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Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
 
Good day 80's freaks,

What 80's movie character would you want to be for 1 week. You would live that characters life for 1 whole week as they would and return to yours as you left it bringing nothing back with you, not even the memory of it. Oh yeah, leave money out of it, after all it's just a week. An explanation of your choice would be great if time allows. Heck, do a top 5 if you want. I'm easy.
 

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Posted by johnny76 (Member # 8174) on :
 
I would be Teen Wolf !!! I always wanted to be able to buy beer and slam a basketball when i was in high school !
 

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Posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless (Member # 9826) on :
 
The male lead in Summer Lovers (1982)..

for.. uhm, obvious reasons !
 

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Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
 
Cindy Mancini, of course .

After that, I'd go with Baby Houseman. I wanna go to Kellerman's and dirty dance with Johnny Castle for week in the summer!

This is an excellent topic gotta go back! Nice!!
 

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Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
 
I wouldn't mind being Blair Warner for a week either but that's 80's tv shows...sorry to get off track.
 

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Posted by aTomiK (Member # 6575) on :
 

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Originally posted by Johnny Roarke is reckless:
The male lead in Summer Lovers (1982)..

for.. uhm, obvious reasons !

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Hmm, not a bad choice
 

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Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
 
Elizabeth in 9 1/2 Weeks or Epiphany in Angel Heart or Diane in The Pope Of Greenwich Village or Tracy in Year of the dragon or, well you get the picture
 

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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
 
can't decide who it would be from the 80s at the moment, if it was for a 90s movie it would have to be jim dodge from career opportunities!

like johnny above- for..uhm,obvious reasons!

http://youtu.be/6HxnYXS1w_4 .
 

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Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
 

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Originally posted by Helen_S:
Elizabeth in 9 1/2 Weeks or Epiphany in Angel Heart or Diane in The Pope Of Greenwich Village or Tracy in Year of the dragon or, well you get the picture

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That Mickey Rourke thing, huh?

"Sometimes you just have to roll the potato..." (Working on my Mickey Rourke impression from "A Prayer for the Dying": "Fadda, we ere fundamentally a-loon.")
 

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Posted by Crash (Member # 7484) on :
 
I would be Chris Knight from "Real Genius." Oh wait, I already played that part in the 80s, except for the fuzzy bunny slippers.
 

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Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
 
Nice choice Crash(and everyone else). I have Chris Knight in my top 3 of my long list along with Roy Hobbs cause I love baseball and he did freaky stuff on the field and Maverick from Top Gun
 

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Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
 

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Originally posted by Helen_S:
Elizabeth in 9 1/2 Weeks or Epiphany in Angel Heart or Diane in The Pope Of Greenwich Village or Tracy in Year of the dragon or, well you get the picture

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That Mickey Rourke thing, huh?

"Sometimes you just have to roll the potato..." (Working on my Mickey Rourke impression from "A Prayer for the Dying": "Fadda, we ere fundamentally a-loon.")

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That was so bad you made him cry
 

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Posted by Earl Keese (Member # 7986) on :
 
Ferris.
 

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Posted by Zach (Member # 9459) on :
 
Since the character is from One Crazy Summer, the most recent '80s movie I've watched, I'll go with Egg Stork. I'm up for dressing in a Godzilla costume and crashing a fancy party!


 

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Posted by Pyro (Member # 7658) on :
 
I'd be Pee-Wee from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure..I'd love to spend a week in that playhouse with all those cool toys, gadgets & gizmos




 

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Posted by P_a_u_l (Member # 1022) on :
 

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Originally posted by cindymancini:
After that, I'd go with Baby Houseman.

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Sorry - for some reason I just had to quote this......

I guess most of us would pick the character for the stuff that happens in the movie.

Naturally for me, Keith Nelson is a given, as long as it's THAT week, and not, for example, a week where he spends all of his time up to his armpits in sump oil from a Chevy.

Other suggestions:

Del Griffith - the week AFTER the events in PT&A.
Walter Gibson. Actually with Gib, just about ANY week would be cool.
Ferris of coourse - always did appreciate the role Mia Sara had in his life...
 

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Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
 
Pee Wees Playhouse? Is that a real house someone lives in today or just a front or something to that effect built for the movie. And any idea where it is located if it is a real home.
 

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Posted by Leo Logan (Member # 9206) on :
 
Louden Swain in "Vision Quest" (1985)
 

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Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
I'll go with..




1. Randy from Valley Girl

(As tempted as I am to start my week in the back of the limo on my way to the Valley Sheraton.. instead, I choose the night of the party! btw, can I switch the girl that week too? )




2. Del from The In Crowd

(A week of wicked dance moves that start at a quarter to three!)




