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Articles by Pitfall Gary

About Pitfall Gary
Just your average Gen X'er. Born in the 70s and raised in the Decade of Decadence! I rode my bike without a helmet and was home when the street lights came on. I love to reminisce about the good ol' days; Movies, TV, music, if it happened in my childhood I'll share it with you.
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Friday Flix: September 1992

Pitfall Gary

As the weather turns cooler it’s always nice to watch a good movie in a warm theater. Does September 1992 offer anything worth watching? Yes it does, it’s a good month for movies. Horror, action, CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: September 1987

Pitfall Gary

The air is getting cooler, the leaves starting to turn and the days are getting shorter. September is here and the Season of the Witch is right around the corner. This month is primed for CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: September 1982

Pitfall Gary

September marks the unofficial end of summer. Once the long Labor Day weekend is over school starts back up. In some areas school starts before Labor Day, which is a crime. After the massive movie CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: August 1997

Pitfall Gary

Another month with a ton of movies to watch. In August 1987 twenty movies hit the screen, August 1992 there were twenty-one movies released. This month beat them both. There were twenty-five movies released in CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: August 1992

Pitfall Gary

What a month for movies. I thought there were a lot of movies released in August 1987, but August 1992 has even more. There are twenty one movies released in August 1992 and some great, CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: August 1987

Pitfall Gary

This is a big month for movies. There were over twenty movies released in August 1987. If you couldn’t find a movie to watch you weren’t trying hard enough. Comedy, action, war, thrillers, teen movies CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: August 1982

Pitfall Gary

Summer is winding down and the amount of movies released are decreasing too. There were only eight movies released in August 1982. I saw half of them and might watch a few more later this CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: July 1997

Pitfall Gary

We are in the middle of the summer blockbuster season and July 1997 comes out swinging hard. Aliens are the main theme this month with some good action thrown in. Two of the movies break CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: July 1992

Pitfall Gary

We have hit the dog days of summer. Growing up there was no air conditioning in our house. In the hot, humid Iowa summers it was miserable. After playing outside for hours, I’d cool off CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: July 1987

Pitfall Gary

What a great month for movies. Comedy, action, horror, biography and an international spy. There is something for everyone to enjoy. I saw a lot of movies in July 1987. We just moved to a CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: July 1982

Pitfall Gary

This is another great month for movies. June 1982 gave us a couple of iconic 1980s movies can July deliver too? There is one cult(?) classic in the mix, a great animated movie, not from CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: June 1997

Pitfall Gary

The hot Summer months are a good time to find a cool movie theater and escape the heat while watching a good movie. June 1997 has a few good movies to choose. A good romantic CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: June 1992

Pitfall Gary

Summer should be a time of blockbuster movies. Big action movies that capture all the money. That wasn’t the case in June 1992. Or the other summer months in 1992. June 1992 was a light CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: June 1987

Pitfall Gary

Summer 1987 was a challenging time. I just moved half way across the country and was trying to figure out the new city. I didn’t even know where the movie theater was located. The worst CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: June 1982

Pitfall Gary

The summer months are heating up and so are the movies. June 1982 was a great month for movies. There are three movies that break the top 10 for highest grossing movies of the year. CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: May 1997

Pitfall Gary

May is a great month. It’s the gateway to summer when the cool spring air gives way to warmer days. May 1997 is also a great month for movies. No matter what genre you like CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: May 1992

Pitfall Gary

Summer is right around the corner! May is the month movie studios start pumping out high octane movies in preparation for the summer blockbuster season. May 1992 is no exception. There are a couple mediocre CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: May 1987

Pitfall Gary

It’s May 1987, the school year is winding down and it’s a bittersweet time. I was more than happy for school to end. It was the worst school year of my life! I don’t know CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: May 1982

Pitfall Gary

May kicks off the summer blockbuster season! We’ll see some great movies over the next four weeks. In May 1982 there was one movie theater in my home town. The big movies listed below made CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: April 1997

Pitfall Gary

It’s an action packed month! There’s also some good comedies and thrillers and more action. High school reunions, epic team-ups, an international spy, giant snakes and heads in a duffel bag. I saw most of CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: April 1992

Pitfall Gary

In April 1992 I was living in a brand new city, Denver, for six months. I was still trying to find new friends, trying to figure out the dating scene and trying to figure out CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: April 1987

Pitfall Gary

April 1987 was a slow month for movies, only nine new movies released. One movie went straight to video due to other box office failures. Don’t let the low number of releases get you down, CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: April 1982

Pitfall Gary

We made it through the winter months of 1982. Spring is here with a fresh start. Like Spring the movies need time to mature, they don’t start out as beautiful flowers. But they’ll get there. CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: March 1997

Pitfall Gary

March is usually when movies start picking up steam as the studios get ready for the summer months. Unfortunately, March 1997 doesn’t help create interest, the month is full of mediocre movies. A handful of CONTINUE READING…

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Friday Flix: March 1992

Pitfall Gary

March is the snowiest month in Denver. 1992 wasn’t any different and it’s always the wet, heavy snow. Right now there is six inches of fresh snow that fell overnight. With all the cold and CONTINUE READING…

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