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84 From ’84: Gremlins

A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Cast: 1984 viewing I first saw Gremlins in the theater multiple

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84 From ’84: Where the Boys Are ‘84

Four college coeds, travel to Fort Lauderdale for their Easter week of Spring Break, and become involved in a series of adventures and misadventures. Cast: 1984 memories Another sex comedy I watched on HBO. I’m

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84 From ’84: The Karate Kid

Recently relocated from NJ to LA, Daniel becomes the target of a gang of Cobra Kai dojo students. When Mr. Miyagi saves him with expert Karate skills, Daniel convinces him to teach him to defend

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84 From ’84: Police Academy

The mayor declares that anyone can enroll in the police academy irrespective of their physical condition or education level, and many misfits descend on the academy, including a young troublemaker who’s forced to apply or

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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