The '80s

It treads a fine line between stupid and clever, but we love it anyway.

Ahead of ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,’ which comes out this fall, discover more fun facts about Rob Reiner’s original film, which turned a fictional heavy metal band into bona fide musical superstars.

Mommie Dearest (8/9) Movie CLIP - Rodeo Queen (1981) HD

Frank Perry’s cult classic “Mommie Dearest” did for wire hangers what “Jaws” did for sharks, but there's probably a lot more to this ‘80s flick than you ever knew.

The Last Starfighter | Official Trailer | 4K

It might not have garnered the box office success of movies like ‘E.T.’ and ‘Back to the Future,’ but more than 40 years after its release, ‘The Last Starfighter’ has acquired a cult following.

Lukas Haas, Kelly McGillis, Brent Jennings, and Harrison Ford in ‘Witness.’

Roger Ebert loved Peter Weir’s film, calling it “an electrifying and poignant love story” and “a thriller ... Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud to make.” ‘Witness’ turns 40 this year; here’s what you should know.

An OG VHS of this flick still commands top dollar.

Some of your favorite old Disney movies from the ’90s are worth a lot these days, especially if there’s a black diamond logo on the spine of the VHS clamshell case.

GAMEBABY: Phone armor with retro gaming superpowers

Instead of breaking your old Game Boy out of storage, snap the GAMEBABY case onto your iPhone.

‘Return to the Titanic: Live!’ cracked open a safe from the ship on live TV—and though the special was a ratings success, it faced plenty of criticism. ‘The Washington Post’ even declared that it “added little to the ‘Titanic’ story.”

Streets of Fire: Collector’s Edition: Nowhere Fast (HD)

Director Walter Hill's surreal rock 'n' roll fable from 1984 is packed with bikers, big flashy musical numbers, and epic sledgehammer fights, which is why it remains a treat for cult cinema fans even 40 years later.

Over the course of his illustrious career, George Michael gave the world many gifts. One that keeps on giving is “Last Christmas,” the 1984 holiday classic by Wham!, Michael's pop duo with Andrew Ridgeley.

Steve Martin and John Candy in ’Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ (1987).

John Hughes’s own hellish trip from New York City to Chicago inspired ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles,’ the 1987 Thanksgiving classic starring Steve Martin and John Candy.

The vampire comedy was actor Jim Carrey’s first starring film role.

Don’t worry, these commercials are more silly than scary.

From loving tributes to the genuinely bizarre, here are some of our favorite Halloween commercials from decades past.

People found the devil in some very unlikely places.

In the 1980s, media hysteria saw demonic undertones in everything from ‘Mister Ed’ to Pampers diapers.

(Although technically speaking, he's really more of a poltergeist.)

Everyone’s favorite “bio-exorcist” is coming back to theaters on September 6, but while you wait for ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ you can brush up on these facts about the original.

Not all the classic frozen treats you remember from the ’80s and ’90s are still available today

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The F-19 became the bestselling model plane of all time. Some feared it leaked some highly classified military secrets.

‘Double Love,’ the first book in the Sweet Valley High series.

Long before Harry Potter turned young adult literature into a publishing phenomenon, there was ‘Sweet Valley High.’

An anonymous note left on Richard Simmons’s car window changed the soon-to-be-superstar’s life forever.

MC Skat Kat and Paula Abdul on tour in 2017.

The animated rapping cat helped propel “Opposite’s Attract” to No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1990—and he still occasionally pops up in some surprising places.

Pay phones were everywhere in the 1980s. And they were often full of money.

Pay phones were thought to have an unpickable lock. Then James Clark came along.

Michael Sembello’s synth-driven hit song from ‘Flashdance’ is rumored to have been inspired by William Lustig's 1980 slasher classic, ‘Maniac.’ But as it turns out, the true story is even weirder.