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Join film writer Vince Leo as he journeys back through his favorite decade for films, the 1980s! Full of loads of trivia, history, behind-the-scenes info, and anecdotes. Guaranteed you will learn something new about all your favorite films of the 1980s!
Karate Kid Part III (1989) | John G. Avildsen
The Karate Kid Part III (1989) · Jun 20, 2025
Karate Kid Part II (1986) | John G. Avildsen
The Karate Kid Part II (1986) · Apr 8, 2025
The Karate Kid (1984) | John Avildsen
The Karate Kid (1984) · Mar 9, 2025
Rocky IV (1985) | Sylvester Stallone
Rocky IV (1985) · Feb 1, 2025
Rocky III (1982) | Sylvester Stallone
Rocky III (1982) · Dec 21, 2024
Rocky II (1979) | Sylvester Stallone
Rocky II (1979) · Jul 13, 2024
Rocky (1976) | John Avildsen
Rocky (1976) · May 27, 2024
Tango & Cash (1989) | Andrei Konchalovsky
Tango & Cash (1989) · Jan 6, 2024
The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man (1987) · Dec 13, 2023
Action Jackson (1988) | Craig R. Baxley
Action Jackson (1988) · Oct 21, 2023
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) | Tony Scott
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) · Sep 30, 2023
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Martin Brest
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) · Sep 4, 2023
Die Hard (1988) | John McTiernan
Die Hard (1988) · Jul 18, 2023
Frantic (1988) | Roman Polanski
Frantic (1988) · Apr 2, 2023
The Bedroom Window (1987) | Curtis Hanson
The Bedroom Window (1987) · Feb 18, 2023
Still of the Night (1982) | Robert Benton
Still of the Night (1982) · Jan 9, 2023
Body Double (1984) | Brian De Palma
Body Double (1984) · Dec 3, 2022
Blow Out (1981) | Brian De Palma
Blow Out (1981) · Sep 13, 2022
Dressed to Kill (1980) | Brian De Palma
Dressed to Kill (1980) · Aug 9, 2022
Bates Motel (1987) | Richard Rothstein
Bates Motel (1987) · Jun 27, 2022
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) | Mick Garris
Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) · Jun 20, 2022
Psycho III (1986) | Anthony Perkins
Psycho III (1986) · May 31, 2022
Psycho II (1983) | Richard Franklin
Psycho II (1983) · May 18, 2022
Psycho (1960) | Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho (1960) · Apr 17, 2022
Motel Hell (1980) | Kevin Connor
Motel Hell (1980) · Feb 19, 2022
The Shining (1980) | Stanley Kubrick
The Shining (1980) · Jan 18, 2022
The Changeling (1980) | Peter Medak
The Changeling (1980) · Sep 19, 2021
House II: The Second Story (1987)
House II: The Second Story (1987) · Sep 2, 2021
The Horror Show (aka House III) (1989) | James Isaac
The Horror Show (1989) · Jul 24, 2021
Shocker (1989) | Wes Craven
Shocker (1989) · Jul 11, 2021
Pulse (1988) | Paul Golding
Pulse (1988) · Jun 20, 2021
Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)
Amityville: The Evil Escapes (1989) · Jun 9, 2021
Amityville 3-D (1983) | Richard Fleischer
Amityville 3-D (1983) · May 31, 2021
The Amityville Horror (1979) | Stuart Rosenberg
The Amityville Horror (1979) · May 10, 2021
Poltergeist III (1988) | Gary Sherman
Poltergeist III (1988) · Apr 27, 2021
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) | Brian Gibson
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) · Apr 14, 2021
Poltergeist (1982) | Tobe Hooper
Poltergeist (1982) · Apr 2, 2021
Beetlejuice (1988) | Tim Burton
Beetlejuice (1988) · Mar 17, 2021
Ghostbusters II (1989) | Ivan Reitman
Ghostbusters II (1989) · Feb 25, 2021
Ghostbusters (1984) | Ivan Reitman
Ghostbusters (1984) · Feb 12, 2021
Prince of Darkness (1987) | John Carpenter
Prince of Darkness (1987) · Jan 29, 2021
The Stuff (1985) | Larry Cohen
The Stuff (1985) · Jan 18, 2021
The Blob (1988) | Chuck Russell
The Blob (1988) · Jan 8, 2021
The Thing (1982) | John Carpenter
The Thing (1982) · Jan 1, 2021
The Hidden (1987) | Jack Sholder
The Hidden (1987) · Dec 25, 2020
Night of the Creeps (1986) | Fred Dekker
Night of the Creeps (1986) · Dec 18, 2020
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) · Dec 11, 2020
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) | Jeff Kanew
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) · Dec 4, 2020
Real Genius (1985) | Martha Coolidge
Real Genius (1985) · Nov 27, 2020
Weird Science (1985) | John Hughes
Weird Science (1985) · Nov 20, 2020
Electric Dreams (1984) | Steve Barron
Electric Dreams (1984) · Nov 13, 2020
Demon Seed (1977) | Donald Cammell
Demon Seed (1977) · Nov 6, 2020
Saturn 3 (1980) | Stanley Donen
Saturn 3 (1980) · Oct 30, 2020
Outland (1981) | Peter Hyams
