The '80's were full of memorable trends like leg warmers, teased hair and the Rubik's cube. That's just to name a few. However, as VH1 has documented various times through the "I Love the 80's" installments, the movies made during this time period may be the most unforgettable thing about the decade. From 1980 to 1989, Hollywood provided a number of movies each year that still resonate with people today. Many movie marathons have been inspired by these classics! It's a fun and easy event to plan, and it's a sure fire recipe for a successful party. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Start out in 1980. Begin your marathon with "Caddyshack," "Airplane!" and "The Shining." With a look at a comical golf club, an airplane crew on the verge of disaster and the chilling look at how "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," you'll be well on your way into your journey into 80's movies! Watch "Xanadu," too. You'll get a look at pop culture in the '80's. In this cult classic, a Greek muse (played by Olivia Newton-John) inspired a man to follow his true dream: opening a roller disco!
2. Head into 1981. Watch "The Great Muppet Caper" and "Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark." Join Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo and Miss Piggy as they head to Britain to interview and assist a rich jewel thief victim. Switch gears and join Indy in his first quest to find the Ark of the Covenant as he stays one step ahead of the Nazis.
3. Enter 1982 by watching "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "ET:The Extra-Terrestrial." Amy Heckerling's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" starring Sean Penn is the first high school comedy. It came long before "Clueless" came on the scene. "E.T." gives Drew Barrymore her breakout role as one of the children helping a misguided alien return to his home planet.
4. Make a quick stop in 1983 to watch "Risky Business." Tom Cruise is a teenager with an empty house looking for a good time while his parents are away. Unfortunately, he lets things get a little out of hand.
5. Hang out in 1984 for a bit with "Footloose," "Sixteen Candles," "The Muppets Take Manhattan," "The Karate Kid," " Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," and "The Terminator." Kevin Bacon cuts "Footloose" in this musical about a town that bans dancing, and Molly Ringwald gets her start as an 80's icon in "Sixteen Candles." The rest of the movies listed are also classic, must-see flicks.
6. Head into 1985 with 80's classics such as "Back to the Future," "Weird Science," "The Breakfast Club," and "The Goonies." Michael J Fox heads back in time in Doc Brown's Dolorian. Nerdish teens--played by Anthony Michael Hall and Ian Mitchell-Smith--attempt to create the perfect woman in "Weird Science." We see Anthony Michael Hall again. He spent a Saturday in detention along with Molly Ringwald, Judd Hirsch and Emilio Estevez in "The Breakfast Club." That's an all-time favorite for many. However, "The Breakfast Club" is rivaled for the most popular 80's movie title by "The Goonies." In the latter film, Cory Feldman and Sean Astin are part of the Goonie gang. They follow a pirate treasure map that takes them on the adventure of a lifetime.
7. Spend some time in 1986, with "Pretty In Pink," "The Money Pit," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Short Circuit," and "Labyrinth." Molly Ringwald is back once again in "Pretty In Pink." "The Money Pit" stars Tom Hanks and Shelley Long as a young couple desperately trying to repair their run-down home. Matthew Broderick plays Ferris Bueller, a rebel who has the time of his life as he fakes sick to stay home from school with his best friend and his girlfriend. Number 5 in a group of experimental robots escapes in "Short Circuit." David Bowie, Jareth the Goblin King, threatens to keep teenage Sarah's baby brother hostage if she cannot solve his labyrinth within 24 hours in "Labyrinth."
8. Stop off in 1987 with "Lethal Weapon," "Dirty Dancing" and "Spaceballs." Mel Gibson and Danny Glover star as sergeants that must learn to work cooperatively with each other in "Lethal Weapon," and Baby learns that "no one puts her in a corner" in the ever popular "Dirty Dancing." Laugh it up in hyperspace with Mel Brooks' "Spaceballs." It is, of course, a spoof of "Star Wars," and it originally used the tag line "May the farce be with you." "Three Men and a Baby" is also worth checking out for its hilarious antics and cast that is classic '80's: Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg and Tom Selleck.
9. Jump into 1988 with "Big," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Rain Man." Tom Hanks stars as a young boy who wishes to be an adult. He wakes up one morning to find that his wish has come true in "Big." Roger Rabbit tries to clear his name of murder and works to get a toon-hating detective on his side to help him in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." Dustin Hoffman stars as the autistic savant brother of self-centered pompous Tom Cruise in "Rain Man."
10. End your journey through the movies of the 80's in 1989 with "Say Anything," "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation." John Cusack stars in "Say Anything" as the unlikely underachieving boyfriend of the class valedictorian. Indy has another adventure in "The Last Crusade" when he searches for his father who goes missing while searching for the Holy Grail. Join the Griswold family, headed by Chevy Chase, as plans for the Christmas holiday turn disastrous in "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation."
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