1980s
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The Wedding Present genre: 摇滚
release date March 22, 2004 publisher: Bmg/Camden
Originally released in 1989 now includes 7 bonus tracks all the B-sides from the hit singles Kennedy and Brassneck. Standard jewel case in a slipcase.
The Sure Thing (1985) IMDb WikiData
The Sure Thing
director: Rob Reiner actor: John Cusack / Daphne Zuniga
other title: Sacco a pelo a tre piazze / Garota Sinal Verde
Gib, a beer-guzzling slob, and Alison, an uptight Ivy-Leaguer, are an unlikely duo stuck together on a cross-country trip during Christmas break. At first they get on each other's nerves but, as time passes, they find their divergent natures complement each other. Now they need to realize what they've already found before it's too late.
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
Rambo: First Blood Part II
director: George P. Cosmatos actor: Sylvester Stallone / Richard Crenna
other title: Rambo 2 - La vendetta / Rambo - First Blood 2
John Rambo is released from prison by the government for a top-secret covert mission to the last place on Earth he'd want to return - the jungles of Vietnam.
Jan. 10, 2026 watched
Bombastic right-wing fantasy with one bemulleted, besteroided manly man single-handedly undoing the US defeat in Vietnam caused by, you know, people not "Real American" enough. (Yeah, my comment's a little bit political. But just a tiny sliver compared to the politics of the Rambo franchise.) But I loves me some action!

Re-watched in #FridayThrillerClub watch party on Mastodon
1980s Action CharlesNapier GeorgeCheung GeorgePCosmatos
True Stories (1986) IMDb WikiData
True Stories
director: David Byrne actor: David Byrne / John Goodman
other title: Historias verdaderas / True stories
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
The 8 Diagram Pole Fighter (1984) TMDB
五郎八卦棍
director: Lau Kar-Leung actor: Gordon Liu Chia-Hui / Alexander Fu Sheng
other title: Der Todesspeer des Shaolin / Les 8 diagrammes de Wu-Lang
The Yangs are betrayed by a government official conspiring with the Mongols. All of the Yang family males except the 5th and 6th brother are killed. Fu Sheng loses his mind after the death of his family, while the other brother takes refuge in a Buddhist temple.
Disciples of the 36th Chamber (1985) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
霹靂十傑
director: Lau Kar-Leung actor: Hsiao Ho / Gordon Liu Chia-Hui
other title: I discepoli della 36a camera / Die Erben der 36 Kammern der Shaolin
Monk San Te tries to support and protect Shaolin and her Fang Shih-yu who purposely attacks corrupt Ching officials.
Jan. 4, 2026 watched
A bit more comic than the first film, and focused more on Fong Saiyuk (Hsiao Ho) than San Te (Gordon Liu).

Watched in #KungFuSat watch party on Mastodon
1980s GordonLiu HongKong HsiaoHo KungFu
Code of Silence (1985) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Code of Silence
director: Andrew Davis actor: Chuck Norris / Mike Genovese
other title: Il codice del silenzio / Politiets Hemmelige Våben
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take an irresponsible cop down.
Jan. 11, 2026 watched
Why have Chuck Norris in a movie and NOT have him Chuck Norris the hell out of the baddies??? There was ONE punch in the 1st hour, and ONE actual fight scene in the last half-hour.

Watched in #KungFuSat watch party

Legit stream in MX:
Jan 2026: Prime (careful, there are two versions, one is dubbed)
1980s Action AndrewDavis ChuckNorris DennisFarina
Chopping Mall (1986) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Chopping Mall
director: Jim Wynorski actor: Kelli Maroney / Tony O'Dell
other title: Supermarket Horror / Shopping
High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers!
Southern Comfort (1981) TMDB
Southern Comfort
director: Walter Hill actor: Keith Carradine / Powers Boothe
other title: I guerrieri della palude silenziosa / Manøvre med døden
A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
First Blood (1982) Douban IMDb TMDB NeoDB
First Blood
8.0 (5 ratings) director: Ted Kotcheff actor: Sylvester Stallone / Richard Crenna
other title: Rambo / A Fúria do Herói
When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.
Masters of the Universe (1987) WikiData TMDB IMDb
Masters of the Universe
director: Gary Goddard actor: Dolph Lundgren / Frank Langella
other title: I dominatori dell'universo / Os Masters do Universo
When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible, seizing Castle Grayskull and the surrounding city. The Sorceress is now Skeletor's prisoner and he begins to drain her life-force as he waits for the moon of Eternia to align with the Great Eye of the Universe which will bestow god-like power upon him. However, courageous warrior He-Man locates the locksmith inventor Gwildor, who created the Key and has another version of it. During a battle, one of the Keys is transported to Earth, where it is found by teenagers Julie and Kevin. Now, both He-Man and Skeletor's forces arrive on Earth searching for the potent weapon.
Dark Age (1987) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Dark Age
director: Arch Nicholson actor: John Jarratt / Nikki Coghill
other title: Dark Age - Crocodile Hunter / Les Dents de la mort
In the Australian outback, a park ranger and two local guides set out to track down a giant crocodile that has been killing and eating the local populace..
C.H.U.D. (1984) TMDB IMDb WikiData
C.H.U.D.
director: Douglas Cheek actor: John Heard / Daniel Stern
other title: C.H.U.D. - Panik in Manhattan / C.H.U.D. - Caníbales Humanoides Ululantes Demoníacos
A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photojournalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.
Time Trackers (1989) WikiData IMDb
Time Trackers
director: Howard R. Cohen actor: Ned Beatty / Wil Shriner
When an evil scientist steals his colleague's time machine his colleague's beautiful, brilliant daughter, aided by an L.A. cop and a hapless admirer, pursues him back to twelfth century England where - disguised as a damsel in distress - she enlists the help of a knight errant whose secret past holds the key to her future.
Basket Case (1982) TMDB WikiData NeoDB IMDb Douban
Basket Case
director: Frank Henenlotter actor: Kevin Van Hentenryck / Terri Susan Smith
other title: O Segredo do Cesto / Basket Case – Der unheimliche Zwilling
A young man carrying a big basket that contains his extremely deformed, formerly conjoined twin brother seeks vengeance on the doctors who separated them against their will.
Time Walker (1982) IMDb WikiData
Time Walker
director: Tom Kennedy actor: Ben Murphy / Nina Axelrod
other title: Pasajero del Tiempo / Time walker (Pasajero del tiempo)
From deep within the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, Professor Douglas McCadden ships the coffin of Ankh-Vanharis to the California Institute of Sciences where X-rays reveal five diamond-like crystals hidden within the coffin. Technician Peter Sharpe steals the crystals but doesn't notice that the powerful X-ray has revived a green fungus. When the coffin is opened at a university press conference, the reporters uncover more than they bargained for. The mummy has disappeared... and the Time Walker is alive again!
Turkey Shoot (1982) NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData
Turkey Shoot
director: Brian Trenchard-Smith actor: Steve Railsback / Olivia Hussey
other title: Fangejagten / Insel der Verdammten
In the near future, after an unspecified holocaust, survivors are herded into prison camps. There, they are hunted for sport by the leaders of the camp. Paul, one of the newest prisoners, is determined not to go down as quietly as the others.
Trading Places (1983) TMDB Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData
Trading Places
6.8 (5 ratings) director: John Landis actor: Dan Aykroyd / Eddie Murphy
other title: Una poltrona per due / Bossen og bumsen
A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) TMDB Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData
When Harry Met Sally...
8.2 (8 ratings) director: Rob Reiner actor: Billy Crystal / Meg Ryan
other title: Harry, ti presento Sally... / Da Harry mødte Sally
Sex always gets in the way of friendships between men and women. At least, that's what Harry Burns believes. So when Harry meets Sally Albright and a deep friendship blossoms between them, Harry's determined not to let his attraction to Sally destroy it. But when a night of weakness ends in a morning of panic, can the pair avoid succumbing to Harry's fears by remaining friends and admitting they just might be the perfect match for each other?
A Christmas Story (1983) TMDB
A Christmas Story
director: Bob Clark actor: Melinda Dillon / Darren McGavin
other title: Una storia di Natale / En Julehistorie
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.