Outland (1981) · Oct 22, 2020
Total Recall (1990) | Paul Verhoeven
Total Recall (1990) · Oct 16, 2020
They Live (1988) | John Carpenter
They Live (1988) · Oct 9, 2020
Alien Nation (1988) | Graham Baker
Alien Nation (1988) · Sep 18, 2020
Stranded (1987) | Tex Fuller
Stranded (1987) · Sep 11, 2020
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) | John Sayles
The Brother from Another Planet (1984) · Sep 4, 2020
Starman (1984) | John Carpenter
Starman (1984) · Aug 28, 2020
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | Steven Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) · Aug 14, 2020
The Abyss (1989) | James Cameron
The Abyss (1989) · Jul 31, 2020
DeepStar Six (1989) | Sean S. Cunningham
DeepStar Six (1989) · Jul 24, 2020
Leviathan (1989) | George P. Cosmatos
Leviathan (1989) · Jul 17, 2020
Humanoids from the Deep / Monster (1980) | Barbara Peeters
Humanoids from the Deep (1980) · Jul 10, 2020
Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) | James Cameron
Piranha II: The Spawning (1982) · Jul 3, 2020
Piranha (1978) | Joe Dante
Piranha (1978) · Jun 26, 2020
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) | Joseph Sargent
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) · Jun 19, 2020
Jaws 3-D (1983) | Joe Alves
Jaws 3-D (1983) · Jun 12, 2020
Jaws 2 (1978) | Jeannot Szwarc
Jaws 2 (1978) · Jun 5, 2020
Jaws (1975) | Steven Spielberg
Jaws (1975) · May 29, 2020
King Kong Lives (1986) | John Guillermin
King Kong Lives (1986) · May 22, 2020
King Kong (1976) | John Guillermin
King Kong (1976) · May 15, 2020
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) | John Derek
Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) · May 8, 2020
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Hugh Hudson
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) · May 1, 2020
The Beastmaster (1982) | Don Coscarelli
The Beastmaster (1982) · Apr 24, 2020
Sheena (1984) | John Guillermin
Sheena (1984) · Apr 17, 2020
Red Sonja (1985) | Richard Fleischer
Red Sonja (1985) · Apr 10, 2020
Conan the Destroyer (1984) | Richard Fleischer
Conan the Destroyer (1984) · Apr 3, 2020
Conan the Barbarian (1982) | John Milius
Conan the Barbarian (1982) · Mar 27, 2020
Fire and Ice (1983) | Ralph Bakshi
Fire and Ice (1983) · Mar 20, 2020
Return to Oz (1985) | Walter Murch
Return to Oz (1985) · Mar 13, 2020
Willow (1988) | Ron Howard
Willow (1988) · Mar 6, 2020
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) | Ken & Jim Wheat
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) · Feb 28, 2020
The Ewok Adventure | Caravan of Courage (1984)
The Ewok Adventure (1984) · Feb 21, 2020
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) | Steve Binder (with David Acomba)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) · Feb 14, 2020
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | Nicholas Meyer
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) · Feb 7, 2020
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) · Jan 24, 2020
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | Leonard Nimoy
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) · Jan 17, 2020
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | Nicholas Meyer
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) · Jan 10, 2020
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | Robert Wise
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) · Jan 3, 2020
Dragnet (1987) | Tom Mankiewicz
Dragnet (1987) · Dec 27, 2019
Get Smart, Again! (1989) | Gary Nelson
Get Smart, Again! (1989) · Dec 20, 2019
The Nude Bomb / The Return of Maxwell Smart (1980) | Clive Donner
The Nude Bomb (1980) · Dec 13, 2019
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988) | David Zucker
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) · Dec 6, 2019
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) | Blake Edwards
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) · Nov 29, 2019
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) | Blake Edwards
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) · Nov 22, 2019
Who’s Harry Crumb? | Paul Flaherty
Who's Harry Crumb? (1989) · Nov 15, 2019
Fletch Lives (1989) | Michael Ritchie
Fletch Lives (1989) · Nov 9, 2019
Fletch (1985) | Michael Ritchie
Fletch (1985) · Nov 2, 2019
Outrageous Fortune (1987) | Arthur Hiller
Outrageous Fortune (1987) · Oct 26, 2019
Real Men (1987) | Dennis Feldman
Real Men (1987) · Oct 18, 2019
Spies Like Us (1985) | John Landis
Spies Like Us (1985) · Oct 12, 2019
Rambo III (1988) | Peter MacDonald
