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    Quote Originally Posted by Ricky View Post
    I will second The Empire Strikes Back (has no one really seconded it yet?) and nominate:

    Beetlejuice
    Director: Tim Burton
    Release Date: 1988
    I second Beetejucie

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    I'll second Ordinary People.

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    I nominate: Ghostbusters



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    Ghostbusters SECONDED!!!

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    NOMINATION 4

    "If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit."


    Film: Back to the Future
    Director: Robert Zemeckis
    Year: 1985


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    I second Back to the Future.

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    Stand By Me
    1986
    Rob Reiner

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    Nomination #4

    The Breakfast Club
    Director: John Hughes
    Year: 1985

    The movie that sparked a generation of teen films. It's still relevant today.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RUBE View Post
    Stand By Me
    1986
    Rob Reiner
    second

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    I will second The Untouchables, and remember, never bring a knife to a gunfight!

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    Nomination 3

    Raging Bull 1980 Scorsese


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    Quote Originally Posted by mae View Post
    Vagabond (1985)
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    Das Boot (1981)
    Wolfgang Petersen

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    I'll second The Breakfast Club.

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    I nominate:

    The Fly
    Director: David Cronenberg
    Released: 1986
    A NEW GAME BEGINS

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    Nomination #4 - After Hours (1985)
    Directed by Martin Scorsese




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    Quote Originally Posted by mae View Post
    Das Boot (1981)
    Wolfgang Petersen

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    I will second Das Boot - a claustrophobic masterpiece. I almost suffocated while watching it in a movie theater.

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    After Hours seconded. Scorsese's best.

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    I nominate:

    The Princess Bride (1987)
    Directed by Rob Reiner

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    Nomination:

    Dead Poets Society (1989)
    Director: Peter Weir


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    Labriynth (1986)
    Jim Henson
    Only the gentle are ever really strong.

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    The Fourth Man (1983)
    Paul Verhoeven

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    I'll second The Fly.

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    I don't think it's been nominated so I nominate
    Scarface 1983
    Brian De Palma

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