Off hand which 80's films strike you, as being the strangest?

I would have to say, Xtro is a weird film.

One of the strangest 80's films I ever saw was Subway starring Christopher Lambert

http://www.dvdcollector.nl/img/dvdhoezen/subway.jpg

It has been some 15 years since I saw it.  Maybe what I thought was weird back then is great now  :-\\

Repo Man is way up there too...  ;D

Repo Man is way up there too...  ;D


That movie was super weird.  Apparently it's a cult classic loved by lots of people.  I am not one of those people ;D

videodrome. (i think? or was that 79?)

blue velvet.

great thread!

videodrome. (i think? or was that 79?)


1982

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oo! "brazil"! work of complete and utter bizarre genius.

plus when it was in the theater i saw it on elephant tranquilizers.

sorry. the truth will set you free.

id say the worst film of the 80'.....has to be ...ferris buellers day off....that sucker is pointless beyond comprehension dude...love ron

aw. i love ferris. :)

it's in no way weird though.

hey! how about "labyrinth"? "dark crystal"?

those were cool puppet films ...must view on loods tho ..there much more deeper that way ..god my grammer rocks ..dont it tho ...weird and pointless ..but then again i was visiting an alternate reality when i watched them...where am i again..love ron

i'm takin' an immediate liking to your philosophy, darkfallz.

i just got off work ....muscle relaxants are god ..and yes ferris rules ....wait a minute did i love girls hairspray in the 80's damn straight.....cat eyes was a good movie ...stephen king still is the bomb and ronald regan got shot in 12 th grade ...dont bother im a stream of consciounsness ..my spelling sucks ...i like beer on ice and ice skating at midnight next question? ill give you the answer to that question next week mr . bender  love ron (who the hell is ron ) oh well

afternoon delight ..anyone ..anyone...anyone

ok dudes i have to sleep ..i getting deliriouser than im am usually have fun talkin about the 80's and stuff it was nice knowin ya..and always keep 4 or 10 can of hairspray handy...love ya ron

id say the worst film of the 80'.....has to be ...ferris buellers day off....that sucker is pointless beyond comprehension dude...love ron


I can't believe anyone could hate that movie  :o

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ok ok i dont hate ferris ..i just dont like him alot ..is that better...lol....its morning ..im damned cold ..and i need a big mac...love ron....and watch some kind of wonderful ..i think its a good movie ..im not sure tho...welcome to the dollhouse

i call some kind of wonderful isn't weird! and welcome to the dollhouse isn't 80s! they're both great movies, though.

course i love return from witch mountain so i have questionable taste.

aw. i love ferris. :)

it's in no way weird though.


I identify more with Cameron than Ferris. I guess I'm dorky like that.

fear and loathing in las vegas..now theres an awesome movie...but not quite as good as grease 2 id say ..smile savanna....i could go for a burger at the in and out thats for sure..love ron

The Fly is diffently a weird film, as is The Company of Wolves.

those both rock. i loved the hell out of company of wolves.

SO.

WEIRD.

i'dd say earth girls are easy from 1988 it was weird but in a good way ;)

With all the cable channels, you would think there would be one that plays nothing but 80's movies, 24/7.

With all the cable channels, you would think there would be one that plays nothing but 80's movies, 24/7.
well, "bikini t.v." fell through. and if a no-brainer like that doesn't pan out, i figure there must be politics involved somehow.

well, "bikini t.v." fell through. and if a no-brainer like that doesn't pan out, i figure there must be politics involved somehow.


Boy, I missed that one. I've GOT to come out of the stone age and actually get cable tv!

fear and loathing in las vegas..now theres an awesome movie...but not quite as good as grease 2 id say ..smile savanna....i could go for a burger at the in and out thats for sure..love ron
  8) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas was from 1998..but you are right...Great Movie!..Hunter S Thompson was soooooo wierd!

id say the worst film of the 80'.....has to be ...ferris buellers day off....that sucker is pointless beyond comprehension dude...love ron


Awww... come on!  Who wouldn't want to blow off work and school and not get caught?  Ron, in the immortal words of Ferris Bueller himself, "Life moves pretty fast.  If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."  ;D

Definitely the weirdest movie I saw in the 80s was "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama."  ???

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Definitely the weirdest movie I saw in the 80s was "Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama."   ???

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I've never heard of that one, but based on the title, I am guessing that it was not a success ;D

My votes for weird 80s movies:

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
Rhinestone (1984)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Cheerleader Camp (1987)


But some weird ones that I really liked were:
They Live (starring wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper) (1988)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
The Thing (1982)
Little Monsters (1989)
Dream a little dream (1989)

What about Troll?  ;D

My votes for weird 80s movies:

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
Rhinestone (1984)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Cheerleader Camp (1987)


But some weird ones that I really liked were:
They Live (starring wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper) (1988)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)    8) I really liked They Lived..The sunglasses freaked me out!..and Little Monsters...I ALWAYS had a thing about what was under the bed..lol
The Thing (1982)
Little Monsters (1989)
Dream a little dream (1989)

How about I'm Gonna Git You Sucka ;D

I don't think I even need to see this one ...

