OT: Name Your Favorite 80s Movie

By: VTFootballGrad on March 20, 2019, 10:51 AM | 80 comments

This was originally a Stranger Things 3 Trailer Thread... But I missed the other one by 10 minutes.

Bonus Points if you can find the awesome 80's trailer and embed it.

Not necessarily my favorite, but a good flick. The Dark Crystal

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Alum07's picture Alum07
🦃 LEG KING 🦃
| 7 years 3 months #

Drink

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

VTFootballGrad's picture VTFootballGrad | 7 years 3 months # ^

Hopefully I just fixed the problem :)

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Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

I mean you should still be drinking, good sir!

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

VTFootballGrad's picture VTFootballGrad | 7 years 3 months # ^

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757hokie83's picture 757hokie83
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| 7 years 3 months #

Too many good gifs, can't choose just one

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

Chris's picture Chris
TEEMING WITH INTEL
| 7 years 3 months #

Raiders of the Lost Ark for me.

So many great movies to choose from though.

VTFootballGrad's picture VTFootballGrad | 7 years 3 months # ^

The movies were great, but the 80's trailers were some of the best around as well!

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H_ighlander_okie's picture H_ighlander_okie | 7 years 3 months # ^

Didn't even have to watch the movies with those trailers. Two and a half minutes of cliff notes essentially lol

Amateur superstar and idiot extraordinaire.

HokieMacGruber26's picture HokieMacGruber26 | 7 years 3 months #

Return of the Jedi.

senjohnblutarsky's picture senjohnblutarsky | 7 years 3 months #

Not sure about a favorite.

History of the World, Part I is a classic.

vtphoenix's picture vtphoenix | 7 years 3 months #
757hokie83's picture 757hokie83
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

I'm damn 36 years old and still can't watch the seen where Artax dies.

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

wisec4g's picture wisec4g | 7 years 3 months # ^

Some scary ass shit in that, for a "children's movie." Poor Artax. But that Sphinx Gate... Yikes!

VT '10--US Citizen; (804) Virginian By Birth; (979) Texan By the Grace of God.

Rick Monday... You Made a Great Play...

I also root for: The Keydets, Army, TexAggies, NY Giants, NY Rangers, ATL Braves, and SA Brahmas

smittyvt32949's picture smittyvt32949
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| 7 years 3 months #

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

HokieMacGruber26's picture HokieMacGruber26 | 7 years 3 months # ^

Wrong decade. That was '79. SPECTACULAR film tho' (especially the soundtrack).

smittyvt32949's picture smittyvt32949
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

Yea, OK.

"I'm gonna take that bat, shove it up your ass, and turn you into a popsicle!"

Pain is Temporary, Chicks Dig Scars
Glory is Forever, Let's Go Hokies!!

rpotts12's picture rpotts12 | 7 years 3 months # ^

Warriors. Come out to play-e-a.

Lets Brooooo Hokies's picture Lets Brooooo Hokies | 7 years 3 months #

Back to the future, airplane and Raiders of the lost Ark are probably my three.

"And guess what, you've wandered into our school of tuna and we now have a taste of lion." -Allen Gamble, The Other Guys
@Doooougie07

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 3 months #

Lets show this prehistoric bitch how we do things downtown

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

stevetheking's picture stevetheking | 7 years 3 months #

If we can only name one, there is only one correct answer: The Empire Strikes Back.

Some honorable mentions would be Ghostbusters, The Terminator and Big Trouble in Little China.

I used to be with it, but then they changed what it was. Now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it seems weird and scary to me.

BootlegBrewer's picture BootlegBrewer | 7 years 3 months # ^

I still turn on Big Trouble in Little China when it is on. It's great from start to finish. The song playing during the credits is excellent.

theMattBoard's picture theMattBoard
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| 7 years 3 months #

There are so many, but in an effort to reduce duplicates, this one has fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles...

It doesn't sound too bad. Try and stay awake.

I do art stuff.

HokieHighlander's picture HokieHighlander | 7 years 3 months # ^

I got it...Willow: The Never Ending Story of the Masters of the Universe...

Chachi's picture Chachi
| 7 years 3 months # ^

All that in one movie? Why it's...it's...it's.......

INCONCEIVABLE!

VTCC '86 Delta Co., Peru Hokie, Former Naval Aviator, Former FBISA, Forever married to my VT87 girl. Go VT!

JASONinARLINGTON's picture JASONinARLINGTON | 7 years 3 months #

Weekend at Bernie's

Tyrod did it Mikey, Tyrod did it!!

HokieMan07's picture HokieMan07
BY GRABTHARS 🔨
| 7 years 3 months #

Favorites I don't think were listed already...

or

What a savings

"Everything has an end, except a sausage which has two." - German Proverb

eshiben5's picture eshiben5 | 7 years 3 months # ^

via GIPHY

Taylor, looking desperately throws it deep..HAS A MAN OPEN DANNY COALE WITH A CATCH ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FIVE!!!!....hes still open

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 3 months #

There's also this one....

