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84 From ’84: Grandview, U.S.A.

With only a week left before graduation, a young dreamer itches to renounce an uninspiring scholarship, stand up to his despotic father and pursue a career in oceanography. But, has anyone ever spread his wings

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84 From ’84: The Razor’s Edge

He had everything and wanted nothing. He learned that he had nothing and wanted everything. He saved the world and then it shattered. The path to enlightenment is as sharp and narrow as a razor’s

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84 From ’84: The Flamingo Kid

A recent high-school graduate unsure of his future gets a summer job at the Flamingo beach club, and meets the charismatic Phil Brody. Cast: 1984 memories One of my sisters rented this movie so I

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84 From ’84: The River

A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber. Cast: 1984 memories Someone in my house rented this, most likely my dad. When I

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84 From ’84: Footloose

A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Cast: 1984 viewing A new mall opened in my hometown in

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84 From ’84: Romancing the Stone

A mousy romance novelist sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue. Cast: 1984 viewing I

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84 From ’84: All of Me

Dying millionaire Edwina Cutwater has her soul transferred into the body of younger, willing Terry Hoskins. However, something goes wrong, and she finds herself in her lawyer Roger Cobb’s body – together with the lawyer.

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84 From ’84: Runaway

In the near future, a police officer specializes in malfunctioning robots. When a robot turns out to have been programmed to kill, he begins to uncover a homicidal plot to create killer robots… and his

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84 From ’84: Exterminator 2

The flamethrower-wielding vigilante John Eastland returns to rid New York City of a drug lord and his gang. Cast: 1984 memories This never hit my theater in 1984. If it did play in my town

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84 From ’84: The Woman in Red

When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes

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84 From ’84: Protocol

A Washington, D.C., cocktail waitress who prevents the assassination of a visiting Arab emir and winds up a national heroine. Cast: 1984 memories I didn’t see this in the theater. In fact, I don’t recall

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84 From ’84: Splash

A young man is reunited with a mermaid he briefly encountered as a boy and falls in love with her without knowing her secret. Cast: 1984 viewing Splash was a big movie back in 1984.

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84 From ’84: Cloak & Dagger

A young boy and his imaginary friend end up on the run while in possession of a top-secret spy gadget. Cast: 1984 memories Double Features are rare these days. In fact they might not even

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84 From ’84: Hardbodies

Three middle aged guys rent a beach house to hopefully score with young, single women. Not having what it takes, the men hire a sexy young surfer, Scotty, to teach them some game and help