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1980s English-language films
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The list 1980s English-language films includes
The Goonies, Urban Cowboy, The Breakfast Club, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and The 'Burbs.
The list consists of 5,036 members.
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Top Gun
1986 American action drama film by Tony Scott
Overview: Top Gun is a 1986 American action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, with distribution by Paramount Pictures. The screenplay was written by Jim Cash and ...
Release date: 12 May 1986Genre: Action, Drama, RomanceDirector: Tony ScottProducer: Bill Badalato, Jerry BruckheimerWriter: Warren Skaaren, Jim CashAs students at the Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young flyer learns a few things from a civilian ...
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The Goonies
1985 American film by Richard Donner
Overview: The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg and starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin ...
Release date: 7 June 1985Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, MysteryDirector: Richard DonnerProducer: Harvey Bernhard, Richard DonnerWriter: Steven Spielberg, Chris ColumbusIn order to save their home from foreclosure, a group of misfits set out to find a pirate's ancient treasure. 1
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Lady of the Night
1986 Italian film
Overview: Lady of the Night (Italian: La signora della notte, also known as Angelina and Angelina: Lady of the Night) is a 1986 Italian erotic romantic drama film written and directed by Piero Schivazappa.Release date: 27 February 1986Genre: DramaDirector: Piero SchivazappaCast: Serena Grandi, Fabio Sartor, Francesca Topi, Alberto Di Stasio, Emanuela Taschini, Stanko MolnarProducer: Giovanni Bertolucci, Galliano JusoWriter: Galliano Juso, Piero SchivazappaAngelina is tired of long serious relationships. One day she is brutally raped and she changes dramatically. Suddenly she is getting involved in more and ... 0
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Urban Cowboy
1980 film by James Bridges
Overview: Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic Western film directed by James Bridges. The plot concerns the love-hate relationship between Buford "Bud" Davis (John Travolta) and Sissy (Debra Winger). The film's ...
Genre: Drama, Romance, WesternDirector: James BridgesCast: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Barry Corbin, Brooke AldersonProducer: Irving Azoff, C.O. EricksonWriter: Aaron Latham, James BridgesBud is a young man from the country who learns about life and love in a Houston bar. 1
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The Shining
1980 film by Stanley Kubrick
Overview: The Shining is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick and co-written with novelist Diane Johnson. It is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars ...
Release date: 23 May 1980Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Stanley KubrickProducer: Robert Fryer, Jan HarlanWriter: Stephen King, Stanley KubrickA family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific ... 1
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The Little Mermaid
1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation
Overview: The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in association with Silver Screen Partners IV and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is ...
Release date: 15 November 1989Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, RomanceDirector: Ron Clements, John MuskerCast: Rene Auberjonois, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Paddi Edwards, Buddy HackettProducer: Howard Ashman, Maureen DonleyWriter: John Musker, Ron ClementsA mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain in an attempt to become human and win a prince's love. 0
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The Great Outdoors
1988 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch
Overview: The Great Outdoors is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch, written and produced by John Hughes, and starring Dan Aykroyd and John Candy with supporting roles by Stephanie Faracy, Annette ...
Release date: 17 June 1988Genre: ComedyDirector: Howard DeutchProducer: John Hughes, Tom JacobsonWriter: John HughesA Chicago man and his family go camping with his obnoxious brother-in-law. 0
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The Fox and the Hound
1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions
Overview: The Fox and the Hound is a 1981 American animated buddy drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions and loosely based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix. It tells the story of the ...
Release date: 10 July 1981Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, DramaDirector: Ted Berman, Richard RichProducer: Ron Miller, Wolfgang ReithermanWriter: Daniel P. Mannix, Larry ClemmonsA little fox named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, vow to be best buddies forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces ... 0
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The Breakfast Club
1985 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film by John Hughes
Overview: The Breakfast Club is a 1985 American indie teen coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by John Hughes. It stars Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson ...
Release date: 7 February 1985Genre: Drama, ComedyDirector: John HughesCast: Jonathan Chapin, Emilio Estevez, Paul Gleason, Anthony Michael Hall, John Kapelos, Judd NelsonProducer: Gil Friesen, John HughesWriter: John HughesFive high school students meet in Saturday detention and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought. 1
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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1982 film by Colin Higgins
Overview: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is a 1982 American musical comedy film co-written, produced and directed by Colin Higgins (in his final film as director). An adaptation of the 1978 Broadway musical ...
