MOVIE REVIEWS - 1980 to 1989

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1980 to 1989 movie highlights

The 1980s was a watershed decade for movies with Hollywood studios seizing on the idea of the "Blockbuster" that had emerged with the release of Steven Spielberg's JAWS in 1975 and George Lucas's STAR WARS two year later in 1977. Spielberg and Lucas would go on to collaborate on the INDIANA JONES movies; Harrison Ford's titular character became the ultimate Eighties Action Hero. "Francise" became the buzz word as sequels to Box Office hits became the lifeblood of filmmaking revenue...

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1980 movie highlights

the
​fog
​

HORROR
RELEASED: 1/02/80
(Usa)
TIME:  89 MINS
RATED: m

friday
the 13th
​

horror
RELEASED: 1/02/80
(USA)
TIME: 95 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

the
​shining
​

horror
RELEASED: 13/06/80
(usa)
TIME: 146 MINS
​RATED: m

star wars
the empire strikes back
​
​science fiction
released: 20/06/80
(usa)
TIME: 124 MINS
RATED: pg

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1981 movie highlights

excalibur
​

fantasy
RELEASED: 10/04/81
(Usa)
TIME:  140 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

raiders of 
​the lost ark

action adventure
RELEASED: 12/06/81
(usa)
TIME: 115 MINS
​RATED: pg

escape from
​new york

science fiction
RELEASED: 10/07/81
(AUS)
TIME: 99 MINS
​RATED: m

mad max 2:
​the road warrior
​
​science fiction
released: 24/12/81
(AUS)
TIME: 94 MINS
RATED: mA 15+

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1982 movie highlights

conan
the barbarian
​
fantasy
RELEASED: 14/05/82
(Usa)
TIME:  129 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

star trek ii:
the wrath of khan

science fiction
RELEASED: 4/06/82
(usa)
TIME: 113 MINS
​RATED: m

blade
​runner

science fiction
RELEASED: 25/06/82
(usa)
TIME: 117 MINS
​RATED: m

the 
​thing
​
​sci-fi horror
released: 25/06/82
(usa)
TIME: 109 MINS
RATED: mA 15+

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1983 movie highlights

videodrome
​
​​
horror
RELEASED: 4/02/83
(Usa)
TIME:  87 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

the
​evil dead
​
horror
RELEASED: 15/04/83
(usa)
TIME: 85 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

star wars:
return of the jedi

science fiction
RELEASED: 25/05/83
(usa)
TIME: 131 MINS
​RATED: pg

the 
​right stuff
​
​action adventure
released: 31/10/83
(usa)
TIME: 193 MINS
RATED: m

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1984 movie highlights

indiana jones
​and 
the temple of doom
​
action adventure
RELEASED: 23/05/84
(Usa)
TIME:  118 MINS
RATED: m

star trek iii:
​the search for spock
​
science fiction
RELEASED: 1/06/84
(usa)
TIME: 105 MINS
​RATED: pg

the
terminator


science fiction
RELEASED: 26/10/84
(usa)
TIME: 107 MINS
​RATED: ma 15+

a nightmare
on elm street

​
​horror
released: 9/11/84
(usa)
TIME: 91 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

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1985 movie highlights

rambo:
first blood
part ii
​
action adventure
RELEASED: 22/05/85
(Usa)
TIME:  92 MINS
RATED: m

george a. romero's
day of
the dead
​
horror
RELEASED: 30/06/85
(usa)
TIME: 100 MINS
​RATED: r 18+

back to
the future


science fiction
RELEASED: 3/07/85
(usa)
TIME: 116 MINS
​RATED: pg

brazil


​
​fantasy
released: 18/12/85
(usa)
TIME: 142 MINS
RATED: pg

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1986 movie highlights

big trouble 
in 
​little china
​
action adventure
RELEASED: 1/07/86
(Usa)
TIME:  99 MINS
RATED: m

aliens


​
science fiction
RELEASED: 18/07/86
(usa)
TIME: 137 MINS
​RATED: m

the
fly


horror
RELEASED: 15/08/86
(usa)
TIME: 95 MINS
​RATED: r 18+

star trek IV:
the 
voyage home
​
​science fiction
released: 26/11/86
(usa)
TIME: 118 MINS
RATED: pg

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1987 movie highlights

angel heart
​
thriller
RELEASED: 6/03/87
(Usa)
TIME:  113 MINS
RATED: m

predator

science fiction
RELEASED: 12/06/87
(usa)
TIME: 106 MINS
​RATED: m

full metal jacket

drama
RELEASED: 26/06/87
(usa)
TIME: 116 MINS
​RATED: r 18+

robocop
​
​science fiction
released: 17/07/87
(usa)
TIME: 103 MINS
RATED: m

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1988 movie highlights

red heat
​
​
action thriller
RELEASED: 17/06/88
(Usa)
TIME:  100 MINS
RATED: m

who framed 
​roger rabbit

animated fantasy
RELEASED: 22/06/88
(usa)
TIME: 103 MINS
​RATED: pg

die hard

​
action thriller
RELEASED: 15/07/88
(usa)
TIME: 132 MINS
​RATED: m

midnight run

​
​action thriller
released: 20/07/88
(usa)
TIME: 126 MINS
RATED: ma 15+

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1989 movie highlights

indiana jones
and
the last crusade
​​
action adventure
RELEASED: 24/05/89
(Usa)
TIME:  126 MINS
RATED: pg

batman



action adventure
RELEASED: 23/06/89
(usa)
TIME: 126 MINS
​RATED: pg

lethal weapon 2
​

​
action thriller
RELEASED: 7/07/89
(usa)
TIME: 114 MINS
​RATED: m

the abyss


​
​science fiction
released: 9/08/89
(usa)
TIME: 145 MINS
RATED: m

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