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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.
THE '80S
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
From loving tributes to the genuinely bizarre, here are some of our favorite Halloween commercials from decades past.
In the 1980s, media hysteria saw demonic undertones in everything from ‘Mister Ed’ to Pampers diapers.
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
The F-19 became the bestselling model plane of all time. Some feared it leaked some highly classified military secrets.
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.
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 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.
Unlike the CGI-heavy movies of today, Mr. Stay Puft is all practical effects.
How Living Colour fought their way to the top of the charts—and is still going strong.
In 1984, a succession of breakdancing-themed movies did battle at the box office.
Loved collecting Transformers as a kid? From Optimus Prime to a Megatron figure that changed into a gun, discover which of these G1 toys from the 1980s is the most valuable today.
From blockbuster comedies to queer rom-coms, the best Gen X movies reflected the society of their time.