Spring Break, released in theaters on March 25, 1983, is a quintessential, often outlandish, comedy that perfectly captures the loud, hedonistic spirit of the...
Francis Ford Coppola‘s ambitious film The Cotton Club, released in theaters on December 14, 1984, is a stunning, sprawling period piece that resurrects the...
Francis Ford Coppola‘s 1983 adaptation of S.E. Hinton‘s seminal novel, The Outsiders, released in theaters on March 25, 1983, is a beautifully realized and...
Steel Magnolias, directed by Herbert Ross and based on Robert Harling’s semi-autobiographical play, is a heartfelt, humorous, and deeply moving drama that captures the...
Porky’s, released in theaters on Nov. 13, 1981, is a landmark comedy that, despite its often raunchy and juvenile tone, is historically significant for...
Rich and Famous, released in theaters on September 23, 1981, is a decades-spanning melodrama that examines the complicated, often turbulent, but ultimately enduring friendship...
Body Heat, the scorching directorial debut of screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, is a seminal neo-noir thriller that immediately established itself as a modern classic of...
Wisdom, released in theaters on Dec. 31, 1986, is a noteworthy, high-concept crime drama that served as the directorial and writing debut for Emilio...
Look Who’s Talking introduced a high-concept premise that proved to be a global box office smash. The film centers on Mollie Jensen (Kirstie Alley),...
Target, released in theaters on Nov. 8, 1985, blends espionage intrigue with father-son dynamics, starring Gene Hackman as Walter Lloyd, a seemingly ordinary Texas...
John Frankenheimer’s neo-noir crime thriller 52 Pick-Up, which opened in theaters on Nov. 7, 1986, follows Harry Mitchell (Roy Scheider), a successful Los Angeles...
Everybody’s All-American, released in theaters on Nov. 4, 1988, is a sweeping, emotionally resonant drama that charts the arc of American hero-worship and the...