Does It Hold Up
Trying not to ruin our childhood one show at a time
Three people who grew up on 80s movies rewatch them as adults and answer one question: does it hold up? Brad, his brother Brock and sister-in-law Amanda argue it out.
Hosted by Brad, his brother Brock and his sister-in-law Amanda.
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The show
Does It Hold Up is a rewatch podcast with a simple rule. We only cover the movies and shows that raised us, and at the end of every episode each of us has to answer one question honestly: does it hold up?
Brad, his brother Brock and his sister-in-law Amanda sit down with a movie they loved as kids and watch it again with grown-up eyes. Some of it is better than we remembered. A lot of it is child sacrifice, questionable parenting and montages that go on for a very long time. We talk about what we noticed at eight, what we notice now, which scenes still land and which ones we cannot believe our parents let us watch.
Seventeen episodes from 2020 and 2021 cover The Beastmaster, Legend, Poltergeist, Night Court, Clash of the Titans, The World's Greatest Athlete, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Spacehunter, G.I. Joe, Road House, WarGames, Jaws, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Friday the 13th and Halloween. New episodes are on the way.
Fair warning: we swear, we spoil everything, and we do not always agree.
Episodes
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Halloween (1978)
We count the leaves and discuss skunks with this horror classic.
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Friday the 13th
Wait so Jason isn't the killer??
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
We didn't make it for September but we hope you still enjoy it. This episode is our longest yet, because we talk about this movie and some "gangster".
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Jaws
It's "You're going to need a bigger boat". Enjoy the best movie!
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WarGames
NO! I do not want to play a game with a bunch of self aware silicone diodes.
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Road House
"Pain don't hurt" but rewatching this movie did!!
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G.I. Joe
We still don't know what the other half of the battle is!
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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
We still don't know what this movie was about!
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Pretty in Pink
This movie gives 80's fashion a bad name!
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The Breakfast Club
This is the best parkour movie! Also some teenager stuff.
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Sixteen Candles
We review this John Hughes classic and ask the question "What happened to 'the Geek'?"
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The World's Greatest Athlete
Come and enjoy all the montages with us.
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Clash of the Titans
So we found another 1980's movie with child sacrifice. What was up with the 1980's?
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Night Court
As painful as it might be to listen to ... we assure you it was doubly as painful to watch. Enjoy!
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Poltergeist
Don't be afraid of the clown be afraid of the poor parenting.
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Legend
Directed by Scott and staring Cruise .. no not that movie .. this other 1985 piece of "art"!
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The Beastmaster
We review the 1982 "sword and sorcery" film that helped shape our understanding of love, pets, revenge and sacrifice.