Category: 1980s movies
OC and Stiggs
OC and Stiggs is a 1987 American teen comedy film OC and Stiggs was directed by Robert Altman and was… read more OC and Stiggs
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Fast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 cult classic of teen movies. The film Fast Times at Ridgemont High… read more Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Weird Science (1985)
Weird Science is almost aptly named, it is definitely weird, but the only thing scientific about it is science fiction…. read more Weird Science (1985)
Private Lessons (1981)
An older woman gives an adolescent private lessons in lovemaking. Private Lessons is about an adolescent male receiving private instruction… read more Private Lessons (1981)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Pretty in Pink was another John Hughes teen-centric movies of the 1980s. It was Molly Ringwald’s third time working with… read more Pretty in Pink (1986)
Red Dawn (1984)
Red Dawn was made near the end of the cold war. Tensions had been high for over a generation and… read more Red Dawn (1984)
Running Scared
Running Scared hit the theaters in 1986 Running Scared is an action packed comedy starring Billy Crystal as Danny Costanzo… read more Running Scared
Vision Quest
Vision Quest was also titled Crazy for You Vision Quest is a coming of age film is a little different… read more Vision Quest
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagle was the US Air force’s response to the Navy’s Top Gun Iron Eagle is a family oriented military… read more Iron Eagle
Mad Max 2 – The Road Warrior
Called Mad Max 2 it’s obviously the second movie in the franchise, was really the first to be seen by… read more Mad Max 2 – The Road Warrior
Das Boot
Das Boot means the boat in German This foreign made film took the world by storm with it’s vivid portrayal… read more Das Boot
Willow
Willow starting Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis Willow is a delightful adventure fantasy written by George Lucas and directed by… read more Willow
Romancing the Stone
Romancing the Stone is a true 1980s action-romance movie Romancing the Stone is one of the movies that made 1984… read more Romancing the Stone
Twilight Zone The Movie
The movie The Twilight Zone hit theaters in 1983 Produced by Steven Spielberg, working in collaboration with 3 other directors… read more Twilight Zone The Movie
Planes Trains and Automobiles
As Thanksgiving approaches I think that this movie is wholly appropriate. A hilarious comedy directed by John Hughes that pairs… read more Planes Trains and Automobiles
The Serpent and the rainbow
This is another Wes Craven film, but the Serpent and the rainbow is shot with such surprising realism that you can forget at times you are watching a film and think you are watching a documentary or recreation of real life story