80's Movies
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Remember these 80's Movies?
Oh how can we forget these famous movies from the past? They take you back don't they?
- The Breakfast Club
- Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall
- Directed by: John Hughes
- Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
- Release year: 1985
- Studio: NBC Universal
- Lost Boys
They were five students with nothing in common, faced with spending a Saturday detention together in their high school library. At 7 a.m., they had nothing to say, but by 4 p.m. they had bared their souls to each other and become good friends. John Hughes, creator of the critically acclaimed Sixteen Candles, wrote, directed and produced this hilarious and often touching comedy starring Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy. To the outside world they were simply the Jock, the Brain, the Criminal, the Princess and the Kook, but to each other, they would always be The Breakfast Club.
- Starring: Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz
- Directed by: Joel Schumacher
- Runtime: 1 hour 38 minutes
- Release year: 1987
- Studio: Warner Bros.
Strange events threaten an entire family when two brothers move with their divorced mother to a California town where the localteenage gang turns out to be a pack of vampires.
- Top Gun
- Starring: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis
- Directed by: Tony Scott
- Runtime: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Release year: 1986
- Studio: Paramount
- Sixteen Candles
Top Gun takes a look at the danger and excitement that awaits every pilot at the Navy's prestigious fighter weapons school.
- Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall
- Directed by: John Hughes
- Runtime: 1 hour 34 minutes
- Release year: 1984
- Studio: NBC Universal
- E.T.
It's Samantha Baker's Sweet Sixteen and no one in her family remembers the important occasion. John Hughes, the writer of National Lampoon's Vacation, shows how coming-of-age can be full of surprises in this warm-hearted teenage comedy starring Molly Ringwald. She's your average teen, enduring creepy freshmen, spoiled siblings, confused parents and the Big Blonde on Campus who stands between her and the boy of her dreams. But wait...the day isn't over yet! This sparkling film features a dynamic score, and outstanding performances by Paul Dooley, Emmy winner Blanche Baker and Oscar nominee Justin Henry.
- Starring: Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
- Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes
- Release year: 1982
- Studio: Universal Pictures
- The Karate Kid
Journey back to the magic and adventure of "one of the great American films" (Leonard Maltin) in this beloved tale of a lost alien and the 10-year-old boy who helps him find a way home.
- Starring: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
- Directed by: John G. Avildsen
- Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes
- Release year: 1984
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Beverly Hills Cop
An elderly martial arts expert (Pat Morita) teaches a high schooler (Ralph Macchio) to defend himself from bullies.
- Starring: Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
- Directed by: John G. Avildsen
- Runtime: 2 hours 3 minutes
- Release year: 1984
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
- Dirty Dancing
An elderly martial arts expert (Pat Morita) teaches a high schooler (Ralph Macchio) to defend himself from bullies.
- Starring: Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze
- Directed by: Emile Ardolino
- Runtime: 1 hour 41 minutes
- Release year: 1987
- Studio: Lionsgate
- Flashdance
Spending the summer in a holiday camp with her family, Frances ('Baby') falls in love with the camp's dancing teacher.
- Starring: Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri
- Directed by: Adrian Lyne
- Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
- Studio: Paramount
- Teen Wolf
A hit movie that became a cultural sensation, Flashdance delivers an electrifying mix of music, drama and dance that dazzles the senses as it touches the heart. Jennifer Beals stars as Alex Owens, a fiercely determined 18-year-old with one all-consuming dream: to study at the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance. Working during the day as a welder and at night as an exotic dancer. Alex bravely pursues her dream, undertaking an unforgettable journey that reveals the power of her convictions and teaches her the meaning of love. Directed by Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, 9 ? Weeks) and featuring the Oscar ?winning song "Flashdance - What a Feeling," Flashdance is sparkling entertainment.
- Starring: Michael J. Fox, James Hampton
- Directed by: Rod Daniel
- Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes
- Release year: 1985
- Studio: MGM
- Heathers
A teenage boy's incredible werewolf powers improve the quality of his life in dramatic and hilarious ways.
- Starring: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater
- Directed by: Michael Lehmann
- Runtime: 1 hour 44 minutes
- Release year: 1989
- Studio: Image Entertainment
- Stand By Me
Heathers is the 80's cult classic hit about high school cliques.
- Starring: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix
- Directed by: Rob Reiner
- Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
- Release year: 1986
- Studio: Columbia Pictures
Four young friends find the remains of a missing teenager in this first-rate adaptation of Stephen King's The Body. Starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland and Richard Dreyfuss. Directed by Rob Reiner.
- Terminator
- Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn
- Directed by: James Cameron
- Runtime: 1 hour 48 minutes
- Release year: 1984
- Studio: MGM
- 3 Men and a Baby
A cyborg (part man, part machine) is sent from the 21st century to present-day Los Angeles to assassinate a seemingly innocent women whose child will play an important part in the world from which the killer came.
- Starring: Ted Danson, Tom Sellect
- Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
- Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
- Release year: 1987
- Studio: Touchstone Pictures
- Pretty in Pink
Handsome and successful men trade wine, women and song for diapers.
- Starring: Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton
- Directed by: Howard Deutch
- Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes
- Studio: Paramount
- Big
Teen sensations Molly Ringwald (Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club) and Andrew McCarthy (St. Elmo's Fire) drew raves for their starring performances in this hit love story by John Hughes (The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off). She's a high school girl from the wrong side of town. He's the wealthy heart-throb who asks her to the prom. But as fast as their romance builds, it's threatened by the painful reality of peer pressure. A bittersweet story with an upbeat ending and a phenomenal rock score, Pretty in Pink also stars Harry Dean Stanton, Jon Cryer, James Spader and Annie Potts.
- Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins
- Directed by: Penny Marshall
- Runtime: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Release year: 1988
- Studio: Fox
Josh Baskin (Tom Hanks) is a 12 year-old boy who has been transformed into a 35 year-old man by a carnival wishing machine and finds himself romantically involved with sophisticated executive Susan Lawrence (Elizabeth Perkins).
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