Movies of the 80s
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We love the 1980s. Everything on this page is all about movies of the 1980s. Starting in 1980 and working our way the decade, we are preserving the stories and movies of the greatest decade, the 80s. https://www.youtube.com/@Moviesofthe80s
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Can You Solve the Hill House Murders Before Watching Clue (1985)?
A Movie Mystery You Can Solve What if you approached a movie like a real unsolved case? That’s the challenge behind Cold Case Cinema — examining fictional crimes as if they were real investigations.
By Movies of the 80s3 days ago in Geeks
IMDB Trivia is a Hive of Scum and Villainy: A Movies of the 80s Debunk
A viral IMDb trivia claim says Kim Basinger and Kevin Costner were passed over for Purple Hearts (1984) in favor of Cheryl Ladd due to nepotism. The story is compelling — but the evidence says it never happened.
By Movies of the 80s3 days ago in Geeks
Police Academy Box Office Breakdown: How a $4.8M Comedy Became a $273M Phenomenon (And Then Faded Fast)
The Police Academy franchise ran from 1984 to 1994, producing seven theatrical films, all distributed by Warner Bros. It began as a low-budget gamble and exploded into one of the most profitable comedy series of the 1980s. But by the time Mission to Moscow arrived a decade later, the franchise had quietly collapsed.
By Movies of the 80s9 days ago in Geeks
Gene Roddenberry Vs 'The Ice Pirates': The Feud that Never Happened
IMDb is both indispensable and deeply unreliable. It is the first place most film lovers go when curiosity strikes. Who wrote that scene? Where was that filmed? Why does that actor look familiar?
By Movies of the 80s11 days ago in Geeks
Tank (1984) Review: James Garner’s Forgotten Tank Rampage Against Small-Town Corruption
A Father, a Son, and a Machine Built for War By 1984, James Garner had already cemented himself as one of the most effortlessly likable actors in Hollywood. He specialized in men who didn’t need to prove their toughness because it radiated naturally. In Tank, Garner plays Zack Carey, a retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major attempting to adjust to civilian life in rural Georgia after decades defined by military structure and sacrifice.
By Movies of the 80s13 days ago in Geeks
Unstreamable ’80s Classics: The Movies Lost in Digital Limbo
The reality of the streaming era is something stranger, and far more fragile. A surprising number of culturally significant films from the 1980s—movies that helped define their era, shape careers, and influence generations of filmmakers—are not currently available to stream on major subscription platforms in the United States. They are not lost in the literal sense. They exist. But they are functionally invisible, stranded in a digital limbo created by rights disputes, lapsed licenses, music clearances, and the quiet indifference of corporations toward anything that doesn’t immediately generate clicks.
By Movies of the 80s15 days ago in Geeks
The Poltergeist Curse Is a Myth — And It’s Harming Real Legacies
I’ve always been mildly annoyed by the so-called Poltergeist curse. YouTube video essays love it. The ominous music. The hushed voices. The grave respectability as they recount tragedies that happened to real people — real lives reduced to spooky footnotes for clicks.
By Movies of the 80s21 days ago in Horror
Top 10 Shameless 80s Movie Ripoffs, Ranked by IMDb Audience Scores
Hollywood blockbusters ruled the 1980s—but they didn’t rule alone. Hot on the heels of films like Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Escape from New York, Alien, Rambo: First Blood Part II, and Predator, a wave of low-budget exploitation movies—many produced in Italy—raced into theaters and video stores with suspiciously familiar plots, costumes, and action beats.
By Movies of the 80s2 months ago in Geeks
