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The Goonies
(1985) A group of kids embark on a wild adventure after finding a pirate treasure map. Dir: Richard Donner With: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen Adventure | Comedy | Family 114 mins. |
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Back to the Future
(1985) A teenager is accidentally sent 30 years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his friend, Dr. Emmett Brown, and must make sure his high-school-age parents unite in order to save his own existence. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi 116 mins. |
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986) A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite of what the principal thinks of that. Dir: John Hughes With: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara Comedy | Drama 103 mins. |
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The Simpsons
(1989 TV Series) The satiric adventures of a working class family in the misfit city of Springfield. Dir: Rob Oliver With: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Julie Kavner Animation | Comedy | Family |
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The Princess Bride
(1987) A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather). Dir: Rob Reiner With: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance 98 mins. |
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The Breakfast Club
(1985) Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. Dir: John Hughes With: Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald Comedy | Drama 97 mins. |
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Clue
(1985) Six guests are invited to a strange house and must cooperate with the staff to solve a murder mystery. Dir: Jonathan Lynn With: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller 94 mins. |
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Full House
(1987 TV Series) A man raises his three daughters in a house he shares with two adult male friends. With: Bob Saget, John Stamos, Dave Coulier Comedy | Drama | Family |
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Evil Dead II
(1987) The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holds up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack. Dir: Sam Raimi With: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks Action | Comedy | Horror 84 mins. |
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Back to the Future Part II
(1989) After visiting 2015, Marty McFly must repeat his visit to 1955 to prevent disastrous changes to 1985... without interfering with his first trip. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi 108 mins. |
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Airplane!
(1980) An airplane crew takes ill. Surely the only person capable of landing the plane is an ex-pilot afraid to fly. But don't call him Shirley. Dir: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker With: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen Comedy | Romance 88 mins. |
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Beetlejuice
(1988) A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a "bio-exorcist" in order to remove the obnoxious new owners of their house. Dir: Tim Burton With: Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Michael Keaton Comedy | Fantasy 92 mins. |
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Ghostbusters
(1984) Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. Dir: Ivan Reitman With: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver Comedy | Family | Fantasy 105 mins. |
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Weird Science
(1985) Two nerdish boys attempt to create the perfect woman, but she turns out to be more than that. Dir: John Hughes With: Anthony Michael Hall, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Kelly LeBrock Comedy | Fantasy | Romance 94 mins. |
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Roseanne
(1988 TV Series) The story of a working class family struggling with life's essential problems: Marriage, Children, Money and Parents in Law. With: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf Comedy | Drama |
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Pretty in Pink
(1986) A poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy. Dir: Howard Deutch With: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton Comedy | Drama | Romance 96 mins. |
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Trading Places
(1983) A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Dir: John Landis With: Eddie Murphy, Dan Aykroyd, Ralph Bellamy Comedy 116 mins. |
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Cheers
(1982 TV Series) The regulars of the Boston bar Cheers share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name. With: Ted Danson, Rhea Perlman, John Ratzenberger Comedy | Drama |
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Withnail & I
(1987) London 1969 - two 'resting' (unemployed and unemployable) actors, Withnail and Marwood, fed up with damp... Dir: Bruce Robinson With: Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths Comedy | Drama 107 mins. |
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Big
(1988) When a boy wishes to be big at a magic wish machine, he wakes up the next morning and finds himself in an adult body literally overnight. Dir: Penny Marshall With: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance 104 mins. |
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Coming to America
(1988) An African prince goes to Queens, New York City to find a wife whom he can respect for her intelligence and will. Dir: John Landis With: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones Comedy | Drama | Romance 116 mins. |
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
(1982) A story of a group of California teenagers who enjoy malls, sex and rock n' roll. Dir: Amy Heckerling With: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judge Reinhold Comedy | Drama | Romance 90 mins. |
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Sixteen Candles
(1984) A young girl's "sweet sixteenth" birthday becomes anything but special as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. Dir: John Hughes With: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry Comedy | Romance 93 mins. |
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Married with Children
(1987 TV Series) Al Bundy is a misanthropic women's shoe salesman with a miserable life. He hates his job, his wife is lazy, his son is dysfunctional (especially with women), and his daughter is dim-witted and promiscuous. With: Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal Comedy |
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When Harry Met Sally...
