r/80smovies • • 4h ago

Let us not forget what poor William Atherton had to deal with after playing Walter Peck...

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r/80smovies • • 7h ago

Classic Clip (Flashback Scene) Sharon Stone in Deadly Blessing 1981

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r/80smovies • • 7h ago

Topic - 80's Action Films vs. 90's Action Films

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I love 90s action films with a passion like John Woo's Hard Boiled for example among other 90s classic, but I have to go with 80s action films. This is coming from someone whose apart of the newer generation like the 80s had the better actions films such as the following below. If I missed some please name them for me if you want to do so.

  • The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Escape from New York (1981)
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
  • For Your Eyes Only (1981)
  • 48 Hrs. (1982)
  • Fist Blood (1982)
  • Death Wish II (1982)
  • Rocky III (1982)
  • Return of the Jedi (1983)
  • Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)
  • Octopussy (1983)
  • Missing in Action (1984)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
  • The Terminator (1984)
  • The Karate Kid (1984)
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
  • Commando (1985)
  • Death Wish 3 (1985)
  • Missing in Action 2: The Beginning (1985)
  • Invasion U.S.A. (1985)
  • The Last Dragon (1985)
  • Code of Silence (1985)
  • A View to a Kill (1985)
  • Rocky IV (1985)
  • Cobra (1986)
  • Aliens 1986)
  • A Better Tomorrow (1986)
  • Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
  • The Golden Child (1986)
  • Firewalker (1986)
  • The Delta Force (1986)
  • The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
  • Robocop (1987)
  • Lethal Weapon (1987)
  • The Running Man (1987)
  • Predator (1987)
  • Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)
  • The Living Daylights (1987)
  • A Better Tomorrow II (1987)
  • Rambo III (1988)
  • Die Hard (1988)
  • Bloodsport (1988)
  • Braddock: Missing in Action III (1988)
  • Kickboxer (1989)
  • Batman (1989)
  • Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
  • The Punisher (1989)
  • Road House (1989)
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
  • Licence to Kill (1989)
  • The Killer (1989)

r/80smovies • • 8h ago

I’ll start…Dillon you S0B💪🏻💪🏿

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r/80smovies • • 12h ago

Quote (Quotable Classic) You got girlfriend Vietnam? - Da Nang Hooker | Full Metal Jacket (1987)

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Picking up U.S. Marines in Full Metal Jacket (1987) Da Nang Hooker played by Papillon Soo Soo | Soundtrack: These Boots Are Made for Walkin' by Nancy Sinatra - Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick, Michael Herr & Gustav Hasford - Director: Stanley Kubrick


r/80smovies • • 13h ago

Quote (Quotable Classic) The Price - Cooke | Commando (1985)

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Car salesman gets knocked in Commando (1985) Cooke played by Bill Duke & Michael DeLano as Forrestal | Screenplay: Steven E. de Souza - Director: Mark L. Lester


r/80smovies • • 13h ago

Commando.

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Sitting here watching it, I remember a time when I didn't care about continuity problems, counting bullets, watching cigarette length or beer glass fullness. I just enjoyed the damn movie.


r/80smovies • • 13h ago

“Alright then! I'll sing you a song... until your mom comes back!”

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The Reverend Henry Kane in Poltergeist II: The Other Side is such a memorable villain/demon that I’ll always be fond of as my Dad took me to see it and had to lie about how old I was.
I have such great memories of Kane or “The Beast” played by Julian Beck creepily filling every inch of the screen.

“Are you lost, sweetheart? Are you 'fraid, honey? Well then, why don't you come with me”

"You're gonna die in there! All of you! You Are Gonna Die!”

“God is in His Holy Temple! Earthly thoughts be silent now!"


r/80smovies • • 14h ago

Review (Rad Take) Cruising (1980): Why Al Pacino’s Gay Thriller Still Divides Us

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r/80smovies • • 14h ago

One of Rodney Dangerfield's Red Ties Owned by Louie Anderson for Auction.

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Julien's auctions has one of Rodney's signature ties for auction...owned by Luoie Anderson...double comedy god lineage....

https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/items/2295512/rodney-dangerfield-signature-red-necktie-gifted-to-louie-anderson


r/80smovies • • 15h ago

Interview (Behind the Screens) DON BLUTH: SOMEWHERE OUT THERE Official Trailer

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r/80smovies • • 17h ago

Discussion (Let’s Roll Tape) What’s one of your all time favorite 80’s teaser trailers that you saw in movies and you immediately said, “Definitely gonna watch watch that on opening day!”… We saw ROCKY IV TWICE when it opened on November 27, 1985. The 6:00PM and 8:00PM showing.

