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THE 1980S The Goonies was released in 1985. Stand By Me was
released one year later in 1986. Ronald Reagan was the president at
the time and the country was undergoing a period of financial
trouble similar to that of the current day. Films such as The
Goonies and Back to the Future carried a strong sense of escapism
in the troubling times for the country. Thats Ronald Reagan
THE 1980S IN FILM ET, all three Indiana Jones films, two Star
Wars films, Ghostbusters, Back to the Future were all released in
the eighties. Of the top ten highest grossing films of the decade,
Spielberg was involved in half of them. A majority of the films
released in the eighties had a strong sense of fantasy and
escapism. Thats Steven Spielberg.
MORE ABOUT THE EIGHTIES IN FILM As well as films offering
escapism and fantasy, films such as The Breakfast Club, Rain Man,
Home Alone, Ferris Buelers Day Off, as well as Chuck Norris Missing
in Action Trilogy were released. Many films now considered cult
films like The Breakfast Club were released in the eighties. Thats
Chuck Norris
EVEN MORE ABOUT THE EIGHTIES IN FILM The films released in the
eighties had a strong sense of coming of age as well. Stand By Me,
The Goonies, Home Alone, The Breakfast Club are just some of many
coming of age films released in the eighties. Thats the Home Alone
kid.
THE GOONIES The Goonies fits in perfectly with the sense of
escapism and fantasy/adventure that was common in films of the time
period. yes
STAND BY ME Stand By Me was released in 1986 and fits in
perfectly with the coming of age theme seen in many films of the
time period. hats
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