Russell classic gets the Babylon treatment as the guys examine futuristic films that are no longer in the future, first viewing memories and, of course, Kurt’s outfit.

The David Bowie puppet fantasy freak show gets the BB treatment including the world's most obscene tights, Jim Henson's special dating puppet and the best cockney worm in cinema!

On it’s 40th anniversary, Betamax Babylon pays tribute to the timeless classic Raiders of the Lost Ark

The chaps pay homage to the late great Charles Grodin’s finest hour and one of the great on-screen partnerships of the 80s in this all-time classic

Sam and Bruce pay homage to the genius of Ruprecht and one of the most successful comic pairings of the 80s in the Frank Oz classic

Sam and Bruce discuss one of their favourite movies of all-time, dissect the genius of Bob Hoskins, relive the most iconic scenes and dissect the film’s enduring relevance

Sam and Bruce take on 1985’s Teen Wolf and discuss teenage bestiality, werewolf sports, dogs van surfing and the best mean girl and nice Dad of the 80s

Sam and Bruce explain the iconic status of the Tom Cruise 80s classic, reveal how it all begun, unveil some prime Tony Scott anecdotes and hail the best hair of the decade

The chaps disagree over another 80s classic as Bruce explains why Goonies is peak Corey Feldman and school gang pranks are revisited

The chaps disagree over the merits of the 80s underdog classic while indulging in some McDonald’s burger nostalgia and discussing Netflix hit Cobra Kai

The chaps revel in the glory of the Wrath of Khan, dissect the genius of Shatner, recall the original series and put to rest the movie’s biggest myth

The chaps explain their love for the biggest movie of the 80s while discussing the genius of Spielberg, crap pirate videos and a bit of Tarantino chat

The chaps dive into Eddie’s comedy classic, discuss its belated sequel, find out why Bruce is so film-obsessed and pay homage to Yaphet Kotto

The chaps take on the pure 80s insanity of Invasion USA and debate Chuck’s toughness, his love of action denim and ruining Christmas with rocket launchers

The chaps return to Star Wars to deep dive Jabba’s rig, remember some classic action figures and recall Bruce’s meeting with Toyah Wilcox

The chaps look back at the time travel classic and celebrate the genius of Michael J Fox, 80s cinema refreshments and that time Sam was ambushed by Huey Lewis.

Sam and Bruce remember their best moves and worst clobber as they return to the breakdance craze of the 80s with a Breakin’ double bill

Sam and Bruce try to make some sense of one of the most demented movies of the decade while discussing smug 80s hats and the dangers of stand-up comedy

Sam & Bruce celebrate the genius of Michael Keaton, disagree over calypso music and pick their favourite Tim Burton movies

Bruce & Sam ponder the American suburban dream as Tom Hanks makes his debut on Betamax Babylon with Joe Dante’s 1989 cult comedy

Its cocktail hour! Bruce explains why Cocktail is one of the great 80s movies while Sam deep dives the toxic masculinity of Coughlin’s Law

Sam and Bruce look back at the archetypal Brat Pack movie, dissect the history of it’s iconic theme song and get seriously creeped out by Emilio Estevez

Sam and Bruce slip on their Cuban heels to enter the world of Prince’s 1984 blockbuster and celebrate some of the best music and worst acting of the decade!

In the last episode of the year, Sam and Bruce discuss the 1989 supernatural spectacular and hail some of the most insane sequences of the decade while remembering some classroom banter, Bond movies and a bit of Tenet too!

Twas the night before Christmas and Sam and Bruce gather to worship at the altar of the John Landis role reversal classic and one of the truly great festive flicks!

Bruce and Sam slash their way through the controversial 80s slasher movie and discuss dressing up as Father Christmas, Santa banter and scary Grandads.

Sam and Bruce dive into Joe Dante’s 1984 festive classic and discuss rubbish inventions, going on the piss with the gremlins and some of their favourite 80s Christmas presents!

Bruce and Sam pay homage to the seminal action classic Die Hard while discussing classic 80s Christmas nuts and a little a bit of real-life John McClane inspired heroics

Bruce and Sam get serious about their love of the Thanksgiving comedy classic and realise they’re much more John Candy than Steve Martin

Arnie returns with his nutty 1987 sci-fi actioner and Bruce and Sam ponder reality TV, Arnie writing his own lines, Killian stealing the show and why sex standing up is another movie lie

Sam and Bruce pay special tribute to Sean ‘Big Tam’ Connery and discuss his 80s movie highlights, seductive screen presence, best performance of the decade and how he taught men that going bald was fantastic!

Bruce and Sam look back at an iconic moment in 80s music and horror including a full audio commentary on the extended music video and some dubious MJ impressions  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam travel to deepest darkest Wales to record a Halloween special at the filming locations of the John Landis horror classic!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

