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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: March 23 1984 Racing With the Moon Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 23 1984 Racing With the Moon Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 23 1984 Racing With the Moon premiered in theaters. Directed by Richard Benjamin the romantic drama starred Sean Penn Elizabeth McGovern and Nicolas Cage. Set during World War II the film followed two friends spending their last days of freedom before heading off to serve in...
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On This Day: March 23 1983 Eddie Macon’s Run Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 23 1983 Eddie Macon’s Run Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 23 1983 Eddie Macon’s Run premiered in theaters. Directed by Jeff Kanew the action thriller starred Kirk Douglas John Schneider Lee Purcell and featured John Goodman in his film debut. The movie followed Eddie Macon a prison escapee desperately trying to reach Mexico while...
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On This Day: March 23 1984 Police Academy Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 23 1984 Police Academy Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 23 1984 Police Academy premiered in theaters. The comedy film starred Steve Guttenberg Kim Cattrall Bubba Smith Michael Winslow G.W. Bailey and George Gaynes. It followed a group of misfit recruits who join a police training program with hilarious results. The film became a...
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On This Day: March 22 1985 He-Man and She-Ra The Secret of the Sword Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 22 1985 He-Man and She-Ra The Secret of the Sword Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 22 1985 He-Man and She-Ra The Secret of the Sword premiered in theaters. Directed by Ed Friedman Lou Kachivas Marsh Lamore Bill Reed and Gwen Wetzler the animated film starred the voice talents of John Erwin Melendy Britt Alan Oppenheimer Linda Gary George DiCenzo and Erika...
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On This Day: March 22 1985 Baby Secret of the Lost Legend Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 22 1985 Baby Secret of the Lost Legend Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 22 1985 the family adventure film Baby Secret of the Lost Legend premiered in theaters. Directed by Bill L. Norton the movie starred William Katt Sean Young and Patrick McGoohan in a story about a young couple who discover a living family of dinosaurs in the African jungle...
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On This Day: March 22 1985 Porky’s Revenge Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 22 1985 Porky’s Revenge Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 22 1985 the raunchy comedy sequel Porky’s Revenge premiered in theaters. Directed by James Komack the third and final installment in the Porky’s franchise starred Dan Monahan Wyatt Knight Tony Ganios Mark Herrier Kaki Hunter Scott Colomby Nancy Parsons and Chuck Mitchell...
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On This Day: March 22 1985 The Last Dragon Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 22 1985 The Last Dragon Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 22 1985 the martial arts cult classic The Last Dragon premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Schultz the film starred Taimak as Leroy Green alongside Vanity Julius J. Carry III Chris Murney Keshia Knight Pulliam and Faith Prince. Blending martial arts action with 80s music...
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On This Day: March 22 1985 Friday the 13th A New Beginning Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 22 1985 Friday the 13th A New Beginning Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 22 1985 Friday the 13th A New Beginning premiered in theaters. Directed by Danny Steinman the fifth installment in the iconic horror franchise starred Melanie Kinnaman John Shepard and Shavar Ross with Tom Morga portraying Jason Voorhees. Following the events of The Final...
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On This Day: March 21 1986 GoBots Battle of the Rock Lords Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 21 1986 GoBots Battle of the Rock Lords Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 21 1986 the animated film GoBots Battle of the Rock Lords premiered in theaters. Directed by Ray Patterson the movie featured voice talents from Margot Kidder Roddy McDowall Michael Nouri and Telly Savalas. Serving as a theatrical extension of the GoBots toy line and animated...
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On This Day: March 21 1986 Care Bears Movie II A New Generation Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 21 1986 Care Bears Movie II A New Generation Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 21 1986 the animated film Care Bears Movie II A New Generation premiered in theaters. Directed by Dale Schott the film featured the voices of Alyson Court Cree Summer Maxine Miller and Hadley Kay. Serving as a prequel to the original Care Bears Movie this installment...
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On This Day: March 21 1986 Rad Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 21 1986 Rad Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 21 1986 the BMX-themed sports drama Rad premiered in theaters. Directed by Hal Needham the film starred Bill Allen Lori Loughlin Ray Walston and Talia Shire in a high-energy underdog story about competitive BMX racing. Rad followed Cru Jones a young BMX rider who dreams of...
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On This Day: March 21 1986 Just Between Friends Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 21 1986 Just Between Friends Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 21 1986 the drama film Just Between Friends premiered in theaters. Directed by Allan Burns the film starred Mary Tyler Moore Christine Lahti Sam Waterston and Ted Danson in a heartfelt story about friendship love and betrayal. The film followed a woman who befriends a fitness...
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On This Day: March 21 1986 Police Academy 3 Back in Training Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 21 1986 Police Academy 3 Back in Training Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 21 1986 the comedy sequel Police Academy 3 Back in Training premiered in theaters. Directed by Jerry Paris the film brought back fan-favorite characters including Steve Guttenberg Bubba Smith David Graf Michael Winslow Marion Ramsey Leslie Easterbrook and Bobcat Goldthwait for...
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On This Day: March 21 1980 Little Miss Marker Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 21 1980 Little Miss Marker Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 21 1980 the comedy-drama film Little Miss Marker premiered in theaters. Directed by Walter Bernstein the film starred Walter Matthau Julie Andrews Tony Curtis Bob Newhart Lee Grant and child actress Sara Stimson in a heartwarming story about an unlikely bond between a gruff...
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On This Day: March 21 1980 Forbidden Zone Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 21 1980 Forbidden Zone Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 21 1980 the cult surrealist film Forbidden Zone premiered. Directed by Richard Elfman the film starred Hervé Villechaize Susan Tyrrell Marie-Pascale Elfman and Danny Elfman in a bizarre musical fantasy that defied conventional storytelling. The film followed a family’s journey...
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On This Day: March 20 1987 Street Smart Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 20 1987 Street Smart Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 20 1987 the crime thriller Street Smart premiered in theaters. Directed by Jerry Schatzberg the film starred Christopher Reeve as a struggling journalist who fabricates a crime story only to find himself entangled with a real-life dangerous pimp played by Morgan Freeman. While...
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On This Day: March 20 1987 Burglar Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 20 1987 Burglar Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 20 1987 the crime-comedy film Burglar premiered in theaters. Directed by Hugh Wilson the film starred Whoopi Goldberg as a professional thief who gets tangled in a murder investigation. The cast also included Bob Goldthwait G W Bailey and Lesley Ann Warren. The film followed...
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On This Day: March 20 1987 Hollywood Shuffle Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 20 1987 Hollywood Shuffle Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 20 1987 the satirical comedy Hollywood Shuffle premiered in theaters. Directed by and starring Robert Townsend the film also featured Keenen Ivory Wayans in a sharp and humorous take on racial stereotypes in the film industry. Made on a shoestring budget of 100000 Hollywood...
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On This Day: March 20 1981 Amy Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 20 1981 Amy Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 20 1981 the family drama film Amy premiered in theaters. Directed by Vincent McEveety the film starred Jenny Agutter Barry Newman Kathleen Nolan and Chris Robinson in a heartfelt story about perseverance and compassion. Amy followed the journey of a woman who leaves her...
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On This Day: March 20 1981 Omen III The Final Conflict Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 20 1981 Omen III The Final Conflict Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 20 1981 Omen III The Final Conflict premiered in theaters marking the final chapter in the original Omen horror trilogy. Directed by Graham Baker the film starred Sam Neill as Damien Thorn now an influential businessman and politician who seeks to fulfill his dark destiny. The...
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