{"id":526,"date":"2016-10-14T22:13:14","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T22:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/amst-1980s\/?page_id=526"},"modified":"2016-12-02T13:58:38","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T13:58:38","slug":"1980s-films","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/amst-1980s\/1980s-films\/","title":{"rendered":"1980s Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the 1980s course, students are responsible for writing a paper comparing the way race, gender, and class are portrayed in two films from any one genre below. My thanks to my friends and colleagues of Facebook who helped me form this list of over 305 films. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"#rom\">Romance<\/a> || <a href=\"#com\">Comedy<\/a> || <a href=\"#doc\">Documentary<\/a> || <a href=\"#afram\">Strong African-American Leads<\/a> || <a href=\"#waresp\">War\/Espionage<\/a> ||<br \/>\n<a href=\"#dram\">Drama<\/a> || <a href=\"#act\">Action\/Adventure<\/a> || <a href=\"#teen\">Teen<\/a> || <a href=\"#fem\">Strong Female Leads<\/a> || <a href=\"#dis\">Disney<\/a> || <a href=\"#hor\">Horror<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"rom\"><\/a>ROMANCE<br \/>\nCan\u2019t Buy Me Love<br \/>\nOfficer and a Gentleman<br \/>\nWhen Harry Met Sally<br \/>\nMoonstruck<br \/>\nRoxanne<br \/>\nDangerous Liaisons<br \/>\nThe Fabulous Baker Boys<br \/>\nGrease 2<br \/>\nMannequin<br \/>\nSplash<br \/>\nMannequin<br \/>\nBull Durham<br \/>\nRomancing the Stone<br \/>\nJewel of the Nile<br \/>\nChances Are<br \/>\nOverboard<br \/>\nMystic Pizza<br \/>\nMurphy\u2019s Romance<br \/>\nMicki and Maude<br \/>\nLegal Eagles<br \/>\nPeggy Sue Got Married<br \/>\nKiss Me Goodbye<br \/>\nCocktail<br \/>\nShag<br \/>\nValley Girl<br \/>\nGirls Just Wanna Have Fun<br \/>\nOne Crazy Summer<br \/>\nMy Tutor<br \/>\nTwo of a Kind<br \/>\nThe Secret of My Success<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"dram\"><\/a>DRAMA<br \/>\nEating Raoul<br \/>\nParis Texas<br \/>\nWall Street<br \/>\nThe Crying Game<br \/>\nLess than Zero<br \/>\nFame<br \/>\nAmadeus<br \/>\nThe Accused<br \/>\nRaging Bull<br \/>\nRocky III<br \/>\nDrugstore Cowboy<br \/>\nChariots of Fire<br \/>\nScarface<br \/>\nDead Poets Society<br \/>\nChildren of a Lesser God<br \/>\nThe Color Purple<br \/>\nWar Games<br \/>\nE.T.<br \/>\nField of Dreams<br \/>\nDangerous Liasons<br \/>\nWitness<br \/>\nRain Man<br \/>\n84 Charing Cross Road<br \/>\nA Room with a View<br \/>\nTerms of Endearment<br \/>\nSilkwood<br \/>\nSophie\u2019s Choice<br \/>\nOn Golden Pond<br \/>\nThe Big Chill<br \/>\nFlashdance<br \/>\nUrban Cowboy<br \/>\nCocoon<br \/>\nAn Officer and a Gentleman<br \/>\nDirty Dancing<br \/>\nStand by Me<br \/>\nDessert Hearts<br \/>\nStar 80<br \/>\nVictor Victoria<br \/>\nRisky Business<br \/>\nBeaches<br \/>\nThe Legend of Billie Jean<br \/>\nMy Life as a Dog<br \/>\nYentl<br \/>\nPurple Rain<br \/>\nThe Natural<br \/>\nFive Corners<br \/>\nStealing Home<br \/>\nSteel Magnolias<br \/>\nPersonal Best<br \/>\nSt. Elmo\u2019s Fire<br \/>\nMy Dinner with Andre<br \/>\nOver the Top<br \/>\nBeat Street<br \/>\nReturn of the Secaucus Seven<br \/>\nHannah and Her Sisters<br \/>\nCrimes and Misdemeanors<br \/>\nThe Purple Rose of Cairo<br \/>\nRadio Days<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"doc\"><\/a>DOCUMENTARY<br \/>\nStyle Wars<br \/>\nKoyaanisqatsi<br \/>\nFor All Mankind<br \/>\nHeavy Petting<br \/>\nCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt<br \/>\nBurden of Dreams<br \/>\nThe Decline of Western Civilization<br \/>\nDown and Out in America<br \/>\nHe Makes Me Feel Like Dancin\u2019<br \/>\nThe Atomic Caf\u00e9<br \/>\nBefore Stonewall<br \/>\nThe Life &amp; Times of Harvey Milk<br \/>\nRoger &amp; Me<br \/>\nThe Thin Blue Line<br \/>\nImagine: John Lennon<br \/>\nEl Salavdor: Another Vietnam<br \/>\nThe Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter<br \/>\nWild Style<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"afram\"><\/a>STRONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN LEADS<br \/>\nSchool Daze<br \/>\nThe Color Purple<br \/>\nGlory<br \/>\nTrading Places<br \/>\nComing to America<br \/>\nDisorderlies<br \/>\nJumpin\u2019 Jack Flash<br \/>\nShe\u2019s Gotta Have It<br \/>\nBrewster\u2019s Millions<br \/>\nThe Toy<br \/>\nBeverly Hills Cop<br \/>\nBeverly Hills Cop II<br \/>\nHarlem Nights<br \/>\nBorn in Flames<br \/>\nPurple Rain<br \/>\nBreakin\u2019<br \/>\nBreakin\u2019 II: Electric Boogaloo<br \/>\nBeat Street<br \/>\nBrother from Another Planet<br \/>\nWild Style<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"war\"><\/a>WAR \/ ESPIONAGE<br \/>\nFull Metal Jacket<br \/>\nPlatoon<br \/>\nBorn on the Fourth of July<br \/>\nGood Morning, Vietnam<br \/>\nRed Dawn<br \/>\nHunt for Red October<br \/>\nThe Falcon and the Snowman<br \/>\nLicense to Kill<br \/>\nThe Living Daylights<br \/>\nOctopussy<br \/>\nFor Your Eyes Only<br \/>\nA View to Kill<br \/>\nRambo: First Blood Part II<br \/>\nEmpire of the Sun<br \/>\nRambo III<br \/>\nCommando<br \/>\nFirst Blood<br \/>\nWar Games<br \/>\nHeartbreak Ridge<br \/>\nIshtar<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"act\"><\/a>ACTION\/ADVENTURE<br \/>\nRaiders of the Lost Ark<br \/>\nLethal Weapon<br \/>\nRoboCop<br \/>\nThe Terminator<br \/>\nMad Max 2: Beyond Thunderdome<br \/>\nDie Hard<br \/>\nBig Trouble in Little China<br \/>\nScarface<br \/>\nThe Witches of Eastwick<br \/>\nTequila Sunrise<br \/>\nTop Gun<br \/>\nStar Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back<br \/>\nStar Wars IV: Return of the Jedi<br \/>\nPolice Story<br \/>\nLadyhawke<br \/>\n48 Hrs.<br \/>\nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<br \/>\nThe Running Man<br \/>\nCobra<br \/>\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br \/>\nLethal Weapon 2<br \/>\nThe Blues Brothers<br \/>\nBatman<br \/>\nBlade Runner<br \/>\nNinja III: The Dominaation<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"teen\"><\/a>TEEN<br \/>\nTeen Wolf<br \/>\nSome Kind of Wonderful<br \/>\nBreakfast Club<br \/>\nSixteen Candles<br \/>\nSay Anything<br \/>\nYoung Sherlock Homes<br \/>\nLandhawke<br \/>\nDirty Dancing<br \/>\nPretty in Pink<br \/>\nBeetlejuice<br \/>\nHeathers<br \/>\nBetter Off Dead<br \/>\nJust One of the Guys<br \/>\nFootloose<br \/>\nDream a Little Dream<br \/>\nPump Up the Volume<br \/>\nGleaming the Cube<br \/>\nListen to Me<br \/>\nShe\u2019s Out of Control<br \/>\nShe\u2019s Having a Baby<br \/>\nRaiders of the Lost Ark<br \/>\nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<br \/>\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"scifi\"><\/a>SCIFI<br \/>\nBrazil<br \/>\nBlade Runner<br \/>\nE.T.<br \/>\nThe Thing<br \/>\nTerminator<br \/>\nThe Fly<br \/>\nStar Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back<br \/>\nStar Wars IV: Return of the Jedi<br \/>\nRepo Man<br \/>\nStar Trek II: Wrath of Khan<br \/>\nStar Trek III: Search for Spock<br \/>\nStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home<br \/>\nStar Trek V: The Final Frontier<br \/>\nEscape from New York<br \/>\nMad Max 2: Beyond Thunderdome<br \/>\nBorn in Flames<br \/>\nLiquid Sky<br \/>\nVideodrome<br \/>\nBrother from Another Planet<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"fem\"><\/a>STRONG FEMALE LEADS<br \/>\nTootsie<br \/>\nWorking Girl<br \/>\nMr. Mom<br \/>\nJumpin\u2019 Jack Flash<br \/>\nShe\u2019s Gotta Have It<br \/>\nThe Color Purple<br \/>\nPeggy Sue