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1980s movie suggestions!
🕑 Added 2025-06-17 18:00:07 +0000 UTCEvery week, there will be a post asking for movie suggestions from a different decade!
Only 1 movie suggestion per person, if you suggest two, both will be disqualified. Similarly to previous posts, please ❤ every comment that contains a movie that you want to vote for. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENT TO ONLY MENTION 1 MOVIE. Also, movies that are suggested a second time will only count as 1 vote (so if two people suggest the same movie and both comments get 8 votes, it will only count as 9 votes (the comment with the most votes + 1 for the extra suggestion)).
For these posts, the top 4 movies will be put on a poll on YouTube (YT only allows a maximum of 4 options). I will determine the top 4 comments the following Tuesday when the next post is up.
I ask that you please limit the runtime of the movies to 3h (I've seen that there are some movies that are longer, and I am not up for that monumental task quite yet).
For this post, please suggest movies that were released between 1980-1989 inclusively. Any genre goes!
Next Tuesday, there will be a post for 1990s, the Tuesday after that for 2000s, etc. The poll for the decade will be up on YouTube the following Tuesday evening or Wednesday at the latest.
I feel like there's a better way to do this kind of suggestion/voting, but I'm not too sure what that is. I'm open for suggestions!
Comments
Forodrim
das boot (1981)
Joel P
The Elephant Man (1980)
Verowak
A great song! 🤣
JAKH
"The Final Countdown" (1980) Kirk Douglas & Martin Sheen
RegalEagle
‘The Competition’ 1980 Romance/Musical
Razor Bikini
After Hours (1985) dir. Martin Scorsese
Jesse Hamm
Stakeout (1987), Richard Dreyfuss & Emilio Estevez
DHC Len
Amadeus (1984)
Horoldo
The Running Man (1987), Arnold Schwarzenegger
Teemu Laitinen
A wonderful choice sir. The uncut version is the best way to experience Das Boot. But that is over four hours, so that's not going to happen. It'd have to be the Director's Cut which is three and a half hours. Theatrical cut is too barebones for my liking. Das Boot and Downfall are must see films.
Carol Rocha
Empire of the Sun 1987 American epic coming-of-age war film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Tom Stoppard, based on J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical 1984 novel of the same name.
LK
The 80s makes me think of Withnail and I (British, 1987), but it takes place in the late 60s.
Raiford Hodges
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Analytical Guy
Body Double (1984, Brian De Palma)
Joe M
You’re really putting me in a tough spot here Vero. I’m an 80’s kid. I have a ton of favorite movies from this decade. Picking only one is not going to be easy. But if I have to, here’s my pick. Or at least one of them……Beverly Hills Cop (1984).
scott melton
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) - Richard E Grant at his most Richard E Grant-ness!
James Hadden
Innerspace (1987)
AuntVes
RAISING ARIZONA (1987). 🚼🚼🚼🚼🚼
fire12wife
Overboard (1987)
Jim Howe
'The Thing' (1982)
Mannygogou
Altered States (1980) - science fiction by Ken Russell, with William Hurt, Blair Brown
Verowak
Here you go! https://www.patreon.com/posts/abyss-special-106947323 Special Edition and all :D
Tim Heron
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Chris Gronau
Labyrinth (1986)
Cheekyhalfling
Wow, 80s... so many greats and so much variety. I would probably have to say the goonies....
thebeefmaster
Ruthless People (1986)
Carl Evans
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Paul Hess
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Greg S.
Major League (1989)
John Danziger
Yay, the 1980's! I can once again nominate Das Boot (1982)!
Cat Indigo
Big Trouble in Little China
ELOI
Angel Heart (1987)
Preaching to the Horse's Mouth
Beetlejuice, 1988
MrDannySteele
Clash of the Titans(1981)
Shawn Goforth
Pretty in Pink (1986)
silverarrow06
"A Fish Called Wanda" (1988)
Jimmie V
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Jonathan Hintz
The 'Burbs (1989)
Carlo Glingani
Police Academy (1984)
Brian Littlejohn
Strange Brew (1983) Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas
Ian Cano
Victory (1981) also known as Escape to Victory.
Miles E Coburn
"Ladyhawke" (1985) - Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Leo McKern, John Wood in a tale of star-crossed lovers.
John Zelinka
One of my favorite (between top 5 and top 10) movies of all times but at 3 hrs 11 min it breaks Vero's rule of less than 3 hrs only. A must see at some point though!
Alan Black
Raising Arizona (1987) Coen brothers comedy. Nic Cage and Holly Hunter. Hilarious.
Mister Lou
La Bamba (1987)
Bubba Fett
The last star fighter (1984)
Teemu Laitinen
Gandhi (1982)
Bruce Wesley
Robocop (1987)
