Party Line - The Most 80s Movie ever: Bad Movie Review

[@skylx0812]

The entire run of Sledge Hammer is my fave maverick cop moment. You can't miss when your theme song was done by that Oingo Boingo guy.

[@16rumpole]

loved that show.

[@dngillikin]

"Trust me, I know what I'm doing."

[@Philbert-s2c]

@@dngillikin David Rasche is one of the most underrated actors in American history...

[@travisshallenberger9486]

That show REALLY deserves more attention than it gets.

[@eddysgaming9868]

Such a classic show. Cancelled way too soon.

[@skylx0812]

I guess Apollo made it to earth before the Galactica and had trouble assimilating.

[@MorristheMinor]

As apposed to Lt Dillon and his Dad.....😁

[@RavenHouseMystery]

"A maverick cop too cool to question witnesses." That's a level of cool that defines logic. One of the great maverick cop troupes has to be the old "right (or wrong) place, right (or wrong) time". That's when the maverick cop just happens to visit a bar, supermarket or convenience store when it is being robbed. The scene usually involves the cop wearing a cool jacket, carrying a signature firearm and delivering an epic one-liner (or two).

[@markiangooley]

Stone Cold with retired football player Brian Bosworth has that grocery thing exactly…

[@RavenHouseMystery]

@@markiangooley Along with Cobra with Sly Stallone. Hard to pick which one was better.

[@BigSlimyBlob]

Damnit, Dark Corners. You're a loose cannon!

[@johnpendarvis7885]

It's weird when a film from the 80's is more dated than some from the 50's.

[@andrewparsons2391]

My favorite Maverick Cop cliché is when it's Deconstructed by having all his evidence thrown out and suspects let go because he didn't follow proper procedure.

[@mmattson8947]

Frank Drebin: "Yes. Well, when I see 5 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing a guy in the middle of the park in full view of 100 people, I shoot the bastards. That's my policy." Mayor: "That was a Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar, you moron! You killed 5 actors! Good ones!"

[@jimnasium452]

Then he gets fired and immediately rehired by the next county over where he is eventually filmed sodomizing a trash dumpster.

[@CaptOrbit]

Ah, the OG Dirty Harry 1971 trope. A classic!

[@demoniac972]

What happened with the killer sister???

[@ronbo11]

They were saving that for the sequel, if this had been a hit.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Good question.

[@drgoremd]

She is strangled to death by Seth.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

i would joke about the bad cops…but my hometown has the 40th anniversary of an accidental killing of a person in a seedy hotel above a strip club coming up mob connections, fights over jurisdiction, political corruption , accidentally uncovering the truth bringing down empires…sadly true lofe 🤣

[@ThatJohnKillion1970]

1:17 Wait... That's not Drew Barrymore!

[@ericalbany]

The sleazy (dead) dad is Terry McGicern - voice of DARKWING DUCK!

[@erlkoenig]

I think you mean Terence McGovern and he was the voice of Launchpad McQuak, not Darkwing Duck.

[@DDlambchop43]

I thought he was the voice of Launchpad.

[@ericalbany]

@@erlkoenig he did both

[@KasumiKenshirou]

@@ericalbany Terry McGovern was Launchpad, Jim Cummings was Darkwing. McGovern also voiced some Stormtroopers in Star Wars, and came up with the word Wookie when doing voices for THX-1138.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Good to know.

[@danddoty3981]

Well, at least we found out what Mister Hatch was doing after BSG and before Sci -Fi convention gigs. Robin, the 80's at times was dumb, but the 70's was a Hell of lot worse. Trust me , I was there for both.

[@Donathon-qx8kq]

I was too. . but the bread and circus was pretty cool 😎

[@robotrix]

He was in a lame "we've got to clean up the streets" movie called Ghetto Blaster. He deals with one bad guy while dressed as a clown

[@jonathan45278]

I make short films on KZbin and have recently played a cliche 80's American mavarick cop. I tried to tick all the boxes of the typical rogue cop from the 80's films. It's called 'Panda Cowboys: Circus of the Killer Clowns: Part 3'. I grew designer stubble (Don Johnson) for the part and I don't think my boss was too impressed at the time.

[@heidifedor]

Wow we have Richard Hatch, Leif Garret and Ed Byrns?

[@garrick3727]

For 80s maverick cop goodness, nothing much beats Hunter. Even though the main character is like Harry Callahan (the Clint Eastwood character, not the photographer) - which is more 70s - I think it's because Dirty Harry was one of the progenitors of this kind of character. Anyway, Stephanie Kramer was top tier 80s when Susanna Hoffs wasn't on MTV.

