Welcome to #FANuary, where we talk about the movies you, the listener, asked us to discuss.  Our first entry in #FANuary is 1987’s TAX ATTACK 87, Learning Corporation of America production staring comedian Robert Klein (SNL).  Learning Corporation of America was owned by New World Pictures and focused on educational videos like In the FOR SAFETY’S SAKE: IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD starring Gary Coleman.  By the way, if you haven’t listened to our episode on that video, do yourself a favor and check it out. 

TAX ATTACK 87 is meant to be an instructional video for how to complete your annual taxes using the new laws that were introduced in 1986.  It’s equal parts educational video and live action children’s board game.  Given that children don’t file taxes and adults don’t typically need board games to learn, it’s anyone’s guess who the target audience is for this little slice of New World Pictures americana.

We leave no stone unturned looking for deductions and credits in TAX ATTACK 87.  Why is Robert Klein arguing with a off-screen IRS agent?  Ryan has a solid theory.  Erica gets immediately bored when Marc explains how to play craps.  Ryan shares a story about going to comedy traffic school with his mom.  Erica sings a banger of an opening song.  Both Ryan and Marc share familial memories of watching the America’s Cup when it was held in San Diego.  This, of course, bores Erica even more.  We even make a sneaky Twin Peaks reference even though we couldn’t have anticipated the passing of David Lynch (RIP) only a couple days after the recording.  Seriously though, Dune is one of Marc’s favorite movies and he thinks its way better than the Denis Villenueve version.