Just One of the Guys, 1985
It is a story that had been done before and one that has certainly been done since (see Amanda Bynes’s recent vehicle, She’s The Man). But, 1985’s Just One of the Guys stands out as among the best of the type, a great movie by any standards and a totally fab example of the 80s teen movie genre. It has a slightly low budget feel, but manages to pull off the story with good performances and some really funny lines (example: great...
Top 10 80s Fashion Trends
As far as fashion goes, no decade is quite as no-no-notorious as the 80s. After all, in what other decade could you get away with wearing skin-tight pants one day and baggy “MC Hammer” pants the next? During what other time period could you wear leg warmers, a sweater and a miniskirt all at the same time (and in electric neon colors)? Take a walk down memory lane. Here are the top 10 80s fashion fads we used to love. In all of these...
80s Parachute Pants
If I say the word “parachute,” what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? If you were born in the 90s, you probably think of a device that’s used when jumping out of a plane; if you are a Fortune 500 exec, you probably think of your retirement or severance benefits; however, if you grew up in the eighties, the word “parachute” is more likely bring parachute pants to mind (or those crazy games we played in PE with a big parachute,...
80s Famous People: The Totally Rad Rockers
The music of the 80s spawned much of what’s popular today, especially in terms of electronica, alt. pop, and synth bliss. While grunge may have inspired alternative rock as we know it today, 80s pop, new wave, and punk gave birth to a whole new generation of music that’s done nothing but age well over time. But after 20 years, which famous people of the 80s music scene are still with us? Madonna After evolving from a...
Guess Jeans
Aah, the coveted inverted triangle (either red or green) that showed the world that you were wearing Guess jeans! The 1980s launched the over the top success of the Guess jeans label. And man, did I have to have a pair. The begging, the pleading. My life as I knew it was going to come to an abrupt end without a pair of these oh-so-awesome jeans. How could I stand to be seen at school without them? In 1981 a test was run on jeans in...
