What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.
One of the worst Wes Craven films.
Review – Gleaming The Cube (1989)
All he cared about was Gleaming the Cube… until the night they killed his brother.
A quintessential early Christian Slater Film.
Shawnee Smith’s Wild 80s Movies: From Teen Pregnancy to The Blob
Before she became a horror icon in the torture-porn Saw movies, Shawnee Smith played all sorts of parts in various movie genres.
I do have a soft spot for Shawnee Smith. Ever since seeing her as the head cheerleader in The Blob (1988), I have been trying to see all her 80s movies – and there are quite a few to watch.
Below is a list of Shawnee Smith’s 1980s movies for you to seek out and enjoy watching.
Grab the popcorn!
Iron Eagle (1986)
A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured. IMDB
Action | One-Person Army Action | Thriller | War
Stars: Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick, David Suchet, Shawnee Smith
Easy Prey (1986)
A young girl with Stockholm Syndrome becomes a companion for a dangerous man posing as a photographer to pick up his victims. IMDB
Biography | Drama
Stars: Gerald McRaney, Sean McCann, Susan Hogan, Shawnee Smith
Summer School (1987)
Freddy the gym teacher has to teach remedial English in summer (high) school, if he wants tenure. As he can only teach gym and his students want fun, emphasis is on “field trips” – until he’s fired unless all his students pass the test. IMDB
Comedy | High Concept Comedy | Quirky Comedy | Romance | Romantic Comedy | Teen Comedy
Stars: Mark Harmon, Kirstie Alley, Robin Thomas, Shawnee Smith
Bluegrass (1988)
A woman tries to be successful in the male-dominated horse racing business. Intrigue, greed, power games and love trying to put stones in her way. IMDB
Drama
Stars: Cheryl Ladd, Wayne Rogers, Diane Ladd, Shawnee Smith
I Saw What You Did (1988) – TV Movie
A group of pranksters unintentionally gets the attention of a serial killer who soon starts targeting them. IMDB
Drama | Horror | Thriller
Stars: Shawnee Smith, Tammy Lauren, Candace Cameron Bure
FULL FILM
The Blob (1988)
A deadly entity from space crash-lands near a small town and begins consuming everyone in its path. Panic ensues as shady government scientists try to contain the horrific creature. IMDB
Alien Invasion | Body Horror | Horror | Monster Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Stars: Shawnee Smith, Kevin Dillon, Donovan Leitch Jr.
Who’s Harry Crumb? (1989)
Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he’s not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping. IMDB
Bumbling Detective | Comedy | Mystery | Slapstick
Stars: John Candy, Jeffrey Jones, Annie Potts. Shawnee Smith
Over to You
What was the first Shawnee Smith movie you ever saw, and do you think she’s the most underrated scream queen of the decade? Let me know in the comments.
Joseph Ruben’s 80s Movies
Joseph Ruben isn’t a director with a household name like Steven Spielberg or George Lucas, but he directed two of my favourite movies from the 1980s – Dreamscape (1984) and The Stepfather (1987).
Below is a list of his 80s movies, but he also directed some fairly well-known flicks in the 90s, as well – but that’s another post.
Obscure Dystopian Sci-Fi Movies Of The 80s
These movies are not as well known as Mad Max (Road Warrior) (1981) or Robocop (1987), but they show the future as a dystopian landscape.
The films below range from a musical to fast cars and big trucks to human hunting to savage worlds, but they all have something in common: a dystopian future.
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My Movie Rating System
Third post in and I am not sure why I am posting my rating system – I mean, I don’t even use it on this website.
Not to say that I won’t use it, but I’m not currently.
I guess I wanted to document this, which is something that has been in my head for decades.
David Bowie In Cinema In The 80s: More Than Just A Goblin King
David Bowie is known mainly for his music – over the decades of the 70s, 80s, 90s, and into the new millennium, he managed to capture old and young alike with his unique sound.
During the 80s (and late 70s) Bowie starred in many movies as well. Some, like Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence, were big hits; while others, like Into the Night were cult favourites; while some, like Yellowbeard, were just weird.
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Harold Ramis’s Forgotten Gems: Finding the Ghost in the Machine
We all know Harold Ramis for his blockbusters like Caddyshack, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day.
However, Harold Ramis directed a handful of movies that never got the acclaim they deserved, fell into obscurity, or just weren’t big smash hits.
This page is a dedication to those movies so you can watch his complete works and not just the blockbusters.
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