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To ask for you 80s/90’s crap but great film recommendation

215 replies

Scentsandsensible · 22/09/2019 17:12

Just that really. Amazon seems to have had an explosion of older films. I love rediscovering someone that I rented once from the video shop as a kid! What rubbish yet compelling film do you love.

Mine is Howard the Duck

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pfcpompeysarah · 22/09/2019 21:40

Has anyone mentioned Edward Scissorhands...made me teary, but that's because I'm a sap!

Bunnyhop1502 · 22/09/2019 21:42

I haven’t RTFT in full so apologies if it’s been mentioned already but Highlander is the best good/bad film for me. Also Robin Hood Prince if Thieves and Overboard Grin

elQuintoConyo · 22/09/2019 21:45

War of the Roses (Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, end of the Romancing the Stone trilogy).

Death Becomes Her (Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis).

Private Benjamin (Goldie Hawn).

Tremors, "THEY'RE UNDER THE GROUND!"

Drop Dead Fred.

Vamp (vampire film with Grace Jones - just fabulous cheese!)

Pump Up the Volume (Christian Slater).

Top Secret (Val Kilmer)

Now off to read the thread...

user1471592953 · 22/09/2019 21:46

About Last Night.
The Year of Living Dangerously.

elQuintoConyo · 22/09/2019 21:52

Any old crap with Geena Davis (sorry, Geena).

Meet the Feebles.

Weird Science.

Airheads.

Most films mentioned are gold, not crap: Top Gun, Heathers, Edward Scissorhands - BEETLEJUICE! Classics! I'd put Barton Fink as a classic must-see, too. My name is Chet Grin

powershowerforanhour · 22/09/2019 21:53

True Lies.
Anything with Arnie it it really.

littlepeas · 22/09/2019 21:54

The Wedding Singer!

Joans3rddaughter · 22/09/2019 21:57

Its a mad mad mad world (1970s madcap)
What's up Doc?

PapayaCoconut · 22/09/2019 21:57

Evil Dead 2 is the funniest movie ever. Skip the first one, though.

Purplequalitystreet · 22/09/2019 21:59

Galaxy Quest!!
Also another vote for Cool Runnings. Possibly my favourite film of all time

Bunnyhop1502 · 22/09/2019 22:18

Ok another one - Earth Girls Are Easy. Young Jeff Goldblum? Yes. Please.

JoyceJeffries · 22/09/2019 22:22

White men can’t jump
Cool runnings
Brassed off
Sliding doors
3 men and a baby
Green card

Beholdthy · 22/09/2019 22:30

Anyone remember "Shag"? And Hairspray c 1988 ish?

What about Breakdance and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun?

Beholdthy · 22/09/2019 22:31

Ooh and The Witches of Eastwick. Loved that film

sproutsandparsnips · 22/09/2019 22:32

Not crap:
Back to the future
Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Home Alone
Lost Boys
Philadelphia
Schindler's List
Flatliners

Annoying:
Breakfast Club
St Elmo's Fire

Crap:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Beverly Hills Cop
Police Academy

Justonemoremojito · 22/09/2019 22:32

Batteries not included
Short circuit
ET
3 men & a baby / lady
Look who's talking

sproutsandparsnips · 22/09/2019 22:35

Sorry missed loads of those and they have reminded me....
Bird on a wire
Cocktail
Top gun
Backdraft
All very much of an era.

Sugartits87 · 22/09/2019 22:40

Love 80s films! The goonies

thenightsky · 22/09/2019 22:40

9 to 5
Tremors

CaurnieBred · 22/09/2019 23:01

Secret of my Success
Electric Dreams
Cocoon
Weird Science
War Games

Films from my teenage years Smile

Stuffofawesome · 23/09/2019 08:58

Add Face Off to the list of not there already

CandiceSucksCandy · 23/09/2019 09:10

Teen Witch
The Craft
Last of the Mohicans
Fast times at ridgemont high
Heathers
Clueless
The breakfast club
Do the right thing
Flight of the navigator
Desperately seeking susan

FannyBiggetywitch · 23/09/2019 09:18

Basket case
Frankenhookerof
FrightNight

sarebear1983 · 23/09/2019 21:34

Grease 2
True Lies
Drop Dead Fred
The Goonies
Death Becomes Her
Tank Girl
Die Hard
Little Shop of Horrors (the Rick Moranis remake)
Batman
Batman Returns
So so many to choose from!!

melisma · 24/09/2019 06:55

Oh I loved Parenthood! And it has a very young Joaquin Phoenix in it for good measure.