80's Films You May Have Forgotten

Ok, so you can quote every line to The Breakfast Club and Weird Science, but here's some 80's film that totally capture the decade in all its glory featuring some pretty big names that you might have forgotten about...

Modern Girls (1986)
"A pair of women decide to prank their roommate's nerdy blind date after she stands him up, but end up developing a friendship with him after their practical joke sends them on an all-night odyssey through the 1980s club scene."

Starring:  Daphne Zuniga, Virginia Madsen, Cynthia Gibb

Soundtrack: Depeche Mode, Chris Isaak, Club Nouveau, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Toni Basil, The Belle Stars, The Call, Icehouse, and more

Fire With Fire (1986)
"A young woman from a Catholic school and a young man from a nearby prison camp fall in love and must run away together to escape the law, the church and their parents."

Starring: Virginia Madsen, Craig Sheffer (Hardy Jenns from Some Kind Of Wonderful), Jean Smart

Soundtrack: Prince, Huey Lewis & The News, Bryan Ferry, John Waite,
Tuff Turf  (1985)
"The new kid in school must battle a gang of street toughs after stealing the gang leader's girl."

Starring: James Spader, Rober Downey Jr., Jim Carroll (as himself)

Soundtrack: The Jim Carroll Band, Lene Lovich, Marianne Faithfull, and more

Vibes (1988)
"Psychics hired to find lost temple."

Starring: Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Steve Buscemi

The Hunger (1983)
I'm always surprised how many people haven't seen this film...
"A love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire, her cellist companion, and a gerontologist."

Starring: David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Catherine Deneuve

Soundtrack: Bauhaus, Iggy Pop



2 comments:

  1. “All of Me” with Steve Martin and Lily Tomlinson was a favorite of my sister’s and mine.

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    1. So good! I wonder why I never see it on cable?

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