Supercut Of ‘Greatest Tracksuits In Movies’ Features Many 80s Classics
From the humble to the flashy, film’s most iconic tracksuits take centerstage in this new video that cuts across genres and decades, fabrics and fads. Stitched together from 74 movies— some, box office smashes (Rocky, Back To The Future), the others a measure more obscure (La Haine, Dope) — this fashion-forward supercut is a convenient reminder that if comfort is king, nothing is more lordly than being swaddled in soft,...
Life Lessons Everyone Should Learn From ‘The Breakfast Club’
Over thirty years ago, five high school students, all from different background and social circles, showed up to their high school on a Saturday morning to serve detention. After some incredible soul searching, a lot of arguing, laughing and dancing — the five emerged as unlikely friends after eight hours stuck in a library. The Breakfast Club is the quintessential movie on teen life and the film’s themes and issues are still as...
Disney Revisits ‘Chronicles of Prydain’ 30 Years After ‘Black Cauldron’ Tanked
Disney, along with much of the film industry, is now actively rebooting some of the most classic cartoons, movies and television shows. However, the company is taking it one step further and trying to breathe new life into the failed Chronicles of Prydain. In 1985, Disney changed the game of animated film with the “ground-breaking” technology that was used in the creation of The Black Cauldron. Now the company looks to try...
Remember The Shanty Town In The 1980 Movie Popeye? It Was Never Torn Down And Look At It Now
Usually the day after a movie wraps up production, the elaborate and expensive sets are torn down or abandoned. The small village from the 1980 live-version of Popeye still lives on, however, and has become a huge tourist destination in Anchor Bay, Malta. Directed by Robert Altman and starring Robin Williams, Popeye was a disappointment at the box office, making just $49 million, but the shanty town constructed for the film is now...
Watch Mr. Stay Puft’s Reaction to the ‘2016 Ghostbusters’ Trailer
In a clever skit posted to Darren Wallace’s YouTube Channel, Mr. Stay Puft one of the beloved characters from the original 80s Ghostbusters film, gives what might be one of the most morbid reactions after watching the official trailer for the 2016 reboot of the film. Throughout the video Mr. Stay Puft’s enthusiasm for the film seems to drop heavily and as a result, well, then end is full of Mr. Puft’s brains to give...
The Greatest American Hero Debuts On ABC — Today In History
The Greatest American Hero Debuts on NBC on March 18, 1981. A pair of strangers, liberal high-school teacher Ralph Hinkley and right-wing FBI agent Bill Maxwell, have a close encounter in the Southern California desert one night with “little green men”, who give our heroes a red superhero suit. The suit works only for Ralph, and the two, accompanied by Ralph’s cute lawyer girlfriend Pam, reluctantly team up to battle...
Is ‘Heathers’ Becoming A TV Show? Again?
TV Land is currently considering a series featuring a new take on the 1989 Winona Ryder and Christian Slater cult hit, Heathers. The 1989 cult classic, written by Daniel Waters and directed by Michael Lehmann, was the story of Veronica (Winona Ryder) and rebel boyfriend J.D. (Christian Slater) and their troubles dealing with the social order in high school. The movie has a passionate fanbase and a reboot has been attempted twice. Is...
Think You Know Everything About Star Wars? This Video Might Prove You Don’t
This video of 23 Things You Didn’t Know Weren’t in Star Wars might school even the biggest Star Wars fan out there. It’s hard to imagine that some of the terms in the Star Wars universe may not have actually appeared in the original films. The video posted by the Dorkly points out everything from the fact that the Sith wasn’t mentioned until the prequels and the fact that Ewoks along with other creatures from...
Whatever Happened To: Benji Gregory From ‘Alf’
ALF was a rating monster during it’s run on NBC from 1986 until 1990. The alien life form was so popular his persona birthed toys, comic books and even spinoffs of sorts — remember ALF’s talk show? The show made a star of not only a puppet but of the entire cast. Benji Gregory played Brian Tanner on the hit show. The youngster became a household name and then faded into obscurity after the show ended. So whatever...
The Star Wars Death Star Shower Curtain You Wanted As A Kid Now Exists
The Death Star was one of the most powerful weapons and mobile spaceships in the Star Wars series. It held great power and the ability to annex an complete planet. The Star Wars franchise spanned a number of generations with two of its seven episodes released in the 80s now fans get a chance to have a piece of one of the films greatest pieces. “Because the world can’t end until there’s Star Wars everything...
Ghostbusters Movie Quiz — Who You Gonna Call If You Don’t Know The Answers?
The buzz around the new Ghostbusters film is heavy but the original will always be our favorite. How much do you love the original Ghostbusters? Take this quick quiz to test your movie knowledge. Get them all right and a proton pack is yours. Just don’t cross the streams, or, point it at anyone. NEXT: This True Story About Why A Character Was Killed Off ‘Cheers’ Changed The Way I Watch The...
It’s Showtime! Tim Burton Confirms Beetlejuice 2 Is Happening
I still remember it like it was yesterday — an October birthday party for this classmate named Kim. It was boys and girls, one of my first mixed bashes, and the theme was Halloween since trick-or-treating was only a few weeks away. We didn’t wear costumes but all of the party favors and foods were Halloween focused and about a half hour in Kim’s mom announced “movie time!” We watched Beetlejuice. It was...
Creed VHS Home Video Trailer Mix Is So 80s
While the VHS was still available in the 90s it completed dominated the 80s. For the most part VHS commercials and trailers pale in comparison to the high definition ones today. That being said, they sure don’t bring as must nostalgia as those old VHS tapes did. Recently, Mashable decided to put an old spin on the movie Creed, sending it back to the original Rocky days with what they called a “90s VHS Video Home...
Rainbow Brite Characters Reimagined As X-Men Are Adorably Awesome
Remember the cute and adorable characters of the classic 80s cartoon film Rainbow Brite? Well, the characters are getting the X-Men twist on the characters and it makes for a pretty interesting mashup of generations. Rainbow Brite featured seven assorted colors of children one of which happens to be Wisp. Wisp had the responsibility of restoring color to a gray and bleak world. As the characters saved a world, the mutants of X-Men...
DuckTales Reboot: New Photo Gives Fans Sneak Peek Of 2017 Disney XD Show
Woo-Hoo! Here's your first look at DuckTales – coming to @DisneyXD in 2017! pic.twitter.com/ie0u3hDlNS — Disney D23 (@DisneyD23) March 7, 2016 Disney is bringing back another franchise for the fans. Just kidding. It’s for the money. But wink wink, the fans. The first look includes a snapshot of Huey, Dewey, Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck, and Webby Vanderquack. The new Ducktales will appear on Disney XD in...
