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Burt Reynolds in the 80s: Rough Cut - Burt Tries and Fails to Become the Next Cary Grant.
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Burt Reynolds in the 80s: Rough Cut (1980) - Burt Tries and Fails to Become the New Cary Grant
Tracking the biggest star of the 70s through his 1980s decline.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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Director Peter Yates had the wildest 1983. He made the all time flop Krull and followed it before the year was over with an Oscar nomination for Best Director for The Dresser.
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From Krull to Classic: How Peter Yates Saved His 1983 With The Dresser
In 1983, director Peter Yates suffered a high-profile flop with Krull—only to rebound months later with The Dresser, an Oscar-nominated drama starring Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay. Here’s how it ha...
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February 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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Forgotten Movie of the 80s: Great White The Jaws Ripoff So Blatant that Hollywood Erased It.
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Great White (aka The Last Shark) (1982): The Jaws Rip-Off So Blatant Hollywood Erased It
Great White so blatantly ripped off Jaws that a judge awarded the film to Universal Pictures.
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February 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Forgotten Movies of the 80s: I Wish I Could Forget American Taboo, a truly gross and morally reprehensible movie.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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Criterion Collection of the 80s #4 El Norte The Immigrant Epic that is More Relevant than Ever.
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Criterion Collection of the 80s #4: El Norte (1983): The Immigrant Epic America More Relevant Than Ever
Our exploration of 80s Movies included in the Criterion Collection continues with El Norte.
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January 30, 2026 at 12:16 PM
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Windwalker (1980) The Historic Western Told in Native American Languages.
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Windwalker (1980): The Forgotten Western Told in Cheyenne and Crow
Windwalker (1980) is one of the few American films spoken almost entirely in Native languages. Here’s how filmmakers handled Cheyenne and Crow dialogue, how Native communities responded, and why its l...
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January 29, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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When The Soundtrack Outlived the Movie: Reckless (1984) The Ghost of a Soundtrack that Never Happened.
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January 29, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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Omen III When the AntiChrist Went Corporate. As much I don't enjoy Omen III, the antichrist rising in power via the corporate ladder feels strangely relevant today.
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Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) — When the Antichrist Went Corporate
In Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981), Sam Neill suits up as the grown-up Antichrist in a strangely polite apocalypse. A darkly funny look back at the classy, confusing finale of The Omen trilogy.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:49 PM
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Searching for the First Direct to Video Movie: We Foun the Bizarre Movie.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:14 PM
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New on Our Movies of the 80s Substack: Oscars of the 80s - The 1983/84 Best Actress Race.
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January 27, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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New on our Movies of the 80s YouTube channel: Slayground starring Peter Coyote Released February 3rd, 1984
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Movies of the 80s Slayground
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January 26, 2026 at 1:13 PM
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New on the Movies of the 80s Substack: Covergirl (1984) Wealth-Porn, Sleaze, and the Empty Promise of 80s Aspiration.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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New on our Movies of the 80s Substack: The Coffee Boy Syndrome: Canadian Tax Shelter Movies of the 80s.
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January 25, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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New video on the Movies of the 80s YouTube channel: El Norte a film that has only grown more moving and relevant today.
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Movies of the 80s El Norte
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January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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New on our Movies of the 80s YouTube channel. Never Cry Wolf starring Charles Martin Smith, Zachary Ittimangnaq, and Brian Dennehy.
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Movies of the 80s Never Cry Wolf
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January 24, 2026 at 12:40 PM
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New on our Movies of the 80s Substack: Excavating Hot Dog The Movie. The Forgotten Ski Comedy Hit.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Learn about our ongoing features on our Movies of the 80s Substack. Please subscribe and share with your 80s loving friends.
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Welcome to Movies of the 80s
We're building a series of features for our Movies of the 80s Substack and you're invited to join us.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:15 AM
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I adore Baywatching, Allison Pregler is one of the best creators working. Another terrific video. Allison, loved it.
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Our lifeguard pals take a cruise to Alaska, where there's lots of product placement...and a surprise wedding??? A new Baywatching is now public, please share!
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The thumbnail for Baywatching: White Thunder at Glacier Bay. Neely smiles in a wedding dress. Behind her is a Princess Cruise ship!
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Our lifeguard pals take a cruise to Alaska, where there's lots of product placement...and a surprise wedding??? A new Baywatching is now public, please share!
youtu.be/_UpeVyogpZI
The thumbnail for Baywatching: White Thunder at Glacier Bay. Neely smiles in a wedding dress. Behind her is a Princess Cruise ship!
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Our series The Under-Appreciated of the 80s includes Disney's Never Cry Wolf.
Never Cry Wolf (1983): The Under-Appreciated Disney Movie That Didn’t Need Magic
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Never Cry Wolf (1983): The Under-Appreciated Disney Movie That Didn’t Need Magic
I didn't expect to enjoy Never Cry Wolf and that makes it a great entry in The Underappreciated.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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New Video on our Movies of the 80s YouTube channel: The Lonely Guy.
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Movies of the 80s The Lonely Guy
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January 23, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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Criterion Collection of the 80s: #3 And the Ship Sails On
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January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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New on our Movies of the 80s Substack: Fatal Games The Forgotten 80s Slasher that Deserved to be Forgotten.
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Fatal Games (1984): The Forgotten Slasher That Turned Transphobia into a Twist
Fatal Games is a forgotten slasher that deserves it's scorn and infamy.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Controversial opinion: American Gigolo is secretly a love story.
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The Under-Appreciated #2 American Gigolo
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January 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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New on our Movies of the 80s Substack: The Box Office Burial of The Buddy System (1984).
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January 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM