Films About the 70s, 80s, 90s

[Twocky61]

Re: Films About the 70s, 80s, 90s

Ones I can think of:

Get Carter (1971)

Close Encounters Of The 3rd Kind (1977)

Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Airplane! (1980)

ET (1982)

War Games (1983)

The Goonies (1985)

Wargames has to by my favourite. Just think what would have happened if David had chosen to play the Russians? lol

[victorbrunswick]

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80s films - Pretty In Pink, The Outsiders (Francis Ford Copolla film), and Some Kind of Wonderful (which I used to have the soundtrack on cassette!) just bought this on CD. Love all the songs on it as usually on soundtracks or mixed compilations it is rare you like all the songs: Songs on it are:-

1. Do Anything - Pete Shelley
2. Brilliant Mind - Furniture
3. Cry Like This - Blue Room
4. I Go Crazy / Flesh For Lulu
5. She Loves Me - Stephen Duffy
6. The Hardest Walk - Jesus And Mary Chain
7. The Shyest Time - Apartments
8. Miss Amanda Jones - March Violets
9. Can't Help Falling In Love - Lick The Tins
10. Turn To The Sky - March Violets

Beverly Hills Cop -- "The Heat Is On" and "Axel F."

[victorbrunswick]

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Capricorn One (1978)

[Richard1978]

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Almost all the films with John Hughes working on them seemed to evoke the 1980s & early 1990s.

[darren]

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i have to agree here with you.

id include a lot of kids films such as the goonies pretty in pink and the back to the future films also the bond films.

The Bodygaurd was excellent a true 1980s film as was Pretty Woman for the 1990s (though it was only the first year of the 1990s). Other worthy mentions are Erin Brockovich and Clockwise. All these represented their respective era's very well I think.

80sChav

[80sChav]

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The Bodygaurd was excellent a true 1980s film as was Pretty Woman for the 1990s (though it was only the first year of the 1990s). Other worthy mentions are Erin Brockovich and Clockwise. All these represented their respective era's very well I think.

80sChav

[darren]

Re: Films About the 70s, 80s, 90s

flash gordon 1980

[xmark1234]

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the omega man one of my favs from 70s

[victorbrunswick]

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Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind the Green Door (1982)

[scotchmist]

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Christmas Day I was round at a friend's house and he put on a gay cult classic from 1978 called "Nighthawks" it's based around the life of a comprehensive school teacher and his ventures into the late 70's London gay Scene. I was amazed at how drab, dirty and run down London seemed to be during that era. I think we all forget how bad things were for most people in the 1970's. Then again I suppose we didn't know any better and what you've never had you don't miss. Was surprising seeing vistas of London Streets with no cyclists! No coffee-shop chains.

[onthebusesfan]

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Holiday On The Buses(1973)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Back to the future

Confessions from a window cleaner

[Moondog]

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Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Wayne's World (1992)

[victorbrunswick]

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Bachelor Party (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
My Chauffeur (1985)
Hillsborough (1996) -- Docudrama about the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy.

[Neverending]

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Nashville (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Sixteen Candles (1984)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Mighty Ducks (1992)
The Ice Storm (1997)

[darren]

Re: Films About the 70s, 80s, 90s

i agree there mate.

Another is suspiria from 1977.
a supernatural horror by dario argento.

Another film that takes me right back to the '70s is Dawn of the Dead (1978).