Criteria: Movies that capture the awesomeness and cheesiness of 1980's culture. Note, movies must actually be from the 80's, they cant just take place in the 80's....so American Psycho (as great as it is) doesn't count in this list. Here are a few of my picks, I know I'll add more later.

One Of The Guys =Hot chick pretends to be high school guy.
Over The Top =Stallone arm wrestling movie
Iron-Fucking-Eagle =Nuff said

2/29/2008 9:38:28 AM

There is only one word needed: RAD

2/29/2008 9:40:09 AM

Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo =breakdancing movie

Only the Strong =capoeira fighting movie, which I didnt realize had "The Chairman" from Iron Chef as its star

2/29/2008 9:43:56 AM

Valley Girl
Last American Virgin
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
The Party Animal

Really this list could be very, very long.

2/29/2008 9:54:56 AM

i'm glad i was too young to remember the 80s

2/29/2008 10:37:17 AM

Big Trouble in Little China

2/29/2008 10:46:16 AM

Only the Strong wasn't released in the 1980s.

2/29/2008 11:14:02 AM

The Rescue

2/29/2008 12:08:30 PM

2/29/2008 12:25:10 PM

Random break into a song and dance routine movie = The Breakfast Club

2/29/2008 12:25:44 PM

Quote :

"Only the Strong =capoeira fighting movie, which I didnt realize had "The Chairman" from Iron Chef as its star"

That came out in 1993.

Lost Boys FTW.

2/29/2008 2:38:15 PM

gotta love some fucking weird science.

I also second valley girl, ferris bueller, RAD, sixteen candles, adventures in babysitting, lost boys "you missed SUCKA!"

also, lol to the person saying they were too young to remember the 80's. making me feel old



[Edited on February 29, 2008 at 3:07 PM. Reason : .]

2/29/2008 3:06:15 PM

ADVENTURES

IN

BABYSITTING

,

MOTHERFUCKERS






also, Xanadu

and holy fucking christ, Soul Man

2/29/2008 3:16:40 PM

I liked all of those John Cusack movies (Better Off Dead and One Crazy Summer being the tops)

2/29/2008 3:17:24 PM

Quote :

"Only the Strong =capoeira fighting movie, which I didnt realize had "The Chairman" from Iron Chef as its star"

that would be marc dacascos, he was also in Brotherhood of the Wolf (le pacte de loups).

2/29/2008 3:20:15 PM

yeah, better off dead is definitely in my top 5

2/29/2008 3:23:18 PM

Chairman Kaga >>>>> Chairman Dacascos

2/29/2008 3:23:23 PM

biggest fail post in a while there

2/29/2008 3:38:16 PM

Airplane

(don't know if it came out in the 80s or not)

2/29/2008 4:22:17 PM

fuck i don't know why that happened but the list is as follows:

The Goonies
Little Monsters
Mac and Me
Karate Kid
Flight of the Navigator
Lybrinth
The Monster Squad
Mr. Boogedy
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Howard The Duck
Back to the Future
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Gremlins
Footloose
Teen Wolf

2/29/2008 4:36:33 PM

^^ Airplane came out in the 70s. Anyway, even thought it was an awesome movie in and of itself, it was not particularly and "80s-tastic" or even "70s-tastic" movie.

an 80s-tastic movie, like Repub said, is a movie "that capture the awesomeness and cheesiness of 1980's culture". Airplane was purposefully making fun of pop-culture, not embracing it like other movies here - Adventures in Baby Sitting, Karate Kid, etc

[Edited on February 29, 2008 at 4:41 PM. Reason : .]

2/29/2008 4:40:02 PM

ferris bueller's day off

/thread

2/29/2008 4:53:07 PM

The correct answer to this thread is Real Genius.


Also acceptable is UHF.

2/29/2008 5:22:51 PM

How the fuck did I forget Real Genius?

Val, you so crazay.

2/29/2008 5:29:11 PM

Bueller, Sixteen Candles, and Better Off Dead are the holy three

2/29/2008 6:11:06 PM

REBEL HIGH- 1987 CRAZIEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME IF YOU HAVE NO SEEN IT MAY I SUGGEST FINDING IT AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY

2/29/2008 7:15:48 PM

1. Big trouble in little China
2. Rad
3. The Last Starfighter aka the DEATH BLOSSOM!
4. Dark Crystal

2/29/2008 7:27:21 PM

Space Camp, Peewee's Big Adventure, License to Drive, Flight of the Navigator, Bill and Ted

[Edited on February 29, 2008 at 9:17 PM. Reason : ]

2/29/2008 9:17:02 PM

Rad - The 80's needed a BMX movie and this one had it all. Hot 80's bitches with big bangs. Superstar BMXers -vs- the local kids. Romeo and Juliet theme. Grudge match. And sweet BMX action.

