Is your life a cinematic masterpiece, or is it a "McDonald’s hamburger" movie—satisfying for a moment but totally forgettable by tomorrow?

In this episode of The Gen-x-istentialists, Bunny and Scot skip the standard "Breakfast Club" tropes to hunt for the one movie that actually embodies the 1980s. From the consumerist fantasy of Mannequin to the Uzi-wielding teenage wasteland of Night of the Comet, they dissect why the 80s was the final frontier for movies that were strictly meant to entertain without trying to "achieve" something.

Inside the conversation:

• The Mannequin Manifesto: Why a department store fantasy with a hilarious sidekick and Kim Cattrall is the most "80s" thing ever put to film.
• The Splash Theory: ...