you could make arguments for alot of actors work in this time period but i would have to say the powerhouses of this decade were
Tom Hanks Arnold Schwarzenegger Eddie Murphy
i think the majority of these guys best work come out of this decade
please share your opinions of who you thought dominated this decade with great movies.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
I think Sly did better than Arnie...
Rambo 1,2,3, Rocky 3,4, Cobra, Over The Top, Tango And Cash etc.
VS
Conan, Terminator, Commando, Predator, Red Heat etc.
In terms of sheer output and box office revenue, I think Sly was one of the biggest stars of the 80's!
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Kurt Russell: Big Trouble, The Thing, Tango & Cash, Overboard, Used Cars, Escape From New York... Tequila Sunrise and Mean Season weren't bad either.
Harrison Ford : Star Wars Empire my personel fav., and IV, Indy trilogy, Bladerunner, Witness, Frantic, Presumed Innocent.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
All nice suggestions but it´s pretty obvious that Eddie Deezen ruled the 80s.
Midnight Madness, Grease 2, Zapped!, WarGames, Surf 2, The Whoopee Boys, Beverly Hills Vamp etc.
Who, me? Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
you forgot million dollar mystery
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Sorry, i haven´t seen that one. There´s still few Deezen flicks i don´t own Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
i was just joking with ya. i like the movie, its not the best i have seen but its good.
Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
Joking? Please, no jokes when we are talking about Eddie Deezen.
Ok, time to get serious. Schwarzenegger was the king in the 80s.
Posted by Fightertown (Member # 7418) on :
Arnold Schwarzenegger did well in the 80's and held on through the 90's and was the most bankable actor during those decades.
Stallone did well in the 80's but dwindled as time passed. Just recently trying to jump start his career.
Tom Hanks broke into stardom in the 80's but did exceptionally well in the 90's and continues to make theatrically released films
Harrison Ford was a versatile actor and did well through 3 decades 70's/80's/90's. Very much like Michael Douglas.
Eddie Murphy was another 80's hit but dwindled as time passed and made more family friendly films. By far the most profitable SNL alumni to make films.
[ 04. May 2011, 12:06: Message edited by: Fightertown ]
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
You know James Woods did pretty well too.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
i wasnt thinking in terms of box office hits, more like the amount of really likeable movies that each actor has. in my opinion tom hanks 80's stuff was boss.
you could make a case for michael j fox, popular tv show, the back to the future movies, teen wolf
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
"Well it seems like this big lug is in love and he's got a lot of major appliances lyin' around."
Rick - Bachelor Party
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
now garcia you know 10% of that goes to the house... ah youth
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
I Think that 1990 should be counted as the 80's so Total Recall can go toward Arnold's list.
And The Bonfire of the Vanities, and Joe Versus the Volcano can go toward Tom Hanks.
So in my book Hanks would have.
1. Splash 2. Bachelor Party 3. Big 4. Man with one Red Shoe 5. Volunteers 6. Money Pit 7. Dragnet 8. Turner & Hooch 9. Joe Versus the Volcano 10 Bonfires 11. and finally one of my two fav flims of all time the Burbs.
Where as Schwarzengger
1. Conan the Barbarian the other fav of all time 2. Conan the Destroyer not bad 3. Red Sonja though it's been awhile 4. Commando 5. Raw Deal 6. Predator 7. Running Man 8. Red Heat 9. The Terminator 10. Twins 11. Total Recall
Unless I missed one it seems they are tied for me.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Good Package: now garcia you know 10% of that goes to the house... ah youth
That's crazy. I was actually gonna give you that exact quote before.
"Well Mr.Thompson, that's really quite a list and I think if I really apply myself I can be a totally changed person by the time we finish lunch."
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
i think we are going to adopt our first kid, i got my eye on this 17 year old vietnamese girl
thats funny that you were going to quote that line
jack, i like bonfire and joe for hanks as well and i think its fair to count total recall for arnold
Posted by Bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
Dennis Quaid:
1989 Great Balls of Fire!
1988 Everybody's All-American
1988 D.O.A.
1987 Suspect
1987 Innerspace
1986 The Big Easy
1985 Enemy Mine
1984 Dreamscape
1983 The Right Stuff
1983 Jaws 3-D
1983 Tough Enough
1981 The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
1981 Caveman
1981 All Night Long
1980 Gorp
1980 The Long Riders
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Bamersy that's funny I was thinking of putting Quaid down myself Innerspace and Enemy Mine are two of my favorites.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
I used to really like Enemy Mine. Quaid was big in the 80's. I love Randy a lot too.
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Lomax why do you say used to like, you don't like Enemey Mine anymore?
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Jack, I just meant that I have not seen it in a long time but liked it a lot when I have watched it. I guess I didn't word my post very well.
I will have to track it down again. Usually once I like a movie it stays with me.
This is a movie I saw on TV in the late 80's and then I completely forgot the name of it, and it eluded me up until the late 90's and caught it playing on cable. I vowed never to forget the title again. It's very difficult to track a movie down when you don't know the title and don't have the internet.
Posted by Logan 5 (Member # 1467) on :
quote:Midnight Madness, Grease 2, Zapped!, WarGames, Surf 2, The Whoopee Boys, Beverly Hills Vamp etc.
The winner. Thread closed.
quote:There´s still few Deezen flicks i don´t own
Blasphemy!
Ok, are we talking box-office or just good movies? Because box-office can be measured, but lists of good movies become subjective and this could go on for a while. Besides, almost every 'good' 80's actor has at least 2 movies people love.
I think Harrison Ford was the biggest box-office actor in the 80's. Arnie was bigger on the crossover from the late 80's - early 90's, but I think Ford still wins for the 80's.
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Lomax I agree with you, I always hate it when I see a fragment of a movie which catches my attention and then the movie is gone, no title to go on, no characters just an image. Years later you watch it and say that looks familiar, but is that what I saw or not? It disapears into your hazy memories, the more you try to recall it your brain begins making stuff up to compensate for the lack of details and then you end up not being able to recall it when you see it, because you've made it into somthing else.
It's like this nintendo game I played when I was younger, no matter how many games I see the cover of or watch a playthrough on youtube I can't find out what it was.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
logan, its not based off of box office success, its the amount of likeable movies
big trouble in little china was not a box office hit but i would count that in favor of kurt russell. as well as overboard i like that one alot too.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jack Gannon: It's like this nintendo game I played when I was younger, no matter how many games I see the cover of or watch a playthrough on youtube I can't find out what it was.
Try me out, Jack, im a retro gamer
Are we talking nes or snes?
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Thank you Jay Lee, I think it was Nes though I might be mistake. It seems like the game closest to my memory is Astyanax. But when I watch the gameplay it doesn't quite seem right.
I remember a knight armed with a sword, trying to rescue his woman from an evil monster. And there being alot of cutscenes similar to Astyanax. It seems like I remember one of the monsters being a large green beast who broke through a wall. In my memory the graphics seemed more like SNES. I think I remember that when I rented it, Bram Stoker's Dracula had just come out to video, and the video store clerck was playing it on the television. So it could have been 1993, not sure when SNES came out.
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
I also think that I might be mixing Astyanax, Stryder and others together in my memory.
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Also on Astyanax, there is a boss who seems familiar. A large grey beast with a pink head.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
Ok, im mostly versed in snes. And it came out in '91, but they continued to crank out nes games for about two years or so after. Man there were alot of those fantasy/knight/medieval games out for both??? Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Yeah, I know. And it seems no matter how many playthroughs I watch on Youtube I can't find anything that quite looks like what I remember.
Posted by JAY LEE (Member # 6345) on :
I assume you've ruled out obvious ones, like Act Raiser?
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Someone will need to start a thread about retro games.
We can chat about classics like 1942, Raiden, Elevator Action and more.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
root beer tapper, burger time, marble madness
Posted by The Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
quote:Originally posted by Bernie_Lomax: Someone will need to start a thread about retro games.
We can chat about classics like 1942, Raiden, Elevator Action and more.
Maybe video games can have their own board-like culture and television. I for one would love posting on it There's a guy on youtube called 'angry video game nerd' that does these hilarious reviews on all the old nes/snes (plus other systems and even movies). Tons of profanity though.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Rick Moranis
1983: Strange Brew 1984: Streets of Fire 1984: Ghostbusters 1986: Little Shop of Horrors 1986: Club Paradise 1987: Spaceballs 1989: Ghostbusters II 1989: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1989: Parenthood
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Yeah it's not Actraiser. I own Actraiser, it seems like I played this game before Actraiser.
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Looks like Moranis was busy in 89. You know 89 was a really good year for movies. Batman, Lethal Weapon 2 my personal favorite of the series, The Burbs.
