Released during the summer but set at Christmas, Joe Dante‘s Gremlins was a massive hit when it came out back in 1984. Despite having a dark tone — i.e. the microwave scene, the attack on Mr. Futterman, Kate’s speech…
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Known for their outrageous movie making methods, The Cannon Group. Inc (led to worldwide fame by Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus) gave us some of the most exciting, outrageous films of the 1980s. From Death Wish III to Masters of…
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The 1980s were a magical time for animation. Thanks to the blurring of the lines between commerce and entertainment — helped largely by changes in regulations on children’s television — toy lines became, um, transformed into cartoons that dominated the…
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For this week’s poll, we want you to pick your favorite science fiction film of the 1980s. This is a deceptively complicated ask, as the decade was packed with sci-fi blockbusters that not only defined the era, but helped mold…
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Awesome, totally awesome! That’s the best way to describe the 1980s. It was a decade unlike no other — packed with unforgettable movies, music and TV shows that popular culture of today can’t seem to get over. (Thus all the…
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With the 2019 Academy Awards mere hours away, we thought we’d take a look back at one of the strangest team-ups in Oscar history: When Pee-Wee Herman met Robocop during the 1988 ceremony. Yeah, we don’t know what this was…
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Since I posted our latest Open Thread, I’ve been thinking a lot about the cartoons I loved while growing up. As kid of the ’70s and ’80s, my personal favorites were the various Spider-Man cartoons, G.I. Joe: A Real American…
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The wealth! The fashion! The drama! The slaps! Dynasty truly had it all. ABC’s hit 1981-89 prime time soap chronicled the shady dealings, bedroom shenanigans, and bitter rivalries of the wealthy Carrington clan. John Forsythe starred as family patriarch Blake…
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The 1980s were a golden age for action movies, thanks to films like Die Hard, Predator, Cobra, Lethal Weapon, and on and on and on. For this week’s poll, we are asking you to pick a favorite star from this…
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The 1980s were a great time for movie comedies. But can you pick your favorite funnyman from the era? That’s what we want to know in this week’s poll, featuring such mirthful men as Eddie Murphy, John Candy, and more….
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