The Last '80s Newsletter (You'll Ever Need)

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January 1980 is a slow start to the decade
Robert Altman and Ali McGraw are both part of a very slim line-up
Jun 15, 2021 • 
Drew McWeeny
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January 1980 is a slow start to the decade
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May 1985's got Chuck Norris, Rambo, Richard Pryor, and GYMKATA. What more could you want?
Wait! How the hell did we end up in May 1985?!
Sep 15, 2024 • 
Drew McWeeny
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May 1985's got Chuck Norris, Rambo, Richard Pryor, and GYMKATA. What more could you want?
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July 1981 features a savage Blake Edwards satire, the introduction of Snake Plissken, Dudley Moore's iconic Arthur and De Palma's best movie
Plus the single best movie about American punk ever made and the world's horniest Tarzan
Sep 12, 2023 • 
Drew McWeeny
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July 1981 features a savage Blake Edwards satire, the introduction of Snake Plissken, Dudley Moore's iconic Arthur and De Palma's best movie
Flash Gordon saves the universe as part of as splashy December 1980
Plus Popeye! Dolly! DeNiro! And Vanity has sex with an ape!
Jun 15, 2022 • 
Drew McWeeny
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Flash Gordon saves the universe as part of as splashy December 1980
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March 1980 brings weirdo comedies, Steve McQueen's swan song, and Max gets mad
Plus we set sail on a DEATH SHIP
Aug 15, 2021 • 
Drew McWeeny
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March 1980 brings weirdo comedies, Steve McQueen's swan song, and Max gets mad
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July 1980 features three comedy classics that couldn't be more different
Surely you're ready for CADDYSHACK, AIRPLANE! and USED CARS
Jan 15, 2022 • 
Drew McWeeny
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July 1980 features three comedy classics that couldn't be more different
November 1980 features a grindhouse classic and Michael Cimino kills the '70s dead
Plus a great and under-seen Ray Sharkey performance
May 15, 2022 • 
Drew McWeeny
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November 1980 features a grindhouse classic and Michael Cimino kills the '70s dead
Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, a revised CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, Olivia Newton-John on rollerskates and Steve McQueen in a packed August 1980
Plus when is a Bill Murray movie not a Bill Murray movie?
Feb 15, 2022 • 
Drew McWeeny
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Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, a revised CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, Olivia Newton-John on rollerskates and Steve McQueen in a packed August 1980
Newman plays cop, Bakshi gets ambitious, and Jamie Lee Curtis heads down under in February 1981
Plus we get very uncomfortable about a Peter Ustinov movie
Aug 16, 2022 • 
Drew McWeeny
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Newman plays cop, Bakshi gets ambitious, and Jamie Lee Curtis heads down under in February 1981
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FRIDAY becomes a franchise, Richard Pryor busts loose, The Lone Ranger does not ride, and Hal Ashby lays an egg in May 1981
It's a jam-packed opening to the month with a pivotal horror sequel
Jun 17, 2023 • 
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FRIDAY becomes a franchise, Richard Pryor busts loose, The Lone Ranger does not ride, and Hal Ashby lays an egg in May 1981
David Lynch and Mel Brooks team up for the best film in a very busy October 1980
Plus Robert Duvall gets a second chance and Chris Reeve time-travels for love
Apr 15, 2022 • 
Drew McWeeny
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David Lynch and Mel Brooks team up for the best film in a very busy October 1980
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April 1981 features one of the year's best, one of the worst, and the first of two great werewolf movies
We've got Susan Sarandon, Kim Basinger and Jan-Michael Vincent, and Jerry Lewis
Oct 23, 2022 • 
Drew McWeeny
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April 1981 features one of the year's best, one of the worst, and the first of two great werewolf movies
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