Rambo III (1988) · Oct 5, 2019
First Blood (1982) | Ted Kotcheff
First Blood (1982) · Sep 22, 2019
The Delta Force (1986)
The Delta Force (1986) · Sep 14, 2019
Commando (1985) | Mark L. Lester
Commando (1985) · Sep 8, 2019
Predator (1987) | John McTiernan
Predator (1987) · Aug 30, 2019
Aliens (1986) | James Cameron
Aliens (1986) · Aug 24, 2019
Alien (1979) | Ridley Scott
Alien (1979) · Aug 18, 2019
Lifeforce (1985) | Tobe Hooper
Lifeforce (1985) · Aug 10, 2019
Fright Night Part 2 (1989) | Tommy Lee Wallace
Fright Night Part 2 (1988) · Aug 3, 2019
Fright Night (1985) | Tom Holland
Fright Night (1985) · Jul 28, 2019
The Lost Boys (1987) | Joel Schumacher
The Lost Boys (1987) · Jul 21, 2019
Near Dark (1987) | Kathryn Bigelow
Near Dark (1987) · Jul 14, 2019
The Hitcher (1986) | Robert Harmon
The Hitcher (1986) · Jul 7, 2019
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) | George Miller & George Ogilvie
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) · Jun 22, 2019
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) | George Miller
Mad Max 2 (1981) · Jun 16, 2019
Mad Max (1979) | George Miller
Mad Max (1979) · Jun 9, 2019
Escape from New York (1981) | John Carpenter
Escape from New York (1981) · Jun 2, 2019
Akira (1988) | Katsuhiro Otomo
Akira (1988) · May 26, 2019
Blade Runner (1982) | Ridley Scott
Blade Runner (1982) · May 18, 2019
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | James Cameron
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · May 4, 2019
The Terminator (1984) | James Cameron
The Terminator (1984) · Apr 27, 2019
Hands of Steel (1986) | Sergio Martino
Hands of Steel (1986) · Apr 19, 2019
Cyborg (1989) | Albert Pyun
Cyborg (1989) · Apr 11, 2019
RoboCop (1987) | Paul Verhoeven
RoboCop (1987) · Apr 5, 2019
Overboard (1987) | Garry Marshall
Overboard (1987) · Mar 29, 2019
American Dreamer (1984) | Rick Rosenthal
American Dreamer (1984) · Mar 22, 2019
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) | Susan Seidelman
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) · Mar 14, 2019
She-Devil (1989) | Susan Seidelman
She-Devil (1989) · Mar 7, 2019
The Jewel of the Nile (1985) | Lewis Teague
The Jewel of the Nile (1985) · Mar 1, 2019
Romancing the Stone (1984) | Robert Zemeckis
Romancing the Stone (1984) · Feb 23, 2019
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | Steven Spielberg
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · Feb 15, 2019
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Steven Spielberg
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) · Feb 8, 2019
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Steven Spielberg
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Feb 2, 2019
The Goonies (1985) | Richard Donner
The Goonies (1985) · Jan 26, 2019
Batteries Not Included (1987) | Matthew Robbins
*batteries not included (1987) · Jan 19, 2019
The Blues Brothers (1980) | John Landis
The Blues Brothers (1980) · Jan 12, 2019
Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) | Sam Firstenberg
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) · Jan 5, 2019
Breakin’ (1984) | Joel Silberg
Breakin' (1984) · Dec 29, 2018
Style Wars (1983) | Tony Silver
Style Wars (1984) · Dec 23, 2018
Beat Street (1984) | Stan Lathan
Beat Street (1984) · Dec 15, 2018
Wild Style (1983) | Charlie Ahearn
Wild Style (1982) · Dec 8, 2018
Krush Groove (1985) | Michael Schultz
Krush Groove (1985) · Dec 1, 2018
Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985) | Michael Schultz
The Last Dragon (1985) · Nov 25, 2018
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) | Alan Metter
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) · Nov 17, 2018
Hairspray (1988) | John Waters
Hairspray (1988) · Nov 12, 2018
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) | Robert Englund
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) · Nov 3, 2018
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989) · Oct 26, 2018
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Robert Englund
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) · Oct 20, 2018
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) | Chuck Russell
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) · Oct 11, 2018
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) | Jack Sholder
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | Wes Craven
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) · Sep 30, 2018
Dreamscape (1984) | Joseph Ruben
Dreamscape (1984) · Sep 21, 2018
Brainstorm (1983) | Douglas Trumbull