[@travisshallenberger9486]

I can never think of Hunter/Fred Dryer without thinking of Frisky Dingo. Xander Crews is running for president and wants Fred Dryer for VP, but his secretary is too incompetent to get the ball rolling. "Well, it seems like Fred HUNTER is willing to be my vice president!" "You know what I think happened?" "You got the name messed up and called the wrong guy?" "I called the wrong guy."

[@stillhuntre55]

Lol! Second appearance of Leif Garrett on Dark Corners, and he's a murderer in drag in both this AND People Toys!

[@YouTube-tied]

I almost didnt recognize Leif Garret without his bald-hiding headband. Maybe he loaned it to Bret Michaels.

[@ivandovranic5834]

The only thing that's missing is Tech Noir in full disco swing, and the Terminator on the prowl.

[@kemmdog4444]

Good old Leif Garrett as Seth.

[@julietfischer5056]

He cross-dressed in _Peopledolls,_ aka _The Devil Times Five._

[@shannondore]

I thought that was him.

[@LucyLioness100]

Give him credit that he is entertainingly bonkers in this movie

[@YouTube-tied]

I almost didnt recognize Leif Garret without his bald-hiding headband. Maybe he loaned it to Bret Michaels.

[@MissDebbieSue123]

It is him!! I thought it was...

[@stephennootens916]

I feel like this is one of those movies that they had on USA Up All Night.

[@varanid9]

OMG!! This might be Robin's greatest video! This movie jerked all of his strings every step of the way! Pure gold! Now, if only he'd review "Bloodsucking Freaks".

[@a.champagne6238]

Cobra is the 80's movie to end all 80's movies. It's an action movie and a slasher film with music video style montages thrown in Have you reviewed that yet? If not, get on it!

[@bensneb360]

An actual woman on a party line… now I know this is fiction lol

[@euansmith3699]

"Secret option #3..." 😄😄😄 5:06 Office Butch is so 80s that she bleeds Maybelline ManiCure.

[@mattymac1399]

Party Line is a goofy fun time. William Webb directed the superior The Banker, starring Robert Forster as a cop after a serial killer played by Dracula out of The Monster Squad. It has one of the greatest last lines in a movie of all time.

[@reignfire85]

I'll have to check that out now, thanks for mentioning it.

[@mattymac1399]

@reignfire85 I believe it's on KZbin. Worth a butcher's.

[@tuckerbowen4626]

It never fails to amaze me when a movie tries so hard to make you like or hate a certain character and manages to fail so EPICALLY at it

[@TheJohno95]

I mean, how can you go wrong with this? Shaft, Apollo, Big Jack...A Flowers in the Attic family killing people...A guy getting knocked out with a wallet...And the sleazy S&M villain getting absolutely wrecked by a woman who is tied up and gagged and yet still manages to crush his junk and throw him off a building. And shooting him! (Let's pretend Hatch wasn't there....Since he might as well not have been) This has awesome movie written all over it! I mean, did I mention Big Jack?

[@wiseguymaybe]

All I can say is don't blame the 80's. They had great movies in the 80's Terminator, Back To The Future, The Indiana Jones series, just to name a few. All though I have to admitt the B movies were not that great like this one, but every generation has B movies. But you guys are great at reviewing and you definately make me laugh every time I see your reviews, like in this one. 👍👍

[@GiantBoarMonster]

Best respect the decade. Prince of mullets.. I had the same hair when I was a kid. This movie is incredible. What a find. "The Leprechaun franchise" 😄 The sheer incompetence of this detective rivals that of any other legendarily bad movie detectives. Hey I got an idea. A new movie, highly budgeted, where Detective Dan partners with Pistachio Disguisey, from Master of Disguise played by Dana Carvey. And they have to track down a serial killer played by Judd Nelson. He was born to play serial killers. Check out Relentless (1989) a pretty darn good thriller. Anyway, I'd throw in little dedication card in the opening credits, in memory of Richard Hatch. I'll have to run it through my AI automaton of the near future to make it for me and then we can all watch it.

[@michaelelsy2209]

You sod, my Alexa went off and said sorry I'm not sure 🤣.

[@DarkCornersReviews]

That seems to be happening a lot. I'll admit, I was kind of hoping it would.

[@michaelelsy2209]

@@DarkCornersReviews 🤣🤣

[@reignfire85]

Favorite maverick cop cliches? The entire run of the Adult Swim show Assy McGee: it's literally Dennis Franz's ass acting like Dirty Harry. There's an episode that starts with two dudes robbing a city bus, Assy gets out of his seat and the one dude demands to know where he thinks he's going. Assy says "I'm going...to shoot you" and then domes a random passenger before firing like a maniac in all directions. Bus crashes, one robber gets away, second has a busted leg and needs a doctor but Assy shoots his other leg and tells him "Now you need two doctors."

