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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: May 13, 1983 - Blue Thunder Released in Theaters

On This Day: May 13, 1983 - Blue Thunder Released in Theaters

On this day May 13, 1983, the action thriller Blue Thunder was released in theaters, delivering a high tech vision of aerial surveillance and militarized policing that captured the imagination of early 80s audiences. Directed by John Badham, the film starred Roy Scheider, Daniel Stern and...
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On This Day: May 12, 1989 - See No Evil Hear No Evil Released in Theaters

On This Day: May 12, 1989 - See No Evil Hear No Evil Released in Theaters

On this day May 12, 1989, See No Evil Hear No Evil premiered in theaters, bringing together legendary comedy duo Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder for their third big screen collaboration. Directed by Arthur Hill, the film followed the story of a blind man and a deaf man who become unlikely...
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On This Day: May 12, 1989 - Earth Girls Are Easy Released in Theaters

On This Day: May 12, 1989 - Earth Girls Are Easy Released in Theaters

On this day May 12, 1989, Earth Girls Are Easy was released in theaters, bringing a colorful and quirky sci-fi comedy to the big screen. Directed by Julien Temple, the film starred Geena Davis, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans and Jeff Goldblum in a story about three furry aliens who crash-land in...
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On This Day: May 13, 1988 - Friday the 13th Part VII The New Blood Released in Theaters

On This Day: May 13, 1988 - Friday the 13th Part VII The New Blood Released in Theaters

On this day May 13, 1988, Friday the 13th Part VII The New Blood was released in theaters, bringing Jason Voorhees back to the big screen for the seventh installment of the iconic horror franchise. Directed by special effects artist John Carl Buechler, the film starred Lar Park Lincoln, Terry...
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On This Day: May 11, 1980 - The Return of the King Aired on ABC

On This Day: May 11, 1980 - The Return of the King Aired on ABC

On May 11, 1980, the animated made for TV movie The Return of the King aired on ABC, bringing the final chapter of J R R Tolkien’s epic saga to television audiences. Produced by Rankin Bass, the film continued where The Hobbit left off and featured familiar characters like Frodo, Sam, Gollum...
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On This Day: May 11, 1984 - Firestarter Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 11, 1984 - Firestarter Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 11, 1984, Firestarter premiered in theaters, bringing Stephen King's supernatural thriller to the big screen. Directed by Mark L. Lester, the film starred a young Drew Barrymore as Charlie McGee, a girl born with terrifying pyrokinetic powers, being hunted by a secret government...
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On This Day: May 11, 1984 - The Natural Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 11, 1984 - The Natural Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 11, 1984, The Natural premiered in theaters, bringing Bernard Malamud’s classic baseball novel to the big screen. Directed by Barry Levinson, the film starred Robert Redford as Roy Hobbs, a mysterious and gifted ballplayer who makes a miraculous comeback after a tragic past. The...
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On This Day: May 10, 1988 - Final Episode of Crime Story Airs

On This Day: May 10, 1988 - Final Episode of Crime Story Airs

On this day May 10, 1988, the final episode of Crime Story aired, closing out its run after two seasons and 44 episodes. Starring Dennis Farina as Detective Mike Torello, the series followed the battle between Chicago law enforcement and the rising mob during the 1960s. Known for its stylized...
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On This Day: May 10, 1985 - Rustlers' Rhapsody Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 10, 1985 - Rustlers' Rhapsody Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 10, 1985, Rustlers' Rhapsody premiered in theaters. Directed by Hugh Wilson, the film was a comedic sendup of classic westerns and starred Tom Berenger as a clean cut singing cowboy who rides into a town full of corruption and quirky characters. The cast also included Patrick...
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On This Day: May 9, 1986 - Fire with Fire Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 9, 1986 - Fire with Fire Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 9, 1986, the romantic drama Fire with Fire premiered in theaters. Directed by Duncan Gibbons, the film told the story of a forbidden romance between a teenage girl from a Catholic boarding school and a boy from a nearby juvenile detention center. The cast included Virginia...
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On This Day: May 9, 1986 - Dangerously Close Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 9, 1986 - Dangerously Close Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 9, 1986, the teen thriller Dangerously Close premiered in theaters. Directed by Harold Becker, the film followed a group of elite high school students who form a secret vigilante group targeting their classmates, leading to increasingly violent consequences. The cast included...
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On This Day: May 9, 1980 - The Nude Bomb Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 9, 1980 - The Nude Bomb Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 9, 1980, The Nude Bomb premiered in theaters, bringing back Don Adams as secret agent Maxwell Smart in a big screen revival of the classic TV series Get Smart. Directed by Clive Donner, the film followed Agent 86 as he tries to stop a villain threatening to detonate a bomb that...
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On This Day: May 9, 1986 - Short Circuit Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 9, 1986 - Short Circuit Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 9, 1986, Short Circuit premiered in theaters, bringing to life one of the most memorable robots of the 80s. The sci fi comedy starred Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and told the story of a military robot that is struck by lightning, gains sentience, and escapes the lab to...
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On This Day: May 9, 1980 - Friday the 13th Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 9, 1980 - Friday the 13th Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 9, 1980, Friday the 13th premiered in theaters and changed the horror genre forever. Made on a modest budget of just 500,000 dollars, the film shocked audiences with its grisly kills, eerie setting at Camp Crystal Lake, and a twist ending that left people talking long after the...
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On This Day: May 8, 1987 - Hot Pursuit Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 8, 1987 - Hot Pursuit Premieres in Theaters

On May 8, 1987, the comedy adventure film Hot Pursuit premiered in theaters. Directed by Steven Lisberger, best known for directing Tron, the film starred John Cusack as a prep school student chasing after his girlfriend and her family on a wild journey through the Caribbean. The cast also...
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On This Day: May 8, 1987 - Gardens of Stone Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 8, 1987 - Gardens of Stone Premieres in Theaters

On May 8, 1987, Francis Ford Coppola’s war drama Gardens of Stone premiered in theaters. The film starred James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Laurence Fishburne in a story set in Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam War era. Rather...
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On This Day: May 8, 1985 - Creature Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 8, 1985 - Creature Premieres in Theaters

On May 8, 1985, the sci fi horror film Creature premiered in theaters all over the U.S. Directed by William Malone, the movie starred Stan Ivar and Wendy Schaal and followed a team of astronauts who uncover a deadly alien lifeform on one of Saturn’s moons. As the crew investigates, they are...
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On This Day: May 8, 1981 - The Burning Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 8, 1981 - The Burning Premieres in Theaters

On May 8, 1981, the slasher film The Burning premiered in theaters. Directed by Tony Maylam, the movie was inspired by the urban legend of the Cropsey killer and centered on a summer camp caretaker who returns to stalk and murder teenagers after being horribly disfigured in a prank gone wrong...
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On This Day: May 7, 1988 - Salsa Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 7, 1988 - Salsa Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 7, 1988, the dance drama Salsa premiered in theaters. Directed by Boaz Davidson, the film starred Robby Rosa of Menudo fame as a young man determined to become the king of the salsa dance floor while balancing friendship, romance, and ambition. Rodney Harvey co-starred along with...
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On This Day: May 7, 1982 - Forbidden World Premieres in Theaters

On This Day: May 7, 1982 - Forbidden World Premieres in Theaters

On this day May 7, 1982, the sci fi horror film Forbidden World premiered in theaters. Directed by Allan Holzman and produced by Roger Corman, the film starred Jesse Vint and Dawn Dunlap and followed a space traveler sent to a remote research station where a genetic experiment has gone violently...
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