You thought it was going to be ‘You’ve got to be fucking kidding’ didn’t you? And to be fair to you, that’s a great quote that sums up possibly the maddest scene from any body horror film ever made. It’s just so perfectly timed and sums up exactly what you, […]
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“Dry hair’s for squids” – Wise words from Jack Deth (played by Tim Thomerson) in Trancers (1985). Trancers is a crazy tale about Jack Deth, a cop from the future who turns up in ’80s Los Angeles to hunt down his nemesis, a psychic criminal who turns people into the […]
It’s not easy being someone who grew up in the ’80s having to see all the stuff that the kids are into these days, so we know exactly how Peter Vincent must have felt when he said this line during his meeting with Charlie Brewster in Fright Night 1985 (the […]
Oh man, Near Dark is so good. This 1987 vampire road movie did particularly badly in the cinema but has since established itself as a VHS and DVD classic thanks mainly to being unbelievably ace and for having a mini Aliens cast reunion. It’s full of memorable moments and great […]
“Eugene Martone: I’m a blues man! Willie Brown: Blues man shit.” Willie “Blind Dog Fulton Smoke House” Brown isn’t very impressed with Eugene (played by a post-Karate Kid Ralph Macchio) in Crossroads (1986), not to be confused with the shitty Britney Spears movie. The film itself is a bit of […]
“You break my record, now I break you, like I break your friend.” Sure, we’ve featured the mighty Bloodsport before. It may be one of the daftest films ever but once in a while you need a little Bolo Yeung in your life. The bodybuilder turned martial arts star puts in […]
Paul Verhoeven’s depiction of a dystopian future Detroit lives long in the memory of every true ’80s action movie fan. Robocop (1987) is a special film. Equal parts action film, revenge thriller, black comedy and social commentary, it tells a tale of individual spirit versus corporate greed. And while the individual […]
Near Dark (1987). wasn’t exactly a box office smash but this vampire/western/road movie hybrid has a huge cult appeal now. At the core of the film is the vampire family of Jesse, the maternal but murderous Diamondback (Jenette Goldstein), the old vampire in a kid’s body Homer and young Mae […]
These days you can’t move for superhero movies and as slick as they are, they can’t really hold a candle to our personal favourite Superman II. It’s a film with zero fat on it. The action comes thick and fast, as do the memorable moments and great quotes. The best […]
“I eat Green Berets for breakfast. And right now, I’m very hungry!” – Arnold gets very Arnold in Commando (1985). When it comes to action films in the ’80s, Arnold is royalty and while Commando sits directly inbetween Red Sonja and Raw Deal but if you go a step further […]
After Hours (1985) is one of Martin Scorcese’s less well-known efforts but, for our money, this blackest of black comedies is one of his best and it stars the underrated Griffin Dunne so you know it’s good. It’s a brilliantly tense film that tells the story of Paul Hackett, described […]
“That guy Silberman cracks me up. Last week he had this guy in here that burned his Afghan. He screwed it first and then he set it on fire.” – Lance Henriksen’s dark sense of humour in Terminator(1984). Terminator is so full of memorable quotes (all of which are delivered […]