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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!

Get Smart, Again! (1989) | Gary Nelson

18 mins; December 20, 2019

The Nude Bomb / The Return of Maxwell Smart (1980) | Clive Donner

25 mins; December 13, 2019

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad (1988) | David Zucker

22 mins; December 06, 2019

Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) | Blake Edwards

23 mins; November 29, 2019

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) | Blake Edwards

24 mins; November 22, 2019

Who’s Harry Crumb? | Paul Flaherty

13 mins; November 15, 2019

Fletch Lives (1989) | Michael Ritchie

26 mins; November 08, 2019

Fletch (1985) | Michael Ritchie

21 mins; November 02, 2019

Outrageous Fortune (1987) | Arthur Hiller

16 mins; October 26, 2019

Real Men (1987) | Dennis Feldman

10 mins; October 18, 2019

Spies Like Us (1985) | John Landis

17 mins; October 12, 2019

Rambo III (1988) | Peter MacDonald

17 mins; October 05, 2019

Rambo: First Blood Part 2 (1985) | George P. Cosmatos

23 mins; September 28, 2019

First Blood (1982) | Ted Kotcheff

26 mins; September 22, 2019

The Delta Force (1986)

22 mins; September 14, 2019

Commando (1985) | Mark L. Lester

26 mins; September 08, 2019

Predator (1987) | John McTiernan

24 mins; August 30, 2019

Aliens (1986) | James Cameron

27 mins; August 24, 2019

Alien (1979) | Ridley Scott

26 mins; August 18, 2019

Lifeforce (1985) | Tobe Hooper

20 mins; August 10, 2019

Fright Night Part 2 (1989) | Tommy Lee Wallace

16 mins; August 03, 2019

Fright Night (1985) | Tom Holland

12 mins; July 28, 2019

The Lost Boys (1987) | Joel Schumacher

16 mins; July 20, 2019

Near Dark (1987) | Kathryn Bigelow

17 mins; July 14, 2019

The Hitcher (1986) | Robert Harmon

21 mins; July 07, 2019

Road Games (1981) | Richard Franklin

17 mins; June 30, 2019

Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) | George Miller & George Ogilvie

