Bad Boys (1983)

Mick O’Brien is a young Chicago street thug torn between a life of petty crime and the love of his girlfriend. But when the heist of a local drug dealer goes tragically wrong Mick is sentenced to a brutal juvenile prison where violence is a rite of passage and respect is measured in vengeance.

The Stuff (1985)

Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It’s got a delicious … Read more

Firestarter (1984)

As youths, Andy McGee and his future wife, Vicky, participated in secret experiments, allowing themselves to be subjected to mysterious medical tests. Years later, the couple’s daughter, Charlie, begins to exhibit the ability of setting fires solely with her mind. This volatile talent makes the youngster extremely dangerous and soon she becomes a target for … Read more

Cruising (1980)

Cruising 1980 is a controversial thriller directed by William Friedkin, best known for The French Connection and The Exorcist. Based loosely on a novel by reporter Gerald Walker, the film stars Al Pacino as an undercover cop investigating a series of murders in New York’s leather bar scene. Set in the West Village, the movie … Read more

The Ninth Configuration (1980)

Col. Vincent Kane is a military psychiatrist who takes charge of an army mental hospital situated in a secluded castle. Among Kane’s many eccentric patients is Capt. Billy Cutshaw, a troubled astronaut in the midst of an existential crisis. Although Kane’s own grasp on sanity is questionable, he manages to engage Cutshaw in a series … Read more

48 Hrs. (1982)

A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.

Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

Nerdy high schooler Ronald Miller rescues cheerleader Cindy Mancini from parental punishment after she accidentally destroys her mother’s designer clothes. Ronald agrees to pay for the $1,000 outfit on one condition: that she will act as though they’re a couple for an entire month. As the days pass, however, Cindy grows fond of Ronald, making … Read more

Breakin’ (1984)

Breakin 1984 is a dance film that helped launch breakdancing into the mainstream and became one of the most memorable entries in the 80s street dance genre. Often referred to simply as the breakin movie, it told the story of three unlikely friends who came together through their love of dance and their refusal to … Read more

Fletch (1985)

When investigative reporter Irwin “Fletch” Fletcher goes undercover to write a piece on the drug trade at a local beach, he’s approached by wealthy businessman Alan Stanwyk, who offers him $50,000 to murder him. With sarcastic wit and a knack for disguises, Fletch sets out to uncover Stanwyk’s story.