[@elainethomas9737]

Good review every time you said Alexa my tablet and Echo Show tried to respond 😂😂😂😂

[@DarkCornersReviews]

I was secretly hoping that would happen.

[@pattijay718]

And there's several 80s stations, thanks Alexa.

[@paulb111]

There I was all rattled that I missed out on this during the VS sale. Now I'm glad I did. Although, Shawn Weatherlee....would-a been nice

[@newhorizons1]

Does the mullet maketh the man? In the Kings case, yes!!!😂

[@Emperor_Oshron]

tragically, Special Investigator Stacy was later killed in an incident involving a maniac on a remote-controlled glider and a menace in red and blue spandex

[@johnpendarvis7885]

Richard Hatch, when Ben Murphy's not available.

[@leejtam0914]

I bought this on a whim and it was so ridiculous I dont regret it haha. You also did a terrific job in summarizing for most people who dont want to watch lol

[@RobinJohnstonphotography]

You’ve just set off the Alexa 😂

[@stevegreenfield758]

The 80s were definitely a big improvement over the 70s and even the 60s (yeah I'm old). Matter of fact it's been down hill since then. That decade had style, better movies, better music, etc.

[@BadMovieColdCerealParty]

The 80's is such a haven for movies like this... Great review!

[@jamescappio7434]

PLEASE tell me that Angelina's having Freud's TOTEM AND. TABOO on her nighttable turns out to be a crucial plot point.

[@turntheblueiris4626]

Is that Noel Edmonds at 2:10?

[@awesomedork8294]

Thanks, Alexa started playing "Billie Jean" and now I'm dancing like no one is watching

[@DDlambchop43]

you think this is 80s? try Last Slumber Party; THAT is pure 80s cheese, and is basically an acid trip.

[@eddysgaming9868]

No, no. You've yet to reach peak "80's Movie". Keep digging. I'm enjoying this!

[@elennapointer701]

Captain Apollo: The Wilderness Years. No wonder he was such a dick in the rebooted Battlestar Galactica.

[@daniellewillis2767]

Omg I was so in love with Richard Hatch!

[@mmattson8947]

6:05 I'm pretty sure "The Prince of Mullets" was the straight-to-video sequel to John Carpenter's "Prince of Darkness".

[@earlleeruhf3130]

The captain is always angry with the Loose Cannon cop. The LCC will throw down his badge and quit. Then LCC will get a call from the killer or a cry for help and rush in to save the day.

[@darthprime4916]

“I shot first, I’m the hero” 🤣🤣

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

"She's damaged goods already." 🤣Really the only thing this how-much-more-80s-can-you-get? Party Line was missing was a Members Only jacket.

[@Litauen-yg9ut]

Poor Apollo, bit of a drop from Galactica...

[@Numapass]

Don't you die on me Bailes! Breathe damn you!

[@alandhopewell]

The second string older cop who gets offed just before retirement.

[@paultapner2769]

Stacy there is played by Shawn Weatherly, who went on to be lifeguard Jill Riley in the first season of Baywatch. And become the Denise Crosby of that season. I can tell you my least favourite: Tough Police captain: 'alright maverick detective. You're on your final warning. Don't let it happen again.' Maverick detective. 'Yes Captain. Sorry Captain. It won't happen again.' Maverick Detective leaves the office. Unfailingly loyal sidekick detectives are waiting outside. Unfailingly loyal sidekick one: 'well Maverick Detective? What do we do now?' Maverick Detective. 'What do you think? We go and do exactly what I told the Captain wouldn't happen again.' Dr. Eugene Porter. 'I do declare this is my least favourite feature film ever. Because the men in it have such impressive mullets they make me feel even more inadequate!' Rosita: 'But they've got even worse social lives than you.' Eugene. 'Yes well that is a fact. Thank you for making me feel better.'

[@nickmitsialis]

Anyway, Weatherly married a rich guy and settled down and had a family.

[@mfmayes]

Damn, you kept setting off my Alexa machine!!!

[@NGMonocrom]

Wait! Is Seth being played by a young Leif Garrett?

[@malfeitor1349]

The ‘Prince of Mullets’…..😊

[@tintindb]

Wot? No Cylon jokes?

[@skatemonk]

"Every dirty job that comes along."

[@AmityvilleFan]

Uhm, what happened with Psycho Sister?

[@docthemetalfreak]

I swear the guy who played Seth also appeared in Blood Rage.

[@robertdelisi9473]

Lay off Richard Hatch. He may not have been super talented, but he was one of the good guys. RIP Richard

[@leppeppel]

Favourite maverick cop cliche? Being Steven Seagal.

[@frankb821]

God, I miss the '80's

[@montag4516]

Well, at least you're not an atheist.

[@Scatscar1985]

Dan Robbins went downhill after he stopped working with Mike Stone on "The Streets of San Francisco."

