OT: Favorite Movie From the 80’s

[Fried Chicken]

Well, we’ve officially entered the dead season. Time for the move, television, music, & food threads to keep us occupied until August. I’m we’ll have a coaching search to make it a bit more interesting but in the meantime, what is your favorite movie from the 80’s?

 

[Cockburn]

 

[Spurman54]

For me it had to be the action and adventure movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

Top 5 from the 80's for me

Back to the Future
Caddyshack
Blues Brothers
Die Hard
Raising Arizona

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

Just off the top of my head.
Full Metal Jacket
Breakfast Club
Top Gun

My favorite: Airplane

 

[will110]

Silverado
The Man from Snowy River
Top Gun
The Princess Bride
Raiders of the Lost Ark

 

[Spinal Tap]

Still makes me laugh. They were IN-famous.

 

[Fried Chicken]

For me it had to be the action and adventure movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

I actually liked The Last Crusade better, but both are classics!

 

[Fried Chicken]

I like the Top 5 Lists. Mine would probably be:

1) Back to the Future
2) Top Gun
3) Christmas Vacation
4) Funny Farm
5) Die Hard

So many honorable mentions. A Christmas Story, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Goonies, & Major League.

 

[SCcocks4ever]

Terminator
Fast times at Ridgemont High

 

[Uscg1984]

At the time, as a kid of the 1980s, my list would have included:

E.T.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Back to the Future
The Karate Kid
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Today, I would add to that list:

Rain Main
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,
The Shining
Field of Dreams
Airplane!
Die Hard

 

[gamecock stock]

Tootsie

Honorable Mention: When Harry Met Sally, Big. Hoosiers, Body Heat and 9 to 5.

 

[Fried Chicken]

Tootsie

Honorable Mention: When Harry Met Sally, Big. Hoosiers, Body Heat and 9 to 5.

Great call on When Harry Met Sally! My favorite RomCom of all time.

 

[gamecock stock]

Great call on When Harry Met Sally! My favorite RomCom of all time.

My favorite RomCom was in the 90s: "You've Got Mail". (Meg Ryan was in both). Nora Ephron wrote WHMS. She wrote and directed YGM.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

At the time, as a kid of the 1980s, my list would have included:

E.T.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Back to the Future
The Karate Kid
Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Today, I would add to that list:

Rain Main
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,
The Shining
Field of Dreams
Airplane!
Die Hard

Good call on Planes, Trains and Automobiles

 

[Fried Chicken]

Good call on Planes, Trains and Automobiles

It’s a must-watch every thanksgiving

 

[Debo77]

Field of Dreams....Terminator....Hoosiers

 

[Tatertots16]

Top Gun
Vision Quest
Eddie and The Cruisers

 

[Debo77]

Field of Dreams....Terminator....Hoosiers

I'll add The 'Burbs to my list

 

[Lowcountrycock13]

Ghostbusters
Dead Poets Society
Back to the Future
Rocky IV
Stand by Me

Unpopular opinion: Never liked Field of Dreams- Guy puts his families welfare in jeopardy to build a baseball field in the middle of nowhere for ghosts to play baseball-never understood it.

 

[Evilchicken]

Aliens
Sixteen Candles
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Legend
Beverly Hills Cop

 

[Fried Chicken]

Ghostbusters
Dead Poets Society
Back to the Future
Rocky IV
Stand by Me

Unpopular opinion: Never liked Field of Dreams- Guy puts his families welfare in jeopardy to build a baseball field in the middle of nowhere for ghosts to play baseball-never understood it.

He gets to hang out with his dead dad after never saying goodbye to him, which he talks about often on the trips he makes. You should watch it again. I choke up every time at the end.

Rocky IV was entertaining, no doubt. But it’s montage after montage then the final fight which includes a 6th montage. Kind of crazy they came up with that script!

Good list. Stand by Me is a classic!

 

[Debo77]

Ghostbusters
Dead Poets Society
Back to the Future
Rocky IV
Stand by Me

Unpopular opinion: Never liked Field of Dreams- Guy puts his families welfare in jeopardy to build a baseball field in the middle of nowhere for ghosts to play baseball-never understood it.

you must have not watched until the end and seen all the cars lined up and paying $20 per person to watch the game.....it paid off and then some...probably made a cool million at least the first year

 

[Harvard Gamecock]

I have to add 2 more
The Untouchables
Platoon

 

[GunTruck06]

Wow so many to choose from, I graduated HS in 1983 and firmly believe the 80's were the best for movies and music.

My top 5ish:
1. The Goonies
2. Empire Strikes Back
3. Return of the Jedi
4. Back to the Future
5. Die Hard (Yes, it's a Christmas movie)
.... Top Gun, The Breakfast Club, Blade Runner are all in the running.....

 

[bayrooster]

Aliens

 

[Uscg1984]

He gets to hang out with his dead dad after never saying goodbye to him, which he talks about often on the trips he makes. You should watch it again. I choke up every time at the end.

Rocky IV was entertaining, no doubt. But it’s montage after montage then the final fight which includes a 6th montage. Kind of crazy they came up with that script!

Good list. Stand by Me is a classic!

Not to mention he climbs to the top of one of the Tetons in the middle of winter just wearing a leather bomber jacket! If he wouldn't have died of hypothermia on the way up, he certainly would have on the way down.

 

[TN-Gamecock]

Flashdance...those guys doing the robot and break dancing were awesome!!!!

 

[1vagamecock]

In the 80's it would have been
1) Ghostbusters
2)Return of the Jedi
3)Footloose
4)Edie and the Cruisers
5)Terminator.

 

[Rogue Cock]

In no particular order:

St. Elmo's Fire
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (w/ the best slo-mo scene in the history of cinema)
The Breakfast Club
Die Hard
Ghostbusters

 

[SCcocks4ever]

WarGames

Cant believe I forgot about this one,

 

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