Posted by Zach (Member # 9459) on :
2 pages and no mention of Tom Cruise yet? I'll admit he's lost his rocker in the past decade and hasn't made any good movies recently, but in the '80s and '90s he did some great work. Here's a quick sampling of his '80s output to give an idea of how much range he had as an actor:
Taps (1981) The Outsiders (1983) Risky Business (1983) All the Right Moves (1983) Top Gun (1986) The Color of Money (1986) Cocktail (1988) Rain Man (1988) Born on the Fourth of July (1989) Days of Thunder (1990 - counts as an '80s movie in my book since it was filmed in 1989).
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
My pick for the women is Michelle Pfeiffer
1980: The Hollywood Knights 1982: Grease 2 1983: Scarface 1985: Into the Night 1985: Ladyhawke 1986: Sweet Liberty 1987: The Witches of Eastwick 1988: Married to the Mob 1988: Tequila Sunrise 1988: Dangerous Liaisons 1989: The Fabulous Baker Boys
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Posted by Bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
Christopher Walken:
1989 Communion
1988 Homeboy
1988 Puss in Boots
1988 Biloxi Blues
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War
1987 Witness in the War Zone
1986 At Close Range
1985 A View to a Kill
1983 The Dead Zone
1983 Brainstorm
1981 Pennies from Heaven
1980 The Dogs of War
1980 Heaven's Gate
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Pyromantic:
quote:Originally posted by Bernie_Lomax: Someone will need to start a thread about retro games.
We can chat about classics like 1942, Raiden, Elevator Action and more.
Thanks Pyro. I 'm retarded. I can't believe I forgot. Great memory these days.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
i would add legend to the cruise list
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Leo Logan you forgot Into the Night for Michelle Pfeiffer one of my favorites of hers.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
good call jack i missed that one!
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
If you like Into The Night that's great.
Films are art and are definitely either more or less aesthetically pleasing from person to person, so it's all cool, but I just can't get into the movie. I couldn't even sit all the way through it.
I will say that Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the most gorgeous ladies I have ever seen. Her eyes are magnificent. She was kinda anorexic in Scarface though.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Kathleen Turner
1981: Body Heat 1983: The Man with Two Brains 1984: Romancing the Stone 1984: Crimes of Passion 1985: Prizzi's Honor 1985: The Jewel of the Nile 1986: Peggy Sue Got Married 1988: Switching Channels 1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit (voice of Jessica Rabbit) 1988: The Accidental Tourist 1989: The War of the Roses
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
john candy
uncle buck planes trains automobiles armed and dangerous spaceballs volunteers splash the last polka(what i have seen on youtube is enough for this to qualify in my opinion) stripes the great outdoors hot to trot/heavy metal (counting voice work)
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Emilio Estevez
1983: The Outsiders 1983: Nightmares 1984: Repo Man 1985: The Breakfast Club 1985: St. Elmo's Fire 1985: That Was Then, This Is Now 1986: Maximum Overdrive 1986: Wisdom 1987: Stakeout 1988: Young Guns
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
I love That Was Then, This is Now. The ending is a bit weak though.
Posted by The Pyromantic (Member # 7658) on :
Danny Devito
1981: Going Ape! 1983: Terms of Endearment 1984: Romancing the Stone 1984: The Ratings Game 1984: Johnny Dangerously 1985: The Jewel of the Nile 1985: Head Office 1986: Wise Guys 1986: Ruthless People 1986: My Little Pony: The Movie (Voice) 1987: Tin Men 1987: Throw Momma From the Train 1988: Twins 1989: The War of the Roses
Danny Devito might not be on the same level of greatness as the Big Guns of the 80's like Bill Murray, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, Michael J. Fox...ect. But he was still one of my favorites in the 80's regardless.
Posted by Zach (Member # 9459) on :
quote:Originally posted by The Pyromantic:
quote:Originally posted by Bernie_Lomax: Someone will need to start a thread about retro games.
We can chat about classics like 1942, Raiden, Elevator Action and more.
I started that thread quite awhile ago. I'm glad to see fellow Rewinders showing interest in the idea of an '80s video game forum. Besides discussing '80s arcade and home console video games, we could also talk about the arcades, home consoles, people, and other topics related to video games in the '80s.
