The Summer of 86 at 40: May 30 – June 1, 1986

About this episode

The episode explores the films and pop culture events from the weekend of May 30 – June 1, 1986.

The Summer of 86 at 40 is a weekly retrospective journey through United States pop culture surrounding the films released in May, June, July and August of 1986. Brandon Peters, Scott Mendelson and Aaron Neuwirth take a weekend by weekend look at the films released as well as the news stories, commercials, television and music that rounded out the general public’s lives as they lined the pockets of the box office to see these movies. May 30 – June 1, 1986: A crazy week that features 4 films that none of us were familiar with going in. From a Chinese tale of heritage to a Double Indemnity parody riff to a semi truck adventure to another Remo Williams whatever adventure…this week really has a variety of blah to offer! Don’t worry – we have thoughts! We’ll also be discussing the box office report, notable news stories, a 1986 commercial, the top 10 Nielsen rated tv programs for the week and the top 10 of Casey Kasem’s American top 40 from the week these films were released. Brandon Peters and the show are on Facebook and social media @brandon4kuhd. Subscribe to the YouTube channel for visual versions as well as 4k, Blu-ray, DVD reviews &amp…

People in this episode

Host: Brandon Peters

Guests: Scott Mendelson, Aaron Neuwirth

Topics covered

• 1986 pop culture
• film retrospectives
• box office analysis
• television ratings
• music charts
• commercials

Keywords

• 1986 films
• box office report
• Nielsen ratings
• pop culture
• commercials
• music charts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Casey Kasem’s American top 40, The Outside Scoop, The Box Office Podcast, Puck News, weliveentertainment.com, 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla, Out Now with Aaron & Abe

Books & works: Double Indemnity, Remo Williams

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