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Feb 22, 2024 · A decade filled with big hair and even bigger teen drama, Columbia would dabble in the Brat Pack era with St. Elmo's Fire, but it's the uber-'80s Labyrinth that stands as the studio's defining ...
- 20 Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- 19 Short Circuit
- 18 Ladyhawke
- 17 Ghostbusters
- 16 Footloose
- 15 Revenge of The Nerds
- 14 Dirty Dancing
- 13 Caddyshack
- 12 Beverly Hills Cop
- 11 Stripes
This movie is absolutely a cult classic. It's hilarious, timeless, and kids still quote this movie 40+ years after if was released. That's what a successful film looks like. In the movie, we find ourselves along for the ride as a high school student in 1982 at California's Ridgemont High. The theme is sex, drugs, and rock n roll; these kids sure kn...
This sweet movie, Short Circuit, about a robot who's just trying to fit in, was extremely popular in the '80s. When the robot, "Number Five," is struck by lightning, suddenly, he has emotions and a point to his life, but being alive isn't always as much fun as it looks. We embarked on a journey with this goofy little robot as he escapes the mean sc...
Another absolute classic starring major movie stars before they become major. In this heartwarming, bittersweet movie, Ladyhawke, a man, and a woman are kept apart by an evil, jealous man's curse; we see a young Michelle Pfeiffer and the charming Rutger Hauer and, of course, the youngster in charge of saving them all, Matthew Broderick. Pfeiffer is...
Ghostbusters is another one of those "once-in-a-lifetime" movies that, even with the sequel and remake, just cannot be outdone. Where else will you ever find a 112-foot Stay Puft Marshmallow Man dressed like a sailor? This was way before CGI animation, and much of the Ghostbusters was done using puppets, small-sized ghosts in an equally small New Y...
If ever there was an original movie and soundtrack to get you dancing, it was Footloose. Once out of the city of Chicago, troublemaker and dancing boy, Ren, shows the small Midwestern town how to party. Of course, he makes plenty of friends and enemies on his way to flip this tight-laced town upside down. After a lot of noise and mischief, Keven Ba...
Revenge of the Nerdsis a hilarious movie about a group of nerds and what they do to get back at their bullies. It goes to show that sometimes being nerdy is the only way to be if you have a sense of humor. The movie is filled with raunchy jokes, inappropriate stunts, and a myriad of hilarious moments. After putting up with the constant harassment o...
Dirty Dancing is a truly iconic movie of the '80s. The steamy dance scenes, cool greaser kids, toe-tapping music, and lineup of some soon-to-be mega stars makes for an outstanding story of a loner girl who just wants to have some summer fun. The soundtrack was almost as popular as the hit movie, and you would be hard-pressed to find someone who has...
Can you think of Caddyshack without chuckling at least a little bit? Not likely. This movie is everything the '80s was and needed, plus some. The '80s saw some massive talent and funny people come out of the shadows and slap us all around with their jokes and banter. One of those actors was, of course, the infamous Bill Murray. Even now, 40+ years ...
Who doesn't remember Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop? That movie defines the '80s in so many ways. Even the soundtrack for this epic movie was good. Murphy, in general, makes one think fondly of the '80s. It was truly his time to shine as an actor, and the world loved him. He was hilarious, quirky, and always in trouble in some way. In Beverly Hi...
Stripes is an amusing movie about two buddies that decide to enlist in the Army after being severely disappointed with their jobs. When you put John Candy and Bill Murray together in a movie, there's nothing that could have happened except monumental amounts of humor and slapstick comedy. Pair those two goofballs with a full lineup of funny people,...
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e. The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of studio-driven pictures, coming from the filmmaker-driven New Hollywood era of the 1970s. [ 1 ] The period was when the " high concept " picture was created by producer Don Simpson, [ 2 ] where films were expected to be easily marketable and understandable.
- Top Gun (1986) The pinnacle of pro-military Reagan-era nationalism, Top Gun stars Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer as fighter pilots at the most prestigious training program.
- Ghostbusters (1984) By sticking closely to their premise and deviating wildly from the actual script, the team behind 1984’s Ghostbusters managed to create a comedy masterpiece.
- The Breakfast Club (1985) John Hughes made a bunch of high school movies in the 80s (two are included in this list alone), but The Breakfast Club stands out as the epitome of all of them.
- Stand By Me (1986) Rob Reiner’s Stand by Me is the definitive coming-of-age movie. In many ways, it’s also a road movie (or, railroad movie); it’s about a group of characters who go on a journey to reach a destination.
Film fan's field day and archivist's delight, the seven-week retrospective is the brainchild and passion of three individuals: Dennis Doph, who heads Columbia's Classics Division, Public Theater ...
100 Essential Columbia Pictures Films. Columbia Pictures, a part of the Sony studios family, turns 100, and like the lady in their famous logo, we’re raising the torch and shining a light on Columbia’s 100 essential movies. Columbia Pictures is the house Frank Capra helped build.
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Aug 14, 2023 · Features. Best Of. The 100 Best Movies of the ’80s. '80s week: From "Paris, Texas" to "A City of Sadness," and from "Blue Velvet" to "The Green Ray," these are the films that defined the 1980s ...
