{"podcast":{"title":"Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review","slug":"shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363","podcast_index_feed_id":573363,"rss_url":"https://shatthemovies.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://shatpod.com/movies/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/8/7/d/287dec0123ac6261/New-Shat-The-Movies-VHS-Logo-White.jpg","author":"Shat on Entertainment","episode_count":499,"summary":"What are the The Best 1980s & 1990s Movies? Do you find yourself asking if the movies we loved while growing up were really that good? Have you caught yourself thinking, \"why don't make movies like they use to?\" Can you still remember spending your Friday Nights searching for the perfect movie rental at Blockbuster Video? Do you know what Blockbuster Video is? If you answered yes, then this is the podcast for you! Website: https://shatpod.com/movies/ Email: hosts@shatpod.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T06:17:53.963727+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363"},"episode":{"title":"Top Secret! (1984)","slug":"top-secret-1984","published_at":"2026-02-20T21:35:23+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363/top-secret-1984","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363","url":"https://shatpod.com/movies/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/shatthemovies/ShatPod_Top_Secret_Mix_3_20260219.mp3?dest-id=414986","summary":"This week, Shat The Movies heads behind the Iron Curtain—or at least a Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker version of it—with Top Secret! , the absurdist spy spoof that introduced the world to Val Kilmer as a legitimately charismatic movie star who could also sing, dance, and commit fully to absolute nonsense. Long before Top Gun or The Doors , Kilmer was playing it dead serious in a movie where cows wear boots and visual gags never stop firing. Gene and Big D break down how Top Secret! feels like the forgotten middle child between Airplane! and The Naked Gun , debate whether the joke density is impressive or exhausting, and marvel at Kilmer's willingness to anchor chaos with charm. Along the way, they revisit the underwater bar fight, backward bookstore scene, relentless wordplay, and why this movie rewards obsessive rewatching more than almost any comedy of its era. Is Top Secret! peak parody—or a cult classic that only works if you surrender completely to the bit? Latrine! Android: https://www.shatpod.com/android Apple/iTunes: https://www.shatpod.com/apple Help Support the Podcast Contact Us: https://www.shatpod.com/contact Commission Movie: https://www.shatpod.com/support Support with Paypal: https://www.shatpod.com/paypal Support With Venmo: https://www.shatpod.com/venmo Shop Merchandise: https://www.shatpod.com/shop Theme Song - Die Hard by Guyz Nite: https://www.facebook.com/guyznite Produced by Elias Adams","meta_description":"This week, Shat The Movies heads behind the Iron Curtain—or at least a Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker version of it—with Top Secret! , the absurdist spy spoof tha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363/episodes/top-secret-1984/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/shat-the-movies-80-s-90-s-best-film-review-573363/top-secret-1984.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}