Highlander

Name: Highlander Year: 1986 Distributor: Thorn EMI, 20th Century Fox Director: Russell Mulcahy Country of origin: UK / USA Category: Movies Tags: Highlander Notes: I’ve got a lot of love for this movie. Set in Scotland, lots of broadswords and an awesome soundtrack by Queen….

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Batman (1989 movie)

Name: Batman Year: 1989 Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Tim Burton Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Tags: Batman Notes: I can still remember the buzz about this movie. In the days before trailers on the internet this was the first film that got people so…

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RoboCop

Name: RoboCop Year: 1987 Distributor: Orion Pictures Director: Paul Verhoeven Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Tags: RoboCop Notes: I remember first hearing about this film when it came out and how ultra-violent it was. I saw it a few years later and it didn’t…

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The Blues Brothers

Name: The Blues Brothers Year: 1980 Studio: Universal Pictures Director: John Landis Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Notes: Probably my second favourite film of all time (after WarGames). Part comedy, part drama, part musical. And such an incredible cast of actors, comedians and musicians….

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WarGames

Name: WarGames Year: 1983 Studio: MGM/UA, United International Pictures Director: John Badham Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Notes: WarGames is my all-time favourite movie. I just love the sense of excitement there was at the time around getting online and the very basic early…

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The Last Starfighter

Name: The Last Starfighter Year: 1984 Distributor: Universal Pictures Director: Nick Castle Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Notes: Alex Rogan, a kid who gets discovered playing an arcade game and chosen to pilot a starship and fight in a Galactic war. What young boy…

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Ghostbusters

Name: Ghostbusters Year: 1984 Distributer: Columbia Pictures Director: Ivan Reitman Country of origin: USA Category: Movies Tags: Ghostbusters Notes: One of the most iconic movies from the 80s and one that has a huge cult following. I can remember sitting in the cinema in 1984…

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