Mr Z and I were having a chat about great 80's films and playing Scene It - which of course played clips from such films as Karate Kid and Mrs Doubtfire.
What were your favourite 80's films and actors and why?
Mine rank:
The Breakfast Club, Batman
St Elmo's Fire, Ghostbusters
Dirty Dancing, Twins
Labyrinth, Neverending Story
Legend, The Goonies
Krull, The Lost Boys

Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, the older guy from Lost Boys *slurp*, Tom Cruise

Mannequin, Flight of the Navigator, Gremlins, Terminator, E.T, The Fly, Any number of Indiana Jones films Good Morning vietnam. Any more?

:thumbsup:

Sixteen Candles http://briansworld.fcac.org/16C/

Too funny. And I was a bit older than sixteen, but still loved it.

Sierra

Back to the Future.
Teenwolf
The Burbs
Top Gun
Die Hard
Nightmare on Elm Street
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Lethal Weapon
Beverly Hills Cop
Airplane
Robocop
Superman II
Uncle Buck
Aliens
Caddyshack
Short Circuit
Planes trains and automobiles
National lampoons christmas vacation
Commando
Big trouble in little china
Trading Places
Inner Space
Honey I shrunk the kids

i always had a thing for meg tilly when she was in physco 2 and ally sheedy in short circit:)

Does anyone remember "Better off Dead" with John Cusack, it seems that I am the only person to have seen this film?

I loved it.

Revenge of the Nerds

heathers
gleaming the cube
the one with "happy harry hard on" christian slater on pirate radio
the burbs
STAND BY ME
dirty dancing
goonies
the lost boys
flatliners

I remember watching some of those when they were shown on TV in the early nineties.

As I was born in 1987 I pretty much missed out on the "great" films shown at the cinema in the 80s. Saw the repeats of them at christmas though ;)

Just thought of `Weird Science` that was cool!

"truth, justice in the old american way"
"my own brother - a god damn s***-sucking vampire"

too many films to mention, but my favourite actors from that era would be matt dillon (flamingo kid, etc.), sean penn (fast times...) and the GORGEOUS Diane Lane ;)

Originally posted by NatalieSheff
the one with "happy harry hard on" christian slater on pirate radio

Was called 'Pump up the Volume', but was released in the 90's.


Say Anything
Rumblefish
Lost Boys
Taps
Pretty in Pink
Sixteen Candles
St Elmos Fire
Karate kid
Crossroads
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Some Kind of Wonderful
Young Guns
Major League
The Breakfast Club
The Outsiders
Footloose
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
At Close Range
Diner

:)

I saw "Better Off Dead".

http://video.barnesandnoble.com/search/product.asp?ean=97368719149&frm=0&itm=8

Not a bad movie. I like John Cusack. :love:

He has a sister named Joan Cusack who's also an actor. Guess it runs in the family.

Sierra

Gees theres too many films too mention but i do remember one film i liked but cant remember the name.
The film was about an high school student who hacked into the millitary computer and almost started world war 3.

:huh:

Would you mean "War Games"? With Matthew Broderick?

Sierra :)

I can't believe no-one has mentioned "Together in Electric Dreams"

it had a great (if dated, now) soundtrack with Georgio Moroder and The Human League's own Phil Oakey!

Breaking Glass, anyone? (or was that one more 1979? No, it was 1980, I just googled it!) I loved the soundtrack, especially "Stay Now," and "Eighth Day"

I remember the film Xanadu with Olivia Newton-John and The inimitable Gene Kelly.. soundtrack by E L O.

P "yes, I like soundtracks to movies!" T

Originally posted by Sierra
:huh:

Would you mean "War Games"? With Matthew Broderick?

Sierra :)

I always find it funny watching War Games with the gigantic old computers back then.

One of the best films of the 80's has to be Fright Night :banana:

Back to the Future! It kicks yo crappy films butts!

Originally posted by venger


Revenge of the Nerds

All John Hughes films up to, but not including, Home Alone.

And Revenge of the nerds.....defo....1-4 inclusive. Although 3 was released in '92, and 4 in '94....but I still see them as part of an 80's film collective.

And, it's getting re-made. Not sure how I feel abouth that.....

Best 80s films?! Here's my list, in no particular order.

Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
3 Men and a Baby
Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan
Star Trek 3: Search for Spock
Labyrinth
Black Hole
Ewoks: Caravan of Courage
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 2

Guys anyone remember "No Retreat, No Surrender"??
Was a film about a kid getting wupped by all, then Bruce Lee comes back from the grave and teaches him to kick ass. Man I used to love that film... come to think of it... pretty sad really :/

Thanks for the link Sierra, I also thought of `Little Shop of Horrors`.

The remake, what a film!

What about Platoon guys?????

Originally posted by Stoneh
Guys anyone remember "No Retreat, No Surrender"??
Was a film about a kid getting wupped by all, then Bruce Lee comes back from the grave and teaches him to kick ass. Man I used to love that film... come to think of it... pretty sad really :/
Yes, remember it well with a young Van Damme in it. I actually preferred No Retreat, No Surrender 2 though.

Reading everyones replies to this thread has been brilliant, so many films come flooding back.
There's only one which frustrates me, it must have been released in 1990 ish, and its about a girl who basically goes from ugly duckling to swan, brace off, hair done, new clothes, legs on show etc. The ad for the film showed her gliding down stairs wearing all white new romantics type clothes.
Anyone recall this one?
No idea the title of it or anything anymore.
I do remenber La Bamba though, smooooochy!

Originally posted by Sierra
:huh:

Would you mean "War Games"? With Matthew Broderick?

Sierra :)

The opening of that movie was excellent - when the blokes in the missile control pod are supposed to fire the missiles and one refuses to turn the key.

The military commander with the miles of medal ribbons turned up in the 90s as the ex-atronaut Maurice on 'Northern Exposure'.

One of the nice things about War Games for people who're interested in the history of hacking and such is that the hacking scenes are pretty realistic - although I guess nowadays kids wouldn't bother with school grades - they'd just short circuit the whole process and o straight for the money! :)

Joe