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post #31 of 115
6/27/11 at 7:29pm
War Games Hacking into computers under the backdrop of nuclear annihilation.... If that doesn't define the 80s, what does?
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post #32 of 115
6/27/11 at 7:42pm
The defining 80's film has to have each of the following: 1) Synthesizer-loaded soundtrack. 2) Fog machine. 3) Fetishized fixation with a very outdated techno trick (ala laser lights). 4) Cocaine. 5) Serious themes such alienation, lost youthful innocence, and identity, which are addressed through flamboyant, choreographed dance numbers. I think that leaves Purple Rain.
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post #33 of 115
6/27/11 at 8:08pm
E.T.
The Goonies.
Back To The Future.
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post #34 of 115
6/27/11 at 8:10pm
^^ who could forget this face, really. "Ruth.... Baby... Ruth!!!"

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post #35 of 115
6/27/11 at 10:01pm
karate kid , top gun , pretty in pink or say anything
defining actor john cusack
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post #36 of 115
6/27/11 at 10:04pm
The Empire Strikes Back
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post #37 of 115
6/27/11 at 10:06pm
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Wow, that is some ingenious typography! Was that used in the original promotions for the movie, or only for the DVD release?
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post #38 of 115
6/27/11 at 11:28pm
I agree with Top Gun but want to throw another one out for consideration: Revenge of the Nerds.
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post #39 of 115
6/28/11 at 1:46am
Defining '80's Movie: Purple Rain
Defining '80's TV Show: Miami Vice
Defining '80's Celebrity: Madonna
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post #40 of 115
6/28/11 at 1:55am
have to go either spielberg or hughes- both directors' works are probably the most influential in that decade. different audience but the impact was definitely there. my vote goes to 'e.t' and 'breakfast club' for cheesiness that defines the 80s in a comical way, I'd say 'running man'
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post #41 of 115
6/28/11 at 1:58am
So many factors....

Children of the Corn.

Goonies

All around greatest: The Outsiders
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post #42 of 115
6/28/11 at 2:04am
Dirty Dancing.
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post #43 of 115
6/28/11 at 7:45am
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post #44 of 115
6/28/11 at 10:37am
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Defining '80's Movie: Purple Rain
Defining '80's TV Show: Miami ViceDefining '80's Celebrity: Madonna

2 out of 3 ain't bad.
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post #45 of 115
6/28/11 at 10:38am
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Some good pics in here! I agree with Goonies, Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

Here is my contribution which is also my all time favorite film:

The Princess Bride







Did it help define the 80's? No, not really, but it's a hell of a good film.

Good Lord, it's like we're brothers or something.
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