By Regina Ongowarsito & Erin Mclean

MOVIES DURING THE 1980’S

Pacman released. (1980) Rubik’s cube fi rst sold. (1980) MTV (Pioneer of music videos)

launched. (1981) Commodore 64 released. (1982) Michael Jackson’s album Thril ler

released. (1982) PG-13 was introduced in the US.

(1984) First Macintosh computer

introduced. (1984) By mid-decade, 70% of Americans

had cable television. Nintendo released the Game Boy.

(1989) Hairstyle trends include the Perm,

Mullet, Jheri Curl, Flat top, Hi-top fade, and Big Hair.

10 ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS

Mt. St. Helens erupts. (1980) First space shuttle Columbia's

fi rst trip. (1981) Ronald Reagan elected. (1980) Ronald Reagan shot and

survived. (1981) Mikhail Gorbachev became

leader of the Soviet Union. (1985)

World's Fair Expo 86 was held in Vancouver, Canada. (1986)

The shuttle Challenger explodes. (1986)

Tiananmen Square protests of 1989

Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989) Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska.

(1989)

10 HISTORICAL EVENTS

1. Star Wars – Episode V – Empire Strikes Back (1980)

2. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

3. The Shining (1980)4. Das Boot (1981)5. Aliens (1986)6. Cinema Paradiso (1988)7. Back to the Future 1 (1985)8. Once Upon a Time in

America (1984)9. Raging Bull (1980)10. Amadeus (1984)

TOP 10 MOVIES (IMDB RATINGS)

HorrorScience FictionActionTeen Comedy

MOST POPULAR GENRES

1. Harrison Ford2. Barbara Hershey3. Eddie Murphy4. Mia Farrow5. Shelley Duvall6. Robert De Niro7. Kathleen Turner8. Woody Allen9. Geena Davis10.Kim Greist

TOP 10 ACTORS

John Hughes (1969 - 2009)• A fi lm director, producer, and

screenwriter• Directed and scripted some of

the most successful fi lms of the 80s and 90s

• Most of his sets were in the North Shore of Chicago metropolitan area

• Used additional scenes under and/or after closing credits

MOST POPULAR DIRECTOR

Freeze FrameTraining MontagesTransformation

Montages

POPULAR FILM BREAKTHROUGHS

Nerd gets the girl.Bully is defeated.Weird neighbor.Body switch.

POPULAR THEMES

MOST POPULAR MOVIE SOUNDTRACK Glittering Prize 81/92 by Simple Minds – The

Breakfast Club

MOST POPULAR SONG FROM A MOVIE “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds – The

Breakfast Club

SOUNDTRACKS

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial:$359,197,037

domestically fi rst released.

6 th biggest grossing in overall movies history.

BIGGEST GROSSING MOVIE

1. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark

2. The Little Mermaid3. Back to the Future4. Planes, Trains, and

Automobiles5. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off6. The Land Before Time7. The Goonies8. Princess Bride9. Uncle Buck10. Ghost Busters

ERIN’S TOP 10 MOVIES

1. Back to the Future 12. Ferris Bueller's Day

Off3. Jumping Jack Flash4. Blade Runner5. Dead Poets Society6. Gandhi7. Amadeus8. Grease 29. The Princess Bride10. Stand and Deliver

REGINA’S TOP 10 MOVIES

Regina Ongowarsito&Erin McLean

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