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Around the World in 80s Movies

Join film writer Vince Leo as he journeys back through his favorite decade for films, the 1980s! Full of loads of trivia, history, behind-the-scenes info, and anecdotes. Guaranteed you will learn something new about all your favorite films of the 1980s!

Battle Creek Brawl (1980) | Robert Clouse

40 mins; October 07, 2025

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16 mins; September 21, 2025

Karate Kid Part III (1989) | John G. Avildsen

46 mins; June 19, 2025

Karate Kid Part II (1986) | John G. Avildsen

37 mins; April 08, 2025

The Karate Kid (1984) | John Avildsen

49 mins; March 09, 2025

Rocky IV (1985) | Sylvester Stallone

46 mins; February 01, 2025

Rocky III (1982) | Sylvester Stallone

43 mins; December 20, 2024

Rocky II (1979) | Sylvester Stallone

39 mins; July 13, 2024

Rocky (1976) | John Avildsen

72 hours 22 mins; May 27, 2024

Tango & Cash (1989) | Andrei Konchalovsky

37 mins; January 05, 2024

The Running Man (1987)

44 mins; December 12, 2023

Action Jackson (1988) | Craig R. Baxley

41 mins; October 20, 2023

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) | Tony Scott

34 mins; September 29, 2023

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | Martin Brest

42 mins; September 04, 2023

Die Hard (1988) | John McTiernan

47 mins; July 18, 2023

Frantic (1988) | Roman Polanski

39 mins; April 02, 2023

The Bedroom Window (1987) | Curtis Hanson

32 mins; February 17, 2023

Still of the Night (1982) | Robert Benton

33 mins; January 08, 2023

Body Double (1984) | Brian De Palma

42 mins; December 02, 2022

Blow Out (1981) | Brian De Palma

39 mins; September 13, 2022

Dressed to Kill (1980) | Brian De Palma

39 mins; August 08, 2022

Bates Motel (1987) | Richard Rothstein

21 mins; June 26, 2022

Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) | Mick Garris

31 mins; June 20, 2022

Psycho III (1986) | Anthony Perkins

37 mins; May 31, 2022

Psycho II (1983) | Richard Franklin

42 mins; May 18, 2022

Psycho (1960) | Alfred Hitchcock

46 mins; April 17, 2022

Motel Hell (1980) | Kevin Connor

30 mins; February 19, 2022

The Shining (1980) | Stanley Kubrick

52 mins; January 17, 2022

The Changeling (1980) | Peter Medak

34 mins; September 19, 2021

House II: The Second Story (1987)

31 mins; September 01, 2021

House (1986) | Steve Miner

30 mins; August 18, 2021

The Horror Show (aka House III) (1989) | James Isaac

30 mins; July 24, 2021

Shocker (1989) | Wes Craven

33 mins; July 11, 2021

Pulse (1988) | Paul Golding

29 mins; June 19, 2021

Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes (1989)

28 mins; June 08, 2021

Amityville 3-D (1983) | Richard Fleischer

31 mins; May 30, 2021

Amityville II: The Possession (1982) | Damiano Damiani

32 mins; May 24, 2021

The Amityville Horror (1979) | Stuart Rosenberg

27 mins; May 10, 2021

Poltergeist III (1988) | Gary Sherman

32 mins; April 26, 2021

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) | Brian Gibson

31 mins; April 13, 2021

Poltergeist (1982) | Tobe Hooper

35 mins; April 02, 2021

Beetlejuice (1988) | Tim Burton

38 mins; March 16, 2021

Ghostbusters II (1989) | Ivan Reitman

37 mins; February 25, 2021

Ghostbusters (1984) | Ivan Reitman

34 mins; February 11, 2021

Prince of Darkness (1987) | John Carpenter

0 secs; January 28, 2021

The Stuff (1985) | Larry Cohen

30 mins; January 17, 2021

The Blob (1988) | Chuck Russell

27 mins; January 08, 2021

The Thing (1982) | John Carpenter

34 mins; January 01, 2021

The Hidden (1987) | Jack Sholder

31 mins; December 25, 2020

Night of the Creeps (1986) | Fred Dekker

29 mins; December 18, 2020

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)

