The Last '80s Newsletter

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'80s Roulette: THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY

Mel Gibson and Sigourney Weaver give serious movie star heat in Peter Weir's international breakthrough hit.

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'80s Roulette: KING KONG LIVES

One of the most deliriously silly sequels of the '80s was inevitable.

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November 1981 wraps up with big swings from Forman and Bogdanovich

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November 1981 kicks off with Bo Derek and the Time Bandits

November 1981 only had 13 releases, and the first half features some straight-up trash and at least one classic.

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'80s Roulette: MOONWALKER

Michael Jackson made a crazy vanity project at the absolute height of his fame... but is it a movie?

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'80s Roulette: KICKBOXER

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'80s Roulette: THE MONSTER SQUAD

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'80s Roulette - MURPHY'S ROMANCE

Sally Field and James Garner star in this low-key charmer that earned him an Oscar nomination and established her as a producer.

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'80s Roulette: SAFARI 3000

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'80s Roulette: F/X

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'80s Roulette: EATING RAOUL

One of the silliest cult comedies of the '80s feels like the ultimate '70s hangover.

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'80s Roulette: MODERN GIRLS

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'80s Roulette: ZELLY AND ME

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'80s Roulette: FRATERNITY VACATION

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July 1985 hits 88 miles per hour and brings back Romero's zombies

Plus John Boorman heads into the heart of the Amazon

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'80s Roulette: BACK TO SCHOOL

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'80s Roulette: WANTED - DEAD OR ALIVE

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'80s Roulette: YOUNG GUNS

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'80s Roulette: SEPTEMBER

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'80s Roulette: ANGEL

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'80s Roulette: WARGAMES

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'80s Roulette: CASTAWAY

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'80s Roulette: UNDER FIRE

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'80s Roulette: WARM SUMMER RAIN

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'80s Roulette: BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY