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Subject: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: LittleMissUsername on 06/07/07 at 6:06 pm

I can only think of three off the top of my head, but I'm sure there were more...


VideoDrome~  Starring James Woods and Debra Harry

RepoMan~  starring Emilio Estevez and Harry Dean Stanton

Dune~    Starring Kyle MacLachlan and Sting.


What am I missing????

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: whistledog on 06/07/07 at 6:10 pm

Videodrome was very strange, but I loved it!

Repo Man sucked big time, but it's a well loved cult classic.  Still can't understand why lol

Dune put me to sleep lol


One movie I thought was very strange was 'Subway' starring Christopher Lambert.  It seemed like the whole movie he was just running through Subway tunnels

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: loki 13 on 06/07/07 at 6:20 pm

Tron...Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner (1982)

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: JamieMcBain on 06/07/07 at 7:43 pm

The Fly is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy up there.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Dagwood on 06/07/07 at 8:32 pm

Rubin and Ed with Crispin Glover and Howard Hessman.  It is a strange but very good movie.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: whistledog on 06/07/07 at 8:34 pm


Tron...Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner (1982)


When I first saw Tron in the 80s, I nearly ruined my eyes.  Staring at that screen with all the blue neon lights was very hard on the eyes lol

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: LittleMissUsername on 06/07/07 at 9:16 pm


The Fly is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy up there.



Oh yeah!  there is that bit  were he's putting parts of his face in the medicine cabinet. ech.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Davester on 06/08/07 at 1:03 am


The Fly is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy up there.


   The Fly is such an excellent/tragic/disturbing movie.  The most horrifying part, IMO, is when Brundle realises that his newfound strength and abilities is actually the symptoms of a cancer that will eventually kill him.  It's not a horror flick, but a tragedy with a bizarre twist...

   Jeff Goldblum pulls the whole thing off in fine style.  He's very earnest and believable in the Fly...

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: 80sTrivMeister on 06/08/07 at 4:55 am

Blue Velvet directed by David Lynch, from 1985, I believe. I've tried to watch this movie several times and it's just toooo odd for me to get into watching!!!!  :o

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: LittleMissUsername on 06/08/07 at 7:21 am


Blue Velvet directed by David Lynch, from 1985, I believe. I've tried to watch this movie several times and it's just toooo odd for me to get into watching!!!!  :o


How could I forget that one?  it was 86 and sooooo very disturbing.  A lot of great quotes in that one. If you like to use the words F*ck. and B*tch.  Denis Hopper was wonderful as a maniac.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Tia on 06/08/07 at 7:23 am

bet you guys never saw a flick called "a company of wolves." great flick. totally made no sense.

and duh? "brazil"? gorgeous, gorgeous movie.

when did twin peaks come out? great minds disagree about that one.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Tia on 06/08/07 at 7:23 am

river's edge? i dunno if that was strange or just tragic.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Jeffpcmt on 06/08/07 at 9:21 am

Ive always thought "Raising Arizona" was a very weird film.  But its oh so funny!!

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: LittleMissUsername on 06/08/07 at 12:00 pm


bet you guys never saw a flick called "a company of wolves." great flick. totally made no sense.

and duh? "brazil"? gorgeous, gorgeous movie.

when did twin peaks come out? great minds disagree about that one.



Oh Yeah!  A Company of Wolfs was a fairytale on drugs.  i recall this part were Lil'Red was up in a tree, and theres this nest with an egg, and it hatches. Inside is a little kings cake baby. my brain just melted at that point. Who was granny?  i think it was that lady from murder she wrote.

Brazil was just brilliant, so was time bandits.


TwinPeaks was 90.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Tia on 06/08/07 at 12:02 pm



Oh Yeah!  A Company of Wolfs was a fairytale on drugs.  i recall this part were Lil'Red was up in a tree, and theres this nest with an egg, and it hatches. Inside is a little kings cake baby. my brain just melted at that point. Who was granny?  i think it was that lady from murder she wrote.

Brazil was just brilliant, so was time bandits.


TwinPeaks was 90.
yeah, angela lansbury was in it. that movie was totally on magic mushrooms. william blake woulda been like, dude, what the hell was that? lewis carroll woulda been shaking his head in confusion. i love it, i’ve seen it a bunch of times.

heck, us talking about it i’ma bump it on my queue.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: thereshegoes on 06/08/07 at 12:33 pm

Company of Wolves is absolutely great,and it could never could be done now,i can see Bill O'Reilly leading a protest ::)

Paris,Texas from Wim Wenders with the great Harry Dean Stanton

Labyrinth,all the hype that surrounds it is right for a change, Mr. Bowie is the King 8)

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: LittleMissUsername on 06/08/07 at 2:17 pm

Oh yeah, Bowie was Hawt!  SuperBIG everything! ;)

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Mushroom on 06/08/07 at 5:13 pm

Oh wow, there were so many of them!

Timerider.  Or as I call it, "I'm My Own Grandpaw - The Movie"
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
They Live
The Toxic Avenger
Heavy Metal
Strange Brew
Altered States
Dreamscape
Little Shop Of Horrors
Time Bandits
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: whistledog on 06/08/07 at 5:15 pm


Oh wow, there were so many of them!

Timerider.  Or as I call it, "I'm My Own Grandpaw - The Movie"
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
They Live
The Toxic Avenger
Heavy Metal
Strange Brew
Altered States
Dreamscape
Little Shop Of Horrors
Time Bandits
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen


I totally forgot about Dreamscape, which is weird cause I have it on DVD.  A fantastic movie!

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: zcrito on 06/08/07 at 8:47 pm

I'm not a fan of "strange" movies (weirdness for no reason just isn't all that interesting), but out of what's been mentioned I do believe Brazil would be the one I'd put on my Netflix queue --

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-iq7VRXokQ

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Tia on 06/09/07 at 5:15 am

yeah, brazil is a stunner. friggin' classic movie, that one. i remember seeing it a zillion times when it first came out.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: LittleMissUsername on 06/09/07 at 8:50 am

OhOhoh!  I forgot The Hidden.  I F'in  lovvedd that flick.    It had an awesome sound track and very cool car chases.  I donno if it was that strange.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: snozberries on 06/09/07 at 1:30 pm

what about Re-Animator (1985)

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: snozberries on 06/09/07 at 1:59 pm

and Howard the Duck?

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: loki 13 on 06/09/07 at 2:32 pm

Willow...Val Kilmer (1988)

Ladyhawke...Matthew Broderick. Rutger Hauer, Michelle Pfeiffer (1985)

Legend...Tom Cruise (1985)

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: lorac61469 on 06/09/07 at 7:40 pm

What about Wolfen? 

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Davester on 06/09/07 at 8:01 pm


What about Wolfen? 


  Good one...

  I like the whole Native American spirituality angle of that one...

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Tia on 06/09/07 at 10:03 pm

first time i saw brazil i was on love boat. that was rather amazing.

i'm not a role model kids! be cool. stay in school.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 06/09/07 at 10:05 pm


Blue Velvet directed by David Lynch, from 1985, I believe. I've tried to watch this movie several times and it's just toooo odd for me to get into watching!!!!  :o

I've seen it a dozen times or more!  I remember I recommended it to a kid who was always talking about slasher flicks.  He watched "Blue Velvet" and got traumatized!  Frank Booth could kick Freddy Kruger's ass!


and Howard the Duck?

I saw that in the theater!  It was horrible!  Jeffrey Jones was pretty good in it though.  When they were making "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," it was forbidden to mention "Howard the Duck" on the set.  It's true!

Here are a few that are ~strange~ and I recommend them if you have not seen:

Birdy (1984)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0086969/

Kiss of the Spiderwoman (1985)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0089424/

True Stories (1986)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0089424/

The Elephant Man (1980)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0080678/

Ghost Story (1981)
http://imdb.com/title/tt0082449/

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: LittleMissUsername on 06/09/07 at 11:22 pm

How could I forget Blade Runner.  I didn't see it on big screen until years later  and it was  so beautiful.
I love everything, the plot, dialog and actors.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: Foo Bar on 06/14/07 at 12:46 am

Liquid Sky

Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin.  They land on top of a New York apartment inhabited by a drug dealer and her female, androgynous, bisexual nymphomaniac lover, a fashion model.

Then it gets weird. 

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: snozberries on 06/15/07 at 7:56 am

Killer Klowns from Outer Space
The Stuff-  it's like The Blob but with yogurt...LOVE IT!

Subject: h

Written By: tetratron on 06/18/07 at 12:19 am

:-X

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: SemperYoda on 06/18/07 at 9:09 pm


krull... anyone?  I got into a 10 mintue conversation about krull with a drunk guy, both of us stating how it was cool but underappreciated.
Later he admitted he thought we were talking about The "Crow"




I always wanted that weapon.  >:(  I actually liked the movie.

Subject: h

Written By: tetratron on 06/19/07 at 3:21 pm

:-X

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: airsupplyairhead on 06/20/07 at 1:56 pm

Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Kinda funny too.

Subject: Re: ~Strange~ Movies from the 80s

Written By: ralfy on 03/25/16 at 8:04 am

"Watch the 30th Anniversary Trailer for David Lynch’s Newly Restored ‘Blue Velvet’"

http://flavorwire.com/564373/watch-the-30th-anniversary-trailer-for-david-lynchs-newly-restored-blue-velvet

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