1981: Raider's of the Lost Ark (I could probably stop this list right here) Released the same day? Clash of the Titans Cannonball Run Superman II For Your Eyes Only (one of the best Moore Bond films) The Great Muppet Caper The Fox and the Hound Escape from New York Arthur Zorro, The Gay Blade (admit it, you loved this as a kid) Dragonslayer Stripes Under the Rainbow (This was the first time I saw boobs onscreen ) Condorman (I loved this movie!)
Other notables you probably didn't see as a kid but were released... American Werewolf in London Wolfen Friday the 13 Part 2 (the first real slasher film) History of the World, Part 1 (I'm still waiting for part 2... Oh Pee-Boy!) Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams Blow Out Tarzan, the Ape Man (sure it's not great, but it had 2 solid hours of Bo Derek naked!)
Special nod to a film that was released in November of that year... TIME BANDITS 'Nuff said
I like this list.
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#5761752 - 06/11/1202:41 PMRe: Was 1982 the best year for great movies???
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I keep waiting for that image to move..
I'd say 1980 gave 1982 a run for its money...
Empire Strikes Back Airplane Blues Brothers The Shining Caddyshack Friday the 13th (The original) The Fog Raging Bull Hollywood Knights (cult for me) Mad Max Fame 9 to 5 Coal Miner's Daughter Ordinary People Dressed to Kill Used Cars (If you haven't seen it, shame on you)
It should be noted that besides Time Bandits, I only listed "Summer" movies.
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#5761825 - 06/11/1203:03 PMRe: Was 1982 the best year for great movies???
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Originally Posted By: Mr.Diggler
I keep waiting for that image to move..
I'd say 1980 gave 1982 a run for its money...
Empire Strikes Back Airplane Blues Brothers The Shining Caddyshack Friday the 13th (The original) The Fog Raging Bull Hollywood Knights (cult for me) Mad Max Fame 9 to 5 Coal Miner's Daughter Ordinary People Dressed to Kill Used Cars (If you haven't seen it, shame on you)
It should be noted that besides Time Bandits, I only listed "Summer" movies.
That was a great summer...
Friday the 13th Part 2 was in April, however.
The rest of the year was good too.. Thief, Excalibur, Nighthawks.
All of my favorite movies are from the 80s. I dont think we will have another decade like that.
My Science Project (1985) Short Circuit (1986) Midnight Madness (1980) License to Drive (1988) The Last Dragon (1985) not Bruce Lee Remo Williams (1985) Red Dawn (1984) Ghostbusters (1984) Crocodile Dundee (1986) Breakfast Club (1985) The Goonies (1985) The Lost Boys (1987) Indiana Jones Last Crusade (1989) Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Tango and Cash (1989) Lethal Weapon (1987) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) The Karate Kid (1984) Rad (1986) North Shore (1987) Bloodsport (1988)
All of my favorite movies are from the 80s. I dont think we will have another decade like that.
My Science Project (1985) Short Circuit (1986) Midnight Madness (1980) License to Drive (1988) The Last Dragon (1985) not Bruce Lee Remo Williams (1985) Red Dawn (1984) Ghostbusters (1984) Crocodile Dundee (1986) Breakfast Club (1985) The Goonies (1985) The Lost Boys (1987) Indiana Jones Last Crusade (1989) Beverly Hills Cop (1984) Tango and Cash (1989) Lethal Weapon (1987) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) The Karate Kid (1984) Rad (1986) North Shore (1987) Bloodsport (1988)
I thought I was the only person that loved Remo Williams!
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#5761999 - 06/11/1204:00 PMRe: Was 1982 the best year for great movies???
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Pardon my ignorance - is this a scene from Fast Times at Ridgemont High?
It is, without a doubt, the finest 25 seconds in any motion picture every created or shall ever be created!!
Phoebe Cates turned more boys into men with that scene than Playboy.
Correct.
It is not a scene from Fast Times. It is THE scene from Fast Times.
I saw FTRH, but the "movie" that I had the most adolescent fun was the movie "Zapped" that was in 1982 also...
It was very cheesy, and yes Scott Baio was the lead role - but it was a cool flick were a guy gets telekinesis powers and was making all the high school girls shirt pop open! What kid in Junior High didn't want to have that power...
The best thing was that at the end it was really paying a homage to the movie Carrie, because they attack the Baio and hit him in the head and he makes everyone at the prom naked! HELL YEAH!
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