Release date: 23 July 1982Genre: Comedy, Musical, RomanceDirector: Colin HigginsProducer: Robert L. Boyett, Peter Macgregor-ScottWriter: Larry L. King, Peter MastersonA town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse ... 0
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The 'Burbs
1989 film by Joe Dante
Overview: The 'Burbs is a 1989 American black comedy film directed by Joe Dante, and starring Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman, Wendy Schaal, Henry Gibson, and Gale Gordon. The ...
Release date: 17 February 1989Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror, Thriller, MysteryDirector: Joe DanteProducer: Larry Brezner, Michael FinnellWriter: Dana OlsenAn overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult. 1
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Steel Magnolias
1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross
Overview: Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy drama film directed by Herbert Ross and starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and Julia Roberts. The screenplay ...
Release date: 5 November 1989Genre: Drama, Romance, ComedyDirector: Herbert RossProducer: Ray Stark, Andrew StoneWriter: Robert HarlingA young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship ... 0
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Stand by Me
1986 American coming-of-age film directed by Rob Reiner
Overview: Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, with the title deriving from the song of the same name by Ben E. King, the ...
Release date: 8 August 1986Genre: Adventure, DramaDirector: Rob ReinerCast: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, Kiefer Sutherland, Casey SiemaszkoProducer: Bruce A. Evans, Raynold GideonWriter: Stephen King, Raynold GideonAfter the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy. 1
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Sixteen Candles
1984 film by John Hughes
Overview: Sixteen Candles is a 1984 American coming-of-age teen comedy film starring Molly Ringwald, Michael Schoeffling, and Anthony Michael Hall. Written and directed by John Hughes in his directorial debut, it ...
Release date: 4 May 1984Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: John HughesCast: Adam Rifkin, Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Michael Schoeffling, Haviland Morris, Gedde WatanabeProducer: John Hughes, Hilton A. GreenWriter: John HughesA young girl's "sweet sixteenth" birthday becomes anything but special as she suffers from every embarrassment possible. 0
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Scarface
1983 crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma
Overview: Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, and starring Al Pacino. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, in turn based on the novel of ...
Release date: 1 December 1983Genre: Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Brian De PalmaCast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Miriam ColonProducer: Martin Bregman, Peter SaphierWriter: Oliver Stone, Howard HawksIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed. 0
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Road House
1989 American action film by Rowdy Herrington
Overview: Road House is a 1989 American action film directed by Rowdy Herrington and produced by Joel Silver. The film stars Patrick Swayze, Ben Gazzara, Kelly Lynch and Sam Elliott. In the film, a bouncer at a ...
Release date: 19 May 1989Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Rowdy HerringtonProducer: Tim Moore, Steve PerryWriter: David Lee Henry, Hilary HenkinA bouncer hired to clean up the baddest honkytonk in a Missouri town. Armed with a black belt in karate and a Ph.D. in philosophy, Patrick Swayze sets ... 1
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Pretty in Pink
1986 film by Howard Deutch
Overview: Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American teen romantic comedy-drama film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s. The film stars Molly Ringwald and Harry Dean Stanton alongside Jon ...
Release date: 28 February 1986Genre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Howard DeutchProducer: Michael Chinich, John HughesWriter: John HughesA poor girl must choose between the affections of her doting childhood sweetheart and a rich but sensitive playboy. 0
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Poltergeist
1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper
Overview: Poltergeist is a 1982 American supernatural horror film directed by Tobe Hooper and written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais, and Mark Victor from a story by Spielberg. It stars JoBeth Williams, Craig ...
Release date: 4 June 1982Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Tobe HooperCast: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O'RourkeProducer: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank MarshallWriter: Steven Spielberg, Michael GraisA family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts. 1
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Little Darlings
1980 teen comedy-drama film by Ronald F. Maxwell
Overview: Little Darlings is a 1980 American teen comedy-drama film starring Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol and featuring Armand Assante and Matt Dillon. It was directed by Ronald F. Maxwell. The screenplay was ...
Release date: 21 March 1980Genre: Comedy, DramaDirector: Ron MaxwellProducer: Stephen J. Friedman, Kimi PeckWriter: Kimi Peck, Dalene YoungTwo fifteen year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be the first to lose their virginity while at a summer camp. 1
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La Bamba
1987 biographical film by Luis Valdez
Overview: La Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens ...
Release date: 1 May 1987Genre: Biography, Drama, MusicDirector: Luis ValdezCast: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck, Joe PantolianoProducer: Stuart Benjamin, Bill BordenWriter: Luis ValdezBiographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big ... 0
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