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The Boy in Blue (1986)
What’s this all about? The Boy in Blue is a biopic about that famous all-American sportsman, Ned Hanlan. What’s that? You’ve never heard of him? America’s most famous sculler? Yeah. Me neither.…
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Birdy (1984)
What’s this all about? Birdy tells the story of two young men, Al (Nicolas Cage), who enjoys female breasts, and Birdy (Matthew Modine), who doesn’t. They both go to Vietnam, although to…
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The Cotton Club (1984)
What’s this all about? Francis Ford Coppola’s back with another tale of gangsters. It’s almost like he stumbled into success with The Godfather, then spent the rest of his career trying to…
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Racing With The Moon (1984)
What’s this all about? Racing With The Moon tells the story of two teenage friends in the winter of 1942, as they prepare to ship off the the Marine Corps to fight…
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Rumble Fish (1983)
What’s this all about? Matt Dillon plays a moron punk who is sad because his older brother, Motorcycle Boy (Mickey Rourk), is a better moron punk than he is. Like much of…
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Valley Girl (1983)
What’s this all about? Valley Girl Is a coming-of-age fish-out-of-water teen comedy romance about Julie, a preppy girl from “the valley” who dresses like a 60-year-old librarian and must choose between two…
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The Outsiders (1983)
What’s this all about? The Outsiders is a coming of age story about a group of young men in the 1960’s. It tells the tale of conflict between these boys, another group…
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
What’s this all about? Fast Times at Ridgemont High is sort of the archetype of the 80’s teen comedy, featuring several loosely interlaced stories about wacky and sometimes relatable characters. The typical…
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The Best of Times (1981)
What’s this all about? The Best of Times is Nicolas Cage’s (credited as Nicolas Coppola) first IMDB credit. It’s listed as a 1981 “TV Movie”. In reality, it’s a 45 minute pilot…
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This is probably a bad idea.
Over the years, Sarah and I have watched a lot of “movie marathons,” in which, we watch every movie in a franchise. We’ve seen every Tremors movie (most good; all fun), every…