They’re here!! This week the guys worship at the altar of Poltergeist mom, expose the worst construction workers in film history and discuss how much to charge for de-ghosting a house  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam take on Cronenberg’s creepy crawly classic and discuss the sexual prowess of flies, wanting a baboon as a pet, a classic horror movie arsehole and why you don’t put Parmesan in coffee  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The chaps meet Michael Myers and discuss whether Dr Loomis is the real loony, how easy it is to walk through a glass door and the moment Sam lived his very own slasher movie at a 1980s McDonalds birthday party.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam visit Camp Crystal Lake to dismember slasher classic Friday 13th and pay homage to Tom Savini, Crazy Ralph and some highly dubious murder set-pieces.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Betamax Babylon’s season of 80s horror movies for Halloween gets underway with John Carpenter’s The Thing as Bruce geeks out on the glory of practical monster FX and Sam marvels at elite winter fashions for men.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam take on the Man of Steel and discuss smashing up diners, intergalactic football hooligans and rubbish superhero powers.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam and Bruce head to the Aussie outback to revisit an era when Paul Hogan charmed the pants off the world, Australia became the coolest place on Earth and Sam was scarred for life after heartbreak in Wales.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam look back at Big Trouble in Little China and enjoy a fiery debate over the legacy of the 80s cult classic, Jack Burton's suspicious footwear and Michael Myer's weird singing voice.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Bruce and Sam discuss the brilliance of Robocop, the madness of Paul Verhoeven, the psychotic bantz of Clarence Boddicker and the veracity of some 80s playground myths!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce & Sam enter the Double Deuce bar and deep dive into Patrick Swayze’s punch-up classic Road House filled with rubbish henchmen, big hair and boobs......a lot of boobs  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Arnold is back on Betamax Babylon with the beloved Predator as the chaps discuss the Van Damme monster that never was, why the director went to prison, a world record for movie sweat and how the movie bought Sam a new kitchen.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam tackle the notorious Jaws The Revenge and enter choppy waters infested with bad accents, psychic fish, embarrassing dancing and Michael Caine slumming it to earn a new house for his mum...  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam enter the third dimension with Jaws 3D and witness Manimal fighting Jaws, Marty McFly’s mum becoming shark bait and probably the most irritating dolphins in film history. The third dimension is weird.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sam and Bruce try to make sense of the final Dirty Harry movie including ludicrous accents, the silliest car chase in history, gratuitous kung fu, Clint's male fantasy and cameos from Jim Carrey and Guns N Roses!!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

‪The Italian Stallion is back in the ring as Sam & Bruce discuss Paulie’s weird robot girlfriend, Stallone ending the Cold War, Apollo’s death and a special Rocky memory with Simon Smackhead!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rocky fights Hulk Hogan, gets beaten up by MR T, runs on a beach with Action Jackson, learns to groove, then beats up Mr T. Also, Adrian gets her hair done all nice and buys a fur coat. And Mick dies. Rocky 3, we salute you.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The magical frisson of watching scary movies round someone's free house; the girl who kept a coffee machine under the bed; Freddy Kruger's existential anxiety; and the best bloody movie ending in cinema history.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mel Gibson's luxury caravan, Danny Glover's simmering rage, Joss Ackland's Sith Ifrican accent, Patsy Kensitt's boobs and Eric Clapton's magnificent guitar licks. The greatest sequal of the 1980's? Probably. DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY REVOKED!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam delve into Arnie's 1985 carnival of muscles, guns and mayhem. From the weirdest opening sequence in cinema history, to awesome mall fights, that big bloke in the inexplicable pith helmet, Sully, Bennet and the Shed Of Death. Plus, John Matrix's awful Boy George joke. What a movie.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sylvester Stallone's mid-80's vanity-epic sees him playing a man named after a snake, with a number plate that reads 'Awesome,' who uses scissors to cut up his pizzas and goes around ripping people's t-shirts off. Bridgit Neilsen at her absolute hottest, an unexplained death cult and a dude in a supermarket shooting all the fruit. Plus some related stuff about Skeletor.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce and Sam pick the bones out of this insane tale of immortality, Scottishness, decapitation and magic. Awful accents, barmy sword fights, weird trench coats and strange seduction techniques. A Frenchman playing a Scotsman and a Scotsman playing an Egyptian; all that, plus a cracking 'Big Tam' Connery golfing story. THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Why Willy Scott is Indy's best ever girlfriend; Indy's rude and entitled behaviour at dinner; strangely detailed voodoo dolls; and the Maharaja's stupid voice.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A plot stolen from an episode of Minder, an elderly Roger Moore having it off with Grace Jones, a mad iceberg submarine, a daft French detective and Q yet agin absuing his position as a state funded scientist to cop a look at boobs. This is surely the quintessential 80's Bond movie.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"My own brother, a goddam shit-sucking vampire!" Bruce and Sam relive Joel Schumacher's camp-horror-comedy classic. The Frog Brothers, Werid Saxophone Guy and possibly the best Grandpa in cinema history.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vader's middle-managment sycophancy; the awful Spanish plumbers that held up the new Death Star construction; that older kid who had all the rare bounty hunter figures imported from the States; and how George Lucas made it all up as he went along.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The greatest Star Wars filme of them all is 40! To celebrate, Bruce and Sam are asking: Why did Yoda act such a dick to Luke? Who packed Luke's X Wing lunch? What was going on at Darth Vader's weird dinner party at Lando's house? And why does everyone get their arm chopped off? Join us and together we can rule the galaxy!  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Flash's terrible slacks, Ming's sexy daughter, Timothy Dalton's Derbyshire accent and Brian Blessed's beautiful thighs. PLUS! The time Sam had to break up a fight between an Elvis impersonator and the Richard O'Brien.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The boys discuss why this underrated teen sex fantasy featuring motorbiking zombies, nuclear missiles, refrigerated grandparents and Steven Segal's wife was probably the greatest movie the great John Hughes ever made.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bruce & Sam reassess 1983's An Officer and Gentleman, celebrate Lou Gossett Jnr, discuss the art of affecting kung-fu poses in everyday life and lament Sam's boxing day confrontation with a drunken uncle  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Betamax Babylon, a new podcast about all the films that we watched in the 80's....with Bruce Ackland & Sam Delaney  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.