Gen X: Forgotten Films of the 1980’s
Comedies, Dramas, Action. The Eighties Were an Era of Tremendous Freedom, Creativity, and Productivity. People From The Aughts Ought to Know These Movies from 1980-1989
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- DirectorPeter BonerzStarsGabe KaplanAlex KarrasRobert KleinThe story of a group of misfits living in Miami, and their revenge against government bureaucracy. After the city refuses to pay for the damage to their car caused by a pothole, the three friends, including one with constant short-term memory loss and another who is always jumping from personality to personality, decide to steal an army howitzer and 'persuade' the mayor to change his mind.
- 1980–199456m7.8 (259)TV EpisodeDirectorRichard BartlettStarsMatt DillonJames BroderickBarbara BoltonMatt Dillon plays a young Jean Shepherd (author and narrator of A Christmas Story). Through Matt, Shep tells several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.
- DirectorJeff WernerStarsRobby BensonLinda GrovenorCharles DurningSan Francisco cab driver Pinsky finds himself in possession of a monkey that is carrying a formula for turning atomic waste into a plutonium bomb. He is framed for a murder and chased all over town by people trying to get the formula.
- DirectorCliff RobertsonStarsCliff RobertsonDiane BakerFrank ConverseMike Hagan is a pilot in passenger service and candidate for the honor "Best Pilot of the Year". Nobody knows that he's got private sorrows - he's an alcoholic. A stewardess notices his regular visits of the toilet and reports it.
- DirectorRick RubinStarsDarryl McDanielsDaniel SimmonsJam Master JayLegendary hip-hop group Run-D.M.C. stars in this cross between a blaxploitation film and a spaghetti western. They must find and punish the evil drug lord-record company executive who murdered their friend. Along the way, they encounter racist bikers, blonde bimbos, and the Beastie Boys!
- DirectorErnest PintoffStarsArt CarneyDavid HuffmanCassie YatesDramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20, 1980 and ends with its eruption on May 18.
- DirectorBuck HenryStarsBob NewhartGilda RadnerMadeline KahnBob Newhart stars as President Manfred Link in this zany, wonderfully-cast comedy from veteran funnyman Buck Henry ("Heaven Can Wait", "The Graduate").
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsRick SpringfieldJanet EilberPatti HansenA famous rock star falls in love with a child psychologist who has ears only for the classics, and has never heard of him.
- DirectorPeter DouglasStarsAnn-MargretC. Thomas HowellCharles DurningIn the small town of Fairchild, Texas, young Bubber Drum, the son of hard-working veterinarian Charlie, falls in love with his girlfriend Shirley Butts' attractive mother Rose.
- DirectorGus TrikonisStarsRobert HaysArt CarneyBarbara HersheyFrank is sent to his native town, Millsborough, to increase the local brewery production. He meets old school mates and his former girlfriend, Jane. They quickly fall in love again. Frank is torn between his job.
- DirectorKen FinklemanStarsJudge ReinholdEddie AlbertLori-Nan EnglerLazy, womanizing Jack gets employed at the NYC HQ of the multinational conglomerate, INC. Crazy chaos, promotions, firings, suicides etc. seem to be the way of the day.
- DirectorRon MaxwellStarsKristy McNicholDennis QuaidMark HamillA small-town stud wants to go to Nashville to be a big country star. His ambitious kid sister works as his manager. Their dream hits jeopardy when they cross paths with a small-town sheriff.
- DirectorJeremy Joe KronsbergStarsTony DanzaJessica WalterStacey NelkinWhen 80-year-old Max Sabatini dies, he leaves his three prized orangutans in the care of his only son, Foster. To inherit his father's $5-million fortune, Foster must take care of the apes for the next five years.
- DirectorChuck BarrisStarsChuck BarrisRobin AltmanBrian O'MullinA week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical characters involved in his life and work on the TV show.
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsJohn StockwellMichael DudikoffMichele LittleAfter a nuclear war, Phillip Hammer and Marlowe Chandler have spent fifteen years on their own in a bunker, stuffed with junk from the 40s and old detective novels. Now, nineteen-years-old, they leave their shelter to find a world full of mutants, freaks, and cannibals. They become famous detectives in the struggle for the two keys that could fire the last nuclear weapon.
- DirectorMarcelo EpsteinStarsLorenzo LamasVicki FrederickCameron DyeChilly is just a guy from the streets with a talent for break-dancing. When his wicked moves catch the eye of an industry pro, Chilly finds his dreams of fame and fortune coming true, for better or for worse.
- DirectorFred HolmesStarsLou Diamond PhillipsDeeDee NortonHerta WareJohn Dakota is young bum with a hidden past. He meets a nice family and works on their ranch. He soon becomes a good friend of the disabled son and helps them overcome local problems.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsJason RobardsJane AlexanderWinona RyderA 13-year-old girl changes a pleasant life in the countryside for a troubled life in the city.
- DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsDraco RosaRodney HarveyMagali AlvaradoAs a young East Los Angeles Latino pursues his dream of becoming a great Salsa dancer, he is enraged to learn that his little sister is romantically involved with his best friend.
- DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsLuciano PavarottiKathryn HarroldEddie AlbertFamous opera singer Giorgio Fini loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to female throat specialist Pamela Taylor and falls in love with her.
- DirectorPeter WebbStarsPaul McCartneyJohn BurgessBryan BrownPaul McCartney's recording of his new album is complicated by the fact that the master tapes of his recordings are missing.
- DirectorDavid GreenStarsPhil CollinsJulie WaltersLarry LambBased on the story of Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards (Phil Collins), one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963.
- DirectorTony BillStarsDudley MooreMary Tyler MooreKatherine HealyIn this heart-warming drama, a terminally ill young girl strives to bring together her wealthy mother and a California politician, fulfilling her dream of having a family during the last six weeks of her life.
- DirectorCaleb DeschanelStarsRaul JuliaGriffin O'NealDesi ArnazTeenager Danny Masters, the son of the late Harry Masters, considered the second best escape artist in history, wants to follow in his father's footsteps, he already a skilled but untested magician. As far as Danny knows, his father died in a dangerous escape routine. Escaping from under his grandmother's roof, Danny, in a step to achieve his goal as they have all his father's old professional paraphernalia, reunites with his Aunt Sibyl and Uncle Burke in the town of Harding where they have a mind-reading act, she who actually can read minds but which only impinges on the smoke and mirrors they've developed with the act itself. In his wanderings around Harding, Danny gets involved with corrupt Stu Quiñones, and indirectly with Stu's equally corrupt father, the town's mayor, Leon Quiñones. This father/son pair no longer associate with each other as although Stu aspires to be as corrupt as his father, Stu's activities are a little too brazen and public for a politician with which to deal. In those dealings, Danny devises what is largely seen as a publicity stunt in reality to get the one up on the Quiñoneses, but in which he will have to show his true mettle as a great escape artist. In the process, Danny may also provide some justice for his father, the true nature of his death which Danny learns along the way.
- DirectorDonald ShebibStarsRobby BensonPat HingleClaudia CronThe story of Billy Mills, the American Indian who came from obscurity to win the 10,000-meter long-distance foot-race in the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.