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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 July 26 1987 – Full Metal Jacket remiered in Theaters

On This Day July 26 1987 – Full Metal Jacket remiered in Theaters

On this day July 26 1987, Full Metal Jacket premiered in theaters and delivered one of the most intense and psychologically gripping war films of the decade. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, the movie unfolds in two stark halves. The first introduces audiences to a harsh Marine boot camp where...
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On This Day July 26 1981 – Stripes Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 26 1981 – Stripes Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 26 1981, Stripes premiered in theaters and became one of the most iconic military comedies of the decade. Directed by Ivan Reitman, the film stars Bill Murray as a restless man who convinces his friend to enlist in the Army, leading to a wild and unconventional journey through...
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On This Day July 25 1986 – The Patriot Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1986 – The Patriot Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1986, The Patriot premiered in theaters. This action thriller starred Gregg Henry and Simone Griffeth, delivering a low-budget but gritty story wrapped in Cold War tension and bio-terror paranoia. The plot centers on a disgraced Navy SEAL who is forced back into action to...
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On This Day July 25 1986 – Robotech The Movie Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1986 – Robotech The Movie Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1986, Robotech The Movie premiered in theaters. Based on the popular animated series, the film was a bold attempt to bring the epic science fiction universe of Robotech to the big screen in the United States. However, this release was significantly different from what fans...
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On This Day July 25 1986 – Heartburn Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1986 – Heartburn Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1986, Heartburn premiered in theaters. Directed by Mike Nichols and written by Nora Ephron, the film was a semi-autobiographical take on Ephron’s troubled marriage to journalist Carl Bernstein. With Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in the lead roles, Heartburn explored the...
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On This Day July 25 1986 – Haunted Honeymoon Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1986 – Haunted Honeymoon Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1986, Haunted Honeymoon premiered in theaters. This comedy mystery blended gothic horror with slapstick humor and featured a standout cast including Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, and Dom DeLuise. Wilder not only starred but also wrote and directed the film, which was a tribute...
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On This Day July 25 1986 – Out of Bounds Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1986 – Out of Bounds Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1986, Out of Bounds premiered in theaters. This gritty urban thriller starred Anthony Michael Hall in a rare dramatic role, breaking away from his well known teen comedy image. Hall played Daryl Cage, a quiet Iowa farm boy who heads to Los Angeles to live with his brother and...
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On This Day July 25 1986 – Maximum Overdrive Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1986 – Maximum Overdrive Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1986, Maximum Overdrive premiered in theaters. This chaotic and explosive sci fi horror film marked the first and only time Stephen King stepped behind the camera to direct one of his own stories. Based on his short story Trucks, the film imagined a world where machines...
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On This Day July 25 1980 – Dressed to Kill Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1980 – Dressed to Kill Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1980, Dressed to Kill premiered in theaters. Directed by Brian De Palma, this provocative psychological thriller blended mystery, suspense, and stylized violence in a way that sparked both critical acclaim and controversy. The film starred Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, and...
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On This Day July 25 1980 – Caddyshack Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 25 1980 – Caddyshack Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 25 1980, Caddyshack premiered in theaters and became one of the most iconic comedies of the 1980s. Directed by Harold Ramis, the film featured a legendary cast including Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in a wild blend of slapstick humor and...
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On This Day July 24 1987 – Superman IV The Quest for Peace Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 24 1987 – Superman IV The Quest for Peace Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 24 1987, Superman IV The Quest for Peace premiered in theaters. The fourth and final film in the original Superman series once again starred Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel and attempted to bring the iconic hero into the political spotlight with a timely message about...
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On This Day July 24 1985 – The Black Cauldron Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 24 1985 – The Black Cauldron Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 24 1985, The Black Cauldron premiered in theaters. This dark fantasy adventure from Walt Disney Productions marked a major departure from the studio’s traditional animated formula. Based on Lloyd Alexander’s Chronicles of Prydain novels, the film followed a young pig keeper...
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On This Day July 24 1981 – Wolfen Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 24 1981 – Wolfen Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 24 1981, Wolfen premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Wadleigh, the film offered a unique blend of crime thriller and supernatural horror that stood out from the typical werewolf fare of the era. Starring Albert Finney, Wolfen followed a New York City detective...
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On This Day July 24 1981 – Blow Out Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 24 1981 – Blow Out Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 24 1981, Blow Out premiered in theaters. Directed by Brian De Palma, the political thriller starred John Travolta and Nancy Allen and delivered one of the most stylish and gripping suspense films of the early 80s. Travolta played a sound technician who accidentally records a...
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On This Day July 24 1980 – The Earthling Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 24 1980 – The Earthling Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 24 1980, The Earthling premiered in theaters. Directed by Peter Collinson, the film starred William Holden and young Ricky Schroder in a quiet but deeply emotional survival drama set against the backdrop of the Australian wilderness. The story follows Patrick Foley, a...
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On This Day July 23 1982 – The Challenge Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 23 1982 – The Challenge Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 23 1982, The Challenge premiered in theaters, bringing East meets West action to the big screen in a gritty martial arts thriller. Starring Scott Glenn and directed by John Frankenheimer, the film told the story of an American boxer who becomes entangled in a centuries old feud...
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On This Day July 23 1982 – Zapped Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 23 1982 – Zapped Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 23 1982, Zapped premiered in theaters, delivering a wild teen comedy that mixed science fiction with high school hijinks. Starring Scott Baio and Willie Aames, the film followed a nerdy student who accidentally gains telekinetic powers after a lab experiment goes wrong, leading...
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On This Day July 23 1982 – The World According to Garp Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 23 1982 – The World According to Garp Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 23 1982, The World According to Garp premiered in theaters, introducing movie audiences to a bold and unconventional story adapted from John Irving’s bestselling novel. Starring Robin Williams in one of his earliest dramatic roles, the film followed the life of T.S. Garp, a...
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On This Day July 23 1982 – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 23 1982 – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 23 1982, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas premiered in theaters, bringing the hit Broadway musical to the big screen with a star powered cast and a mix of country charm and comedy. Starring Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, the film told the story of a long running Texas...
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On This Day July 22 1988 – Mr. North Premiered in Theaters

On This Day July 22 1988 – Mr. North Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 22 1988, Mr. North premiered in theaters, offering a gentle and charming story set in 1920s Newport, Rhode Island. Directed by Danny Huston and based on the novel by Thornton Wilder, the film starred Anthony Edwards as Theophilus North, a curious and kind young man who takes on...
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