'80s Movie News

In 1980, Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor's follow-up to their 1976 hit Silver Streak was highly anticipated. Despite critic's panning the film, Stir Crazy did double the business, was the 3rd highest grossing ...

The Outsiders is one of the most popular teen books in the 1980s, and teens couldn't wait to see the movie directed by one of the biggest names in cinema. ...

Beverly Hills Cop was the No. 1 movie in 1984, a year that many consider one of cinema's best. As Detroit police detective Axel Foley (a role originally written for ...

Listen and subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher. Top Gun is an iconic '80s action classic, a blockbuster that's beloved, and a Tony Scott treasure that has been selected for preservation ...

American Film Institute lists Airplane! (1980) as one of the Top 10 Funniest Movies of All Time, and any Gen X'r would agree with that. Gen Z, not so much. ...

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Bill & Ted don't share the same DNA as franchises like Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, or the DC Universe. As beloved as those films and characters are, the ...

Police Academy (1984) was both a product and ahead of its time. In our podcast '80s Movies: A Guide to What's Wrong with Your Parents, film authorities Tara McNamara, Gen ...

Based on the popular Parker Brothers game for kid 8 and up, Clue is a shocker of a family film: nearly all of its characters are defined by their sexual ...

Weird Science (1985) marks the halfway point in John Hughes' domination of the teen film in the '80s. The film seems to be trying to put a stop to films where ...

"What a Feeling" audiences had watching Flashdance (1983), the love story of 18-year-old welder Alex and her boss Nick, who was at least twice her age. Beautifully shot, the doe-eyed ...

OUR SPOTIFY ROADTRIP GAME: https://spoti.fi/3jciCut With airplanes seemingly like a Coranavirus Petri dish, many Americans are taking the long road trip this summer. But, with many tourist attractions closed, how ...