Escape from New York (1981)
Escape from New York is John Carpenter's dystopian action film and one of the foundational works of 1980s post-apocalyptic cinema. Carpenter directed and co-wrote with Nick Castle.
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1980sTron (1982)
Tron is the foundational computer graphics film and one of the earliest mainstream features to use computer-generated imagery as a significant production. Bonnie MacBird co-wrote with Lisberger.
1980sStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Sowards wrote the original screenplay, with substantial uncredited revisions by Meyer. The film made approximately ninety-seven million dollars worldwide on an eleven million dollar budget.
1980sThe Land Before Time (1988)
The Land Before Time is the children's film about dinosaur grief that traumatized an entire generation. Steven Spielberg and George.
1980sGallipoli (1981)
Gallipoli is one of the great anti-war films and one of the great Australian films. Mel Gibson and Mark Lee play Frank Dunne and Archy Hamilton, two young men from Western Australia who enlist in the Light Horse for different…
1980sExcalibur (1981)
Nicholas Clay plays Lancelot. What makes the film unusual is that Boorman shoots the legend as the legend instead of as a historical drama.
1980sClash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans is Ray Harryhausen's final film and his farewell to the medium he helped invent. Judi Bowker plays Andromeda.
1980sGlory (1989)
Matthew Broderick plays Colonel. Denzel Washington won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar playing Private Trip, a runaway slave with no patience for white officers.
1980sGremlins (1984)
Gremlins is a Christmas horror comedy disguised as a family film. Steven Spielberg produced it through Amblin Entertainment.
1980sThe NeverEnding Story (1984)
The NeverEnding Story is the rare children's film that takes children seriously as readers. The script is based on Michael.
1980sConan the Barbarian (1982)
John Milius directed and co-wrote with Oliver Stone. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Conan in his first significant English-language role.
1980sLabyrinth (1986)
Labyrinth is the strangest mainstream studio film of 1986 and the last great Jim Henson production. Terry Jones, of Monty Python.