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On This Day in 80s Movies

Step back into the golden age of cinema with our ‘On This Day in 80s Movies’ section. Every day, we revisit the film releases and cinematic events that defined the decade. From blockbuster premieres to groundbreaking achievements in filmmaking, explore the moments that made the 80s a landmark era for movies.

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On This Day August 7 1987 – Back To The Beach Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 7 1987 – Back To The Beach Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 7 1987, Back to the Beach premiered in theaters, reuniting 1960s beach party icons Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in a colorful, tongue in cheek tribute to their earlier film legacy. Packed with self parody, surf culture nostalgia, and musical numbers, the film offered a...
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On This Day August 7 1985 – Real Genius Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 7 1985 – Real Genius Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 7 1985, Real Genius premiered in theaters, offering a sharp and funny take on science, college life, and the pressures of genius. Starring Val Kilmer in one of his earliest breakout roles, the film followed a group of brilliant students at a prestigious technical university...
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On This Day August 7 1981 – Condorman Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 7 1981 – Condorman Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 7 1981, Condorman premiered in theaters, delivering a lighthearted blend of comic book adventure and spy parody courtesy of Walt Disney Productions. The film starred Michael Crawford as comic book illustrator Woody Wilkins, who unexpectedly finds himself recruited into a real...
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On This Day August 7 1981 – Student Bodies Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 7 1981 – Student Bodies Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 7 1981, Student Bodies premiered in theaters, bringing a new kind of horror spoof to the big screen. Billed as the first slasher comedy, the film poked fun at the tropes of late 70s and early 80s horror movies, particularly the growing wave of teen slasher films that had taken...
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On This Day August 7 1981 – Heavy Metal Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 7 1981 – Heavy Metal Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 7 1981, Heavy Metal premiered in theaters, unleashing a bold animated anthology that blended science fiction, fantasy, and hard rock in a way audiences had never seen before. Based on the adult illustrated magazine of the same name, the film featured a series of visually...
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On This Day August 7 1987 – Who’s That Girl Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 7 1987 – Who’s That Girl Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 7 1987, Who’s That Girl premiered in theaters, marking Madonna’s return to the big screen in a leading role. The film followed her character Nikki Finn, a quirky and chaotic woman just released from prison who quickly becomes entangled in a whirlwind of mishaps, mistaken...
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On This Day August 6 1982 – Things Are Tough All Over Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 6 1982 – Things Are Tough All Over Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 6 1982, Things Are Tough All Over premiered in theaters, continuing the wild and stoner fueled adventures of Cheech and Chong. This time, the comedy duo played dual roles as themselves and as two wealthy Arab businessmen in a cross country caper that involved stolen money...
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On This Day August 6 1986 – Timothy Dalton Was Announced As The Fourth Actor To Play James Bond

On This Day August 6 1986 – Timothy Dalton Was Announced As The Fourth Actor To Play James Bond

On this day August 6 1986, Timothy Dalton was officially announced as the fourth actor to portray James Bond, taking over the iconic role after Roger Moore’s long tenure ended with A View To A Kill. The casting signaled a new direction for the franchise, with producers seeking a more serious and...
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On This Day August 5 1988 – The Rescue Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1988 – The Rescue Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1988, The Rescue premiered in theaters, delivering a kid powered military style action adventure with a patriotic edge. The film followed a group of teenagers who embark on a daring mission to rescue their Navy SEAL fathers after they are captured and imprisoned in North...
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On This Day August 5 1988 – Vibes Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1988 – Vibes Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1988, Vibes premiered in theaters, offering a quirky mix of adventure, comedy, and the supernatural. Starring Cyndi Lauper in her feature film debut alongside Jeff Goldblum, the movie followed two psychics on a wild journey through the mountains of Ecuador in search of a...
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On This Day August 5 1988 – The Blob Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1988 – The Blob Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1988, The Blob premiered in theaters, bringing a brutal and visually intense remake of the 1958 sci fi horror film to a new generation. Directed by Chuck Russell and co written by Frank Darabont, the film took the original premise of a growing mass consuming everything in...
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On This Day August 5 1987 – Stakeout Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1987 – Stakeout Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1987, Stakeout premiered in theaters, blending action, suspense, and comedy into one of the surprise hits of the summer. Directed by John Badham, the film starred Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as two Seattle detectives assigned to monitor the ex girlfriend of an...
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On This Day August 5 1983 – Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1983 – Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1983, Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island premiered in theaters, bringing classic Looney Tunes characters to the big screen in a new anthology style adventure. The film featured Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales as island hosts granting wishes to other beloved Warner Bros cartoon...
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On This Day August 5 1983 – Twice Upon A Time Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1983 – Twice Upon A Time Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1983, Twice Upon A Time premiered in theaters, delivering one of the most visually unique animated films of the decade. Produced by George Lucas and directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson, the movie used a blend of cut out animation and stop motion techniques to tell a...
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On This Day August 5 1983 – The Star Chamber Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1983 – The Star Chamber Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1983, The Star Chamber premiered in theaters, offering a tense legal thriller that explored the limits of justice and the moral conflicts facing those sworn to uphold it. Starring Michael Douglas, the film followed a disillusioned judge who becomes involved with a secret...
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On This Day August 5 1983 – Get Crazy Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1983 – Get Crazy Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1983, Get Crazy premiered in theaters, bringing a fast paced, over the top rock and roll comedy to the big screen. Directed by Allan Arkush, the film followed the wild events surrounding a New Year’s Eve concert at a fictional concert hall, Saturn Theater, as the staff...
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On This Day August 5 1983 – Risky Business Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 5 1983 – Risky Business Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 5 1983, Risky Business premiered in theaters and launched Tom Cruise into full fledged stardom. Blending sharp satire with coming of age themes, the film followed high school senior Joel Goodson as he turns a night of bad decisions into an unforgettable experience that...
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On This Day August 4 1989 – Lock Up Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 4 1989 – Lock Up Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 4 1989, Lock Up premiered in theaters, delivering a gritty prison drama starring Sylvester Stallone at the height of his 1980s action career. The film followed the story of a model prisoner nearing the end of his sentence who is suddenly transferred to a maximum security...
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On This Day August 3 1984 – Grandview USA Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 3 1984 – Grandview USA Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 3 1984, Grandview USA premiered in theaters, delivering a small town drama with a mix of romance, ambition, and blue collar heart. Set in the fictional Midwestern town of Grandview, the film explored the lives of several characters trying to find purpose and connection in a...
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On This Day August 3 1984 – The Philadelphia Experiment Premiered In Theaters

On This Day August 3 1984 – The Philadelphia Experiment Premiered In Theaters

On this day August 3 1984, The Philadelphia Experiment premiered in theaters, offering a science fiction thriller rooted in one of the most intriguing urban legends of the 20th century. The film was based on the controversial story of a secret World War II military experiment that allegedly made...
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