Cult Classics - Totally the 80's

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The Breakfast Club and the Lines We Still Know by Heart

Some movies leave you with a favorite scene. The Breakfast Club leaves you reciting a whole Saturday, even if you never spent one in detention. Released in 1985, The Breakfast…

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Pop Culture Cult Classics Movies

Back to the Future and the 1985 Time Travel Craze

Universal Pictures' 1985 theatrical release gave moviegoers a stainless-steel sports car, a wild-haired inventor, and one unforgettable warning: don't mess with your parents' first date. 1985 time travel movies weren't…

Mr. Miyagi waxes a vintage car as Daniel watches in his karate gi.

Pop Culture Action Flicks Cult Classics Drama Movies

The Karate Kid at 40 and the Enduring Magic of “Wax On”

Some movie lines are fun for a summer. Others move into your brain, rent-free, and stay there for decades. The Karate Kid gave us one of the all-timers. It’s a…

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Pop Culture Cult Classics Drama Movies Music Teen Comedies

How The Breakfast Club Defined High School Movies in 1985

Five kids walk into Saturday detention carrying labels they didn't choose. By the final bell, those labels look flimsy, painful, and a little ridiculous. As a 1985 film, The Breakfast…

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Pop Culture Cult Classics Drama Movies Music

Dirty Dancing and The Summer Movie Romance Nobody Forgot

Some movies flicker on. Dirty Dancing kicks down the door with a snare drum, a hip swivel, and a summer night that feels like it could last forever. Thirty-nine summers…

Labyrinth David Bowie movie poster with Sarah in a glass ball

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Labyrinth and David Bowie cast The Goblin King’s Spell

Say "Labyrinth David Bowie" to an 80s movie fan and watch what happens. Somebody will do the "Magic Dance" shoulder shuffle. Somebody else will whisper, "You have no power over…

Fraggle Rock: The Puppet World We Could Visit Daily

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Fraggle Rock was The Puppet World We Could Visit Daily

You didn't merely watch Fraggle Rock. You dropped in. One minute you were on the living-room carpet, probably with a bowl of cereal nearby, and the next you were headed…

Pop Culture Cult Classics Movies

The Goonies Treasure Hunt We All Wanted to Join

Every kid who watched The Goonies had the same thought by the time Mikey Walsh unrolled that battered pirate map: "Okay, where do I sign up?" Brought to life by…

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Why E.T. Cereal Was the Movie Tie-In Kids Had to Try

Some 80s products didn't ask for your attention, they grabbed your sleeve in the grocery aisle. E.T. cereal was one of those. If you were a kid then, you already…