80s Movies

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Take off eh? Bob and Doug McKenzie to return in cartoon form

Posted by ChuckyG, April 29, 2008
Fans of the movie Strange Brew and SCTV will be happy to hear the duo have reunited and are going to be animated for an upcoming cartoon version of their characters. Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis are going to be doing the voices as well, no lame imitations!

The Bob and Doug characters launched as a two-minute skit on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp's sketch-comedy series SCTV in 1980, in part to mock federal government rules that require the public broadcaster to air identifiably "Canadian content" in its homegrown TV shows.

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Latest Additions to Movies Of The Eighties Pages
Cocktails
In the last scene when Brian Flanagan (Cruise) goes to Jordan Mooney's (Elisabeth Shue) fathers apartment the length of his hair changes from scene to scene
Added to the site on September 03, 2012
Back to the Future
At the beginning of the movie Marty meets Doc Brown at a mall with a sign showing Twin Pines Mall. During their conversation Doc tells Marty how much things have changed and the land that the mall is on was once some guys tree farm. When Marty goes back to the past there are two pine trees on the farm and Marty runs over one trying to escape. Near the end of the movie Marty runs past the mall sign again showing the mall is now called Lone Pine Mall.
Added to the site on February 09, 2012
Some Kind of Wonderful
Keith: "You can't judge a book by its cover." Watts: "Yeah, but you can tell how much it's gonna cost!"
Added to the site on December 25, 2011
Motel Hell (1980)
Stupid movie about a man and his sister killing human beings and make sausage out of them, packaging it and selling it commercially. They also planted the people in the ground like a garden.
Submitted by Rachel. Added to the site on December 05, 2011
commando
In the scene when Schwarzenegger and Rae Don Chong are getting in to her car leaving the mall, he drops his wallet on the street. Later, in her car, he pulls out his wallet to show her a picture of his daughter.
Added to the site on November 15, 2011
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  • 10. Meatballs
    This actually would be higher up, but I'm cheating as it's a 1979 movie but Bill Murray rules!
  • 9. Ernest Goes To Camp
    I haven't seen it in years but in the 80's it was funny hated the other ernest movies though bit to much
  • 8. Uncle Buck
    John Candy was the best!
  • 7. Hot Resort
    very funny if you liked summer school then this ones a go .
  • 6. The Great Outdoors
    a must for the iconic times
  • 5. 16 Candles
  • 4. National Lampoon's Summer Vacation
    great movie
  • 3. Breakfast Club
    classic must see
  • 2. Summer School
    very good laughed all the way through
  • 1. Summer Rental
    John Candy The Best
I am sure I could list more to but that seems like work ...
Added to the site on November 01, 2011
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  • 10. Dirty Dancing / Footloose
    Classics that I will never forget even when I'm 80 years old :)
  • 9. Running On Empty
    River Phoenix <3
  • 8. Sixteen Candles
    Gotta love this classic!!
  • 7. Gremlins
    I'm still stuck contemplating whether this is a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie :P
  • 6. Lucas
    Who could forget such a cute movie?
  • 5. The Lost Boys
    I'm happy to say that this was the time before sparkling vampires.....
  • 4. License To Drive
    Second best of the two Corey's movies :)
  • 3. The Breakfast Club
    Love this movie sooo much!!!
  • 2. The Goonies
    What more can I say then; the truffle shuffle!!!!!! Everyday he's trufflein'
  • 1. Stand By Me
    Seriously this is my favorite movie without a doubt!!!!! Such an amazing and heartwarming movie!!!
If I could have been a teenager at any point in life it would have been in the 80s!!!! But a girl can dream :)
Added to the site on October 14, 2011
Back to the Future
George: "Why don't you make like a tree...and get outta here!"
Added to the site on October 03, 2011
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  • 10. Aliens
  • 9. Highlander
  • 8. Scrooged
  • 7. Big Trouble in Little China
  • 6. Repo Man
  • 5. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
  • 4. Gremlins
  • 3. Beetlejuice
  • 2. Blade Runner
  • 1. Brazil
In no particular order!!
Added to the site on October 03, 2011
Top Gun
Negative ghost rider
Added to the site on August 01, 2011