Favorite Movies from the 80's that nobody seems to talk about anymore

[Darius Alucard]

After reading some of the nostalgic threads posted recently and hearing Love is a Battlefield on the radio during my trip to work today, favorite films of mine from my younger days started popping into my head and I decided to start this thread.

I'm leaning towards posting films that we loved that people don't seem to talk about anymore. Most of these aren't great movies by a LONGSHOT, but they were fun and I enjoyed watching them time and again back in the day.

I'll start it off with the first ones to come to mind...

- The Legend of Billie Jean
- Three O'Clock High
- The Secret of My Success
- Zapped!
- Seems Like Old Times
- They Call Me Bruce?
- Lucas
- Steel Dawn
- Used Cars
- Gotcha!
- My Bodyguard
- The Beastmaster
- A Fish Called Wanda
- Space Camp
- TAPS
- Summer School
- Real Genius
- Some Kind of Wonderful
- License To Drive
- The Sword and the Sorcerer
- High Spirits
- Trading Places
- Splash
- Bloodsport
- Dead Heat
- Iceman
- Amadeus
- Graystoke: The Legend of Tarzan
- Altered States
- Cat People
- Better Off Dead
- Stakeout

 

[Kyle138]

Spaced Invaders.

 

[damon5973]

Ha was just thing about---

MEGAFORCE

 

[Larry Young]

Man, I hate zombie movies, and I love NIGHT OF THE COMET. But I think that's the healing power of Catherine Mary Stewart.

 

[Raza Crew]

Gung-Ho and Mr. Mom

 

[DarkHelmet]

The Killing Fields and Parenthood.

 

[Larry Young]

PARENTHOOD's a show, now (again). Seems like that's a going concern.

 

[Kylash]

Masers of the Universe
Batteries Not Included

 

[Jedifyfe]

Never too young to Die

 

[Megamicrofish]

Condorman

 

[MooCriket]

Well, for me made for t.v. movies:
V the original mini-series.
V the final battle.

 

[niennumb1]

- RAD
- The Neverending Story
- Eddie and the Cruisers 1&2
- LaBamba
- Monster Squad
- Explorers
- Stand By Me
- The Burbs
- Innerspace
- Flight of the Navigator
- The Great Outdoors
- E.T. (at least no one I really know talks about it much)
- Willow

Those are some off the top of my head....

 

[firesprite]

Dragonslayer!

 

[Darius Alucard]

Some nice additions everyone!

How about some more...

- Battle Beyond the Stars
- Space Hunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
- Starman
- Solor Babies
- Major League
- Soul Man
- No Retreat, No Surrender
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
- Something Wicked This Way Comes
- Bad Boys
- Wild Cats
- North Shore
- Gleaming the Cube
- Cyborg
- Stir Crazy
- Project X
- Wargames
- Ladyhawke
- Family Business
- Caveman

 

[CB2001]

Dreamscape

 

[niennumb1]

Cloak and Dagger!

 

[Darius Alucard]

and more...

- Stand By Me
- Legend
- Transylvania 6-5000
- The Blob (remake)
- The Fly (remake)
- From Beyond
- Nighthawks
- Silver Bullet
- The Company of Wolves
- Wolfen
- Creepshow
- Revenge of the Nerds
- Once Bitten
- Super Fuzz

 

[ob1al]

I love some of these movies and rewatch them from time to time. Not all of them, there are some absolute stinkers listed, but there are some real classics too.

I think a lot of people of my generation do remember and enjoy a lot of the films mentioned so far. Whether they get discussed or not is entirely dependant on the company and circumstance.

 

[Commander Max]

Young Sherlock Holmes
Transformers




"Kids, 3d and driving just don't mix."

"Why would Mars want to attack the puny, insignificant forces of Earth?"
"Because we'd win!"

I loved Spaced Invaders

 

[Darius Alucard]

I didn't think about animated fims.
I can only remember a handfull that weren't Disney or out of Japan (which I didn't see much of until the early 90's anyway).


- Heavy Metal
- Fire and Ice
- The Last Unicorn
- The Secret of Nimh
- Here Come The Littles