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The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of studio-driven pictures, coming from the filmmaker-driven New Hollywood era of the 1970s. [1] The period was when the "high concept" picture was established by producer Don Simpson, [2] where films were expected to be easily marketable and understandable.
Annie is a 1982 American musical comedy-drama film based on the 1977 Broadway musical of the same name by Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin and Thomas Meehan, which in turn is based on the Little Orphan Annie comic strip created by Harold Gray.
Fame is a 1980 American teen musical drama film directed by Alan Parker and written by Christopher Gore.Set in New York City, it chronicles the lives and hardships of students attending The High School of Performing Arts, from their auditions to their freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years.
From "Dirty Dancing" to "Ghostbusters," we visit 10 locations where your most beloved '80s movies were filmed. ... hit theaters on August 21, 1987, it captured the hearts and imaginations of ...
From missing gorillas to an alternate ending, here's what you didn't see in the 1980s classic, which is returning to theaters this month.
Red Dawn was the 20th highest-grossing film of 1984, opening on August 10, 1984, in 1,822 theaters and taking in $8,230,381 on its first weekend. Its box office gross is $38,376,497. Its box office gross is $38,376,497.
Highest-grossing films of 1980 Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 The Empire Strikes Back: 20th Century Fox: $209,398,025 2 9 to 5: $103,290,500 3
From 'The 'Burbs' to 'The Neverending Story' and 'The Princess Bride,' these '80s movies (both cult classics and blockbusters) are just too good to forget.