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30th Anniversary Films! Hello 1987!

by manz

This summer marks the 30th anniversary of some of your favorite classic films, including such 80s gems as The Lost Boys, Spaceballs, and Dirty Dancing.

In 1987 the hair was still high, as were the waistlines on those acid wash jeans. We were sporting Keds, neon everything, and a little bit of Jane Fonda spandex, as we listened to Whitney Houston, Madonna, and U2. If you really want to go back to 1987, here’s an article with some images that will get you back to the people, places, and events that defined that time.

But onto the films…
In June we were graced with the oddball sci-fi comedy Spaceballs, starring John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Bill Pullman. The film spoofs sci-fi classics like Star Wars and Star Trek. It takes place in a galaxy far away and features a dark lord, a princess, a half-man/half-dog, a rescue mission, and plenty of laughs.

In June we got darker and were raided by vampires in The Lost Boys. In the horror-comedy two brothers move to a new town in California with their single mom and soon encounter vampires. With young Sam and his new friends leading the way, they have to escape the vampires and stay alive. The film stars Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman (THE COREYS!), and Dianne Wiest, in a most glorious display of brooding 80s music and fashion. Any film with Kiefer as a bad guy is good by me!

Last but not least, in August of 1987 things got dirty, thanks to Patrick Swayze and Dirty Dancing. "Baby" spends the summer in the Catskills at a resort with her parents, where she soon meets and falls for a dance instructor. It’s a campy romantic comedy featuring an iconic dance scene, and Patrick Swayze doing his thing. Also starring Jennifer Gray.

And there we go -- three of many that came out in 1987. Which one do you gravitate to the most? For me it’s definitely The Lost Boys.

Comments

Submitted by a2sue on Wed, 08/16/2017 - 12:57am

My fave would have to be SPACEBALLS, but all 3 are classic 80s flicks!!

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Submitted by mickplu on Wed, 08/16/2017 - 10:55am

I do remember Dirty Dancing. Patrick Swayze was something else. I did like the acid washed jeans and neon everything.

Submitted by a2sue on Wed, 08/16/2017 - 5:49pm

Dirty Dancing was great -- the soundtrack is what really makes that film... That, and the final dance scene with Baby and Johnny, of course!!

Oh how I miss the 80s...

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Submitted by Meginator on Thu, 08/17/2017 - 4:18pm

Out of these films, it absolutely has to be Spaceballs, especially with the recent Star Wars revival! It's hard to believe that it's 30 years old.

Submitted by ferielp on Fri, 08/18/2017 - 11:20am

Dirty Dancing was a sort of awakening moment for 10-year-old me. Pretty awesome how it still holds up 30yrs later when most everything from that era now just seems so casually misogynist/racist.

Submitted by nsvinicki on Fri, 08/18/2017 - 12:59pm

Now I have an excuse to re-watch Dirty Dancing with my mom! One of our favorites!

Submitted by a2sue on Fri, 08/18/2017 - 7:38pm

Oh, the two Coreys!! The Lost Boys -- this film was such fun to watch. I mean, really --- how can you go wrong with the two Coreys??

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Submitted by vulke99 on Fri, 08/18/2017 - 9:40pm

Wow, great film suggestions!! I had forgotten how much I loved 80s movies!
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Submitted by hollieesper121573 on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 7:07pm

I can't tell you how many times I've watched those movies but Spaceballs has been on cable the last few weeks and I have watched it repeatedly

Submitted by purchasingqueen on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 10:09pm

Thx for the link to the article w/photos. Great pics including several (in)famous ones. Hadn't thought about several of the events in, well, 30 years!
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Submitted by Deaunna Dresch on Sat, 08/26/2017 - 11:28am

I can't believe it's been 30 years I grew up watching those movies. I think I watched Dirty Dancing every single day when it came out on tape. Its my all time fav. I've watched them again this summer. It definitely rekindled my tween years and that awesome summer of memories with my best friend and our vampire slaying games we'd make up after watching Lost Boys. I even named my dog ninook after their dog!
Great moves, great decade to be a kid growing up!

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