The Last '80s Newsletter

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April 1981 features one of the year's best, one of the worst, and the first of two great werewolf movies

We've got Susan Sarandon, Kim Basinger and Jan-Michael Vincent, and Jerry Lewis

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A double dose of Elliott Gould, steamy Nicholson, criminal Caan and an Albert Brooks classic all land in March 1981

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Newman plays cop, Bakshi gets ambitious, and Jamie Lee Curtis heads down under in February 1981

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Cronenberg's blowing up heads and Lily Tomlin's getting small in January 1981

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Flash Gordon saves the universe as part of as splashy December 1980

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November 1980 features a grindhouse classic and Michael Cimino kills the '70s dead

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David Lynch and Mel Brooks team up for the best film in a very busy October 1980

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September 1980 features Altman, Sayles, Demme, Woody, and Bette Midler

Some auteurs are defining their style this month

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Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, a revised CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, Olivia Newton-John on rollerskates and Steve McQueen in a packed August 1980

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July 1980 features three comedy classics that couldn't be more different

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June 1980 features Travolta, Eastwood, Reynolds, a rowdy Love Bug, and two guys on a mission from God

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May 1980 gives us Kubrick horror and the best STAR WARS film of all time

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April 1980 starts with Robbie Benson and a monkey and ends with Bill Murray gone gonzo

Plus a long-delayed Brooke Shields film finally sneaks onto screens

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March 1980 brings weirdo comedies, Steve McQueen's swan song, and Max gets mad

Plus way more Jan-Michael Vincent than you would expect for a single month

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Richard Gere and Jodie Foster are on the prowl in February 1980

Plus we've got the debut of Michael J. Fox and a very young Judy Davis

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January 1980 is a slow start to the decade

Robert Altman and Ali McGraw are both part of a very slim line-up

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'80s All Over - April 1985

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'80s All Over - March 1985

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'80s All Over - Matt Gourley

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'80s All Over - February 1985

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'80s All Over - Peter Hyams

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'80s All Over - January 1985

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'80s All Over - Kevin Murphy

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