You can only pick three...

[Darrell KSR]

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[Darrell KSR]

My three

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Caddyshack
Top Gun...no, Risky Business

[dan_bgblue]

Top Gun
Lethal Weapon
Caddyshack

[kingcat]

Caddyshack

E.T.

The Terminator

[KeithKSR]

Fast Times At Ridgemont High
Stand By Me
Tie Top Gun/Karate Kid

[BigBluePappy]

Stripes
Fast Time at Ridgemont High
The Breakfast Club

[Darrell KSR]

Just 3 is HARD.

Those were some good movies, fun, etc.

[Darrell KSR]

I watched a network version of Top Gun last weekend. Man, was it good. So good.

[CitizenBBN]

Easy for me

Caddyshack
The Terminator
Weird Science

I will say the Breakfast Club is a seminal piece of 1980s film, but I can't watch it 20 times. I can watch Caddyshack once a week.

There's 5-6 more on there I really like, but Caddyshack and Terminator stand out for me big time.

[Darrell KSR]

Caddyshack has gotta be # 1.

[KSRBEvans]

1. I'm going to limit myself to 1 Eddie Murphy movie, and it's hard to pick among those on the list. (I might also throw 48 Hrs with Nick Nolte in there for consideration.) I think I'd pick Coming to America today, but if you ask me tomorrow I might pick one of the others. The barber shop scenes alone make this a keeper.

2. Caddyshack--top 5 all-time comedy for me

3. Die Hard--rewrote the action movie genre, still holds up today

As a guy who joined the Navy in the 80s, it's hard not to put Top Gun on that list, but the others are too good to leave off.

[catmanjack]

Hard to pick just 3, the 80’s produced a lot of great movies and you just want to watch over and over.

[catmanjack]

Lost boys
Goonies
Breakfast club

Can’t buy me love
Outsiders
Gremlins
ET

Great list!

[CitizenBBN]

Oh, just hit me, there's a HUGE one missing from that list, b/c it was released in 1980, and IMO MUST be on that list, and is on my #3, booting Weird Science.

The Blues Brothers.

[Darrell KSR]

Great catch. I checked to see if it came out in 1979, but it was summer, 1980.

Blues Brothers even beats out Caddyshack for me, and that speaks volumes.

Crap. Got even tougher.

My revised list...

Blues Brothers
Caddyshack
Fast Times at Ridgemont High

[CitizenBBN]

Blues Brothers is one of my all time favorite movies. If I had to pick just one, it would be Blues Brothers. Then Caddyshack.

FWIW another of my favorite movies, Tucker: A Man and His Dream, is also 1980s, but it won't beat out those others and since it's a 1940s period piece I have a hard time putting it on this list.

[KeithKSR]

Porky’s is an 80’s movie. I laughed until I cried during the Principal’s office scene.

[blueboss]

I counted 11 titles on the list that if I were channel surfing I’d either stop and watch or hit record. Add in Porky’s and Blues Brothers, make it an even baker’s dozen.

Plus, where’s Vacation???


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[dan_bgblue]

Man, Animal House missed by 2 years. It was released in 1978.

[dan_bgblue]

Home Alone in 1990 and Home Alone 2 in 1992 might make some top 3 lists. I thought they were funny

[KSRdallen]

Caddyshack
The Blues Brothers
Fast Times at Ridgemont High

[KentuckyWildcat]

ET
Lethal Weapon
The Karate Kid

No Stallone movies? Indiana Jones?

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[Darrell KSR]

Porky’s is an 80’s movie. I laughed until I cried during the Principal’s office scene.

I don't know what that says about us, but I am right there with you.

Man, those were some great movies.

[Darrell KSR]

Man, Animal House missed by 2 years. It was released in 1978.

What a great one that was. Glad it wasn't in the 80's to keep me from having to bump ANOTHER one from my list lol.

[Darrell KSR]

I counted 11 titles on the list that if I were channel surfing I’d either stop and watch or hit record. Add in Porky’s and Blues Brothers, make it an even baker’s dozen.

Plus, where’s Vacation???


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Vacation...definitely a contender.

[Darrell KSR]

Using the Blueboss scale of "I'm channel surfing on a Saturday afternoon, and I run across this movie, I stop and watch it," this is what I stop and watch.

