The First Year of the Decade – 1980
The 80s was a decade that no one will soon forget. The first year of the decade was 1980 and here’s a look back at what made it so unforgettable. What Life Was Like In 1980 TV Shows: Dallas Three’s Company M*A*S*H* Happy Days The Dukes of Hazzard The Love Boat The Facts of Life Saturday Night Live Diff’rent Strokes Taxi The Jeffersons Charlie’s Angels 60 Minutes Popular Movies: The Shining The Empire Strikes Back Caddyshack...
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...
What Happened in 1980?
It was a new decade, and 1980 started off with a bang in the form of both natural and man-made disasters – including the eruption of Mount St. Helens and the assassination of John Lennon. Ronald Reagan is elected towards the end of the year, the beginning of his almost decade-long reign as the leader of the free world. Music was getting a shake up as well with a move away from the disco and singer-songwriter sounds of the 70s. New...