[@dngillikin]

Dan Robbins was no Steve Keller.

[@briantenney6468]

Apologies to those watchers who have speakers and Alexa.

[@sjohnson9536]

lol. I remember seeing this on USA up all night with Gilbert Gottfried sometime in the early 90’s. It was perfect for that show as a double feature with Sorority Babes in the Slimeball o Rama 😂 I miss those days RIP to Gilbert Gottfried.

[@tomjohnson4922]

wow... I somehow grew up in the 80s and yet.... have never heard of this movie. How? My teen hormones would've loved this, bad plot or not. Leif Garret? I have him in Cheerleader Camp an 80s slasher. My favorite cliche was the tragic past that made them hard, unemotional until...

[@TheBeird]

6:15 Who did that police sketch, Vic Reeves?

[@teammeteamus.8315]

You wouldn’t let it lie!

[@Mailed-Knight]

The main character having a signature firearm that they swear by.

[@CaptOrbit]

YOU'RE OFF THE CASE DARK CORNERS!

[@YouTube-tied]

I almost didnt recognize Leif Garret without his bald-hiding headband. Maybe he loaned it to Bret Michaels.

[@DMfilmfan]

2:26 Is that Mackenzie Phillips with her arms crossed? How many troubled former-teen idols are in this movie?

[@Philbert-s2c]

I've been trying to forget the 80's even existed since...the 80's.

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Yes me too.

[@MrWorf35]

At least, those cops don't eat donuts!

[@ThePumpcropArtist]

I almost heard a Sam Kinnison scream!

[@ScientistSplinterGrp]

Wait, were we even watching the same movie? The whole model getting plastic surgery ending in stealing a presidential election, you never even mentioned... wait that was Looker, never mind. Then again you could review that movie. Otherwise you provided a classic review for the most recycled cliche movie I have vague memories of. Good job.

[@tylermitchell7686]

Didn't think of this movie in almost 30 years but defenitely watched it back in the 90s. Thanks for remindeing me! 🙂

[@joseph7988]

My gosh Leif Garrett today looks nothing like the guy in this movie.

[@toddgault]

Did I miss something, what happened to the sister?

[@carlwilkerson9722]

Let me express my heartfelt compassion to both of you on your channel by saying how relieved I am that you missed the 1980's. (I was there for the whole damn thing, as was my wife, and we don't even talk about it between ourselves.)

[@DarkCornersReviews]

We were there too, but thanks.

[@maplebob23]

Proof of Monday!

[@Mario_Angel_Medina]

Whait?! What happened to Angelina?!

[@Katia_Targaryen]

Pretty funny review. 💜🖤💜🖤 This movie is really a 80's gem.

[@paulforder591]

So this is what Richard Hatch did after Battlestar Galactica...he was wasted in this disjointed crime movie. RIP, Apollo.

[@davidromeroblaya7920]

It needs more shoulder pads to be 80's perfection.

[@TinaBiebe]

I’d go with B. I’d love the Greek Islands. But all those sea days on each of them are a bit trying. 😂 But I guess it’s all part of a round the world cruise.

[@pattijay718]

And said movie is something called Safety not Guaranteed. Thanks Alexa.

[@diggielixx]

Pass the loot is a real banger though

[@guillaumebabey4484]

Probably the only person on the planet calling Tinder "classy" in comparison to phonecall hook-up.

[@benderbendingrodriguez420]

so did the sister just disapear? what happened to her? suddenly its all about the brother for the last third with little to no buildup

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

So you get Leif Garrett AND Edd "cookie" Burns in the same movie. What's not to love.

[@Elephant2024-wi2li]

Only Fans and social media sites are the modern day equivalent of the Party Line.

[@TheArthouseReview]

And not even a convincing or charismatic renegade cop.

[@steealconwyrick1999]

The most 80s movies are always the most painful ones.

[@wintermute-]

Ever notice that Robin seems to hate any decade he didn't actually live in. lol

[@DarkCornersReviews]

How old do you think I am?

[@wintermute-]

@@DarkCornersReviews Not old enough to actually remember the 80s?

[@a.champagne6238]

​@@wintermute-he seems to be about my age and I remember the 80's. My earliest memories seem to be from 1985 (age 4) but I do have a good memory, though.

[@deadpoolredsuit4892]

Party Line looks like a whole lot more fun than some of the trash released in 2023/2024 i have had to endure, and it's got a Ferrari! not to mention free of CGI ^_^

[@AdamqK]

So....what happened to Angelina?

[@kristopherbeal963]

this is a good movie and more people should check it out.thank you for do a video about it so to help spread it around

[@heidifedor]

😂 You set off my Alexa.

[@dngillikin]

So far, he's set off mine twice.