Movies from the 80's - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Stiltzkin · 01-21-2005, 06:55 PM

I grew up watching these movies. Now, we have to admit, some pretty psychotic stuff came out of the 80's. Unfortunately for me, my memories from those times long past (the days I spent watching movies in the 80's) have seriously faded and I can hardly remember watching these movies. Also, since my friends and I never know what the hell to do when we hang out (we're dirt poor, and we're not into drinking so anything related to alcohol is out the window), so I came up with the idea of renting movies that we grew up watching. I think this would be a really cool idea, but what I'm looking for specifically is... well I can't describe it other than psychotic, movies from the 80's. These movies aren't necessarily psychotic, though, maybe just a bit disturbing. I have this list so far:

Little Petshop of Horrors
Better Off Dead
Batteries Not Included
InnerSpace
Willow
Never Ending Story
Supergirl
Bill & ted's excellent adventure
Gremlins
Short Circuit
Willow
Krull
Whoops Apolcalypse
Labyrinth
Tron
The Dark Crystal
The Princess Bride
Flight of the Navigator
Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure
Alice in Wonderland

Can you think of anything else?

01-21-2005, 07:14 PM

You've got to have the "classics"
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Pretty In Pink
(John Hughes is my hero)

Maybe these are too girly though....

Powderedmaggot · 01-21-2005, 07:42 PM

Hot Dog - best bad ski movie ever.

ObieX · 01-21-2005, 07:49 PM

SPACEBALLS

Grasshopper Green · 01-21-2005, 08:07 PM

Clue, one of the best 80's movies ever.

koobe · 01-21-2005, 08:07 PM

Big Trouble In Little China!

Latch · 01-21-2005, 08:14 PM

The Goonies!

edit: not that disturbing, although Sloth could scare some people.. or the truffle shuffle.

edit ii: why's this in General Discussion?

ObieX · 01-21-2005, 08:27 PM

Was Top Gun 80s? or 90s?

Stiltzkin · 01-22-2005, 12:57 AM

These are some good suggestions. And I suppose this thread would work better in Nonsense.

SiN · 01-22-2005, 01:26 AM

I suppose it would be even better in Entertainment, with the other movie threads

aaaanyways,

I've got 3 rec's -

Heathers (possibly too 'chicky')
Less Than Zero (woah bad imdb score .. i guess I'm weird for liking it)
River's Edge

And a Bonus (altho I didn't first see it until the '90s, it was relsd in '86)
Blue Velvet

(judging by your list, these may be a bit 'edgier' than you're used to)

Latch · 01-22-2005, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiN

And a Bonus (altho I didn't first see it until the '90s, it was relsd in '86)
Blue Velvet

(judging by your list, these may be a bit 'edgier' than you're used to)

If Blue Velvet is too edgy... probably shouldn't check out Eraserhead.. another one by David Lynch (which I think was (early) 80s too, despite being black and white)... If Blue Velvet is OK (haha), check it out.

The Lost Boys was another one I thought of.

ShaniFaye · 01-22-2005, 05:41 AM

Picnic at hanging rock

Zotz · 01-22-2005, 06:16 AM

Weird Science

Losin' It

Better Off Dead

maleficent · 01-22-2005, 07:24 AM

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
St Elmos Fire
Footloose
About Last Night
Eddie and the Cruisers
Dirty Dancing
Say Anything

oh oh oh -- how could i ever forget absolute movie brilliance
Caddyshack
Airplane

Who said the 80s had no culture?

absorbentishe · 01-22-2005, 02:45 PM

Can't forget...

Naked Gun
History of the world, part 1
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein

Mad Max
Black Stallion
2001: A space Odessy

Gosh, there are sooo many, this list could go on and on.

Lebell · 01-22-2005, 03:13 PM

Crickey,

No one has mentioned Risky Business.

I also think "Death Race 2000" was made in the 80's and I damn well know that "Spinal Tap" was.

absorbentishe · 01-22-2005, 10:34 PM

Blade Runner
Running man
and how could I have forgotten, Alien!

radioguy · 01-22-2005, 10:57 PM

dream a little dream -- the corey duo is in this flick.

