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.

84 From ’84: Oh, God! You Devil

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Oh, God! You Devil George Burns returns as God, and as Satan. They battle over the soul of a young rock star who is willing to sell his soul to the devil. Cast: 1984 viewing CONTINUE READING…

84 From ’84: Top Secret!

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Top Secret! An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a CONTINUE READING…

84 From ’84: The Natural

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Every Friday on our 84 From ‘84 journey will be dedicated to the highest grossing movies of the year. There are 14 Fridays before this ends so we’ll countdown the top 14 from 1984. We’re CONTINUE READING…

84 From ’84: Meatballs Part II

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Meatballs Part II Camp Sasquatch will be bought out and closed unless owner Coach Giddy wins the boxing competition scheduled for the end of the summer. Tough city punk Flash, who’s performing his community service CONTINUE READING…

84 From ’84: Sahara

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Sahara Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that CONTINUE READING…

84 From ’84: The Lost Empire

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The Lost Empire Seeking revenge, officer Angel Wolfe, her Native American friend Whitestar, and outlaw Heather infiltrate a fortified island where an undead wizard and his evil cult force captured women to take part in CONTINUE READING…

84 From ’84: Dreamscape

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Dreamscape A man who can enter and manipulate people’s dreams is recruited by a government agency to help cure the President of the United States of his nightmares about nuclear war but stumbles upon an CONTINUE READING…

84 From ’84: The Beginning

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The invention of the motion picture began in the late 19th century. In those early days it was still seen as a novelty, nothing to take seriously. By the early 1900s there were vast improvements CONTINUE READING…

80s Reboot: The Fall Guy Movie

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There were many great action TV series in the 80s; The A-Team, Miami Vice, Airwolf, Street Hawk, Magnum P.I. and The Fall Guy. I watched them all, some more than others. The Fall Guy was CONTINUE READING…

Road House (1989) vs Road House (2024)

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Road House (1989) is a fantastic action movie starring Patrick Swayze, Sam Elliott, Kelly Lynch and Ben Gazzara. Road House (2024) starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Conor McGregor, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen and Jessica Williams doesn’t quiet CONTINUE READING…