Brainstorm (1983) · Sep 15, 2018
Explorers (1985) | Joe Dante
Explorers (1985) · Sep 7, 2018
TRON (1982) | Steven Lisberger
Tron (1982) · Aug 31, 2018
Cloak & Dagger (1984) | Richard Franklin
Cloak & Dagger (1984) · Aug 24, 2018
WarGames (1983) | John Badham
WarGames (1983) · Aug 18, 2018
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) | Sidney J. Furie
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) · Aug 10, 2018
Supergirl (1984) | Jeannot Szwarc
Supergirl (1984) · Aug 4, 2018
Superman III (1983) | Richard Lester
Superman III (1983) · Jul 28, 2018
Superman II (1980) | Richard Lester & Richard Donner
Superman II (1980) · Jul 22, 2018
Superman (1978) | Richard Donner
Superman (1978) · Jul 14, 2018
Batman (1989) | Tim Burton
Batman (1989) · Jul 7, 2018
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) | Jim Wynorski
The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) · Jun 29, 2018
Swamp Thing (1982) | Wes Craven
Swamp Thing (1982) · Jun 23, 2018
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Frank Oz
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) · Jun 17, 2018
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) | Don Jurwich
G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) · Jun 9, 2018
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) | Mike Joens
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) · Jun 3, 2018
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) | Nelson Shin
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) · May 25, 2018
Masters of the Universe (1987) | Gary Goddard
Masters of the Universe (1987) · May 18, 2018
Excalibur (1981) | John Boorman
Excalibur (1981) · May 13, 2018
The Black Cauldron (1981) | Richard Rich & Ted Berman
The Black Cauldron (1985) · May 5, 2018
Dragonslayer (1981) | Matthew Robbins
Dragonslayer (1981) · Apr 27, 2018
Clash of the Titans (1981) | Desmond Davis
Clash of the Titans (1981) · Apr 20, 2018
The Little Mermaid (1989) | Ron Clements & John Musker
The Little Mermaid (1989) · Apr 14, 2018
Splash (1984) | Ron Howard
Splash (1984) · Apr 7, 2018
Mannequin (1987) | Michael Gottlieb
Mannequin (1987) · Mar 31, 2018
Xanadu (1980) | Robert Greenwald
Xanadu (1980) · Mar 24, 2018
Legend (1985) | Ridley Scott
Legend (1985) · Mar 17, 2018
The Last Unicorn (1982) | Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.
The Last Unicorn (1982) · Mar 11, 2018
The Dark Crystal (1982) | Jim Henson & Frank Oz
The Dark Crystal (1982) · Mar 4, 2018
Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future Part III (1990) · Feb 24, 2018
Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future Part II (1989) · Feb 16, 2018
Back to the Future (1985) | Robert Zemeckis
Back to the Future (1985) · Feb 9, 2018
My Science Project (1985) | Jonathan R. Betuel
My Science Project (1985) · Feb 2, 2018
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) | Francis Ford Coppola
Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) · Jan 27, 2018
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) | Stephen Herek
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) · Jan 20, 2018
The Land Before Time (1988) | Don Bluth
The Land Before Time (1988) · Jan 13, 2018
An American Tail (1986) | Don Bluth
An American Tail (1986) · Jan 6, 2018
The Secret of NIMH (1982) | Don Bluth
The Secret of NIMH (1982) · Dec 31, 2017
Scrooged (1988) | Richard Donner
Scrooged (1988) · Dec 25, 2017
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) | Jeremiah S. Chechik
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) · Dec 23, 2017
A Christmas Story (1983) | Bob Clark
A Christmas Story (1983) · Dec 19, 2017
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) | Joel Schumacher
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) · Dec 4, 2017
Innerspace (1987) | Joe Dante
Innerspace (1987) · Nov 27, 2017
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) | Joe Johnston
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) · Nov 20, 2017
Labyrinth (1986) | Jim Henson
Labyrinth (1986) · Nov 6, 2017
Ladyhawke (1985) | Richard Donner
Ladyhawke (1985) · Oct 30, 2017
The Princess Bride (1987) | Rob Reiner
The Princess Bride (1987) · Oct 23, 2017
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand
Return of the Jedi (1983) · Oct 8, 2017
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back | Irvin Kershner
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Oct 1, 2017
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) | George Lucas
Star Wars (1977) · Sep 25, 2017