1983 – Page 12 – We Love the Eighties

Flashdance (1983)

Alex Owens, a teen juggling between two odd jobs, aspires to become a successful ballet dancer. Nick, who is her boss and lover, supports and encourages her to fulfil her dream.

After years of treatment at a mental institution for the criminally insane, serial killer Norman Bates is finally released. Deciding to move back into his long-dead mother’s infamous old house, he soon finds himself tormented by ‘her’ demands and begins to question his own sanity.

Mortuary (1983)

Christie Parson has constant nightmares of her father’s death whom died in a swimming pool. Christie’s mother thinks it was an accident, but Christie believes it was murder. Christie then sees an unknown figure dressed in a cape following her and harassing her. But still nobody believes her, until her boyfriend sees the figure himself. … Read more

Superman III (1983)

Aiming to defeat the Man of Steel, wealthy executive Ross Webster hires bumbling but brilliant Gus Gorman to develop synthetic kryptonite, which yields some unexpected psychological effects in the third installment of the 1980s Superman franchise. Between rekindling romance with his high school sweetheart and saving himself, Superman must contend with a powerful supercomputer.

Porky’s II: The Next Day (1983)

When the students of Angel Beach High decide to stage “An Evening With Shakespeare,” their efforts are threatened by Miss Balbricker, who views the works of Shakespeare as obscene. She enlists the help of Reverend Bubba Flavel, a religious fanatic who brings along his flock of followers to pressure the school into shutting down the … Read more

Adam (1983)

Based on the true story that shocked the nation and led to vast changes in how law enforcement handled missing children cases…John and Reve Walsh deal with their grief in front of the whole country when their son, Adam, is abducted and later found dead.

Krull (1983)

A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

1959. Friday nights. We time-traveled. Witnessed surprising twists. Entertained aliens. Experienced fear. And first journeyed to “The Twilight Zone” of Rod Serling’s memorable TV series. And guided by four imaginative moviemakers, we traveled there again in 1983. Directors John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante and George Miller fashion stories based on or inspired by classic … Read more

The Outsiders (1983)

The Outsiders 1983 movie is a powerful teen drama based on the bestselling novel by S E Hinton. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, it tells the story of two rival groups of teenagers in 1960s Oklahoma — the working class Greasers and the privileged Socs. At the center is Ponyboy Curtis, a thoughtful Greaser caught … Read more

Trading Places (1983)

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.