NFT: Top 1980's movies

or "plate o' shrimp"

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One of my favorites as well. The book is good as well, if you like the movie you would probably enjoy the book.

Blue Velvet
Blade Runner
Raiders of the Lost Ark
This is Spinal Tap
Aliens

It's a little traditional in comparison but I nominate "The Right Stuff".

Back to the Future
Ferris Bueller
E.T.
Ghostbusters
Full Metal Jacket
Blade Runner

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Top Gun
Empire Strikes Back
E.T.
Return of the Jedi
Ghostbusters
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Natural
Stripes
Breakfast Club

Crimes and Midemeanors
Tootsie
Big
Beverly Hills Cop
Caddyshack
Ghostbusters
Die Hard
Airplane
Stripes
Romancing the Stone
Raising Arizona
48 Hours

Poltergeist, Tin Men (danny devitto - Richard dryfus)

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"Your mozzarella is tough sometimes" "tough like fuckin shoe leather"

and The Empire strikes back.

I’d add First Blood to the list

Glory
Trading Places
Coming to America
A Christmas Story
Goonies
Back to the Future
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Stand by Me
Batman

followed by
Back to the Future
My Bodyguard
Goonies

Das Boot
Henry V
Jean de Florette
Gallipoli
Shoah
Red Sorghum
The Return of Martin Guerre
Danton
The Navigator
Tampopo

Nothing else even close.

The Thing
Adventures in Babysitting
Die Hard

Major League.

from and about the 80s

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Big
The Princess Bride
Beetlejuice
Beverly Hills Cop
Stand By Me
Ferris Buellers Day Off
Gremlins
Breakfast Club
Raiders of the Lost Ark

don't see it listed here yet

Heaven Help Us

In comment 14016456 Steve in South Jersey said:

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don't see it listed here yet

Yes. The 2 I thought off the top of my head were The Shining and Predator.

but I think 80's the John Cusack trilogy immediately comes to mind.

Better off Dead
One Crazy Summer
The Sure Thing

and then some other oddball movies and John Hughes movies like (and I'm sure there are a lot of dupes in my list)

Just one of the guys (there was a guy on here named Rick Morehouse, I never asked, but I'm sure that's where it came from)

Fletch
Christmas Story
Raising Arizona
Karate Kid
Revenge of the Nerds
Stripes
Summer Rental
Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Weird Science
Home Alone (not sure if 80's)
Uncle Buck
Vacation
Real Genius
Footloose
Ghostbusters
Risky Business
War games
Ferris Bueller
Beverly Hills Cop
Spies Like Us
The Man with one red shoe


I'm sure this is the nostalgia talking and probably even a little get-off-my-lawn-ish but they just don't make movies like that any more.

Some reason this line from 'Better Off Dead' stays with me. My top 2 though, are The Shining and Fast Times At Ridgemont High...... "Why you must be Mr Hand"

The Sure Thing is one of my faves for sure.

I probably should be embarrassed to say this, but I named my 1st son "Nick" (i.e. Nicholas) back in 91' because I so liked Cusack's bit about naming a kid Elliott.

Needs to be there

In comment 14016482 CRinCA said:

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The Sure Thing is one of my faves for sure. I probably should be embarrassed to say this, but I named my 1st son "Nick" (i.e. Nicholas) back in 91' because I so liked Cusack's bit about naming a kid Elliott.

Elliott is a kid who eats paste. LOL.

Coming to America

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad

Stakeout

The Best of Times

Raiders of the Lost Arc

Just watched that last night. Very underrated.

"Reno's wearing his white shoes!"

Home Alone was 1990, so close but no cigar

Over the Top
Gleaming the Cube
Breakin’

American Flyer
BMX Bandits

Numero uno, Haha.

Big Chill. Raiders of the Lost Ark. The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi. Wall Street. Stand by Me. Big. Sixteen Candles. Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

'I bet she gives great helmet.'

Col. Sanders shivers.

LOL.

I didn't see "Once Upon a Time in America" which I would add that to the list.

In comment 14016499 10thAve said:

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Over the Top Gleaming the Cube Breakin’

Thrashin'!

Is one of my all time favorites

In comment 14016493 CRinCA said:

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https://youtu.be/rWGFGDHmZsQ

LOL, awesome. "driving with a load not properly tied down" when the cop pulled them over.

The Neverending Story

The Blues Brother, Red Dawn and Roadhouse.

Delta Force
Commando
Cobra
Missing in Action 1 & 2

Hilarious and underrated even though the cast was strong: Hanks, Dern, Feldman

And Platoon

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Lost in America with Albert Brooks

A few more that I didn't see mentioned:

The Verdict

Manhunter and To Live and Die in LA, both with William Peterson

Midnight Run with DeNiro and Grodin

Tootsie