Jesus Pimp · 01-23-2005, 08:26 AM

Total Recall

Charlatan · 01-23-2005, 09:51 AM

Geez... The Breakfast Club? anyone anyone... Bueller... anyone Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

These are the ultimiate in 80s teen films...

McG · 01-23-2005, 03:07 PM

Karate Kid
Iron Eagle

Oh so good.

Redjake · 01-23-2005, 03:17 PM

You gotta check out the Mad Max movies. That's entertainment!

thespian86 · 01-23-2005, 03:24 PM

John Huges is also a movie King in my house. So Molly Ringwald is the princess I suppose... I would have to say...

Say Anything (Kickboxing... oh Cusack; you so crazy)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Bueller... Bueller... anybody?)
St Elmos Fire
Footloose (JUMP BACK!)
The Goonies
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
Pretty In Pink (Oh Duckie "Blaine, Blaine... thats a major appliance, not a name")
The Princess Bride ("Luve, Twue Luve")
The Christmas Story ("You'll shoot your eye out!"

Theres more I'm sure but I'm having a hard time to think of them all. I think the Wedding Singer should be made an official 80's Movie.

PMF 21

Kostya · 01-23-2005, 07:26 PM

Action in the eighties: A golden era in the action genre, a period of transformation and refinement, where the stylistic leanings of action moved away from the traditional taut suspense plotlines and hardedged badass archetypes of Bronson and Eastwood to embrace orgiastic violence, oiled biceps and heavy Regan era political overtones.

Personally I love the entire catalogue, it's a horrific, ignimonious perversion of artistic expression and the entire medium itself, yet I still love Commando and Rambo First Blood Part II...

And the list goes on...

ChrisJericho · 01-24-2005, 12:48 AM

The best movie of all time...... Karate Kid 2 !!!!!11

Suave · 01-24-2005, 01:04 AM

Commando to be sure. Here's something that might interest you if you want 80's action: http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/80saction/80saction.html
The reviews can be funny too.

FunkyLamb · 01-26-2005, 01:23 AM

One Crazy Summer
Real Genius
Transformers: The Movie
Aliens
Full Metal Jacket
Robocop

FlatLand Flyer · 01-26-2005, 10:08 PM

Jogn Hughes movies
Predator
Aliens
The Terminator
Howard the Duck (I think I am the only person who liked it)
Liscense to Drive
Young Guns
Glory
Feris Bueller's Day Off
Batman

The 80's had a lot of good movies

strange · 01-26-2005, 11:11 PM

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Time Bandits
Brazil

Ace_O_Spades · 01-28-2005, 09:55 AM

How has nobody mentioned Bloodsport, Cyborg, or Kickboxer?!?!?

GO JEAN CLAUDE!

Locke7 · 01-31-2005, 07:38 AM

Ha, I just watched one on TV yesterday (I was bored and laying around). Summerschool from 1987. Not really crazy I guess, but totally 80's.

Oh, and by far the best bmx bike movie - RAD.
Best skater movie - Gleaming the Cube - Christian Slater was the star with a big cameo part for Tony Hawk.

darkhelmetGT · 02-01-2005, 12:32 AM

- Another vote for Howard The Duck from one of 5 fans on the planet
- Spaceballs!
- Anything Arnold did (Command, Predator, Running Man, etc)

01-21-2005, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	Movies from the 80's I grew up watching these movies. Now, we have to admit, some pretty psychotic stuff came out of the 80's. Unfortunately for me, my memories from those times long past (the days I spent watching movies in the 80's) have seriously faded and I can hardly remember watching these movies. Also, since my friends and I never know what the hell to do when we hang out (we're dirt poor, and we're not into drinking so anything related to alcohol is out the window), so I came up with the idea of renting movies that we grew up watching. I think this would be a really cool idea, but what I'm looking for specifically is... well I can't describe it other than psychotic, movies from the 80's. These movies aren't necessarily psychotic, though, maybe just a bit disturbing. I have this list so far: Little Petshop of Horrors Better Off Dead Batteries Not Included InnerSpace Willow Never Ending Story Supergirl Bill & ted's excellent adventure Gremlins Short Circuit Willow Krull Whoops Apolcalypse Labyrinth Tron The Dark Crystal The Princess Bride Flight of the Navigator Pee Wee Herman's Big Adventure Alice in Wonderland Can you think of anything else? __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

01-21-2005, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	SPACEBALLS __________________ We Must Dissent.

