1982: Oldhead Essentials

[Geek Nasty]

Considered by some to be the greatest single year of Hollywood releases, here's my list of movies you should watch. My 10 favorites from that year based on quality and cultural impact:

• E.T. The Extraterrestrial: find the original cut if you can (without the gun-toting feds edited out). Kind of a kids movie but a classic. Classic line; "E.T. phone home"
  
• Conan the Barbarian: on my overall top 10 list. Goat of the "Sword and Sorcery" genre probably what made Arnold a household name. Great performance by James Earl Jones.
  
• Poltergeist: horror classic centered around a family. If scary clowns freak you out, you might want to sit this one out. Classic line: "They're hee-ree!"
  
• The Thing: another horror classic, this one based on an isolated arctic station. Special effects have aged, but still classic scenes. You get to see a young Hollywood vet Keith David (dude looked the same for about 30 years) too
• Tron: pretty clever use of visual effects to create a virtual reality feel
• Bladerunner: the cyber punk original. Harrison Ford and Sean Young. Hard watch the first time; takes a couple viewings to get it for most people.
• 48 Hours: one of the earliest major movies with a black co-lead in Eddie Murphy. A little but a classic.
• Gandhi: with Ben Kingsley
• First Blood: With Sylvester Stallone as a drifter ex-Vietnam vet the cops start fukking with. Just like Rocky, the first one is a Hollywood classic while the sequels weakened the franchise.
• An Officer and a Gentleman: about boot camp for Naval aviators with Richard Gere and Louis Gossett Jr. LGJr didn't really take off after this, but Gere build a whole career as a Mr. Take Your Girl actor Classic line "I got no place to go!"

Entertaining but not worthy of the list:
* Megaforce: terrible movie but so bad it's good. If you have bad movie nights with your friends, this is a perfect fit. Think of GI Joe crossed with disco style.
* Beastmaster: a sword and sorcery flick, childhood favorite with Marc Singer from the 'V' TV miniseries, John Amos as a warrior monk, and Tanya Roberts in flimsy ass clothes
* Some Kind of Hero: movie is kind of trippy. Richard Pryor as an ex-Vietnam vet and Margot Kidder (Lois Lane from the Superman movies) as his GF
* Cat People: a trippy movie with Natassja Kinski and Ruby Day; remake of the OG with a David Bowie soundtrack
* The Dark Crystal: a whole puppets driven movie but its not just a kids movie. There's a Netflix reboot I haven't watched.

 

[Swiggy]

Coo list, but 1989 was the best IMO

Movie Release
Date Distributor Genre 1989 Gross Tickets Sold
1 Batman Jun 23, 1989 Warner Bros. Action $251,188,924 62,954,617
2 Indiana Jones and the Last … May 24, 1989 Paramount Pictures Adventure $197,171,806 49,416,492
3 Lethal Weapon 2 Jul 7, 1989 Warner Bros. Action $147,253,986 36,905,760
4 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Jun 23, 1989 Walt Disney Adventure $130,724,172 32,762,950
5 Rain Man Dec 16, 1988 MGM Comedy $125,649,560 31,491,117
6 Look Who's Talking Oct 13, 1989 Sony Pictures Comedy $120,409,476 30,177,813
7 Ghostbusters II Jun 16, 1989 Sony Pictures Comedy $112,494,738 28,194,169
8 Back to the Future Part II Nov 22, 1989 Universal Adventure $103,826,836 26,021,763
9 Parenthood Aug 2, 1989 Universal Comedy $100,047,830 25,074,644
10 Dead Poets Society Jun 2, 1989 Walt Disney Drama $95,860,116 24,025,091
11 When Harry Met Sally… Jul 14, 1989 Columbia Romantic Comedy $92,635,717 23,216,971
12 Turner & Hooch Jul 28, 1989 Walt Disney Comedy $71,079,915 17,814,515
13 Uncle Buck Aug 16, 1989 Universal Comedy $66,758,538 16,731,463
14 National Lampoon's Christma… Dec 1, 1989 Warner Bros. Comedy $65,241,951 16,351,366
15 Field of Dreams Apr 21, 1989 Universal Drama $64,431,625 16,148,276
16 Sea of Love Sep 15, 1989 Universal Thriller/Suspense $58,571,513 14,679,577
17 Pet Sematary Apr 21, 1989 Paramount Pictures Horror $57,469,179 14,403,303
18 Harlem Nights Nov 17, 1989 Paramount Pictures Comedy $55,742,999 13,970,676
19 Beaches Dec 21, 1988 Walt Disney Drama $54,849,107 13,746,643
20 The Abyss Aug 9, 1989 20th Century Fox Action $54,243,125 13,594,768
21 To the Limit Nov 15, 1989 Documentary $53,000,000 13,283,208
22 Star Trek V: The Final Fron… Jun 9, 1989 Paramount Pictures Action $52,210,049 13,085,225
23 The Little Mermaid Nov 15, 1989 Walt Disney Adventure $51,085,892 12,803,481
24 Steel Magnolias Nov 15, 1989 Sony Pictures Comedy $50,788,964 12,729,063
25 Major League