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

Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:06 pm
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:06 pm
My choices:

The Lost Boys
No Retreat No Surrender
The Boy Who Could Fly
This post was edited on 3/4/24 at 9:33 pm
Posted by Tom288
Jacksonville
Member since Apr 2009
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:15 pm to
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The Lost Boys


Damn, beat me to it.

The Burbs.
The Wraith.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:22 pm to
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No Retreat No Surrender


Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
49164 posts
Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:25 pm to
Better off Dead
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
56309 posts
Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:26 pm to
A more adult example is Against All Odds. The fashion, the hairstyles, pretty much everything about James Woods' character. It's dripping with 80's.

Cocktail is another one like that.
Posted by WestSideTiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:43 pm to
“Sorry your mom blew up, Ricky”
Posted by CutTheCord
Texas
Member since Aug 2022
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:44 pm to
Top Gun
Red Dawn
The Outsiders
Posted by Jimbeaux
Member since Sep 2003
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:46 pm to
Red Dawn is very quintessential 80’s to me.
16 Candles and other John Hughes films.
Big with Tom Hanks
Posted by haikarate
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:50 pm to
Wallstreet
Posted by AtticusOSullivan
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 9:59 pm to
Cocktail
Better Off Dead
The Color of Money


I was falling asleep and there were to many options. Such a great decade.


Posted by ksdolfan
Houma, La.
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:11 pm to
The Last American Virgin
St. Elmo’s Fire
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
20252 posts
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:53 pm to
Manhunter
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2007
36034 posts
Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:55 pm to
Urban Cowboy
Valley Girl
Wall Street
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 10:56 pm to
Can’t Buy Me Love
Posted by drizztiger
Deal With it!
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Posted on 3/4/24 at 11:10 pm to
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Can’t Buy Me Love


Also…



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Pennsylvania
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Alabama
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