Sorry for not posting more lately. Been overwhelmed with finals for college but will be finished after this week. It'll be nice to get back to chatting with fellow Rewinders on a regular basis.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. There are tons of great picks already named by posters here. But what about the character actors of the '80s? You know, the actors and actresses who you always recognized and said "Hey, I've seen him/her before, but can't put my finger on his/her name." IMDb has made it a lot easier for us to ID character actors, but in the pre-Internet days it was more fun hunting down information on the familiar faces of movies whose names we didn't know right away.
I'd like to nominate John Vernon (Dean Wormer from Animal House) as a quintessential '80s character actor who did well in terms of screen exposure. You could always count on him to play some kind of crooked authority, academic, or law enforcement figure. Some of his more memorable work from the '80s includes:
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) Curtains (1983) Chained Heat (1983) Savage Streets (1984) Fraternity Vacation (1985) Doin' Time (1985) Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) Blue Monkey (1987) Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Add to this Vernon's countless appearances on TV shows like The Greatest American Hero, CHiPs, The A-Team, T.J. Hooker, and Airwolf, and you can see why he carved out a niche as one of the '80s' most recognizable faces. Sure, John Vernon may not have ever been a star on the level of Sylvester Stallone or Eddie Murphy, but his prolificity makes him worthy of mentioning in this thread.
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
His daughter is very nice too in movies like Pretty in Pink. She is smokin' hot.
I'd say Ed Lauter probably matches him for playing the crooked character in 80's movies.
Posted by Bamersy (Member # 8808) on :
Matt Dillon:
1989 Drugstore Cowboy 1989 Bloodhounds of Broadway 1988 Kansas 1987 The Big Town 1986 Native Son 1985 Rebel 1985 Target 1984 The Flamingo Kid 1983 Rumble Fish 1983 The Outsiders 1982 Liar's Moon 1982 Tex 1980 My Bodyguard 1980 Little Darlings
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
Matt Dillon's awesome. I've always liked him.
[ 11. May 2011, 04:47: Message edited by: Bernie_Lomax ]
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
you know i think maxium overdrive could be a great remake in capable hands.
Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
pyro
im right there with ya on devito, he's great.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Daryl Hannah
1982: Blade Runner 1982: Summer Lovers 1984: Reckless 1984: Splash 1984: The Pope of Greenwich Village 1986: Legal Eagles 1986: The Clan of the Cave Bear 1987: Roxanne 1987: Wall Street 1988: High Spirits 1989: Steel Magnolias
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
Tom Berenger
1980: Dogs of War 1983: The Big Chill 1986: Platoon 1987: Someone to Watch Over Me 1988: Shoot To Kill 1988: Betrayed 1989: Major League
My favorite of his though is Shattered 1991
Posted by Jack Gannon (Member # 9144) on :
As far as Character Actors go, I nominate Geoffery Lewis:
1.Tom Horn 2.Bronco Billy 3. Heaven's Gate 4. Any Which Way You Can 5. Ten to Midnight 6. Blue Thunder 7. Night of the Comet 8. Fletch Lives 9. Pink Cadillac 10. Tango and Cash
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Jamie Lee Curtis
1980: The Fog 1980: Prom Night 1981: Halloween II 1981: Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (TV movie) 1983: Trading Places 1984: Grandview USA 1985: Perfect 1987: Amazing Grace and Chuck 1988: A Fish Called Wanda 1988: Dominick and Eugene 1989-92: Anything But Love (TV sitcom)
Posted by Lucas Locusts (Member # 5826) on :
Tom Atkins
The Fog(1980) Power(1980) The Ninth Configuration (1980) Escape from New York (1981) Sherlock Holmes (1981) Desperate Lives(1982) Creepshow (1982) Halloween III (1982) Skeezer(1982) Murder Me, Murder You (1983) The New Kids (1985) Blind Justice (1986) Night of the Creeps (1986) Lethal Weapon (1987) A Stranger Waits (1987) Lemon Sky (1988) Maniac Cop (1988) Dead Man Out(1989) The Heist (1989)
Add to this his tv roles in Mash,Lou Grant,St Elsewhere, Quincy, TJ Hooker and The Equaliser and you have to admit that he did pretty well in the 80's
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Posted by The Good Package (Member # 9492) on :
escape from new york as well
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Sean Young
1981: Stripes 1982: Blade Runner 1982: Young Doctors in Love 1984: Dune 1985: Baby... Secret of the Lost Legend 1985: Under the Biltimore Clock (TV movie) 1986: Blood and Orchids (TV miniseries) 1987: No Way Out 1987: Wall Street 1988: The Boost 1989: Cousins
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
Bill Hunter.
