Quintessential but obscure 80s movies...?

[grimslade]

Night of the Creeps- the joys of Brain Slugs and zombies
Say Anything- Just to round out the quartet of John Cusak movies
Sixteen Candles- Molly Ringwold, Anthony Michael Hall and cameo by John Cusak tres 80's

Blue Velvet- David Lynch is both quintessential and odd
Karate Kid - small film, never attained the rank of JC Penney belt
Max Headroom- not a movie but pretty odd

 

[Arnwyn]

Wouldn't that be a 70s movie?

Hey, yeah... it is.

Oops. I saw it in 1981 along with Clash of the Titans in a double-feature. Weird.

 

[Priest_Sidran]

The Anti gamer Monsters and Mazes, with Tom Hanks (Made me rethink him as an actor whom I respected)

 

[Sandain]

The Breakfast Club

 

[Priest_Sidran]

The breakfast club isn't exactly obscure...It is played on AMC more than I care to admit to watching

 

[Darthjaye]

You sad, sad little people.

Five mere words........



Big Trouble in Little China.





Why would you chose anything else?

 

[Mycanid]

You sad, sad little people.

Five mere words........

Big Trouble in Little China.

Why would you chose anything else?

Darn. You beat me to it! Just thinking of that the other day. Probably my favorite 80's movie.

As regards to a few others I was thinking of Johnny Five came to mind. Someone already mentioned Ferris Bueller's day off. (Gotta love "Oh Yeah!" song by mello yello....)

 

[S. Baldrick]

I don't know about obscure but definately of cult classic status:
Buckaro Banzai and Spinal Tap.

 

[Ilium]

I don't know about obscure but definately of cult classic status:
Buckaro Banzai and Spinal Tap.

Now there's a double-bill concert I'd pay big money to see.

Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers, with special guest Spinal Tap!

 

[Dingleberry]

Now there's a double-bill concert I'd pay big money to see.

Buckaroo Banzai and the Hong Kong Cavaliers, with special guest Spinal Tap!

But the billing would have to actually be:

BUCKAROO BANZAI and the HONG KONG CAVALIERS
PUPPET SHOW
SPINAL TAP