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There's some good gags on this romp from 1980. Also, a great cast of characters.

Cheech must deal with losing his job, his angry neighbor, and trying to score with sexy Donna. Along the way they meet everyone from Pee Wee Herman to really cool aliens.

Meanwhile, Chong meets Cheech's cousin Red and the two have a wild time in Hollywood with a big bag of buds and a cool Ferrari.

The Cast Features Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Evelyn Guerrero, Edie McClurg, and Paul Reubens

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How about this? Rocky IV in it's entirety. This movie from 1985 will inspire you and it will move you to greatness. If you let.

It's an 80s movie that is unforgettable. One of 1985's Best Movies.

Stallone's new menace in the ring is a 261-pound Russian fighting machine (Dolph Lundgren), and now, Rocky must defend his title and America's honor.

There were many lighter movies in 1985, including the first in The Back to the Future Trilogy, Romancing the Stone, Splash and Footloose. Maybe that is one of the reasons this Rocky is often considered the best, and last real Rocky Movie.

The cold war symbolism from those years, the music and the 80s clothes, all make this a good example of a great 80s movie.

Thanks Hulu for another excellent movie from the 80s.

Private School - Starring Phoebe Cates is about a young high school couple experiencing the first pangs of love and acting accordingly.

Enjoy this enticing mixture of comedy, romance, and the erotic!

Phoebe Cates was the star of Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Sean Penn, who? She stole she show.

A little Stray Cut Strut from The Stray Cats. Porky's meets Police Academy. This movie has a very limited target demographic-high school students in the early 80's, which I was.

Lots of gratuitous nudity and trite humor, which isn't all bad if you're looking for something to numb your brain for a little by drawing blood away from your head and into your pants.

Phoebe Cates is definitely cute but personally I think Betsy Russell is hot, although I'm pretty sure it was the other way around when I was in high school.

Similar to the movie Porky's, it does not share the same notoriety as Porky's.

The is an excellent representation of a crude 80's movie. This is definately not Sixteen Candles or Pretty in Pink.

No John Hughes, teen loses himself, then finds himself again formula here.

1984 was another banner year at the movies. Many favorite stars from the past were making movies and many great new actors were appearing on the scene.

Here’s a list of the top 25 box office stars of 1984, Academy Award winners, Top 80s movies from 1984 and promising new actors from that year.

This list includes movies from 1984 that should be included in every 80s fan's collection. There were several talented new actors who appeared on the scene in 1984, including Prince

Top 25 Box Office Stars of 1981

1. Clint Eastwood

"Tightrope"

2. Bill Murray

"Ghostbusters"

Coming this Year - 2009 - The Ghostbusters Video Game. What? That's Right! A Ghostbusters Game. Check out this Game Trailer.

I was quite happy after first reading about the plan to remake the classic 80s movie “Valley Girl,” a project that is being led by film makers Matt Smith and Sean Bailey.

It did not hit me at the time that they were looking to make it a musical.

A musical featuring the great new wave tunes of the time might sound intriguing, but most of those types of movies (like plays) feature the actors attempting to sing the tunes instead of the original artists.

The music is the reason that the movie was so great in the first place; otherwise it would have been a run-of-the-mill “chick flick” in 1983 with the same old “boy from poor background falls in love with rich girl” story.

While it is true that Nicholas Cage was brilliant in that role, the soundtrack is arguably remembered more as classic than the movie.

“Valley Girl” — The Musical?

80s Hits

Thank You to Hulu.Com for releasing this classic 80s movie in it's full, unedited form. If you haven't seen this movie, then you should watch this just to see Bill Paxton play Chet.

There are some excellent 80s fashion ideas in this movie. I watched this again (I've seen it just a few times), but this time in High Resolution. It looks great.

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Two tormented teen rejects create a perfect woman with their computer (and a little bit of magic).

Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Thier desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer.

Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, who's purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.

On their road to become accepted they encounter many hilarious obstacles which gives the movie an overall sense of silliness.

She's the pop singer seen jogging in Central Park. Madonna captured the style and fashion sense of generation. Especially teenage girls in the 1980s. Madonna is among the most influential people of the 1980s.

Madonna has always had a special relationship with the media. While many stars try desperately to avoid the paparazzi, Madonna has the power to manipulate the media to her advantage.

In 1985 Madonna ruled the airwaves and MTV too. Madonna at her peak was making music, videos and even movies at a fevered pace. Madonna had the media all sewn up by the mid 1980s. Madonna never had too much trouble from the paparazzi. She, in fact, seemed to embrace the photographers throughout her early career.

From her wildly teased and colored hair to the return of lace and fishnet stockings, her accessories were outrageous, and girls around the world wanted to be like Madonna even going so far as to add her trademark mole to their cheeks.

And her impact on fashion makes her a fashion icon of the 80s. "I've made no secret of my love for fashion and trends," Madonna said.

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Bright lipstick, bright eyeshadow, big jewelry and big hair were all the rage in the mid 80's.

Short hair behind the ears with height on top (poofy) were definitely the thing. Big gaudy earrings and as many bracelets as you could fit on your wrist.

The early 80's involved bright neon colors such as pink and green on your clothing color, your hair pieces, shoes and jewelry. The brighter the better.

The invention of hair gel brought a shift away from the hairspray 60s hairstyles the parent's of the 80s kids wore. While in the 70s it seem the straighter and less styled look prevailed. No hairspray, no gel, and no big hair.

But, in the 80s for men it was cool to wear gel to spike up the hair or to get that 50s look that was popular in movies like "Back to the Future" and "Peggy Sue Got Married". More movies made the 50s hairstyles popular in the 80s such as "La Bamba" and "The Buddy Holly Story".