Halloween Costume Idea – Elliott from ET
When you think back to iconic films of the 80s, I’m guessing 1982’s Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial comes to mind. I’m also guessing that when you think back on E.T., all or most of the following run through your head: “Phone Home” “I’ll be right here” (sniff) Speak ‘n Spell That plush, kind of leathery E.T. doll that EVERYBODY had Reese’s Pieces (yum) Adorable, young Drew Barrymore And this: That scene in the movie was...
Halloween Costume Idea – Gary and Wyatt from Weird Science
The 1980s introduced us to a whole new genre of film. Alongside action movies, horror movies and “The Coreys” movies, we also had another very important category: NERD MOVIES. Classics like Revenge of the Nerds, Better off Dead, Sixteen Candles, Real Genius and Can’t Buy Me Love all told the tales of lovable losers, delightful dweebs and ultimate underdogs who struggled in the beginning, but prevailed in the end. And sometimes, the...
Halloween Costume Idea – Watts from Some Kind of Wonderful
When I think back to 80s movies that featured really awesome strong female characters, I’m happy that so many great ones come to mind. Think back to our heroine Andie in Pretty in Pink who planned on going to prom alone because she wanted to let them know that they didn’t break her. Or JoBeth Williams fighting otherworldly spirits to bring her daughter back in Poltergeist, or Sigourney Weaver kicking ass in in Aliens or Madonna in all...
80s Picture Day Costume Idea
Picture this: you get invited to an 80s party, and you need to come up with the perfect costume. Of course there will be the usual suspects in attendance: your Cyndi Laupers, your Madonnas, a few guys walking around in tiny shorts and “choose life” t-shirts, and maybe even a Beetlejuice or Duckie Dale. But what if you want a costume that is a little quirkier? Funny. Subtle. Dare I say . . . brilliant? Why go with the expected when you...
Hall and Oates Halloween Costume
Some things just go together: Peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and peanut butter, beans and rice, and Hall and Oates. Daryl Hall and John Oates had some of the biggest hits of the 80s. Seriously, it’s kind of crazy just how many hit songs they had throughout the decade: ‘Maneater’ (1982) ‘Private Eyes’ (1981) ‘Out of Touch’(1984) ‘One on One’ (1983) ‘I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)’ (1981) ‘Kiss On My List’ (1981) ‘Adult...