01-21-2005, 08:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
ObieX Pickles Location: Shirt and Pants (NJ)	Was Top Gun 80s? or 90s? __________________ We Must Dissent.

01-22-2005, 12:57 AM	#9 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	These are some good suggestions. And I suppose this thread would work better in Nonsense. __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

01-22-2005, 01:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
SiN strangelove Location: ...more here than there...	I suppose it would be even better in Entertainment, with the other movie threads aaaanyways, I've got 3 rec's - Heathers (possibly too 'chicky') Less Than Zero (woah bad imdb score .. i guess I'm weird for liking it) River's Edge And a Bonus (altho I didn't first see it until the '90s, it was relsd in '86) Blue Velvet (judging by your list, these may be a bit 'edgier' than you're used to) __________________ - + - ° GiRLie GeeK ° - + - ° 01110010011011110110111101110100001000000110110101100101 Therell be days/When Ill stray/I may appear to be/Constantly out of reach/I give in to sin/Because I like to practise what I preach

01-21-2005, 07:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Untitled Guest	You've got to have the "classics" The Breakfast Club Sixteen Candles Pretty In Pink (John Hughes is my hero) Maybe these are too girly though....

01-21-2005, 07:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
Powderedmaggot Banned	Hot Dog - best bad ski movie ever.

01-21-2005, 08:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	Clue, one of the best 80's movies ever.

01-21-2005, 08:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
koobe Upright	Big Trouble In Little China!

01-21-2005, 08:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Latch In Your Dreams Location: City of Lights	The Goonies! edit: not that disturbing, although Sloth could scare some people.. or the truffle shuffle. edit ii: why's this in General Discussion?

01-22-2005, 05:41 AM	#12 (permalink)
ShaniFaye Submit to me, you know you want to Location: Lilburn, Ga	Picnic at hanging rock __________________ *I want the diabetic plan that comes with rollover carbs. I dont like the unused one expiring at midnite!!*

01-22-2005, 06:16 AM	#13 (permalink)
Zotz There's someone in my head, but its not me	Weird Science Losin' It Better Off Dead

01-22-2005, 07:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Fast Times at Ridgemont High Ferris Bueller's Day Off St Elmos Fire Footloose About Last Night Eddie and the Cruisers Dirty Dancing Say Anything oh oh oh -- how could i ever forget absolute movie brilliance Caddyshack Airplane Who said the 80s had no culture? __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

01-22-2005, 02:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	Can't forget... Naked Gun History of the world, part 1 Blazing Saddles Young Frankenstein Mad Max Black Stallion 2001: A space Odessy Gosh, there are sooo many, this list could go on and on.

01-22-2005, 03:13 PM	#16 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	Crickey, No one has mentioned Risky Business. I also think "Death Race 2000" was made in the 80's and I damn well know that "Spinal Tap" was. __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

01-22-2005, 10:57 PM	#18 (permalink)
radioguy Registered User Location: Texas	dream a little dream -- the corey duo is in this flick. Last edited by radioguy; 01-23-2005 at 03:49 AM..

01-23-2005, 08:26 AM	#19 (permalink)
Jesus Pimp The Original JizzSmacka	Total Recall __________________ Never date anyone who doesn't make your dick hard.

01-24-2005, 12:48 AM	#25 (permalink)
ChrisJericho eat more fruit Location: Seattle	The best movie of all time...... Karate Kid 2 !!!!!11 __________________ "A casual stroll through the lunatic asylum shows us that faith proves nothing." - Friedrich Nietzsche

01-24-2005, 01:04 AM	#26 (permalink)
Suave Twitterpated Location: My own little world (also Canada)	Commando to be sure. Here's something that might interest you if you want 80's action: http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/80saction/80saction.html The reviews can be funny too. __________________ "Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions." - Albert Einstein "Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." - Plato

01-22-2005, 10:34 PM	#17 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	Blade Runner Running man and how could I have forgotten, Alien!