3. Rick from Just One of the Guys

(I'll definitely take Rick's week of Passion In Paradise!)




4. Cru from RAD

(I'll start my week with "Send Me An Angel" .. right now!)




5. O.T. from Spring Break

(A week on Spring Break as this guy .. )
 

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Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
 

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Originally posted by gotta go back:
Pee Wees Playhouse? Is that a real house someone lives in today or just a front or something to that effect built for the movie. And any idea where it is located if it is a real home.

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Gotta go back, it is a real house that somebody lives in today and here is the link to prove it.

http://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_peeweeba.htm
 

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Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
This would be way higher on my list if the criteria had been (1) night and I could combine the characters played by the same actor. ha



Bonus pick: Bruno X (uh or Cliffy mistaken for Bruno X from Modern Girls - I'm torn)
 

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Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
 
Thank you Lovers with Cassie, excellent link.
 

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Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
 
Devolution here,

Valley, O.T. from Spring Break might be one of the great choices ever. I'm going to have to think to top that.

We are DEVO
 

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Posted by Devolution (Member # 1731) on :
 
Devolution here,

OK Valley here goes.

Now that's a week to have.

My personal favorite from Just One of the Guys


Loaded and the girl loved horror


Finally... Busted for Lewd behavior (Also Nude behavior).




WE are DEVO
 

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Posted by Valley (Member # 1322) on :
 
Devo..

"Good point - if I'm not back in a week, forward my mail."


ha great choices.. and Buddy from "Just One of the Guys" is a legend!
 

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Posted by gordongecko (Member # 4685) on :
 
The first thing that popped in to my mind was Clark W Griswold in Christmas Vacation. Despite everything that goes wrong for him that week/weekend, he still is able to see the good in Christmas and family. Pure excitement and enjoyment in his mind....well until the breakdown at the end.

Runners up.....

Marty McFly - Back to the Future
Gordon Gecko - Wall Street - before he gets busted (had to do it)
Chet Ripley - The Great Outdoors
 

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Posted by Earl Keese (Member # 7986) on :
 
Man! I should have thought harder...Buddy would be at the top of the list wouldn't he?! Awesome...
 

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Posted by Lovers with Cassie (Member # 7794) on :
 
"Mad" Max Rockatansky.

I could help out the settlers of an oil refinery, take part in a gladiator fight in an arena and be saviour to a tribe of children.

That is who I would pick.
 

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Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
 
Gordongecko-I like the Marty McFly choice. Not only the timetravel but going back and living in the 50's would be outfreakinstanding.

Also, no Badger Meyer wannabes here?
 

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Posted by John Kreese (Member # 9369) on :
 
I'd have to go with Alex Rogan.


 

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Posted by Poppy (Member # 9909) on :
 
1) John Bender (Judd Nelson) in Breakfast Club



2) Kim Basinger in 9 1/2 Weeks



3) Brantley Foster (Michael J Fox) in The Secret of My Success



4) Sally (Meg Ryan) in When Harry Met Sally




5) Gordie Lachance (Will Wheaton) in Stand By Me




6) Marty Mcfly (all Back to the Futures)




7) All Molly Ringwald productions for John Hughes





[ 18. August 2011, 08:30: Message edited by: Poppy ]
 

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Posted by oneyedwilly (Member # 8730) on :
 
oooo great question 1 week only huh. hmmmm Hard to decide but have to go with Tom Hanks in big but only if i get to go back to being 11yrs old which means id go back to 1985 oh YEAH bring that on....id have asked you out Hayley.
 

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Posted by gotta go back (Member # 9818) on :
 

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Originally posted by cindymancini:
Cindy Mancini, of course .

After that, I'd go with Baby Houseman. I wanna go to Kellerman's and dirty dance with Johnny Castle for week in the summer!

This is an excellent topic gotta go back! Nice!!

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Originally posted by cindymancini:
I wanna go to Kellerman's and dirty dance with Johnny Castle for week in the summer!

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And this is different from your average summer, Mancini?
 

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Posted by TerdNthePoolGGB (Member # 9818) on :
 
This guy


 

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Posted by the young warrior (Member # 9554) on :
 



i'd like to be daniel larusso from the karate kid for a week,but as long as it's during the week that he wins the tournament and it's not during the week that he's getting beaten up by the cobra kai's .




this week = yes.




this week = no.

[ 22. February 2015, 17:09: Message edited by: the young warrior ]
 

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Posted by MIKE THE PIPER (Member # 9873) on :
 

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Originally posted by Valley:
I'll go with..


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5. O.T. from Spring Break

(A week on Spring Break as this guy .. )

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