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Subject: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: whistledog on 02/24/10 at 5:11 pm
Ever notice how most 80s films have common themes to them? Here are a few ...
The 80s action movie ...
♦ The bad guys wear suits and dark glasses
♦ When the bad guys come on screen, you hear the deep synthisizer sound
♦ There's a black guy named Jackson
♦ Before the bad guys strike, they give too much information or talk about how they are going to kill the good guy
- They made fun of this in 'Hot Shots: Part Deux' when Saddam says "I will kill you until you die from it"
♦ The good guy makes a bad pun before or after killing someone
♦ The hero of the film is a one man army
The 80s comedy ...
♦ If it's a high school film, there is a dance sequence
♦ The comedy sidekick is a fat guy or a Reggie Mantle type who thinks he is the ladies man
The 80s drama ...
♦ There's a training sequence set against a song meant to be inspirational
♦ The guy ends up with the girl
♦ The story is built around a tragedy, or leads to someone dying from an illness
The 80s Horror film ...
♦ You know something scary is coming cause you hear a string instrument (violin, cello, bass ...)
I know I missed a few. Feel free to add more
Subject: Re: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: JamieMcBain on 02/24/10 at 5:48 pm
What about......
Action films
- the angry sergeant in charge, always barking orders.
- strip club!
Comedy films
- the wacky friend!
- makeover!
- guy pins for girl, who haves a jerky boyfriend
Drama films
- break up, followed by rain storm! Especially in a John Cusack film!
- racing to airport, to convince girl, not to go!
- kissing outside, while raining!
Subject: Re: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/24/10 at 8:26 pm
This is not strictly '80s --
When the bad guy has the good guys all tied up and ready to kill, he makes a speech:
"You see....you misunderstand me. I'm a reasonable man! But you, you and your friends, couldn't leave well enough alone..."
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Subject: Re: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: JamieMcBain on 02/24/10 at 8:33 pm
Or the stereotypical gay male, like in the film, Mannequin!
Now that was over done!
Subject: Re: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: robby76 on 02/25/10 at 8:46 pm
The big ole switcherooo... Big Business, Vice Versa, Big, Like Father Like Son.
Subject: Re: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: JamieMcBain on 02/25/10 at 9:01 pm
The interrogation scene, between two cops and a criminal.
;D
Subject: Re: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: MaxwellSmart on 02/25/10 at 9:53 pm
Don't forget the happy hooker! I don't mean Xaviera Hollander here, I mean the way prostitutes were portrayed as good time girls with hearts of gold and bad taste in clothes. Examples, Risky Business, Trading Places, Desperately Seeking Susan, St. Elmo's Fire.
Great example of broken stereotype: Susan Seidelman's "Smithereens" (1982)
The hooker who hangs out with Paul in his van, who I believe was played by the late Katherine Riley, was a frumpish, dull girl with no sparkle and a flat affect.
"Whatsa matta, you here all by yourself? Ain't you got a girlfriend or a boyfriend or nothin'? You want my san'wich? It's cool, I've an egg," she slurs as she starts peeling a hardboiled egg from a paper bag. What the hell kind of movie hooker eats hard boiled eggs?
:D
Subject: Re: The Formula for 80s movies
Written By: Dude111 on 02/25/10 at 11:06 pm
I approve of this thread :)