The Great Movie Tournament - Nominations Thread: 1980s

[mae]

Down by Law (1986)
Jim Jarmusch

Watch trailer:

[Heather19]

Splash (1984)
Ron Howard

[divemaster]

I second Splash.

Nominate An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), dir. by Taylor Hackford

[Iwritecode]

Overboard (1987)
Garry Marshall

Spoiler:

[webstar1000]

Overboard (1987)
Garry Marshall

Spoiler:

second!

[becca69]

I second Valley Girl

[mae]

I'll second Nostalghia.

[MikeDuke]

TWINS. Another Arnie classic!

I'll second Twins

[becca69]

I nominate Excalibur (1981)
Directed by John Boorman

Trailer

[becca69]

I second Sixteen Candles

[Tommy]

Nomination 20

A Passage to India 1984 Lean

Spoiler

[MikeDuke]

Awesome nom Becca. That has to get in. I was getting around to it but I took too long.

[mae]

Yentl (1983)
Barbra Streisand

Watch trailer:

[RUBE]

The Dark Crystal
1982
Jim Henson, Frank Oz

I feel like most of my favorites are in so I'm nominating my wife's favorites now. Personally these puppets creep me out a little.

[Iwritecode]

The Dark Crystal
1982
Jim Henson, Frank Oz

I feel like most of my favorites are in so I'm nominating my wife's favorites now. Personally these puppets creep me out a little.

I only vaguely remember that movie. Saw it like one time when I was a kid. I don't remember the plot at all. For some reason, I get it mixed up in my head with Labyrinth all the time, which came out a few years later but also had puppets in it.

[amd013]

Another one I'm surprised hasn't been nominated yet..

Christine (1983)
John Carpenter

Spoiler:

Slighty better trailer:

Second

Good, I have been debating which other SK movies to nominate, still thinking of Children of the corn, Pet Semetary. Firestarter and Cats Eye are darkhorses.

[becca69]

Awesome nom Becca. That has to get in. I was getting around to it but I took too long.

Thanks! Is that a second Mike?

[amd013]

Nomination:

Secret of my success
1987
Herbert Ross

[MikeDuke]

Awesome nom Becca. That has to get in. I was getting around to it but I took too long.

Thanks! Is that a second Mike?

I would if I could. It's one of the best movies and I think can go far. But there has been only one other second since I did my last one and I need two before I can second again .

[mae]

I'll second Drugstore Cowboy.

[Tommy]

The Dark Crystal
1982
Jim Henson, Frank Oz

I feel like most of my favorites are in so I'm nominating my wife's favorites now. Personally these puppets creep me out a little.

Second

Just offhand but have you seen Meet the Feebles? Just thought of it because of the creepy puppet comment, ha!

[MikeDuke]

I nominate Excalibur (1981)
Directed by John Boorman

Trailer

I think I can second now.

[mae]

And I'll second Little Shop of Horrors.

[divemaster]

Nominate Cat People (1982), dir. by Paul Schrader

[DoctorZaius]

I will second Officer and a Gentleman.