Opening Weekend
Opening Weekend
Jason O'Connell, Fred Berman, Dan Matisa
Episode 4: Clash of the Titans, History of the World: Part I, Raiders of the Lost Ark: June 12, 1981
1 hour 24 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2020 at 6:00 am.
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If you throw us the idol, we’ll throw you the whip! OPENING WEEKEND returns as Jason, Dan, and Fred travel back to grade school and reminisce about their hopes, their fears, and - in Fred’s case, at least - their many, many lies as they revisit the three big theatrical releases of June 12, 1981 — CLASH OF THE TITANS, HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I, and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK!


The 80’s were known for their big-screen action icons, and the beginning of the decade was no different! Just check out the beefcake on display this week: Mel Brooks! Burgess Meredith! Sid Caesar! Denholm Elliott! Sir Laurence Olivier! Henny Youngman! Dom DeLuise! (And, y’know, some guy named Harrison something-or other…)


Find out what Dan’s wife thinks of Bubo the mechanical owl from CLASH OF THE TITANS! Hear what Jason’s wife does whenever the Nazis open the ancient relic in RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK! Marvel at the fact that Fred still has a wife now that she knows about his decades-old web of lies (which has entangled friend and foe alike with deceitful tales of a flying horse, a dying monkey, and - you guessed it - Cloris Leachman). 


That’s right, friends. The Inquisition’s here and it’s here to stay in Episode 4 of OPENING WEEKEND!