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80s movies

'80s

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…

'80s

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…

'80s

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…

'80s

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…

'80s

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…

'80s

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…

'80s

Friday Flix: March 1987

Pitfall Gary

Movies from March 1987 There are some good movies this month. One of my all time favorites hit the silver screen in March 1987. It started a franchise that spawned numerous sequels and a TV CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Friday Flix: March 1982

Pitfall Gary

Wow. March 1982 is a bad month for movies. I’ve only seen one of them. That’s not what makes it bad, the lackluster movies are what makes it bad. To be fair there is one CONTINUE READING… CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Friday Flix: February 1987

Pitfall Gary

Arm Wrestling, Dream Warriors, Real Warriors, Rock Stars and Mannequins.

There’s something for everyone this month! Check out the movies from February 1987 CONTINUE READING…

'80s

Friday Flix: February 1982

Pitfall Gary

Let’s take a look back at the movies in February 1982.

A cult classic, good action, an underrated Western and a couple of horror movies. One was banned in the UK and it’s not even the Wes Craven movie. CONTINUE READING…

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