Got Married<br \/>\nDesperately Seeking Susan<br \/>\nBeetlejuice<br \/>\nHeathers<br \/>\nDessert Hearts<br \/>\nVictor Victoria<br \/>\nSchool Daze<br \/>\nThe Accused<br \/>\nGirls Just Wanna Have Fun<br \/>\nFatal Attraction<br \/>\nSteel Magnolias<br \/>\nSophie\u2019s Choice<br \/>\nEvil Angels<br \/>\nOut of Africa<br \/>\nSilkwood<br \/>\nIronweed<br \/>\nStill of the Night<br \/>\nShe-Devil<br \/>\nThe French Lieutenant\u2019s Wife<br \/>\nAlice at the Palace<br \/>\nHeartburn<br \/>\nHairspray<br \/>\nSerial Mom<br \/>\nPolyester<br \/>\nThe Incredible Shrinking Woman<br \/>\nBig Business<br \/>\nAll of Me<br \/>\nThe Secret of My Success<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"dis\"><\/a>DISNEY<br \/>\nLittle Mermaid<br \/>\nThe Fox and the Hound<br \/>\nTron<br \/>\nThe Black Cauldron<br \/>\nHoney, I Shrunk the Kids<br \/>\nBenji the Hunted<br \/>\nThe Devil and Max Devlin<br \/>\nPopeye<br \/>\nThe Watcher in the Woods<br \/>\nReturn to Oz<br \/>\nKIDS<br \/>\nThe Princess Bride<br \/>\nE.T.<br \/>\nKarate Kid<br \/>\nKarate Kid II<br \/>\nKarate Kid III<br \/>\nThe Little Mermaid<br \/>\nGoonies<br \/>\nFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<br \/>\nFlight of the Navigator<br \/>\nThe NeverEnding Story<br \/>\nLittle Monsters<br \/>\nThe Dark Crystal<br \/>\nThe Last Starfighter<br \/>\nDead Poets Society<br \/>\nLabyrinth<br \/>\nFast Times at Ridgemont High<br \/>\nBig<br \/>\nAnnie<br \/>\nWho Framed Roger Rabbit<br \/>\nLucas<br \/>\nLast Unicorn<br \/>\nStar Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back<br \/>\nStar Wars IV: Return of the Jedi<br \/>\nTime Bandits<br \/>\nRaiders of the Lost Ark<br \/>\nIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<br \/>\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade<br \/>\nAn American Tail<br \/>\nWillow<br \/>\nThe Secret of NIMH<br \/>\nAdventures in Babysitting<br \/>\nPee-wee\u2019s Big Adventure<br \/>\nReturn to Oz<br \/>\nWar Games<br \/>\nSpaceCamp<br \/>\nBatteries Not Included<br \/>\nHarry and the Hendersons<br \/>\nThe Outsiders<br \/>\nThe Transformers: The Movie<br \/>\nThe Land before Time<br \/>\nThe Recuers<br \/>\nThe Great Muppet Caper<br \/>\nThe Muppets Take Manhattan<br \/>\nTeen Witch<br \/>\nTroop Beverly Hills<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"com\"><\/a>COMEDY<br \/>\nSpies Like Us<br \/>\nStir Crazy<br \/>\nThe Woman in Red<br \/>\nSee No Eveil, Hear No Evil<br \/>\nBetter Off Dead<br \/>\nFerris Bueller\u2019s Day Off<br \/>\nMarried to the Mob<br \/>\nThis is Spinal Tap<br \/>\nPlanes, Trains, and Automobiles<br \/>\nNational Lampoon\u2019s Vacation<br \/>\nBeetlejuice<br \/>\nPolice Academy I<br \/>\nPolice Academy II<br \/>\nPolice Academy III<br \/>\nSpaceballs<br \/>\nReal Genius<br \/>\nCrocodile Dundee<br \/>\nThe \u2018Burbs<br \/>\nWeird Science<br \/>\nBill &amp; Ted\u2019s Excellent Adventure<br \/>\nUncle Buck<br \/>\nClue<br \/>\nAirplane!<br \/>\nTootsie<br \/>\nSmoky and the Bandit<br \/>\nCannonball Run<br \/>\nArthur<br \/>\nTrading Places<br \/>\nComing to America<br \/>\nJumpin\u2019 Jack Flash<br \/>\nBrewster\u2019s Millions<br \/>\nThe Toy<br \/>\nBeverly Hills Cop<br \/>\nBeverly Hills Cop II<br \/>\nGhostbusters<br \/>\nGhostbusters II<br \/>\nMajor League<br \/>\nRaising Arizona<br \/>\nDirty Rotten Scoundrels<br \/>\nGood Morning, Vietnam<br \/>\nLast American Virgin<br \/>\nWeekend at Bernie\u2019s<br \/>\nEarth Girls Are Easy<br \/>\nA Fish Called Wanda<br \/>\nThe Money Pit<br \/>\nShort Circuit<br \/>\nScrooged<br \/>\nPorky\u2019s<br \/>\nWho Framed Roger Rabbit<br \/>\nThree Amigos!<br \/>\nA Christmas Story<br \/>\nStripes<br \/>\nCaddyshack<br \/>\nUHF<br \/>\nThe Jerk<br 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