A fine actor, one of Australia's best.
1980: Dead Man's Float 1980: Hard Knocks 1981: .... Maybe This Time 1981: Gallipoli 1982: Far East 1983: Heatwave 1983: The Return of Captain Invincible 1984: The Hit 1984: Street Hero 1985: An Indecent Obsession 1985: Rebel 1986: Sky Pirates 1986: Death of a Soldier 1988: Rikki and Pete 1989: Fever 1989: Mull
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Phoebe Cates
1982: Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1982: Paradise 1984: Gremlins 1984: Lace (miniseries) 1985: Lace II (miniseries) 1987: Date with an Angel 1988: Bright Lights, Big City 1989: Heart of Dixie 1989: Shag
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
Chris Haywood.
A very prolific actor.
1980: Dead Man's Float 1981: .... Maybe This Time 1982: Freedom 1981: Attack Force Z 1981: Lonely Hearts 1982: With Prejudice 1982: The Man From Snowy River 1982: Running on Empty 1982: The Clinic 1983: Heatwave 1983: The Return of Captain Invincible 1983: Strikebound 1984: Man of Flowers 1984: Razorback 1985: The Coca-Cola Kid 1985: A Street to Die 1986: Burke and Wills 1986: Wills and Burke 1986: Malcolm 1986: Dogs in Space 1987: The Bit Part 1987: The Tale of Ruby Rose 1988: A Day and a Half 1988: Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train 1988: Manifesto 1988: The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey 1988: Emerald City 1989: Island
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
I love Malcolm. If you guys have not seen this great Aussie flick, please do. It's classic.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Matthew Broderick
1983: Max Dugan Returns 1983: WarGames 1985: Ladyhawke 1986: Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1987: Project X 1988: Biloxi Blues 1988: Torch Song Trilogy 1989: Family Business 1989: Glory
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
Bryan Brown.
Among the most internationally successful Australian actors.
1980: Palm Beach 1980: "Breaker" Morant 1980: Stir 1980: Blood Money 1981: Winter of Our Dreams 1982: Far East 1984: Give My Regards to Broad Street 1985: The Empty Beach 1985: Rebel 1986: F/X 1986: Parker 1986: Tai-Pan 1987: The Umbrella Woman 1988: Cocktail 1988: Gorillas in the Mist
Posted by Kash (Member # 297) on :
quote:Originally posted by Jack Gannon: I remember a knight armed with a sword, trying to rescue his woman from an evil monster. And there being alot of cutscenes similar to Astyanax. It seems like I remember one of the monsters being a large green beast who broke through a wall.
You could be thinking about 'Dragon's Lair', Jack.
As for the topic, it has to be the legend that is Michael Keaton.
1989 Batman 1989 The Dream Team 1988 Clean and Sober 1988 Beetlejuice 1986 Gung Ho 1983 Mr. Mom 1982 Night Shift
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Lea Thompson
1983: All the Right Moves 1984: Red Dawn 1984: The Wild Life 1985: Back to the Future 1986: SpaceCamp 1986: Howard the Duck 1987: Some Kind of Wonderful 1988: Casual Sex 1988: The Wizard of Loneliness 1989: Nightbreaker 1989: Back to the Future Part II
Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
Well.. I can't say he did it best .. but I have to at least mention:
John Cusack:
1983 Class Roscoe
1984 Sixteen Candles Bryce
1984 Grandview, U.S.A. Johnny Maine
1985 The Sure Thing Walter 'Gib' Gibson
1985 The Journey of Natty Gann Harry
1986 Stand by Me Denny Lachance
1986 One Crazy Summer Hoops McCann
1987 Hot Pursuit Dan Bartlett
1987 Broadcast News Angry Messenger
1988 Tapeheads Ivan Alexeev
1988 Eight Men Out George 'Buck' Weaver
1989 Say Anything... Lloyd Dobler
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy Michael Merriman
Despite the wrath of JAY LEE.. my real vote goes to Tom Cruise who has already been detailed on the thread.
Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
John Hargreaves.
One of the most renowned Australian actors.
