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Friday Flix: August 1987

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

Friday Flix: August 1982

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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

Friday Flix: July 1997

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,