LIFE CHANGING FACEBOOK POST ABOUT TIME BEGINNING, NOW: Here are the Highest-grossing films that were released in 1984, yeah, um that was THIRTY YEARS AGO! 1. Ghostbusters the 1st one 2. Beverly Hills Cop THE 1st one 3. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom the 2nd one but really the 1st one chronologically 4. Gremlins yup, the 1st one 5. The Karate Kid The 1st One 6. Police Academy THE 1st ONE 7. Footloose da original 8. Romancing the Stone technically the 1st one - dont forget Jewell of the nile 9. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock 10. Splash hanx! And ya know. the incomparable 1980s Darryl Hannah 11. Purple Rain 1st prince movie 12. Amadeus YUP THAT amadeus 13. Tightrope another clint eastwood vehicle 14. The Natural (frickin redford!) 15. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes eh. 16. Revenge of the Nerds What?! Yes the 1st one 17. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (sequel to 2001 space odyssey and without Kubrick, so, ya know.) 18. Breakin with among others ICE T and Jean-Claude Van Damme ( and JCDV is a uncredited DANCER! 1st movie for him!) 19. Bachelor Party ANOTHER HANX MOVIE! 20. Red Dawn -frickin red dawn! Other notables that caught my eye: and are STILL in my mind and on my DVD shelf…: * The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, starring Peter Weller and Jeff Goldblum * Cannonball Run II, starring Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra just kidding it was terrible – I mean it did come out in 1984 but it’s here for reference to compare * Children of the Corn, starring Peter Horton and Linda Hamilton * The Terminator, directed by James Cameron, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton--- hold up- linda Hamilton was in TWO movies that year? I did not know that. * Conan the Destroyer, directed by Richard Fleischer, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Wilt Chamberlain, Grace Jones, Olivia dAbo YUP arnolds 1st , well - of you dont count pumping iron and I do so, well... * Dune, directed by David Lynch, starring Kyle MacLachlan, Sting, Sean Young, Francesca Annis, Jürgen Prochnow, Kenneth McMillan, José Ferrer, Max von Sydow AND PATRICK EFFING STWEART- They missed his name here- crazy! * The Flamingo Kid, directed by Garry Marshall, starring Matt Dillon and Héctor Elizondo it wouldnt be summertime in the early 90s if the flamingo kid wasnt on chanel 2 in the daytime * Frankenweenie, directed by Tim Burton the original short * Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, starring Kimberly Beck and Corey Feldman * The Ice Pirates, starring Robert Urich and Mary Crosby * Johnny Dangerously, starring Michael Keaton, Marilu Henner, Joe Piscopo, Danny DeVito, Maureen Stapleton, Peter Boyle * The Last Starfighter, starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Catherine Mary Stewart * Moscow on the Hudson, directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Robin Williams * The Muppets Take Manhattan, directed by Frank Oz * A Nightmare on Elm Street, directed by Wes Craven, starring Robert Englund, Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley. AND JOHNNY DEPPS FEATURE FILM DEBUT! (they missed to say that too…) * The NeverEnding Story (Die Unendliche Geschichte) - directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring Barret Oliver and Noah Hathaway - (West Germany) * Once Upon a Time in America, directed by Sergio Leone, starring Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Tuesday Weld, Treat Williams - (Italy/U.S.A.) * The Return of Godzilla (also known as Godzilla 1985) - (Japan) * Sixteen Candles, written and directed by John Hughes, starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Michael Schoeffling, Gedde Watanabe * Starman, directed by John Carpenter, starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen * Supergirl, starring Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter OToole * This Is Spinal Tap, directed by Rob Reiner, starring Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest * Top Secret!, directed by Jim Abrahams and starring Val Kilmer WHAT?! All those movies came out in the SAME YEAR?! THAT is amazing- AND that year was 30 years ago?! Also crazy! And here are a couple notable deaths from 1984: February 15 Ethel Merman May 16 Andy Kaufman You may have seen me mention a few film debuts in the above list, WELL here are some Other film debuts: Jennifer Connelly - Once Upon a Time in America Colin Firth - Another Country Rupert Everett - Another Country Sarah Michelle Gellar - Over the Brooklyn Bridge Heather Graham - Mrs. Soffel Seth Green - A Billion for Boris Val Kilmer - Top Secret! Andie MacDowell - Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Kyle MacLachlan – Dune (moderns audiences would immediately recognize him as the mayor of portland in Portlandia John Malkovich - Places in the Heart Frances McDormand - Blood Simple (she was in Fargo, remember?) Lou Diamond Phillips - Interface Tim Roth - The Hit Charlie Sheen - Red Dawn Elisabeth Shue - The Karate Kid Jennifer Tilly - No Small Affair Marisa Tomei - The Flamingo Kid Jean-Claude Van Damme - Breakin Ken Watanabe - MacArthurs Children (freaking Ken Watanabe! From “the last Samurai” with TC!! Okay also from the 3rd pirates movie, sheesh) Damon Wayans - Beverly Hills Cop WHAT?!?! All those actors got their feature film debut start at the same time?! WHA?! And then to finish it all up there were some interesting-yet-comparably-less-inspiring births April 10 Mandy Moore, American singer-songwriter and actress September 27 - Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter October 3 - Ashlee Simpson, American actress and singer October 25 - Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress October 27 - Kelly Osbourne, English actress and singer November 22 - Scarlett Johansson, American actress So boom – they all turn 30 this year. I am over 30 so self-burn. But still “ha” to them. There’s nothing wrong with 30’s but there is kind of a schadenfreude thing when you see someone else pass that barrier. All in all I cannot believe how much Cinema magic came out in that year alone (30 years ago)! I am blown away! your comments?
Posted on: Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:35:24 +0000