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re: Three ’80s movies that capture the decade’s feel that aren't obvious to those too young

Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:55 pm to
Posted by Shingo
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 1:55 pm to
You’re eating maggots Michael
Posted by Keys Open Doors
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 2:18 pm to
These are for subsections based on youth, geography, socioeconomic class, etc but I would think that the following are up there:

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Wall Street
The Breakfast Club
St. Elmo’s Fire (not a particularly good movie imo but captures the mid 20s Yuppie crowd well)
Th Big Chill
Urban Cowboy
This post was edited on 3/5/24 at 2:19 pm
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 2:54 pm to
Risky Business.
Posted by BRich
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 3:34 pm to
quote:

These are for subsections based on youth, geography, socioeconomic class, etc. but I would think that the following are up there:


Well played.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High - high schoolers, California version.
Wall Street - mid 20s yuppies, and boomers in control
The Breakfast Club - high schoolers, Chicago/midwest version
St. Elmo’s Fire (not a particularly good movie imo but captures the mid 20s Yuppie crowd well)
Urban Cowboy - working class Texans
The Big Chill - Boomers in their prime.

re: The Big Chill, think of it-- all those boomers in that movie (the characters AND the actors) are now retired and/or dying (William Hurt, literally)... no one else but Jeff Goldblum is really working much anymore.
Posted by Cdawg
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 3:49 pm to
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aren't obvious to those too young

Less Than Zero is the first that popped in my head.

Heathers
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Repo Man
License to Drive



Posted by Havoc
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 4:10 pm to
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Empire Strikes Back
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Splain?
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 4:15 pm to
Vision Quest
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 4:39 pm to
quote:

The Big Chill, think of it-- all those boomers in that movie (the characters AND the actors) are now retired and/or dying (William Hurt, literally)... no one else but Jeff Goldblum is really working much anymore.


Costner seems to be doing okay.
Posted by genuineLSUtiger
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:29 pm to
Costner was the dead guy in the casket. One of his best performances.
Posted by Honest Tune
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:36 pm to
License to Drive… it has it all and predicted commie future culture. I met Heather Graham in Nola one time and made sure to tell her it was my favorite 80s film. She was SMOKINNNNN HOT.

Ernest movies. Know what I mean?

Lost Boys. As others have said… perfect.

Honorable mention: Bloodsport. Ok, USA.
This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 9:16 am
Posted by BRich
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:43 pm to
quote:

Costner seems to be doing okay.

quote:

Costner was the dead guy in the casket. One of his best performances.


Yeah I was aware of that, and thought about making a joke about the guy who was the focus of the gathering, but whose scenes were cut and had no speaking roles, was doing the most out of the ensemble, but passed because a lot of the younger crowd would not be aware.
Posted by Captain Rumbeard
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:52 pm to
Less Than Zero
The Breakfast Club
Anything David Lynch really.

Heathers
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:53 pm to
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the decade’s feel


80s have two distinct realities...before 1987 and after.

Well you have the Yuppies and the losers as already mentioned in St. Elmo"s Fire.

For after 1987, I'd go for this movie that maybe most haven't seen...for the feeling of being in that time and place and music.

Posted by Dirk Dawgler
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 5:57 pm to
Man, I thought I was going to be the 1st to say Vision Quest. I probably listened to Lunatic Fringe 1,000 times on cassette in my car in HS.
Posted by putt23
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 6:05 pm to
Ski School
Summer School
Back to School
Posted by JodyPlauche
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 6:23 pm to
The Karate Kid?
Posted by Bard
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Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:45 am to
Wall Street
Lost Boys
Top Gun

Caveat: Stranger Things does a really good job of encapsulating the 80s even though it's been made recently (except for the walkie-talkies that reach for miles).
Posted by Kracka
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Posted on 3/6/24 at 8:32 am to
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“Sorry your mom blew up, Ricky”


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Posted on 3/6/24 at 9:28 am to
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LOL

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Posted on 3/6/24 at 11:09 am to
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