01-23-2005, 09:51 AM	#20 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	Geez... The Breakfast Club? anyone anyone... Bueller... anyone Ferris Bueller's Day Off. These are the ultimiate in 80s teen films... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

01-23-2005, 03:07 PM	#21 (permalink)
McG Crazy	Karate Kid Iron Eagle Oh so good.

01-23-2005, 03:17 PM	#22 (permalink)
Redjake I'm a family man - I run a family business. Location: Wilson, NC	You gotta check out the Mad Max movies. That's entertainment! __________________ Off the record, on the q.t., and very hush-hush.

01-23-2005, 03:24 PM	#23 (permalink)
thespian86 change is hard. Location: the green room.	John Huges is also a movie King in my house. So Molly Ringwald is the princess I suppose... I would have to say... Say Anything (Kickboxing... oh Cusack; you so crazy) Fast Times at Ridgemont High Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Bueller... Bueller... anybody?) St Elmos Fire Footloose (JUMP BACK!) The Goonies The Breakfast Club Sixteen Candles Pretty In Pink (Oh Duckie "Blaine, Blaine... thats a major appliance, not a name") The Princess Bride ("Luve, Twue Luve") The Christmas Story ("You'll shoot your eye out!" Theres more I'm sure but I'm having a hard time to think of them all. I think the Wedding Singer should be made an official 80's Movie. PMF 21 __________________ EX: Whats new? ME: I officially love coffee more then you now. EX: uh... ME: So, not much.

01-23-2005, 07:26 PM	#24 (permalink)
Kostya Little known... Location: Brisbane, Australia	Action in the eighties: A golden era in the action genre, a period of transformation and refinement, where the stylistic leanings of action moved away from the traditional taut suspense plotlines and hardedged badass archetypes of Bronson and Eastwood to embrace orgiastic violence, oiled biceps and heavy Regan era political overtones. Personally I love the entire catalogue, it's a horrific, ignimonious perversion of artistic expression and the entire medium itself, yet I still love Commando and Rambo First Blood Part II... And the list goes on...

01-26-2005, 01:23 AM	#27 (permalink)
FunkyLamb Crazy Location: New Orleans, LA	One Crazy Summer Real Genius Transformers: The Movie Aliens Full Metal Jacket Robocop __________________ FunkyLamb There's a force in the universe that makes things happen. And all you have to do is get in touch with it, stop thinking, let things happen, and be the ball.

01-26-2005, 10:08 PM	#28 (permalink)
FlatLand Flyer Insane Location: Eastern, WA	Jogn Hughes movies Predator Aliens The Terminator Howard the Duck (I think I am the only person who liked it) Liscense to Drive Young Guns Glory Feris Bueller's Day Off Batman The 80's had a lot of good movies

01-26-2005, 11:11 PM	#29 (permalink)
strange Insane Location: So. Cal.	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Time Bandits Brazil

01-28-2005, 09:55 AM	#30 (permalink)
Ace_O_Spades The Death Card Location: EH!?!?	How has nobody mentioned Bloodsport, Cyborg, or Kickboxer?!?!? GO JEAN CLAUDE! __________________ Feh.

01-31-2005, 07:38 AM	#31 (permalink)
Locke7 Insane	Ha, I just watched one on TV yesterday (I was bored and laying around). Summerschool from 1987. Not really crazy I guess, but totally 80's. Oh, and by far the best bmx bike movie - RAD. Best skater movie - Gleaming the Cube - Christian Slater was the star with a big cameo part for Tony Hawk. Last edited by Locke7; 01-31-2005 at 07:42 AM..

02-01-2005, 12:32 AM	#32 (permalink)
darkhelmetGT Upright	- Another vote for Howard The Duck from one of 5 fans on the planet - Spaceballs! - Anything Arnold did (Command, Predator, Running Man, etc)