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By Regina Ongowarsito & Erin Mclean
MOVIES DURING THE 1980’S
Pacman released. (1980) Rubik’s cube fi rst sold. (1980) MTV (Pioneer of music videos)
launched. (1981) Commodore 64 released. (1982) Michael Jackson’s album Thril ler
released. (1982) PG-13 was introduced in the US.
(1984) First Macintosh computer
introduced. (1984) By mid-decade, 70% of Americans
had cable television. Nintendo released the Game Boy.
(1989) Hairstyle trends include the Perm,
Mullet, Jheri Curl, Flat top, Hi-top fade, and Big Hair.
10 ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS
Mt. St. Helens erupts. (1980) First space shuttle Columbia's
fi rst trip. (1981) Ronald Reagan elected. (1980) Ronald Reagan shot and
survived. (1981) Mikhail Gorbachev became
leader of the Soviet Union. (1985)
World's Fair Expo 86 was held in Vancouver, Canada. (1986)
The shuttle Challenger explodes. (1986)
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.
(1989)
10 HISTORICAL EVENTS
1. Star Wars – Episode V – Empire Strikes Back (1980)
2. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
3. The Shining (1980)4. Das Boot (1981)5. Aliens (1986)6. Cinema Paradiso (1988)7. Back to the Future 1 (1985)8. Once Upon a Time in
America (1984)9. Raging Bull (1980)10. Amadeus (1984)
TOP 10 MOVIES (IMDB RATINGS)
HorrorScience FictionActionTeen Comedy
MOST POPULAR GENRES
1. Harrison Ford2. Barbara Hershey3. Eddie Murphy4. Mia Farrow5. Shelley Duvall6. Robert De Niro7. Kathleen Turner8. Woody Allen9. Geena Davis10.Kim Greist
TOP 10 ACTORS
John Hughes (1969 - 2009)• A fi lm director, producer, and
screenwriter• Directed and scripted some of
the most successful fi lms of the 80s and 90s
• Most of his sets were in the North Shore of Chicago metropolitan area
• Used additional scenes under and/or after closing credits
MOST POPULAR DIRECTOR
Freeze FrameTraining MontagesTransformation
Montages
POPULAR FILM BREAKTHROUGHS
Nerd gets the girl.Bully is defeated.Weird neighbor.Body switch.
POPULAR THEMES
MOST POPULAR MOVIE SOUNDTRACK Glittering Prize 81/92 by Simple Minds – The
Breakfast Club
MOST POPULAR SONG FROM A MOVIE “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds – The
Breakfast Club
SOUNDTRACKS
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial:$359,197,037
domestically fi rst released.
6 th biggest grossing in overall movies history.
BIGGEST GROSSING MOVIE
1. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
2. The Little Mermaid3. Back to the Future4. Planes, Trains, and
Automobiles5. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off6. The Land Before Time7. The Goonies8. Princess Bride9. Uncle Buck10. Ghost Busters
ERIN’S TOP 10 MOVIES
1. Back to the Future 12. Ferris Bueller's Day
Off3. Jumping Jack Flash4. Blade Runner5. Dead Poets Society6. Gandhi7. Amadeus8. Grease 29. The Princess Bride10. Stand and Deliver
REGINA’S TOP 10 MOVIES
Regina Ongowarsito&Erin McLean
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!