Best of the 80's
I think the 80's put out the BEST films, if you are a youngling and want to skip the bad ones, this list is for you!
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- DirectorTony ScottStarsTom CruiseTim RobbinsKelly McGillisAs students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom.Adrenaline defined, Lt Pete Mitchell flies the F14 Tomcat like his call-sign, Maverick suggests. He's trying to prove to the entire US Navy that his dad was a hero, not someone who screwed the pooch. It also features enough action and sex to keep you entertained throughout. And, there is a $500 dollar fine for anyone who quotes the movie at the ACTUAL Top Gun Academy!
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsMichael J. FoxChristopher LloydLea ThompsonMarty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.Marty McFly travels back in time to save his friend only to get into some "heavy" situations with his mom and he has to put everything back together in the space/time continuum. Featuring a very hot Lea Thompson as his mom and also a MUST watch for any 80's film lover.
- DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt AxtonA young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town.A unique gift for a teenage son turns into a lesson on discipline and consequences, as little green men run amock. If you haven't seen Gremlins, what the hell is wrong with you?
- DirectorJim AbrahamsDavid ZuckerJerry ZuckerStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLeslie NielsenAfter the crew becomes sick with food poisoning, a neurotic ex-fighter pilot must safely land a commercial airplane full of passengers.This movie set the bar for zany!
- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsJack NicholsonShelley DuvallDanny LloydA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.Stanley Kubrick - Stephen King, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsChevy ChaseRodney DangerfieldBill MurrayAn exclusive golf course has to deal with a flatulent new member and a destructive dancing gopher.It's a classic for a reason, folks!
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsBetsy PalmerAdrienne KingJeannine TaylorA group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.The original, with a real twist ending - and it has bacon! Kevin Bacon
- DirectorMike HodgesStarsSam J. JonesMelody AndersonMax von SydowA football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.This is one of my first movie memories - going to see this at a summer camp, hundreds of screaming kids fighting for the armrest and throwing popcorn all over the place. Diiiiiiiiiive!
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHarrison FordKaren AllenPaul FreemanIn 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers.Written by George Lucas, directed by Spielberg, this film was the coolest thing in my young world! It was like watching Han Solo reborn in OUR world.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayJohn CandyHarold RamisTwo friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.Bill Murray joins the army - another classic must watch.
- DirectorHal NeedhamStarsBurt ReynoldsRoger MooreFarrah FawcettA wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.A cross-country chase with the wildest, funniest bunch of crazies ever put on a screen. Burt Reynolds and Dom are insane!
- DirectorTerry GilliamStarsSean ConneryShelley DuvallJohn CleeseA young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal.Monty Python cast members travel through time in a dark comedy that tells a short version of history, it will trip you out too!
- DirectorDesmond DavisStarsLaurence OlivierHarry HamlinClaire BloomPerseus must battle Medusa and the Kraken to save the Princess Andromeda.Give us the eye!
- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsNigel TerryHelen MirrenNicholas ClayMerlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.A dark, classic telling of how King Arthur ruled (perhaps) his kingdom.