Filmed in the 70s, but released in 1980

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

Jander75's picture Jander75 | 7 years 3 months #

Really would be hard to name a bad one. Best comedies, best action flicks, best music. Such a great decade!

I can imagine no more rewarding a career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction:
“I served in the United States Navy"

wisec4g's picture wisec4g | 7 years 3 months # ^

Plus, I was born in the 80s, so of course it's a great decade

VT '10--US Citizen; (804) Virginian By Birth; (979) Texan By the Grace of God.

Rick Monday... You Made a Great Play...

I also root for: The Keydets, Army, TexAggies, NY Giants, NY Rangers, ATL Braves, and SA Brahmas

AhChuckit's picture AhChuckit | 7 years 3 months #

Bull Durham.

Having a conversation with you is like a Martian talking to a Fungo.

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Little Bobby Tables's picture Little Bobby Tables
MEH. 😕
| 7 years 3 months #

"Yes I am going to have favorites. My favorites are high production and low maintenance players, coaches, and staff." - JMFF

It's a Stroman Jersey I Swear's picture It's a Stroman Jersey I Swear
PORKCHOP SANDWICHES!
| 7 years 3 months #

Here lies It's a Stroman Jersey I Swear, surpassed in life by no one because he intercepted it.

wisec4g's picture wisec4g | 7 years 3 months # ^

That's my alternate pick to this. Probably any man who has ever served in the US Army, has a sentimental attachment to Stripes. It also has one of the all-time great motivational speeches.

VT '10--US Citizen; (804) Virginian By Birth; (979) Texan By the Grace of God.

Rick Monday... You Made a Great Play...

I also root for: The Keydets, Army, TexAggies, NY Giants, NY Rangers, ATL Braves, and SA Brahmas

757hokie83's picture 757hokie83
CLASS WAR VETERAN
| 7 years 3 months # ^

really anything Bill Murray touched was gold.

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

VTFootballGrad's picture VTFootballGrad | 7 years 3 months #

Not an 80's movie but one of the coolest 80's trailers in recent years!

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1985Hokie's picture 1985Hokie | 7 years 3 months #

Yeah...

CADDYSHACK

'Its easy to grin, when your ship comes in, and you've got the stock market beat,
but the man worthwhile, is the man who can smile, when his shorts are too tight in the seat'

JASONinARLINGTON's picture JASONinARLINGTON | 7 years 3 months #

Tyrod did it Mikey, Tyrod did it!!

HokieStone's picture HokieStone | 7 years 3 months # ^

"We're dropping the hammer Harry."

@hokie_rd

Hokieflyguy's picture Hokieflyguy
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

No, you're not!

You will see this game, this upset and this sign next on ESPN Sportscenter. Virginia Tech 31 Miami 7

His decision was made after a phone call with longtime Virginia Tech assistant coach Bud Foster. All Foster told him was, "We win. They don't."

HokieWriter's picture HokieWriter
| 7 years 3 months # ^

On that note...

gobble gobble chumps's picture gobble gobble chumps
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| 7 years 3 months #

Not necessarily my favorite but Escape from New York deserves a mention

"Why gobble gobble chumps asks such good questions, I will never know." - TheFifthFuller

senjohnblutarsky's picture senjohnblutarsky | 7 years 3 months #

Fox and the hound and little mermaid were 80's. Hadn't been mentioned. They aren't my favorites, but they're definitely classics.

GUNTAR's picture GUNTAR | 7 years 3 months #


Charlie Sheen in all his glory

FOSTERS: Australian for defense

OC Hokie's picture OC Hokie | 7 years 3 months # ^

loved that one...Sherilyn Fenn si nice eye candy

Chris's picture Chris
TEEMING WITH INTEL
| 7 years 3 months # ^

Audrey from Twin Peaks?

OC Hokie's picture OC Hokie | 7 years 3 months # ^

yup

HokieStone's picture HokieStone | 7 years 3 months #

In honor of March Madness and our own #5 coming back let's go with some Short Circuit.

@hokie_rd

theMattBoard's picture theMattBoard
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

Imagine the headlines if it goes out and melts down a bus-load of nuns

I do art stuff.

dave's picture dave
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| 7 years 3 months #

HntnHokie's picture HntnHokie | 7 years 3 months #

First Blood...the beginning of the Rambo flicks

Alum07's picture Alum07
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| 7 years 3 months #

Such cheese, but memorable.

And then, of course

"When I was growing up, Virginia Tech was a school that was kicking ass and taking names, and it's time we get back to that" - James Franklin

senjohnblutarsky's picture senjohnblutarsky | 7 years 3 months #

Just realized Major League was 1989. That might push for one of my childhood favorites.