The Breakfast Club (probably)
Weird Science (probably)
Better Off Dead (probably)
Trading Places
ET (probably)
Friday the 13th, if at night
Risky Business
Beverly Hills Cop
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
St. Elmo's Fire
The Karate Kid
Caddyshack
Ghostbusters
Stand By Me
Top Gun
[Blues Brothers--has to be on the list, so artificially including it]
[Vacation-same]
[Porky's-same]

Depending on how you count it, I'm definitely in double digits and maybe close to 20. It's a definite 10 (or 13, if you include the three additions), plus a few others. And you know, that doesn't mean if it's not on the list, I don't stop and watch it. Those were some good movies.

[Darrell KSR]

I know it's blasphemous in nature to say this word, but what about "Hoosiers?"

Certainly should have been included too, right?

[kingcat]

There are others I would much prefer to watch now but Terminator was very advanced special effects wise for the day, not to mention the great story line.

A big Lethal Weapon fan too.

[KSRdallen]

I know it's blasphemous in nature to say this word, but what about "Hoosiers?"

Certainly should have been included too, right?

You, sir, may turn in your UK Fan Card as you exit the room. ;-)

[Doc]

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Caddyshack
Alien

[Doc]

missing is

Blues Brothers (1980)
Back to the Future (1985)
Coming to America (1988)
Purple Rain (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
DIrty Dancing (1987)
Red Dawn (1984)

[Doc]

missing is

Blues Brothers (1980)
Back to the Future (1985)
Coming to America (1988)
Purple Rain (1984)
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
DIrty Dancing (1987)
Red Dawn (1984)

If we include those

#1) FT@RH
#2) Red Dawn
#3) Waffling between Caddyshack and Alien....I'll go with Alien

[KeithKSR]

I don't know what that says about us, but I am right there with you.

Man, those were some great movies.

It probably says we are way too much like CBBN.

[KSRBEvans]

2 other underrated comedies I'd put on that list for consideration:

Midnight Run
Spies Like Us

[KeithKSR]

Using the Blueboss scale of "I'm channel surfing on a Saturday afternoon, and I run across this movie, I stop and watch it," this is what I stop and watch.

The Breakfast Club (probably)
Weird Science (probably)
Better Off Dead (probably)
Trading Places
ET (probably)
Friday the 13th, if at night
Risky Business
Beverly Hills Cop
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
St. Elmo's Fire
The Karate Kid
Caddyshack
Ghostbusters
Stand By Me
Top Gun
[Blues Brothers--has to be on the list, so artificially including it]
[Vacation-same]
[Porky's-same]

Depending on how you count it, I'm definitely in double digits and maybe close to 20. It's a definite 10 (or 13, if you include the three additions), plus a few others. And you know, that doesn't mean if it's not on the list, I don't stop and watch it. Those were some good movies.

How did Vacation not make their list? How does one make a list of iconic 80s movies and leave off Vacation?

[blueboss]

If we include those

#1) FT@RH
#2) Red Dawn
#3) Waffling between Caddyshack and Alien....I'll go with Alien

Alien is one that I’ll stop and watch or record while surfing.

Doc, you’ll appreciate this because it’s your current neck of the woods. When Alien came out I was living in Jensen Beach and several
of us went and saw Alien at the Stuart movie theater.

There’s a lot more to the story than I probably need to go in to, but keep in mind it was my college days, and it was S FL in the late 70’s early 80’s.... and there were a lot of cattle farms in the area.


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[Darrell KSR]

How did Vacation not make their list? How does one make a list of iconic 80s movies and leave off Vacation?

Bizarre omission. Clearly one of the top ones, no matter how you feel about your own top 3 or 5.

[blueboss]

How did Vacation not make their list? How does one make a list of iconic 80s movies and leave off Vacation?

That was my question, plus no Airplane, “surely” that should have made the list too.


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[dan_bgblue]

and there were a lot of cattle farms in the area.


You guys went cow tipping?

[Doc]

Alien is one that I’ll stop and watch or record while surfing.

Doc, you’ll appreciate this because it’s your current neck of the woods. When Alien came out I was living in Jensen Beach and several
of us went and saw Alien at the Stuart movie theater.

There’s a lot more to the story than I probably need to go in to, but keep in mind it was my college days, and it was S FL in the late 70’s early 80’s.... and there were a lot of cattle farms in the area.