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Surf Nazis Must Die "features 10 minutes of never before seen footage".  I'm guessing the movie itself is only 10 minutes long ;D

surf nazis must die. troma! gah, run. run as far as you can. troma movies suck.

like the sentiment of the title though.

How about Class of Nukem High and The Toxic Avenger?  ;D

hmmm....i cant remember much more of the 80's...i call them my lost years....love ron :P

Liquid Sky
Sleepaway Camp
Gimme an F
Popeye

"Repo Man" is aways a good choice for weird!  It may be the quintessential '80s weird movie!
8)

I would say the weirdest major motion picture* of the '80s was either:
"Eating Raoul" (1982)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0083869/
or
"Parents" (1989)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0098068/
(in these two cases, you've got "normal" people as cannibals, which is quite weird)
or
"Smithereens" (1982)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0084698/
("Smithereens" is particularly weird and horrifying for its insipid banality!)
or
"Koyaanisqatsi" (1983)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0085809/
(high-speed photography of urban decay to the minimalist music of Philip Glass.  The musical style and the theme of the film have consequently become commonplace--even passe--but Koyaanisqatsi will always be way weird when watched without prejudice!)
or
"Blue Velvet" (1986)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0090756/
(If it had not been so successful, David Lynch may not have turned into a self-congratulating crapmeister!)
or
"Santa Sangre" (1989)
(Alejandro Jodorowsky, 'nuff said!)

+ two weird "buddy" movies:

"Birdy" (1984)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0086969/

"Kiss of the Spider Woman" (1985)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0089424/plotsummary


*I specify only to exclude the two NYU film students with an 8mm camera, whichever two NYU film students with an 8mm camera they may have been!
;D
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Weird films...HUH...  anything fromTroma was fun exploitation. For just plain weird or off the wall sub-culture stuff, check John Waters films with Divine.

NozmoKing

But some weird ones that I really liked were:
They Live (starring wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper) (1988)


"I'm here to kick a** and chew bubblegum...and I'm all out of bubblegum."  8)


The Thing (1982)


This movie freaked me out. I remember seeing at as a tyke during a trip to see relatives. The fact that the "thing" in question could leap from person to person (or animal to person) really messed with my head. It was a gruesome flick for its day...

Prince of Darkness is also a weird film.

I'm not sure it was exactly weird but does anyone remember "Dungeon Master" (I think it was called), a sort of fantasy version of "Tron", another good example is "Battle Beyond the Stars" and of cause the two "Gyver" movies, the one that took the cake was called "Girl in a Swing" or something like that, that was really a weird movie.

BTW
I'm not an especially big fan of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" but it is in my DVD collection, if nothing else because Mia Sara is in it.

Some weird movies of the '80's...hmmm...well, definitely a movie that a little on the strange side would be Weird Science. I already mentioned this on another thread, I know but another strange movie from the '80's is Altered States.  I agree with whoever said that anything by Troma is pretty weird but the weirdest Troma movie was The Toxic Avenger. Also on my list:

The Curse of the Screaming Dead (another Troma film!)
Sleepaway Camp
Bolero
The Warrior and the Sorceress

That's all I can think of now, but if I think of more later I will list them!

Naked Lunch was a weird film to me.

One Word:  "Eraserhead"

One Word (again):  "Brazil"

"Killer Klowns" was actually something I enjoyed.  "Little Shop of Horrors" actually managed to be out-shined by it's predecessor, which if rumor can be believed, had a budget of $100,000.  It was truly bad, but not the weirdest.  Anyone who's seen either of the 2 above, will have to admit that a strong case can be made for them.

Somebody has already mentioned David Lynch's "Blue Velvet." He also made "Dune" and "Elephant Man" during that decade.

Somebody has also mentioned Ken Russell's "Altered States." He also made "Crimes of Passion," "Gothic," "Lair of the White Worm," and "Salome's Last Dance" during that decade.

the dark crystal was the weirdest movie i have EVER seen the person who made that was problubly on acid.

the dark crystal was the weirdest movie i have EVER seen the person who made that was problubly on acid.


Agreed!

I always thought Labrynth was kind of funky. The part where there's a clock with a thirtheenth hour on it just always kind of freaked me out. Plus Bowie in that getup just kind of weirded me out.

One of my favorite movies of all time, Heathers (1988) was an odd one.

Brazil was weird
Time Bandits was weird
Repo Man was weird
After Hours was weird, but hilarious.

Return To Oz

Dark Crystal was weird but in a good watchable way.

I agree with Popeye and Little Shop of Horrors, though not seen them since their original release, so I was young.

My contribution to this thread is Amazon Women on The Moon (1987). I watched it as an 11 yr old and couldn't quite make it all out.

http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/filmimages/amazon-women-moon.jpg