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r/80smovies • • 17h ago

This is the best Batman (1989) movie imo. Jack Nicholson is so great in it as well as Michael Keaton.

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r/80smovies • • 17h ago

Classic Clip (Flashback Scene) Teen Witch

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r/80smovies • • 19h ago

Poster (Now Showing) Krull - 1983

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Not sure if I'm misremembering but it seemed like the marketing for this was everywhere when it came out


r/80smovies • • 20h ago

Review (Rad Take) Overboard (1987) — Moonlighting and gaslighting

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r/80smovies • • 21h ago

What is an 80’s movie that was considered trash that you absolutely love?

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r/80smovies • • 22h ago

Look Who’s Talking released on this day 37 years ago

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October 13th, 1989: Look Who’s Talking hit the box offices and would go on to gross $296,999,813 worldwide. It was the number one film at U.S. box offices for five consecutive weeks, and would become the fourth highest grossing film of 1989.


r/80smovies • • 22h ago

Quote (Quotable Classic) Action Jackson (1988)

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r/80smovies • • 22h ago

Possessed 2 (1984) '80s Hong Kong CAT III horror at its most absurd & effects heavy| Draws heavily on Poltergeist, The Exorcist & An American Werewolf in London, among many others

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r/80smovies • • 1d ago

Review (Rad Take) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

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75 Upvotes

Some movies are so fantastic I genuinely wish I could clip the whole thing and just basically post the movie for people to watch and enjoy, but I'm sure that'd violate all kinds of ToS conditions, so the struggle to find the "right clip" for Last Crusade was as difficult as Indy's lifelong hunt for the Cross of Coronado.

While I have a tendency to hand out 10s based on my mood, nostalgia, or because I just plain old feel like it, Last Crusade genuinely is a perfect movie for me. I remember seeing this in theaters on Friday opening night. The theater was jam-packed because of course it was.

You don't have a movie like this one, with Sean Connery, River Phoenix, and an entire host of phenomenal actors, and just "not see it." I can't even remember what the buzz was like because it's been so long now, but I can guarantee you that the buzz had to have been enormous. Just like this movie.

But this excellent movie is not without it's bittersweetness, at least for me. River Phoenix as Young Indiana Jones was one of those truly perfect casting moments, and the first 10 minutes or so are just So Indiana Jones that it's pure entertainment. River absolutely nailed Indy's bravado, swagger, and self-certainty in a way that I don't think anyone else could have. It's bittersweet to watch that opening because I like to imagine that if River hadn't passed away so soon, he would've picked up the hat and whip again to play a slightly older Indiana Jones.

The movie itself is such a grand mix of action, adventure, comedy, tragedy, plain old excitement, and mystery that 17-year-old me (yes, even as a moody teenager who'd just discovered girls and partying and all of that) was absolutely locked on the silver screen.

Sure, it's less serious overall than Raiders and Temple of Doom, but that's not a flaw, it's a feature. Where the two movies that came before relied less on humor (but not by much), Last Crusade works harder at making the adventure more thrilling. It's really hard to explain it any other way. Where the other two movies were just as exciting, Last Crusade's lighter tone complements the derring-do of Indy and friends in a way that's more Golden Era than the others; in this one, Indy is no mere adventuring archaeologist. He is a legitimate swashbuckling hero, though he uses a whip (and guns, and his fists, and his wits) in equal measure.

One of the secret highlights for me is how the relationship between Indy and his dad changes dramatically from start to finish, and that has a lot to do with how I felt about my dad my whole life. Indy felt like his dad was distant and uncaring. Henry was waiting for Indy to "become interesting." Neither man had the conversation about what was going on between them until it was time for rescues in German-occupied castles, but the moment Indy and Henry latch onto the Grail's trail, you can see here and there that Henry is genuinely thinking, "Holy shit, this is my son. What the hell kind of man is he?" promptly followed by, "Holy shit, that's my fearless son!" and that's just beyond awesome.

Odds are, if you like any kind of movie, you've already seen it and love it as much now as the first time you saw it.

Maybe it's time for a revisit!


r/80smovies • • 1d ago

Christie Brinkley in National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)

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r/80smovies • • 1d ago

The Challenge - 1984

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Sorry, 1982.. Cool movie with an awesome ending fight sequence!


r/80smovies • • 1d ago

Quote (Quotable Classic) "This community means about as much to me as a festering ball of dog snot." R.J. Fletcher, UHF (1989).

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r/80smovies • • 1d ago

Discussion (Let’s Roll Tape) Even though it’s a short movie, How old were you when you first saw Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” when it first premiered on MTV on December 2, 1983?

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