On This Day in 80s Movies

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On This Day: July 11, 1986 – Club Paradise Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 11, 1986 – Club Paradise Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 11, 1986, Club Paradise premiered in theaters as a tropical comedy that brought together an eclectic cast under the direction of Harold Ramis. The film starred Robin Williams as a Chicago firefighter who retires to a fictional Caribbean island and tries to turn a rundown resort...
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On This Day: July 11, 1980 – Used Cars Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 11, 1980 – Used Cars Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 11, 1980, Used Cars premiered in theaters and brought outrageous satire to the world of shady car dealerships. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Bob Gale and Steven Spielberg, the film starred Kurt Russell as Rudy Russo, a fast talking salesman with dreams of becoming...
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On This Day: July 11, 1980 – Oh Heavenly Dog Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 11, 1980 – Oh Heavenly Dog Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 11, 1980, Oh Heavenly Dog premiered in theaters as a fantasy comedy that blended mystery, reincarnation, and a talking dog into one of the decade’s most unusual concepts. Directed by Joe Camp, the film starred Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif, and featured the famous...
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On This Day: July 10, 1987 – White Water Summer Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 10, 1987 – White Water Summer Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 10, 1987, White Water Summer premiered in theaters and delivered a tense coming of age survival story set in the rugged wilderness. Directed by Jeff Bleckner, the film starred Kevin Bacon as a confident but controlling wilderness guide who takes a group of boys on a backcountry...
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On This Day: July 10, 1987 – The Squeeze Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 10, 1987 – The Squeeze Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 10, 1987, The Squeeze premiered in theaters with Michael Keaton taking on the role of a down on his luck cartoonist who gets pulled into a dangerous conspiracy involving murder, stolen plans, and a woman on the run. Directed by Roger Young, the film also starred Rae Dawn Chong...
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On This Day: July 10, 1987 – Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 10, 1987 – Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 10, 1987, Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise premiered in theaters and brought the lovable misfits back for another round of comedy and chaos. Directed by Joe Roth, the sequel followed the Lambda Lambda Lambda fraternity as they traveled to a national convention in...
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On This Day: July 10, 1985 – Silverado Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 10, 1985 – Silverado Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 10, 1985, Silverado premiered in theaters and delivered a fresh take on the classic American western. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, the film assembled an impressive ensemble cast including Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Brian Dennehy...
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On This Day: July 10, 1985 – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 10, 1985 – Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 10, 1985, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome premiered in theaters and delivered the third chapter in George Miller’s post apocalyptic saga. Directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, the film once again starred Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky and introduced music legend Tina Turner in...
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On This Day: July 10, 1981 – Escape from New York Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 10, 1981 – Escape from New York Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 10, 1981, Escape from New York premiered in theaters and introduced audiences to one of the most iconic antiheroes of the decade. Directed by John Carpenter, the dystopian action film starred Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, a grizzled former soldier tasked with rescuing the...
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On This Day: July 10, 1981 – The Fox and the Hound Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 10, 1981 – The Fox and the Hound Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 10, 1981, The Fox and the Hound premiered in theaters as the twenty fourth animated feature from Walt Disney Productions. Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich, and Art Stevens, the film told the emotional story of an unlikely friendship between Tod, a young fox, and Copper, a...
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On This Day: July 9, 1982 – Tron Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 9, 1982 – Tron Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 9, 1982, Tron premiered in theaters and introduced audiences to a groundbreaking vision of the digital world long before computer graphics became a Hollywood standard. Directed by Steven Lisberger, the film starred Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a computer programmer who gets...
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On This Day: July 8, 1988 - It Couldn't Happen Here Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 8, 1988 - It Couldn't Happen Here Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 8, 1988, It Couldn't Happen Here premiered in theaters, offering fans of the Pet Shop Boys a surreal and cinematic experience that blended music, visual storytelling, and abstract symbolism. Directed by Jack Bond, the film starred Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe alongside Joss...
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On This Day: July 8, 1988 - Arthur 2 On the Rocks Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 8, 1988 - Arthur 2 On the Rocks Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 8, 1988, Arthur 2 On the Rocks premiered in theaters, bringing back Dudley Moore as the lovable, boozy millionaire Arthur Bach. Directed by Bud Yorkin, the sequel continued the story of Arthur and Linda, played by Liza Minnelli, as they navigated marriage, adoption, and Arthur’s...
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On This Day: July 8, 1983 - Mortuary Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 8, 1983 - Mortuary Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 8, 1983, Mortuary premiered in theaters and added another eerie entry to the wave of early 80s low budget horror. Directed by Howard Avedis, the film followed a teenage girl who becomes entangled in a string of mysterious deaths connected to a local mortuary and an unsettling...
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On This Day: July 7, 1989 - Lethal Weapon 2 Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 7, 1989 - Lethal Weapon 2 Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 7, 1989, Lethal Weapon 2 premiered in theaters and brought back the explosive chemistry between Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as detectives Riggs and Murtaugh. Directed by Richard Donner, the sequel picked up with the mismatched duo now dealing with South African diplomats using...
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On This Day: July 6, 1988 - Short Circuit 2 Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 6, 1988 - Short Circuit 2 Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 6, 1988, Short Circuit 2 premiered in theaters and brought back Johnny Five for another round of misadventure, this time in the big city. Directed by Kenneth Johnson, the sequel followed the lovable robot as he explored New York City and found himself caught between street...
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On This Day: July 6, 1988 - License to Drive Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 6, 1988 - License to Drive Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 6, 1988, License to Drive premiered in theaters and delivered a wild teen comedy led by Corey Haim and Corey Feldman at the peak of their popularity. Directed by Greg Meeman in his film directing debut, the movie followed Les Anderson, a high school student who fails his driving...
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On This Day: July 6, 1983 - Class Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: July 6, 1983 - Class Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 6, 1983, Class premiered in theaters and introduced audiences to a new generation of young actors through a story that mixed romantic drama with prep school tension. Directed by Lewis John Carlino, the film starred Rob Lowe as a wealthy boarding school student whose best friend...
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July 5, 1985 - The Lift Premieres in Theaters

July 5, 1985 - The Lift Premieres in Theaters

On this day July 5, 1985, The Lift premiered and introduced audiences to a different kind of horror. Written and directed by Dutch filmmaker Dick Maas, the film told the story of a modern office building where a newly installed elevator begins to malfunction in terrifying ways. As the death toll...
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July 5, 1980 - The Blue Lagoon Premiered in Theaters

July 5, 1980 - The Blue Lagoon Premiered in Theaters

On this day July 5, 1980, The Blue Lagoon premiered in theaters and became one of the most talked about films of the year. Directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, the romantic survival drama told the story of two young cousins stranded on a tropical island...
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