Short Circuit (released in theaters on May 9, 1986) introduces us to “Number 5,” a highly sophisticated military robot designed by Nova Robotics for...
Doctor Detroit (released in theaters on May 6, 1983) stars Dan Aykroyd as Clifford Skridlow, a mild-mannered, stuffy professor of comparative literature at a...
Gotcha! (released in theaters on May 3, 1985) follows Jonathan Moore (Anthony Edwards), a goofy UCLA sophomore and a reigning champion of a campus-wide...
The Allnighter (released in theaters on May 1, 1987) follows college roommates Molly, Val, and Gina as they navigate the final frantic twenty-four hours...
Risky Business, released in theaters on August 5, 1983, is a landmark teen comedy that defined a generation and catapulted Tom Cruise into superstardom....
Sam Firstenberg’s 1986 classic Avenging Force is prototypical Cannon Films on full display featuring muscular heroes, explosive set pieces and straightforward plots. Reuniting the...
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt shifts the spotlight from Michael Dudikoff’s Joe Armstrong to a new hero—Sean Davidson, played by David Bradley, making his...
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation brings back the dynamic duo of Michael Dudikoff and Steve James for another round of high-kicking, action-packed martial arts...
Ron Howard‘s comedy-drama Parenthood, released in theaters on August 2, 1989, is a sprawling, deeply human, and often hilarious look at the joys and...
American Ninja is a quintessential 80s action movie, a low-budget, high-concept spectacle that, while lacking in cinematic sophistication, delivers on its promise of fast-paced...
Joel Schumacher‘s horror-comedy The Lost Boys, released in theaters on July 31, 1987, is a seminal film that perfectly captures the gothic glamour and...
Garry Marshall‘s comedy-drama Nothing in Common, released in theaters on July 30, 1986, is a poignant and often hilarious exploration of a fractured father-son...
The Last American Virgin, released in theaters on July 30, 1982, stands out from its 80s contemporaries by offering a surprisingly honest and melancholic...