Man...I Had Completely Forgotten What A Horribly Bad Film "Raw Deal" (1986) Is...

[RUTGERS95]

Actually a good film (albeit sorta a chick flick), genuinely funny and Goldie is pretty hot. I do think Russell was sort of showing off considering Hawn was actually his wife.

wildcats! another Goldie classic 80s film. Loved Goldie, especially when she was younger in the 70s. very cute

[SteyrAUG]

wildcats! another Goldie classic 80s film. Loved Goldie, especially when she was younger in the 70s. very cute

Honestly, young Goldie never moved me. It wasn't until Private Benjamin (1980) that I even noticed she was hot. At that point she was 35 years old. Similarly Suzanne Somers didn't really got smoking hot until her mid 30s.

[SteyrAUG]

If you compare it to Heat, then I agree it's not a great movie.

But if you look at it for what it was, an 80s made for tv action movie when most made for tv movies were romances, it's pretty good. I actually own a very hard to find copy of it on DVD.

Even more interesting, Mann did the 1986 crime drama "Crime Story" to build on the success of Miami Vice but was set in Chicago 1963 and more than a few plot points were borrowed for Heat. I was watching an episode the other night and Dennis Farina comes home to find a man with his wife and drops the line "You can date my wife...you can sit in her apartment...but you CANNOT watch my TV" at which point he takes it with him, loads it into his car and then later kicks it onto the street.

I think one of the obvious reasons Heat was so brilliant is Mann had a lot of practice runs.

[SteyrAUG]

Going to the movies in the late 70's /80's can't recall any of the outstanding films, mostly mindless entertainment. Mostly just for fun and good times with friends.

Alien / Aliens
To Live and Die in LA
Full Metal Jacket
Scarface
The Hunger
Risky Business
Once Upon A Time In America
The Terminator
48 Hours
Police Academy
Dressed To Kill


It's a bit like music, the crap outnumbers to good by more than a little bit, but the good stuff is there if you take the time to remember. And obviously if you went to the movies every weekend with your friends, like I did, you end up seeing a LOT of movies that weren't meant to be brilliant...along with a lot of crap.

One of the most fun movies I remember seeing was DC Cab. I was with my friends and we laughed our asses off through it. Saw it later a couple decades after and it wasn't a really great movie. By contrast Back to the Future was much funnier, holds up better and was in all ways a superior movie and while we liked it, it wasn't popcorn flying funny when we first saw it, but DC Cab was.

[titsonritz]

The stashed guns reminds me of another 80s gem, The Park Is Mine.

I just watched that the other day.

[chuckman]

Alien / Aliens
To Live and Die in LA
Full Metal Jacket
Scarface
The Hunger
Risky Business
Once Upon A Time In America
The Terminator
48 Hours
Police Academy
Dressed To Kill


It's a bit like music, the crap outnumbers to good by more than a little bit, but the good stuff is there if you take the time to remember. And obviously if you went to the movies every weekend with your friends, like I did, you end up seeing a LOT of movies that weren't meant to be brilliant...along with a lot of crap.

One of the most fun movies I remember seeing was DC Cab. I was with my friends and we laughed our asses off through it. Saw it later a couple decades after and it wasn't a really great movie. By contrast Back to the Future was much funnier, holds up better and was in all ways a superior movie and while we liked it, it wasn't popcorn flying funny when we first saw it, but DC Cab was.

Add Stripes, Caddy Shack, Animal House, Airplane!, Naked Gun, All the Dirty Harry flicks, Serpico, Cab Driver, Star Wars, Close Encounters....

[drsal]

Full Metal Jacket, Scarface, To Live & Die In LA......THOSE were outstanding films, among others of which I also can't seem to recall :-(

[jsbhike]

This one was funny when I was about 10 years old.

[titsonritz]

Here you go...

[RUTGERS95]

Alien / Aliens
To Live and Die in LA
Full Metal Jacket
Scarface
The Hunger
Risky Business
Once Upon A Time In America
The Terminator
48 Hours
Police Academy
Dressed To Kill


It's a bit like music, the crap outnumbers to good by more than a little bit, but the good stuff is there if you take the time to remember. And obviously if you went to the movies every weekend with your friends, like I did, you end up seeing a LOT of movies that weren't meant to be brilliant...along with a lot of crap.

One of the most fun movies I remember seeing was DC Cab. I was with my friends and we laughed our asses off through it. Saw it later a couple decades after and it wasn't a really great movie. By contrast Back to the Future was much funnier, holds up better and was in all ways a superior movie and while we liked it, it wasn't popcorn flying funny when we first saw it, but DC Cab was.

can't forget Red Dawn! Not a terribly great movie but a GREAT movie lol