Verdict: Guilty! My Secret 80's Watchlist
- The Daily Shea
- Apr 29, 2019
- 2 min read
I'm guilty for not being guilty! I wear my movie shame loud and proud. Watch some of the best, worst, silly, cheesy, most referenced movies of the 80's that some may consider a cult classic (me) or maybe garbage (dummies).
My Science Project (1985)
Um, time travel? Yes Please!

Because when you're cool. The sun shines on you 24 hours a day.
Timebandits (1981)
"Do be careful. Don't lose any of that stuff. That's concentrated evil."

D. A. R. Y. L (1985)
Robots? Cheesy Lines? Superhuman Abilities?
Pop open that juice box, take off your nikes, and leave your fanny pack at the door for this bad boy.

Invasion U S A (1985)
Um. Chuck Norris.

The Neverending Story (1984)
The scene with the horse traumatized me for the rest of my life.

The Last Dragon (1985)
Say hello to the movie that made me comfortable with being a black girl who actually watched anime.

Flash Gordon (1980)
A guy who can't fight until he's given a football? I'll watch it.

The Last Starfighter (1984)
I hope you're sensing a sci-fi theme here because baby, I'm not slowing down.

Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Not only do I just love saying this title when the mood strikes, but this movie has BREAK DANCING! I'll see your Ozone and raise you a Turbo.
Red Dawn (1984)
Oh swoon, Patrick Swayze. Let's just pretend the 2012 remake didn't happen.

F / X (1986)
Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Great. Great. Great. We got it.

They Live! (1988)
One of my favorite as well as my most referenced quote. Because I'm always out of bubble gum, suckers.

Real Genius (1985)
Um, do we want to watch a movie starring the beautiful blonde Val Kilmer?

Pro Tip: Ladies, while flirting, if you are asked if there is anything they can do for you... Please respond with, "Can you hammer a six-inch spike through a board with your penis?"
Police Academy (1984)
Did I, Cassandra, watch Police Academy 1 - 6 (I gave up when they took the numbers out and just said "Mission to Moscow") and own the films? Why yes. Yes, I did.

Mannequin (1987)
A guy decides to dress up a mannequin at his job working for a crappy department story and then the mannequin comes alive.... Is it a little bit creepy? Maybe. Is it still on my list? Definitely.

Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Look, if you haven't watched Big Trouble in Little China just get the heck out.
"I'm a reasonable guy. But, I've just experienced some very unreasonable things."

Highlander (1986)
Ramirez: You have the manners of a goat. And you smell like a dung-heap!

Cobra (1986)
Cop who wears sunglasses at night and chews on an unlit match saves a 6ft blonde woman (who looks amazingly like Ivan Dragos wife from Rocky 4) from a ruthless gang of bikers... All while driving a pimped-out old car.

You're the disease. I'm the cure.
The Monster Squad (1987)
A bunch of kids fighting the Mummy, Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster? HELL YEAH!

The End
Thank you
Comments