1980 – Movie Mavericks Podcast

Action Drama Reviews

Borderline (1980) – Review

February 18, 2021 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1980, Bert Remsen, Borderline, Bruno Kirby, charles bronson, ed harris, Jerrold Freedman, Michael Lerner, Wilford Brimley

Borderline contains another monolithic performance from the workhorse that is Charles Bronson. By the dawn of the 1980s, Bronson’s star

Action Comedy Reviews

The Blues Brothers (1980) – Review

February 12, 2017 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1980, Aretha Franklin, Cab Calloway, Carrie Fisher, Dan Aykroyd, Henry Gibson, James Brown, John Belushi, Ray Charles, the blues brothers

Up until Wayne’s World achieved massive success in 1992, The Blues Brothers was the shinning big-screen achievement for SNL sketches

Action Comedy Featured Reviews

Rough Cut (1980) – Review

May 5, 2016 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1980, burt reynolds, David Niven, Don Siegel, Lesley-Anne Down, Rough Cut

It’s become part of the James Bond mythology that American actor Burt Reynolds was approached by series producer Albert R.

Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) – Review

September 20, 2014September 15, 2014 Jason Rugaard 0 Comments 1980, burt reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Hal Needham, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams, Sally Field, Smokey and the Bandit II

People often ask, “What’s the best movie you’ve ever seen?”. They never ask, “What’s the worst movie you’ve ever seen?”.

Action Family Reviews SciFi

Superman II (1980) – Review

June 15, 2013June 13, 2013 Jason Rugaard 2 Comments 1980, Christopher Reeve, David Newman, Gene Hackman, Leslie Newman, Live and Let Die, Margot Kidder, Mario Puzo, Marlon Brando, Ned Beatty, richard donner, Richard Lester, superman, Superman II, Superman Returns, Terence Stamp, Tom Mankiewicz

Superman faces his greatest challenge to date, a trio of fellow Kryptonians hell-bent on revenge. Once banished from Kyrpton and