26 mins; December 11, 2020

Revenge of the Nerds (1984) | Jeff Kanew

29 mins; December 04, 2020

Real Genius (1985) | Martha Coolidge

30 mins; November 27, 2020

Weird Science (1985) | John Hughes

30 mins; November 20, 2020

Electric Dreams (1984) | Steve Barron

26 mins; November 13, 2020

Demon Seed (1977) | Donald Cammell

25 mins; November 06, 2020

Saturn 3 (1980) | Stanley Donen

31 mins; October 30, 2020

Outland (1981) | Peter Hyams

31 mins; October 22, 2020

Total Recall (1990) | Paul Verhoeven

35 mins; October 16, 2020

They Live (1988) | John Carpenter

30 mins; October 09, 2020

V: The Final Battle (1984) | Richard T. Heffron

29 mins; October 02, 2020

V – The Original Miniseries (1983) | Kenneth Johnson

29 mins; September 25, 2020

Alien Nation (1988) | Graham Baker

30 mins; September 18, 2020

Stranded (1987) | Tex Fuller

19 mins; September 11, 2020

The Brother from Another Planet (1984) | John Sayles

31 mins; September 04, 2020

Starman (1984) | John Carpenter

31 mins; August 28, 2020

E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982) | Steven Spielberg

32 mins; August 21, 2020

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) | Steven Spielberg

33 mins; August 14, 2020

The Abyss (1989) | James Cameron

34 mins; July 31, 2020

DeepStar Six (1989) | Sean S. Cunningham

26 mins; July 24, 2020

Leviathan (1989) | George P. Cosmatos

29 mins; July 17, 2020

Humanoids from the Deep / Monster (1980) | Barbara Peeters

31 mins; July 10, 2020

Piranha II: The Spawning (1981) | James Cameron

29 mins; July 03, 2020

Piranha (1978) | Joe Dante

29 mins; June 26, 2020

Jaws: The Revenge (1987) | Joseph Sargent

28 mins; June 19, 2020

Jaws 3-D (1983) | Joe Alves

29 mins; June 12, 2020

Jaws 2 (1978) | Jeannot Szwarc

30 mins; June 05, 2020

Jaws (1975) | Steven Spielberg

29 mins; May 29, 2020

King Kong Lives (1986) | John Guillermin

27 mins; May 22, 2020

King Kong (1976) | John Guillermin

32 mins; May 15, 2020

Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) | John Derek

30 mins; May 08, 2020

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Hugh Hudson

27 mins; May 01, 2020

The Beastmaster (1982) | Don Coscarelli

26 mins; April 24, 2020

Sheena (1984) | John Guillermin

25 mins; April 17, 2020

Red Sonja (1985) | Richard Fleischer

29 mins; April 10, 2020

Conan the Destroyer (1984) | Richard Fleischer

30 mins; April 03, 2020

Conan the Barbarian (1982) | John Milius

28 mins; March 27, 2020

Fire and Ice (1983) | Ralph Bakshi

17 mins; March 20, 2020

Return to Oz (1985) | Walter Murch

28 mins; March 12, 2020

Willow (1988) | Ron Howard

24 mins; March 06, 2020

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) | Ken & Jim Wheat

23 mins; February 28, 2020

The Ewok Adventure | Caravan of Courage (1984)

17 mins; February 21, 2020

The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) | Steve Binder (with David Acomba)

26 mins; February 14, 2020

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) | Nicholas Meyer

26 mins; February 07, 2020

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) | William Shatner

30 mins; January 31, 2020

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) | Leonard Nimoy

26 mins; January 24, 2020

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | Leonard Nimoy

26 mins; January 17, 2020

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) | Nicholas Meyer

29 mins; January 10, 2020

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) | Robert Wise

34 mins; January 03, 2020

Dragnet (1987) | Tom Mankiewicz

25 mins; December 27, 2019

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