(1989) Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship. Dir: Rob Reiner With: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher Comedy | Drama | Romance 96 mins. |
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The Golden Girls
(1985 TV Series) Four previously married women live together in Miami, sharing their various experiences together and enjoying themselves despite hard times. With: Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan Comedy | Drama |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
(1988) A toon hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. Dir: Robert Zemeckis With: Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy Animation | Comedy | Crime | Family | Fantasy 104 mins. |
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Big Trouble in Little China
(1986) An All-American trucker gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown. Dir: John Carpenter With: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy | Horror 99 mins. |
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The Blues Brothers
(1980) Jake Blues, just out from prison, puts together his old band to save the Catholic home where he and brother Elwood were raised. Dir: John Landis With: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway Action | Adventure | Comedy | Music | Musical 133 mins. |
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Uncle Buck
(1989) Bachelor and all round slob, Buck, babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister. Dir: John Hughes With: John Candy, Macaulay Culkin, Jean Louisa Kelly Comedy | Drama | Family 100 mins. |
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The Cosby Show
(1984 TV Series) The goings-on in the life of a successful African American family. With: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner Comedy | Family |
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Spaceballs
(1987) Planet Spaceball's President Skroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them. Dir: Mel Brooks With: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi 96 mins. |
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Gremlins
(1984) A boy inadvertantly breaks 3 important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Dir: Joe Dante With: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton Comedy | Horror 106 mins. |
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The Lost Boys
(1987) After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires. Dir: Joel Schumacher With: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest Comedy | Horror 97 mins. |
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Christmas Vacation
(1989) The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. Dir: Jeremiah S. Chechik With: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis Comedy 97 mins. |
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Caddyshack
(1980) An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. Dir: Harold Ramis With: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray Comedy | Sport 98 mins. |
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Police Academy
(1984) A group of good-hearted but incompetent misfits enter the police academy, but the instructors there are not going to put up with their pranks. Dir: Hugh Wilson With: Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Kim Cattrall Comedy | Crime 96 mins. |
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Say Anything...
(1989) A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college. Dir: Cameron Crowe With: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney Comedy | Drama | Romance 100 mins. |
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Annie
(1982) Broadway musical based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip. A young orphan girls adventures in finding a family that will take her. Dir: John Huston With: Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett Comedy | Drama | Family | Musical 126 mins. |
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Saved by the Bell
(1989 TV Series) Six individual students and their four years at Bayside High School. With: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Mario Lopez, Dustin Diamond Comedy | Family |
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ALF
(1986 TV Series) A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage. With: Mihaly 'Michu' Meszaros, Paul Fusco, Max Wright Comedy | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi 30 mins. |
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Overboard
(1987) A cruel but beautiful heiress screws over a hired carpenter, who later is the first one to find her when she gets amnesia. Looking for a little revenge he convinces her that she's his wife. Dir: Garry Marshall With: Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Edward Herrmann Comedy | Romance 106 mins. |
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Family Matters
(1989 TV Series) Long-running "Perfect Strangers" spin-off series centering on the Winslow family and their pesky next-door neighbor, ultra-nerd Steve Urkel. With: Reginald VelJohnson, Jaleel White, Kellie Shanygne Williams Comedy | Drama | Family |
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Vacation
(1983) The Griswold family's cross-country drive to the Walley World theme park proves to be much more arduous than they ever anticipated. Dir: Harold Ramis With: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca Adventure | Comedy | Romance 98 mins. |
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The Wonder Years
(1988 TV Series) Kevin Arnold recalls growing up during the 60's; the turbulent social times make the transition from child to adult unusually interesting. With: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Daniel Stern Drama | Family | Comedy |
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Stripes
(1981) Two friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun. Dir: Ivan Reitman With: Bill Murray, John Candy, Harold Ramis Comedy | War 106 mins. |
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Beverly Hills Cop
(1984) A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills. Dir: Martin Brest With: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller 105 mins. |
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
(1989) Two seemingly dumb teens struggle to prepare a historical presentation with the help of a time machine. Dir: Stephen Herek With: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi 90 mins. |
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This Is Spinal Tap
(1984) Spinal Tap, the world's loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marty DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. Dir: Rob Reiner With: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest Comedy | Music 82 mins. |
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Heathers
(1988) A girl who half-heartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics. Dir: Michael Lehmann With: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty Comedy | Drama 103 mins. |
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