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Alien was by far and away the scariest movie I ever saw. Only Jaws and Silence of the Lamvs comes close

[blueboss]

Alien was by far and away the scariest movie I ever saw. Only Jaws and Silence of the Lamvs comes close

Agreed!


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[blueboss]

You guys went cow tipping?

Not exactly, more on the order of gathering/ harvesting.


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[blueboss]

Anybody else notice Scarface wasn’t on the list either.

I was living in S FL during the Mariel boat lift in 1980, and actually seeing the impact the lift had on the region was eye opening. When the movie came out and intertwined the story line with the Cuban immigration it hit really close to home. South FL was the wild, wild west in those days and IIRC Miami surpassed NYC as the most dangerous city in the country.


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[Catfan73]

The Princess Bride
The Shining
Stripes
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

[KSRBEvans]

Oh-and where's Red Dawn?

The list maker obviously hates America.

[Darrell KSR]

We should make a list of the top 20 omitted movies from that list.

[KSRdallen]

We should make a list of the top 20 omitted movies from that list.

Good idea. One to consider, Chariots of Fire.

[blueboss]

The Princess Bride
The Shining
Stripes
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Wow, The Shinning and Bueller, Bueller, Bueller are both surf’n stoppers.


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[KSRBEvans]

No Sixteen Candles? War Games? Real Genius? Raiders?

[dan_bgblue]

Beverly Hills Cop, Stripes, Airplane, Ghostbusters, ET

[blueboss]

Caddy Shack on IFC tonight at 8:00 est followed by Christmas Vaction


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[Darrell KSR]

Caddy Shack on IFC tonight at 8:00 est followed by Christmas Vaction


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[CitizenBBN]

It probably says we are way too much like CBBN.

You should both be afraid. Very afraid. And yes that scene is hysterical. I won't say it's the scene I've rewinded on the most in that movie, but it's still good....

[CitizenBBN]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Crap. Now I have a problem with my top 3.

Yes, we need a top 20 movies left off this list, we're up to about 10 stand out 80s films or more.

[KSRdallen]

Beverly Hills Cop, Stripes, Airplane, Ghostbusters, ET

Fatal Attraction. ‘87.

[Doc]

Oh-and where's Red Dawn?

The list maker obviously hates America.

I had it as #2

[KeithKSR]

IFC had Caddyshack and Christmas Vacation on last night. Beetlejuice is on this evening. I think they will res how Caddyshack again today.

Top Gun is on AMC tomorrow, IFC advertised Top Gun for next weekend. IFC movies are uncut, for the purists.

[kingcat]

Aliens came in fourth for me, tied with LW.

If it had been on the list, Vacation is my clear number one.

[CitizenBBN]

Looks like we could do our own with a top 3 just from the movies they left off the list. or do our own list, b/c a lot of the films on their list probably need to be dropped for those on our list.

[CGWildcat]

Die Hard

Weird Science

Caddyshack

[VirginiaCat]

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Ok, this one is tough. I am going to choose based on the movies that meant the most to me at the time rather than how many I would watch over and over.

The Breakfast Club

Fast Times At Ridgemont High

Caddyshack


Honorable mention to Ghostbusters, Top Gun, and Lethal Weapon

[blueboss]

I always have to give a shout out to Trading Places. My wife at the time was pregnant and we were having problems agreeing on a name. After watching Trading Places and the credits were rolling, I instantly caught Jamie Lee Curtis rolling by and suggested Jamie. That was it, Jamie it was... we didn’t go with Lee for the middle name and went with Michelle for various reasons, the biggest being with Jamie Michelle she got my initials.


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[KSRBEvans]

Love Trading Places--it's one of those movies set during Christmas that we jokingly call Christmas Movies at Casa del Evans.

Eddie Murphy's IMDB from 1982-88:

48 Hrs
Trading Places
Best Defense
Beverly Hills Cop
The Golden Child*
Beverly Hills Cop II
Coming to America

That's one heckuva run, and all before he was 28.





*--The Golden Child didn't measure up to the others, but it was funny in spots and not a horrible movie. I'll die on that hill.

[CitizenBBN]

Not sure if we covered it, but another one that hit me: Back to School, Rodney Dangerfield

That may have to go in my top 3. That's one funny movie in places. The scene with the b-school prof is one of my favorites from any movie. The Vonnegut bit is hysterical, with him in the cameo and the fact that I love Vonnegut.