r/80smovies

So I am kind of a sucker for fun, funky, and ridiculous 70s and 80s genre films. The kind where you can smell the graffiti paint in the air as it wafts through the grit and grime of urban America. You can bob your head to the cheapest sounding synth soundtracks. Where the hero is oftentimes a deadbeat who falls for the main girl who always has a random important job and had a gallon of hairspray to compliment her leather pants and tight tiger striped shirts. Usually there is a wise cracking non white sidekick tagging along and Gangs of every variety roam the streets while idealistic rookie good cops have to prove their worth to the chain smoking old bad cop.

Things like Big Trouble in Little China, Bloodsport, Assault on Precinct 13, The Warriors, Escape from LA, maybe even Ninja Turtles or Ricky Oh, maybe something wittier like Robocop.

It can be Sci fi or action, horror or ‘maybe even splattering marital arts or fantasy, but it will always have dad jokes and explosions

Whether they are cult favorites or mainstream releases, indie films on a budget or under the radar foreign films, maybe even fantasy or what films will capture this vibe.

It can be ridiculous, but I’m not looking so much for “so bad it’s good type movies” but just movies that reek of awesomeness and kick ass

I know it sounds crazy and one of a kind for a 2004 Gen Z Asian guy posting in an American 80s mobie group because I should watch K-dramas or anime like my peers, but here I am. I remember watching a few clips of Back to the Future at 14. I think I had a passing crush on Lea Thompson, but didn't think much of it. It wasn't until 21 that I finally watched the full movie properly, and she is way more attractive than I remembered because she had the perfect face that I am looking for. Trust me, if I had been born Gen X or a Boomer, I would have been completely crazy about her. Honestly, ever since watching her, I have zero attraction to modern Hollywood celebrities because they don't have actresses like her anymore.

When I saw “No Retreat, No Surrender” at the movie theater in 1986, not only did I love it, but I told my friends that the Russian guy was gonna be a huge star in the future haha. Any fans here of No Retreat, No Surrender?

fun 70s and 80s genre films

Night of the Comet 1984

In honor of his birthday, I wanted to see who all enjoyed André The Giant part in The Princess Bride

Tonight’s watch.

"I thought I'd lost you boy." - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Roadhouse premiered 37 years ago today

Airplane! (1980). One of the funniest movies ever made.

Clash of the Titans (1981)

What disturbing movie stuck with you

Phoebe Cates & Jennifer Jason Leigh - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Promo

Now rewatching - Highlander. 1986. "From the dawn of time we came; moving silently down through the centuries, living many secret lives, struggling to reach the time of the Gathering; when the few who remain will battle to the last. No one has ever known we were among you... until now."

A classic. A fantastic soundtrack.

I am Gen Z, from Hong Kong, and Lea Thompson in 1985 was not a joke

Marilu Henner in PERFECT, 1985

Monster Squad!

Exciting Dragon/Drunken Dragon (1985) This Yuen Clan adjacent obscurity has probably the most insane opening to any martial arts film ever - Name anything that comes close to weaponized mini paddle boat vs 2 dudes joined up to make a go kart with flying guillotine wheels

Your reminder to watch Highlander tonight.