ghost of miles Posted April 9, 2003 Report Posted April 9, 2003 In no particular order... VALLEY GIRL STRANGER THAN PARADISE FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH KOYAANISQATSI AT CLOSE RANGE THE FALCON & THE SNOWMAN THIS IS SPINAL TAP THE PRINCESS BRIDE BLADE RUNNER HEATHERS Quote
Joe G Posted April 9, 2003 Report Posted April 9, 2003 Raiders of the Lost Ark The Empire Strikes Back Stand By Me (maybe) Never Cry Wolf I'm not an avid movie watcher, so I don't have that much to draw on. These were movies I saw as an adolescent that made an impact on me. Quote
jmjk Posted April 9, 2003 Report Posted April 9, 2003 Better Off Dead Ferris Bueller's Day Off Platoon Purple Rain Quote
Noj Posted April 9, 2003 Report Posted April 9, 2003 I think these were all in the 80s: Airplane Caddy Shack Pee-Wee's Big Adventure Full Metal Jacket Scarface Dirty Harry :rsmile: Quote
Simon Weil Posted April 9, 2003 Report Posted April 9, 2003 Blade Runner ET Round Midnight Southern Comfort Running on Empty Terminator Accidental Tourist Starman I think Dirty Harry was 70s but prescient of the 80s. Simon Weil Quote
chris olivarez Posted April 9, 2003 Report Posted April 9, 2003 Year of Living Dangerously. Risky Buisness. The Commitments. Gorky Park. Milargo Beanfield War. Quote
slsmcgrew Posted April 10, 2003 Report Posted April 10, 2003 Brazil Aliens Field of Dreams Good Morning Vietnam Terms of Endearment Uncle Buck Anadeus Ordinary People Robocop The Color Purple Die Hard The Elephant Man Predator An Officer and a Gentleman Raising Arizona Bull Durham Dirty Rotton Scoundrels Rain Man Crocodile Dundee Gremlins Hairspray Little Shop of Horrors Back to the Future Big Victor/Victoria Beetlejuice Witness Goonies Blue Velvet Working Girl Name of the Rose The Little Mermaid Sorry it was so long Quote
Noj Posted April 10, 2003 Report Posted April 10, 2003 The Breakfast Club The Jerk Trading Places Damn slsmcgrew, how did I forget RAISING ARIZONA? Great one. Quote
brownie Posted April 11, 2003 Report Posted April 11, 2003 Martin Scorcese 'After Hours'. The one film from the '80s i always get kicks out of. Quote
Aggie87 Posted April 11, 2003 Report Posted April 11, 2003 Good call on After Hours! Flashin' back to the Cheech & Chong characters now... There was another movie that was similar in spirit to After Hours called Something Wild, with Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, and Ray Liotta. Another "fish outta water" type story. Quote
WD45 Posted April 11, 2003 Report Posted April 11, 2003 Risky Buisness. Thank you Chris! One of my favorite movies of any era. A friend and I have discussed on many occations that this film represents Tom Cruise's performance zenith. That, with Curtis Armstrong, and Tangerine Dream doing the score, how can you miss! Quote
The Red Menace Posted April 12, 2003 Report Posted April 12, 2003 For a good hoot, comrades, may I suggest the following 1980s celluloid classic: This one gave many yuks when viewed repeatedly by the Central Committee. As if we were going to come by way of Colorado!!! Always we were planning on Dubuque as point of entry. And now back to my late-twilight-early-mid-evening vodka. Quote
Saint Vitus Posted April 13, 2003 Report Posted April 13, 2003 On Golden Pond Terms of Endearment Reds Raging Bull King of Comedy An Officer and A Gentleman Out of Africa The Color Purple Ghandi Children of A Lesser God Broadcast News Wall Street A Fish Called Wanda Back to the Future Raiders of the Lost Ark Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom The Empire Strikes Back The Return of the Jedi Sixteen Candles Pretty in Pink This Is The Spinal Tap How to Get Ahead in Advertising Educating Rita Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Sid and Nancy Manhunter The Fly Aliens (to be continued) Quote
ghost of miles Posted November 25, 2003 Author Report Posted November 25, 2003 A special DVD edition of VALLEY GIRL recently streeted. I think this one's headed for my Christmas list: ValleyGirl Quote
tonym Posted November 25, 2003 Report Posted November 25, 2003 Was Videodrome 1980's? If so then that. Plus B]Sex, Lies & Videotape. Quote
BruceH Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 Wow----some of these titles really take me back. LOTS of prime ones mentioned already...here are some more: Diner Prizzi's Honor Atlantic City Modern Romance Swimming To Cambodia Tampopo The Thin Blue Line Moonlighting Metropolitan Comfort and Joy King of Comedy (already mentioned, but what the hell...) Diva Red Sorghum Tucker Pauline At the Beach Quote
chris olivarez Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 I think I said this on the BNBB and I'll say it here "The Year of Living Dangerously" and another one that was pretty cool was a western with Richard Farnsworth I believe the name of it was "The Grey Ghost" also "Under Fire" with Nick Nolte and Gene Hackman. Quote
BruceH Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 (edited) Yes, the movie was "The Grey Fox" (1982); very good movie, I almost mentioned it. "Under Fire"---GREAT movie which I somehow forgot to mention. One of the greats of the 80's. (Well, I knew I was going to forget some favorites, but damn....) Edited November 26, 2003 by BruceH Quote
chris olivarez Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 That's right.Thanks Bruce. Quote
BruceH Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 Anytime. I remember being pissed off that The Grey Fox didn't play at the local suburban multiplex. I was just beginning to learn about American movie distribution (or lack of same). Quote
chris olivarez Posted November 26, 2003 Report Posted November 26, 2003 Yeah and when you live in small town USA it can be a real pisser. Quote
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