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Children of the 80s

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  • Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

    Universal Pictures released Amazon Women on the Moon on September 18, 1987. John Landis and Joe Dante directed the film starring Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Arsenio Hall.

    ‘Amazon Women on the Moon’ 30-Second Summary

    Amazon Women on the Moon is a madcap send-up of late-night TV, low-budget sci-fi films and canned-laughter-filled sitcoms packed with off-the-wall sketches that will have you in stitches. Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment. Co-directed by Joe Dante, John Landis, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton and Robert K. Weiss; and written by Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland. The hilarious cast includes Steve Allen, Rosanna Arquette, Belinda Balaski, Paul Bartel, Ralph Bellamy, Ed Begley Jr., T.K. Carter, Sybil Danning, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher, Steve Forrest, Monique Gabrielle, Donald Gibb, David Alan Grier, Steve Guttenberg, Arsenio Hall, Phil Hartman, Howard Hesseman, Peter Horton, Lou Jacobi, B.B. King, Mike Mazurki, Russ Meyer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joe Pantoliano, Kelly Preston, Henry Silva, Rip Taylor and Henny Youngman. This truly outrageous look at the best of the worst that television has to offer is presented here in a special edition loaded with extras. (Courtesy Kino Lorber)

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    15 April 2024, 7:00 am
  • The Final Countdown (1980)

    United Artists released The Final Countdown on August 1, 1980. Don Taylor directed the film starring Kirk Douglas, Martin Sheen, and Katharine Ross.

    ‘The Final Countdown’ 30-Second Summary

    In the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, the U.S.S. Nimitz proudly sails as America’s most formidable nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. However, its fate takes an extraordinary turn when an unexpected electrical storm materializes, engulfing the ship and defying all rationality. Astonishingly, the Nimitz finds itself thrust back in time to December 6, 1941, a mere few hours before the devastating Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor.

    With the enemy fleet hurtling towards the vulnerable shores of Hawaii, the courageous Captain of the Nimitz, a seasoned Defense Department expert, a daring Air Wing Commander, and a desperate Senator within the Roosevelt administration now face an agonizing decision. They stand at a crossroads where the unthinkable becomes a stark reality. Shall they passively allow the Japanese to execute their murderous invasion, or will they seize the opportunity to launch a colossal counter-strike that holds the power to eternally reshape the course of history?

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    18 March 2024, 7:00 am
  • Johnny Be Good (1988)

    Orion Pictures released Johnny Be Good on March 25, 1988. Bud S. Smith directed the film starring Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., and Paul Gleason.

    ‘Johnny Be Good’ 30-Second Summary

    Johnny Walker is one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country. College recruiters and under the table sports agents are constantly pursuing him, begging the teenager to sign a letter of intent with their program. However, Johnny is unsure where he wants to go, or even to an extent, who he wants to be. With pressure from all sides, including from his friends, girlfriend, and family, Johnny has to figure where is the best place for him to play ball without selling out and giving in to the nefarious recruiting practices of college sports.

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    19 February 2024, 7:00 am
  • No Way Out (1987)

    Orion Pictures released No Way Out on August 14, 1987. Roger Donaldson directed the film starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, and Sean Young.

    ‘No Way Out’ 30-Second Summary

    After the brutal murder of a beautiful woman, the secretary of defense brings in a young naval commander to find the killer. While the secretary doesn’t know that the girl and the commander were lovers, the commander knows that the secretary killed her.

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    15 January 2024, 7:00 am
  • Batman Returns (1992)

    Warner Bros. Pictures released Batman Returns on June 19, 1992. Tim Burton directed the film starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

    ‘Batman Returns’ 30-Second Summary

    In Batman Returns, Batman is back, but this time he has double the amount of chaos. A power mad millionaire tries to take political control of Gotham City by any means necessary. When the mysterious Penguin rises from the depths of the sewers to join him, they maybe too much for the caped crusader. Things change when the dangerous, but alluring Catwoman joins the fray and appears to be on no one’s side. Will Batman be able to stop three villains at once?

