106: Cloak & Dagger (1984)

This week on the Watchcast, it's Cloak & Dagger! No, not the Marvel thing. The loosely Atari-related thing from the '80s! Join us as we discuss illegal game tapes, Dabney Coleman's action hero credentials, and how we feel having just watched the kid from E.T. kill a guy. CHAPTERS: (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 106: Cloak & Dagger (1984) (00:00:24) - Intro. (00:01:00) - Our movie this week: Cloak & Dagger! (Not the Marvel thing.) (00:10:42) - Talking about the movie's connection to Atari and video games. (00:17:52) - Some top-line thoughts about what does and doesn't work in the movie. (00:20:49) - Talking about some of the folks who helped make this thing. (00:27:33) - The strangely common refrain of this movie being important to kids who have trouble relating to their dad. (00:28:30) - More production and cast talk. (00:35:43) - The movie's opening Hitman level. (00:37:10) - Our intro to the kids and Morris. (00:44:45) - Infiltrating Textronics. (00:51:07) - Evil video game scientists are hunting your children! (00:58:30) - Break! (00:58:46) - We're back, and the bad guys are coming to kill this kid. (01:05:39) - Unlocking the secrets of the forbidden Atari tape. (01:12:28) - There is no plan here. These people are dumb as hell. (01:16:13) - Davey is on the run. (01:21:30) - Sure, let's make a kid ride in a trunk with a corpse. PG! Parental Guidance! (01:26:07) - To the Alamo! (01:31:32) - Wacky child driving antics! (01:36:28) - Jack Flack might not be a great role model. (01:45:41) - To the airport! Where unsupervised children will be welcomed with only moderate questioning. (01:50:37) - This is one of the goofiest hostage situations in film history. (01:56:40) - Final thoughts. (01:59:58) - Girding ourselves for next week's movie: Ready Player One! (02:05:00) - Outro.