1980: Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1981: The Killing of Angel Street 1981: Hoodwink 1981: Doctors and Nurses 1983: Careful, He Might Hear You 1984: My First Wife 1986: Comrades 1986: Sky Pirates 1986: Malcolm 1987: The Place at the Coast 1987: Cry Freedom 1988: Boundaries of the Heart 1988: Emerald City
Posted by Bernie_Lomax (Member # 8571) on :
quote:Originally posted by Valley: Well.. I can't say he did it best .. but I have to at least mention:
John Cusack:
1983 Class Roscoe
1984 Sixteen Candles Bryce
1984 Grandview, U.S.A. Johnny Maine
1985 The Sure Thing Walter 'Gib' Gibson
1985 The Journey of Natty Gann Harry
1986 Stand by Me Denny Lachance
1986 One Crazy Summer Hoops McCann
1987 Hot Pursuit Dan Bartlett
1987 Broadcast News Angry Messenger
1988 Tapeheads Ivan Alexeev
1988 Eight Men Out George 'Buck' Weaver
1989 Say Anything... Lloyd Dobler
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy Michael Merriman
Despite the wrath of JAY LEE.. my real vote goes to Tom Cruise who has already been detailed on the thread.
You left out Better Off Dead.
Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
Opinions on the films themselves may differ, but both Charles Bronson and Chuck Norris starred in some very profitable movies during the 80's.. their 80's output was very succesful on video for years to come, and on the long term were some of the biggest money-makers for (mostly) The Cannon Group.
Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
So many to choose from. I think I would pick Arnold Schwartzeneger in a close race with
Tom Cruise (add to the movie list earlier LOSIN IT & Endless Love which I think was his 1st movie. IMO Arnold had more movies I liked but Cruise was absolutely HUGE I think most would agree.
Eddie Murphy SNL Delirious Raw Coming to America Trading Places Beverly hills cop Bev hils cop 2 48 HRS Another 48 hours Golden Child
I must CHEVY CHASE, maybe not the best but definitely worth mentioning. Modern Problems Under the Rainbow Seems Like Old Times Caddyshack Vaction Euro Vacation Xmas Vacation Funny Farm Deal of the Century Fletch Fletch Lives Thats all I could think of off the top of my head I am sure I left some good flicks out.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Sean Penn
1981: Taps 1982: Fast Times at Ridgemont High 1983: Bad Boys 1984: Racing with the Moon 1985: The Falcon and the Snowman 1986: At Close Range 1986: Shanghai Surprise 1988: Colors 1989: Casualties of War 1989: We're No Angels
Posted by Hooligomy (Member # 9837) on :
Michael J Fox didn't have the massive list of movies but had alot of blockbusters at the time.
Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
I agree Hooligomy. For sure a very big part of the decade. I see you are new to the site(me also), welcome.
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Jessica Lange
1981: The Postman Always Rings Twice 1982: Frances 1982: Tootsie 1984: Country 1985: Sweet Dreams 1986: Crimes of the Heart 1988: Far North 1988: Everybody's All-American 1989: Music Box
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Nick Nolte
1980: Heart Beat 1982: 48 Hrs. 1982: Cannery Row 1983: Under Fire 1984: Teachers 1984: Grace Quigley 1986: Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1987: Extreme Prejudice 1987: Weeds 1989: Three Fugitives 1989: New York Stories
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Nastassja Kinski
1980: Tess 1982: One from the Heart 1982: Cat People 1983: Exposed 1984: Unfaithfully Yours 1984: The Hotel New Hampshire 1984: Paris, Texas 1985: Revolution
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Richard Gere
1980: American Gigolo 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman 1983: Breathless 1983: Beyond the Limit 1984: The Cotton Club 1985: King David 1986: Power 1986: No Mercy 1988: Miles from Home
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Debra Winger
1980: Urban Cowboy 1982: Cannery Row 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman 1983: Terms of Endearment 1984: Mike's Murder 1986: Legal Eagles 1987: Black Widow 1988: Betrayed
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Kim Basinger
1983: Never Say Never Again 1983: The Man Who Loved Women 1984: The Natural 1985: Fool for Love 1986: 9 1/2 Weeks 1986: No Mercy 1987: Blind Date 1987: Nadine 1988: My Stepmother is an Alien 1989: Batman
