Silver Screeners - Episode 137: 1984's Breakin' and 1984's Footloose

Episode 137: 1984's Breakin' and 1984's Footloose

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04/30/24 • 33 min

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Celebrate International Dance Day with two films turning 40 years old - 1984's Breakin' and 1984's Footloose. Does 'Special K' look like Three's Company's Joyce DeWitt? Who's the internationally-known action star who makes an early appearance as a breakdancing extra? Does the talented, charismatic Kevin still bring home the bacon for the new generation? All this and more. Plus, poll results, interactive trivia, listener shout-outs, and behind-the-scenes fun facts!

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Episode 136: 1955's Night of the Hunter and 1973's Friends of Eddie Coyle

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If 'tough guy' actor Robert Mitchum's cellmate hid $10,000 he stole for his family and was executed, would Mitchum go after his widow and kids for the cash? Would he become an informant for the authorities against his associates for a lighter prison sentence for his own criminal activity? For the answers to these burning questions about the terror/suspense film Night of the Hunter (1955) and the crime thriller/gangster picture The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), give episode 136 a download! Plus, poll results, behind-the-scenes fun facts, interactive trivia, listener shout-outs!

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