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    18 December 2023, 7:00 am
  • Modern Problems (1981)

    20th Century Fox released Modern Problems on December 25, 1981. Ken Shapiro directed the film starring Chevy Chase, Patti D’Arbanville, and Dabney Coleman.

    ‘Modern Problems’ 30-Second Summary

    Max Fiedler is a down on his luck air traffic controller who appears to be going through a rut in his life. When his live-in girlfriend Darcy decides to leave him due to his jealous, controlling behavior, Max finds himself in a deeper spiral. However, Max’s life changes dramatically when he is accidentally dosed with nuclear waste which gives him unexplained telekinetic powers. Now gifted, Max uses the strange abilities to help in win Darcy back. But is Max use of his powers just another thinly veiled attempt to control Darcy’s life again?

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    20 November 2023, 7:00 am
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

    New Line Cinema released A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master on August 19, 1988. Renny Harlin directed the film starring Robert Englund, Rodney Eastman, and John Beckman.

    ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master’ 30-Second Summary

    Set a year after the events in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Kristen, Roland, and Joey have been released from the mental hospital and are leading relatively normal lives. Unfortunately, Kristen is still haunted by Freddy and fears that he will return from his purgatory. Eventually, Kristen’s worse fears come to fruition as Freddy returns from the dead again and seeks not only to kill Kristen, Roland, and Joey, but a new generation of Elm Street kids. Barely escaping the last time, how will the next generation of Dream Warriors stop the reborn Freddy?

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    31 October 2023, 7:00 am
  • Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

    New World Pictures released Hellbound: Hellraiser II on December 23, 1988. Tony Randel directed the film starring Doug Bradley, Ashley Laurence, and Clare Higgins.

    ‘Hellbound: Hellraiser II’ 30-Second Summary

    Having escaped the clutches of Pinhead and the demonic Cenobites, Kirsty Cotton awakens to finds herself detained at the Channard Institute, a hospital for the mentally ill. But her torments are far from over – the chief doctor at the institute is determined to unleash the powers of Hell to achieve his own twisted ends.

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    16 October 2023, 7:00 am
  • Lifeforce (1985)

    TriStar Pictures released Lifeforce on June 21, 1985. Tobe Hooper directed the film starring Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, and Peter Firth.

    ‘Lifeforce’ 30-Second Summary

    A mission to investigate Halley’s Comet discovers an even stranger phenomenon: an alien spacecraft! Following a deadly confrontation, the aliens arrive on Earth, where their seductive leader begins a terrifying campaign to drain the lifeforce of everyone she encounters. Her victims, in turn, continue the cycle, and soon the entire planet is in mortal danger. And when the mission’s sole survivor (Steve Railsback, The Stunt Man) sets out to stop her, he comes face to face with the most beautiful – and most horrifying – being he’s ever known. Will he be able to destroy the vampiress … or will he become yet another victim of her fatal charm? (Courtesy Shout Factory)

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    18 September 2023, 7:00 am
  • Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

    Buena Vista Pictures Distribution released Can’t Buy Me Love on August 14, 1987. Steve Rash directed the film starring Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, and Courtney Gains.

    ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’ 30-Second Summary

    When high school nerd, Ronald Miller, pays one of the most popular girls in school $1000 to help him become one of the coolest kids in school, he finds that the price of popularity is more than he bargained for.

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    21 August 2023, 7:00 am
  • About Last Night (1986)

    TriStar Pictures released About Last Night on July 4, 1986. Edward Zwick directed the film starring Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, and Jim Belushi.

    ‘About Last Night’ 30-Second Summary

    In 1980’s Chicago, habitually single bachelor Danny Martin and constantly looking for love Debbie Sullivan encounter each other at a softball game and a postgame get together at a bar. After a one-night stand, the two begin a relationship with each other. However, their mutual best friends Bernie Litko and Joan Gunther work to sabotage the couple as Dan and Debbie struggle with transitioning from a purely sexual relationship to a committed relationship.

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    17 July 2023, 7:00 am
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