Hey kids, the newest Stuck in the '80s podcast is up and running. It's loud, it's bawdy, it's co-ed! Cathy Wos has returned to talk about the music and movies of Chicago during that magical decade.
There were a ton of great '80s flicks based in the Windy City; John Hughes and the Belushi bros took care of that. My fave is '81's Continental Divide. If you've never seen it, get thee to Netflix. John B. plays Ernie Souchak, a hardscrabble Metro columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times. After getting roughed up by a shady politico ("Yablonowitz! YABLONOWITZ!"), Souchak is sent to the Rockies to do a fluff piece on "eagle freak" Nell Porter (Blair Brown). Rom-com hijinks ensue, and there's a unique, satisfying finish.
But more than that...the movie forever altered the life of an 11-year-old Massachusetts boy in ill-fitting Toughskins. Yesterday I told you how Rodney Dangerfield influenced my parenting. Today, I'm letting you know that John Belushi, the pride of Chi-Town, dictated my choice in vocation. And you know what? I wouldn't change my role models for anything. ENJOY THE SHOW!
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