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Steve Guttenberg
1980: Can't Stop the Music 1982: Diner 1983: The Day After 1983: The Man Who Wasn't There 1984: Police Academy 1985: Police Academy 2 1985: Cocoon 1985: Bad Medicine 1986: Police Academy 3 1986: Short Circuit 1987: The Bedroom Window 1987: Police Academy 4 1987: Surrender 1987: Three Men and a Baby 1988: Cocoon: The Return 1988: High Spirits
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Rutger Hauer
1981: Nighthawks 1982: Blade Runner 1983: The Osterman Weekend 1983: Eureka! 1985: Ladyhawke 1985: Flesh and Blood 1986: The Hitcher 1987: Wanted Dead or Alive 1987: Escape from Sobibor 1989: Blind Fury 1989: Bloodhounds of Broadway
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Sigourney Weaver
1981: Eyewitness 1982: The Year of Living Dangerously 1983: Deal of the Century 1984: Ghostbusters 1986: Aliens 1988: Gorillas in the Mist 1988: Working Girl 1989: Ghostbusters II
Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
Demi Moore
1982: Parasite 1982: Young Doctors in Love 1984: Blame It on Rio 1984: No Small Affair 1985: St. Elmo's Fire 1986: About Last Night 1986: One Crazy Summer 1986: Wisdom 1988: The Seventh Sign 1989: We're No Angels
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Timothy Hutton
1980: Ordinary People 1981: Taps 1983: Daniel 1984: Iceman 1985: The Falcon and the Snowman 1985: Turk 182 1987: Made in Heaven 1988: A Matter of Destiny 1988: Everybody's All-American
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Matthew Modine
1983: Private School 1984: The Hotel New Hampshire 1984: Mrs. Soffel 1984: Birdy 1985: Vision Quest 1987: Full Metal Jacket 1987: Orphans 1988: Married to the Mob 1989: Gross Anatomy
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Kelly McGillis
1983: Reuben, Reuben 1985: Witness 1986: Top Gun 1987: Made in Heaven 1988: The House on Carroll Street 1988: The Accused 1989: Winter People 1989: Cat Chaser
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Rebecca De Mornay
1982: One from the Heart (extra) 1983: Risky Business 1983: Testament 1985: The Slugger's Wife 1985: Runaway Train 1985: The Trip to Bountiful 1986: Murders in the Rue Morgue 1988: And God Created Woman 1988: Feds 1989: Dealers
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Kurt Russell
1980: Used Cars 1981: The Fox and the Hound (voice) 1981: Escape from New York 1982: The Thing 1983: Silkwood 1984: Swing Shift 1985: The Mean Season 1986: Big Trouble in Little China 1987: Overboard 1988: Tequila Sunrise 1989: Winter People 1989: Tango and Cash
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William Hurt
1980: Altered States 1981: Eyewitness 1981: Body Heat 1983: Gorky Park 1983: The Big Chill 1985: Kiss of the Spider Woman 1986: Children of a Lesser God 1987: Broadcast News 1988: A Matter of Destiny 1988: The Accidental Tourist
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Meryl Streep
1981: The French Lieutenant's Woman 1982: Still of the Night 1982: Sophie's Choice 1983: Silkwood 1984: Falling in Love 1985: Plenty 1985: Out of Africa 1986: Heartburn 1987: Ironweed 1988: A Cry in the Dark 1989: She-Devil
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Ally Sheedy
1981: I Think I'm Having a Baby (TV film) 1981: The Best Little Girl in the World (TV film) 1981: The Violation of Sarah McDavid (TV film) 1981: The Day Loving Stopped (TV film) 1983: Deadly Lessons (TV film) 1983: Bad Boys 1983: WarGames 1984: Oxford Blues 1985: The Breakfast Club 1985: St. Elmo's Fire 1985: Twice in a Lifetime 1986: Blue City 1986: Short Circuit 1987: We Are the Children (TV film) 1987: Maid to Order 1989: Heart of Dixie
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Rob Lowe
1983: The Outsiders 1983: Class 1983: Thursday's Child (TV movie) 1984: The Hotel New Hampshire 1984: Oxford Blues 1985: St. Elmo's Fire 1986: Youngblood 1986: About Last Night 1987: Square Dance 1988: Masquerade 1988: Illegally Yours
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Andrew McCarthy
1983: Class 1985: Heaven Help Us 1985: St. Elmo's Fire 1985: The Beniker Gang 1986: Pretty in Pink 1987: Mannequin 1987: Less Than Zero 1988: Kansas 1988: Fresh Horses 1989: Weekend at Bernie's
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