Thrashin - This is the skateboard movie of the 80's. Gleaming the Cube pales in comparison. You got this hardcore leather wearing skateboard gang called The Daggers clashing against the suburban skate rats known as The Ramp Locals. THEY FIGHT. THEY FUCKING JOUST ON THEIR SKATEBOARDS. THERE IS A DOWNHILL RACE. More Romeo and Juliet goings on. The fastest gets laid and the fastest gets paid when Corey wins the race, gets the sponsors, and gets up with Hook's sister. p.s., this movie is out on DVD now. YEAH!

Bloodsport - Ok, this doesn't "capture the awesomeness and cheesiness of 1980's culture", but it's a bad motherfucking movie. How many of you knew the word Kumite before this movie? NONE OF YOU, SO STFU. This movie rules #1!!!

2/29/2008 9:28:54 PM

you know, since people are listing action movies, there is only one 80s action movie that should be on this list and that movie is GYMKATA.

2/29/2008 10:57:28 PM

Quote :

"The Last Starfighter"

THIS.

2/29/2008 11:18:14 PM

Star Man

PopEye

Gleaming the Cube

Lost Boys

Any quality tit flick that features bouncing titties yet somehow doesn't make a huge deal about bouncing breasts

2/29/2008 11:25:30 PM

I knew once I saw the poster for "Only the Strong" that it came out at some point in the 90's, haha.

And it's pretty sad how many of the films on this list I own (The Goonies, The Lost Boys, The Wizard, Little Monsters, Real Genius, etc.), but I'll post some that haven't been said yet.

Stand By Me
Red Dawn
The Outsiders
Beetlejuice
E.T.
Teen Wolf

3/1/2008 12:28:58 AM

The Legend of Billie Jean
The Secret Of My Success
Flatliners
Tron
The Princess Bride
Vice Versa
Big
Like Father Like Son
The Running Man
Pretty in Pink
My Best Friend Is a Vampire
Childs Play

[Edited on March 1, 2008 at 3:41 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on March 1, 2008 at 3:42 AM. Reason : .]

3/1/2008 3:31:09 AM

The Legend of Billie Jean

3/1/2008 1:52:09 PM

Loverboy
Can't Buy Me Love
War Games
Sort Circuit
Cloak & Dagger

[Edited on March 1, 2008 at 2:03 PM. Reason : .]

3/1/2008 2:02:57 PM

Commando?

3/2/2008 12:52:20 AM

neverending story
rambo 1-3
rocky 4
bloodsport
garbage pale kids
ghostbusters 1-2
that volleyball movie
wargames
cloak and dagger
that summer school movie with mr coop and all those problem kids trying to graduate
pretty much any movie that embodied kids being independent and doing their own thing was a great movie from the 80s for me.

[Edited on March 2, 2008 at 10:08 AM. Reason : does michael jackson's moonwalker video count? that shit was hot]

[Edited on March 2, 2008 at 10:09 AM. Reason : and that movie with that kid in college making lasers?]

3/2/2008 10:07:56 AM

Quote :

"and that movie with that kid in college making lasers?"

You should be banned from this thread for not being able to remember Real Genious.

3/2/2008 11:48:38 AM

a real genius you are sir

3/2/2008 2:05:54 PM

If you knew how hungover I was when I typed that, you would understand lol

3/2/2008 3:09:27 PM

Oh man

The Last Starfighter is the best cheesy 80's movie of all time, it is sooo bad

3/3/2008 12:47:14 AM

Vision Quest



If you haven't seen it, a clip:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OmpGyT-FTws

A great '80s movie.

3/3/2008 1:27:24 AM

I think Top Secret! was made in the 80s.

3/3/2008 8:56:14 AM

Quote :

"There is only one word needed: RAD"

yes...most definitely

AND I'M THE ONE THAT'S SUPPOSED TO NAME RAD

3/3/2008 9:45:29 AM

3/3/2008 1:18:49 PM

How are there 45 posts and no mention of North Shore???

3/3/2008 1:32:39 PM

Quote :

"1. Big trouble in little China"

3/3/2008 6:29:58 PM

"The Wraith"
starring laura palmer and charlie machine

3/9/2008 9:06:17 PM

^^^Because I for one, have never heard of it.

3/9/2008 9:45:17 PM