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Around the World in 80s Movies

Join film writer Vince Leo as he journeys back through his favorite decade for films, the 1980s!

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Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand

This final entry sees the Empire creating a new Death Star, a feat with such magnitude, even the Emperor himself has com... Read more

8 Oct 2017

14mins

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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) | Susan Seidelman

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) | Susan Seidelman

Rosanna Arquette stars as Roberta Glass, a dreamer New Jersey housewife who contents herself to reading about the myster... Read more

14 Mar 2019

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The Lost Boys (1987) | Joel Schumacher

The Lost Boys (1987) | Joel Schumacher

Lucy Emerson (Dianne Wiest) is a divorced mother of two teenage sons, Michael (Jason Patric) and Sam (Coey Haim), who re... Read more

21 Jul 2019

16mins

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Back to the Future (1985) | Robert Zemeckis

Back to the Future (1985) | Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale and Steven Spielberg present the original 1985 class, BACK TO THE FUTURE!Michael J. Fox plays ... Read more

9 Feb 2018

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Clash of the Titans (1981) | Desmond Davis

Clash of the Titans (1981) | Desmond Davis

Ray Harryhausen's final film marked the popular early 1980s adventure based on ancient Greek myths, CLASH OF THE TITANS.... Read more

20 Apr 2018

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The Princess Bride (1987) | Rob Reiner

The Princess Bride (1987) | Rob Reiner

A sick young boy gets a visit from his grandfather, who reads the young lad one of his favorite books, 'The Princess Bri... Read more

23 Oct 2017

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Batman (1989) | Tim Burton

Batman (1989) | Tim Burton

One of the biggest blockbusters of the 1980s, and of all time, Tim Burton would take the reins of Warner Bros. hugest hi... Read more

7 Jul 2018

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) | Jeremiah S. Chechik

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) | Jeremiah S. Chechik

The third in National Lampoon's Vacation series, Christmas Vacation has gone on from being a minor blip to a holiday fav... Read more

23 Dec 2017

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Ladyhawke (1985) | Richard Donner

Ladyhawke (1985) | Richard Donner

Set in France during the Middle Ages, Philippe 'The Mouse' Gaston, a convicted pickpocket escapes from a castle dungeon ... Read more

30 Oct 2017

18mins

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The Black Cauldron (1981) | Richard Rich & Ted Berman

The Black Cauldron (1981) | Richard Rich & Ted Berman

1985's THE BLACK CAULDRON represents Disney at its nadir as an animation studio, resulting in a box office failure and y... Read more

5 May 2018

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Dragnet (1987) | Tom Mankiewicz

Dragnet (1987) | Tom Mankiewicz

In this semi-spoof sequel to the classic TV show, "Dragnet", Dan Aykroyd isn't playing Jack Webb's character, Joe Friday... Read more

27 Dec 2019

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Masters of the Universe (1987) | Gary Goddard

Masters of the Universe (1987) | Gary Goddard

The Cannon Group took a bath with the failure of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE in 1987, a film that had gone over budget and w... Read more

18 May 2018

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Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Robert Zemeckis

Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Robert Zemeckis

Marty and Doc must head 30 years into the future to save Marty's kids from calamity,l but end up making a mess of the pa... Read more

16 Feb 2018

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Get Smart, Again! (1989) | Gary Nelson

Get Smart, Again! (1989) | Gary Nelson

In this "Get Smart" sequel movie made for network television, KAOS makes a comeback in a world that hasn't been terroriz... Read more

20 Dec 2019

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Supergirl (1984) | Jeannot Szwarc

Supergirl (1984) | Jeannot Szwarc

Just as Kal-El was sent by his parents to Earth from a dying planet in order to save him, so too did Alexander and Ilya ... Read more

4 Aug 2018

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Batteries Not Included (1987) | Matthew Robbins

Batteries Not Included (1987) | Matthew Robbins

Real-life married couple Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy star as Frank and Faye Riley, the owners of a small diner in a di... Read more

19 Jan 2019

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Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) | Sam Firstenberg

Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) | Sam Firstenberg

Somewhere underneath the never-ending music and dance numbers is a story about keeping Shabba-Doo’s community center for... Read more

5 Jan 2019

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TRON (1982) | Steven Lisberger

TRON (1982) | Steven Lisberger

Disney's first big foray into the realm of computer animation would prove to be a box office disappoiuntmen in 1982, but... Read more

31 Aug 2018

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Romancing the Stone (1984) | Robert Zemeckis

Romancing the Stone (1984) | Robert Zemeckis

Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), a best-selling writer of romance novels, has little romance in her own life. She dreams o... Read more

23 Feb 2019

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Lifeforce (1985) | Tobe Hooper

Lifeforce (1985) | Tobe Hooper

In Cannon Films' Lifeforce, we find a space shuttle mission co-funded by American and British space agencies traveling t... Read more

10 Aug 2019

20mins

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