Holy Moly, 80’s. We’ve Listed All the 80’s Cult Classics, So That You Don’t Have To!

Those of us that have spent our informative years at some point in the 80’s are enjoying all the nostalgia that’s being inserted into pop culture today. From the quips and one liners that pour from every pore of Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool, to Stranger Things which basically gives youngsters of the millennial persuasion a first-hand look into what it was like to be a teenager coming of age in the 80’s (with, ya know, mind powers and other dimensions). With shows like these on the rise, I’m consistently reminded of the good times from my childhood – life before memes, status updates and “there’s an app for that.”  

So, I did what any sane person with rational thought would do. I bought fourteen cases of Tab soda and stayed awake for three and a half weeks straight watching every movie released in the 1980’s, for you, my loyal fan (HI SCOTT!). While my eyeballs did end up slowly bleeding, I came upon two universal truths about the decadent decade that decapitated disco: 1) Hairstyles in the 80’s were ridiculously horrendous. I’m talkin’ head hair, chest hair or pants hair. Ugh. Pass. Hard Pass. Every set from the 80’s must’ve felt sticky and smelled like Aquanet. 2) The lack of technology, like we have today, was maddening. I remember watching ‘Clash of the Titans’ last week and the claymation monsters were laughable, but uber “realistic” in their time. As a society, we are all spoiled by technology. 

To show you how dedicated I was to my “three weeks of the 80’s” challenge, I’ve compiled a list of over 100 cult classics from the time when seat belts were optional, spankings involved belts, the streetlights determined curfew and John Hughes ruled the day!

While some of these films were big budget Blockbusters in their day, that doesn’t mean that they can’t be cult classics too! All of these are great movies, even the ones that you probably have never heard of or seen. I could go on and tell you my opinionated review of a movie that came out almost forty years ago, but I won’t. I insist you watch these entertaining films for yourself. In fact, if you haven’t seen these films you’re missing out. Everybody else will get the jokes that you’re not privy too, and we’ll all laugh at your ignorance. The only way to get ‘in’ on the jokes and fall back into our good graces is to watch all 100+ movies… Pitter-patter!