11 mins; June 22, 2019

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) | George Miller

14 mins; June 16, 2019

Mad Max (1979) | George Miller

10 mins; June 08, 2019

Escape from New York (1981) | John Carpenter

14 mins; June 02, 2019

Akira (1988) | Katsuhiro Otomo

18 mins; May 26, 2019

Blade Runner (1982) | Ridley Scott

27 mins; May 17, 2019

Trancers (1984/1985) | Charles Band

12 mins; May 09, 2019

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) | James Cameron

21 mins; May 03, 2019

The Terminator (1984) | James Cameron

16 mins; April 26, 2019

Hands of Steel (1986) | Sergio Martino

10 mins; April 18, 2019

Cyborg (1989) | Albert Pyun

14 mins; April 11, 2019

RoboCop (1987) | Paul Verhoeven

20 mins; April 05, 2019

Overboard (1987) | Garry Marshall

10 mins; March 28, 2019

American Dreamer (1984) | Rick Rosenthal

9 mins; March 22, 2019

Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) | Susan Seidelman

16 mins; March 14, 2019

She-Devil (1989) | Susan Seidelman

11 mins; March 07, 2019

The Jewel of the Nile (1985) | Lewis Teague

20 mins; February 28, 2019

Romancing the Stone (1984) | Robert Zemeckis

15 mins; February 23, 2019

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | Steven Spielberg

17 mins; February 15, 2019

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Steven Spielberg

21 mins; February 08, 2019

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Steven Spielberg

20 mins; February 02, 2019

The Goonies (1985) | Richard Donner

16 mins; January 26, 2019

Batteries Not Included (1987) | Matthew Robbins

13 mins; January 18, 2019

The Blues Brothers (1980) | John Landis

16 mins; January 12, 2019

Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984) | Sam Firstenberg

16 mins; January 04, 2019

Breakin’ (1984) | Joel Silberg

11 mins; December 29, 2018

Style Wars (1983) | Tony Silver

13 mins; December 22, 2018

Beat Street (1984) | Stan Lathan

12 mins; December 14, 2018

Wild Style (1983) | Charlie Ahearn

11 mins; December 08, 2018

Krush Groove (1985) | Michael Schultz

15 mins; December 01, 2018

Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon (1985) | Michael Schultz

14 mins; November 25, 2018

Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985) | Alan Metter

13 mins; November 17, 2018

Hairspray (1988) | John Waters

11 mins; November 12, 2018

Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) | Robert Englund

14 mins; November 02, 2018

A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989) | Robert Englund

15 mins; October 26, 2018

A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) | Robert Englund

15 mins; October 20, 2018

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) | Chuck Russell

16 mins; October 10, 2018

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) | Jack Sholder

18 mins; October 04, 2018

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) | Wes Craven

19 mins; September 29, 2018

Dreamscape (1984) | Joseph Ruben

14 mins; September 20, 2018

Brainstorm (1983) | Douglas Trumbull

21 mins; September 15, 2018

Explorers (1985) | Joe Dante

12 mins; September 07, 2018

TRON (1982) | Steven Lisberger

21 mins; August 31, 2018

Cloak & Dagger (1984) | Richard Franklin

15 mins; August 24, 2018

WarGames (1983) | John Badham

19 mins; August 17, 2018

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) | Sidney J. Furie

16 mins; August 10, 2018

Supergirl (1984) | Jeannot Szwarc

17 mins; August 03, 2018

Superman III (1983) | Richard Lester

17 mins; July 28, 2018

Superman II (1980) | Richard Lester & Richard Donner

20 mins; July 21, 2018

Superman (1978) | Richard Donner

20 mins; July 14, 2018

Batman (1989) | Tim Burton

22 mins; July 07, 2018

The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) | Jim Wynorski

13 mins; June 28, 2018

Swamp Thing (1982) | Wes Craven

14 mins; June 23, 2018

Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Frank Oz

17 mins; June 16, 2018

G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) | Don Jurwich

16 mins; June 08, 2018

My Little Pony: The Movie (1986) | Mike Joens

11 mins; June 02, 2018

The Transformers: The Movie (1986) | Nelson Shin

18 mins; May 25, 2018

Masters of the Universe (1987) | Gary Goddard

18 mins; May 18, 2018

Excalibur (1981) | John Boorman

13 mins; May 13, 2018

The Black Cauldron (1981) | Richard Rich & Ted Berman

15 mins; May 05, 2018

Dragonslayer (1981) | Matthew Robbins

11 mins; April 27, 2018

Clash of the Titans (1981) | Desmond Davis

14 mins; April 20, 2018

The Little Mermaid (1989) | Ron Clements & John Musker

18 mins; April 14, 2018

Splash (1984) | Ron Howard

12 mins; April 06, 2018

Mannequin (1987) | Michael Gottlieb

11 mins; March 30, 2018

Xanadu (1980) | Robert Greenwald

19 mins; March 24, 2018

Legend (1985) | Ridley Scott

18 mins; March 17, 2018

The Last Unicorn (1982) | Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.

15 mins; March 10, 2018

The Dark Crystal (1982) | Jim Henson & Frank Oz

19 mins; March 04, 2018

Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Robert Zemeckis

12 mins; February 23, 2018

Back to the Future Part II (1989) | Robert Zemeckis

14 mins; February 15, 2018

Back to the Future (1985) | Robert Zemeckis

13 mins; February 08, 2018

My Science Project (1985) | Jonathan R. Betuel

11 mins; February 01, 2018

Peggy Sue Got Married (1986) | Francis Ford Coppola

13 mins; January 27, 2018

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