McHokie540's picture McHokie540
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| 7 years 3 months #

Flight of the navigator

uva - the taint of the ACC
Callused perineum is a symptom of being a uva fan

Hokieflyguy's picture Hokieflyguy
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| 7 years 3 months #

Sixteen Candles

You will see this game, this upset and this sign next on ESPN Sportscenter. Virginia Tech 31 Miami 7

His decision was made after a phone call with longtime Virginia Tech assistant coach Bud Foster. All Foster told him was, "We win. They don't."

paulpetera's picture paulpetera | 7 years 3 months #

Fletch.

Field of Dreams, Bull Durham, Fletch Lives complete Mount Rushmore.

Druckenmiller the shotgun snap, fakes short, fires it deep into the end zone it is....caught! It is caught for a touchdown by Jermaine Holmes with 47 seconds left!

Bragghokie's picture Bragghokie
| 7 years 3 months #

Sooo many good movies.

If you don't want to recruit clowns, don't run a clown show.

"I want to punch people from UVA right in the neck." - Colin Cowherd

JASONinARLINGTON's picture JASONinARLINGTON | 7 years 3 months #

Oh, the injuries I sustained after watching this movie with my buddy.

Tyrod did it Mikey, Tyrod did it!!

HokieWriter's picture HokieWriter
| 7 years 3 months # ^

Definitely an underrated favorite from my childhood.

dave's picture dave
WHERE’S DAVE?
| 7 years 3 months #

Kickboxer

Big Perm's picture Big Perm
| 7 years 3 months # ^

Can't have JCVD dancing without his role in Breakin'

757hokie83's picture 757hokie83
CLASS WAR VETERAN
| 7 years 3 months #

How has this list gone 59 posts and no mentions of Beetlejuice?

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

CapeHokie's picture CapeHokie
| 7 years 3 months #

Princess Bride

Big Perm's picture Big Perm
| 7 years 3 months #

Big fan of Top Secret!

757hokie83's picture 757hokie83
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| 7 years 3 months #

Another classic

Now finish up them taters; I'm gonna go fondle my sweaters.

Big Perm's picture Big Perm
| 7 years 3 months # ^

Good call! Love me some Clue

HTHokie93's picture HTHokie93 | 7 years 3 months #

Simply Way Too Many Classics to narrow it down: Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi, Goonies, Predator, Ghostbusters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Major League, Star Trek 2: Wrath of Khan, Aliens, History of the World Part 1, Blues Brothers, Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home, The Lost Boys, Revenge of the Nerds, Die Hard, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, etc...

HTHokie93

HTHokie93's picture HTHokie93 | 7 years 3 months # ^

The Great Outdoors, Summer Rental, Lethal Weapon, BloodSport, Kickboxer, Above the Law, For Your Eyes Only, Cannonball Run, Secret of NIMH, The Running Man, Red Heat, ...

**edit for spelling

HTHokie93

Chris's picture Chris
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

You named this many movies and no mention of Broadcast News?

Hokieflyguy's picture Hokieflyguy
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| 7 years 3 months # ^

Lethal Weapon

We're gunna get bloody on this one, Rog...

You will see this game, this upset and this sign next on ESPN Sportscenter. Virginia Tech 31 Miami 7

His decision was made after a phone call with longtime Virginia Tech assistant coach Bud Foster. All Foster told him was, "We win. They don't."

JASONinARLINGTON's picture JASONinARLINGTON | 7 years 3 months #

classic!

Tyrod did it Mikey, Tyrod did it!!

Palmetto Gal's picture Palmetto Gal | 7 years 3 months #

Yeah the 80s were an interesting time and my list is a little weird. So here goes:

The Lost Boys.
Das Boot.
Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
Bloodsport.
Airplane!

"Tajh Boyd over the middle . . . and it's caught for an interception! Michael Cole, lying flat on his back, ARE YOU KIDDING???"

McHokie540's picture McHokie540
🤮UVA💩
| 7 years 3 months #

Full Metal Jacket
Platoon
Good Morning Vietnam
DUNE
Labyrinth

uva - the taint of the ACC
Callused perineum is a symptom of being a uva fan

TheFifthFuller's picture TheFifthFuller
| 7 years 3 months #

How did none of you philistines mention Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure yet? And they're COMPETING THE TRILOGY

manonthemoon's picture manonthemoon | 7 years 3 months #

The 80's had some of my favorite films, most have been listed but a few that have not are:

Uncle Buck, Repo Man, They Live, Near Dark, Videodrome, Blue Velvet, Ordinary People, Talk Radio

The last 4 are alltimers IMHO, must see type flicks

BootlegBrewer's picture BootlegBrewer | 7 years 3 months #

Monster Squad