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Boardsies Great Movie Star of the 80s

  • 30-06-2020 9:59am
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    Kolido
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    Welcome to the Boardsies greatest movie star of the 80s contest. Were you a fan of Arnie, maybe Meryl Streep, or perhaps Steve Martin, all actors that defined the 80s in movies. But, who will be the favorite among the Boardsies universe, well let's find out.

    Please PM me 10 actors, male or female.

    The only criteria here is that the actor must have appeared in at least 3 movies during the 80s according to IMDB


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  • #2
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Noms in...

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  • #3
    Sheridan81
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    I'll dig out my Police Academy dvds and try to narrow it down.


  • #4
    JP Liz V1
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    Cool
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  • #5
    quickbeam
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    In. Extensive spreadsheet work went in to that list!


  • #6
    Kolido
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    45 unique entries so far, 11 of which have multiple nominations. shaping up to be a good contest.


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  • #7
    Kolido
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    55 actors so far.

    Each day until kick off, I will post some 80s movie trivia, trailers, and fun facts. Please dont google the trivia and post your guesses here if you wish, I will post the answers later.


  • #8
    Kolido
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    Movie Trivia time: Which 80s movie was the highest grossing movie of the decade?


  • #9
    begbysback
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    ET next


  • #10
    quickbeam
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    Return of the Jedi?

    Can we give more than one guess?


  • #11
    Kolido
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    Return of the Jedi?

    Can we give more than one guess?

    Sure, guess as many times as you like.


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  • #12
    saintsaltynuts
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    Arnie of Terminator, Predator and Twins fame.


  • #13
    quickbeam
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    ET would have been another guess, but begby got there first.

    Other one I was thinking of was Raiders of the Lost Arc.


  • #14
    Irish Aris
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    ET would have been another guess, but begby got there first.

    Other one I was thinking of was Raiders of the Lost Arc.

    Yeah, ET and the Raiders of the Lost Arc were the first 2 films that I thought too!!


  • #15
    JP Liz V1
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    ET or Star Wars one
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  • #16
    AaronMic95
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    one of the Star Wars films probably


  • #17
    Kolido
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Movie Trivia time: Which 80s movie was the highest grossing movie of the decade?

    Answer: ET

    Well done those who guessed it or knew it.


  • #18
    Kolido
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    Trailer time: Some Kind Of Wonderful

    Probably one of the lesser known John Hughs teen dramas.



  • #19
    JP Liz V1
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    ^ love the film, very underrated, Masterson and Stoltz had great chemistry, good soundtrack too
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  • #20
    Kolido
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    Movie Trivia: Dirty Dancing is set in the Summer of which year?


  • #21
    quickbeam
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    67.


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  • #22
    JP Liz V1
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Movie Trivia: Dirty Dancing is set in the Summer of which year?

    Swayze was the man, totally forgot about him in my votes
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  • #23
    Kolido
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    Trailer: Big Trouble in Little China

    Initially a commercial failure, this John Carpenter fantasy/comedy has become a cult classic



  • #24
    begbysback
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Swayze was the man, totally forgot about him in my votes

    What else did he do during the 80s though, same could even be argued against DeNiro over the whole decade. I think the 80s is cluttered with 1 hit wonders.


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    Zaph
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    begbysback wrote: »
    What else did he do during the 80s though, same could even be argued against DeNiro over the whole decade. I think the 80s is cluttered with 1 hit wonders.

    Surely you haven't forgotten Roadhouse?


  • #26
    AaronMic95
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    Mary Stuart Masterson was very beautiful in this film


  • #27
    Irish Aris
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    begbysback wrote: »
    What else did he do during the 80s though, same could even be argued against DeNiro over the whole decade. I think the 80s is cluttered with 1 hit wonders.

    Raging Bull
    The King of Comedy
    Brasil
    The Untouchables
    Angel Heart

    Definitely not a 1 hit wonder, I actually regret not nominating him, but there were some other actors that are definite 80s.


  • #28
    begbysback
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    Zaph wrote: »
    Surely you haven't forgotten Roadhouse?

    No, but I have tried.


  • #29
    quickbeam
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    Midnight Run is a particular favourite of mine for DeNiro's 80s output.

    Actually for his output from any era. I really love that film.


  • #30
    begbysback
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    Irish Aris wrote: »
    Raging Bull
    The King of Comedy
    Brasil
    The Untouchables
    Angel Heart

    Definitely not a 1 hit wonder, I actually regret not nominating him, but there were some other actors that are definite 80s.

    Not saying he was a one hit wonder, just that it was arguably his worse decade, though his standard is very high, are there others with more substance in the 80s? Most likely


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  • #31
    Kolido
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    begbysback wrote: »
    Not saying he was a one hit wonder, just that it was arguably his worse decade, though his standard is very high, are there others with more substance in the 80s? Most likely

    Depending on your taste in movies, Arnie had a phenomenal decade;

    Conan, Terminator, Commando*, The Running man, Predator.

    *maybe not be highly regarded but a personal favourite of mine :)

    Clint also had a decent output, though I'd say the 70s was probably his best.


  • #32
    Irish Aris
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    begbysback wrote: »
    Not saying he was a one hit wonder, just that it was arguably his worse decade, though his standard is very high, are there others with more substance in the 80s? Most likely

    I think his 80s output was good.
    For me things started going downhill after 2000, when he started playing in a lot of movies that, in my opinion, weren't good enough (I will admit though that I don't like the comedy style of films like Meet The Parents, which very successful at the time). I recall some stories that he was accepting a lot of roles for the money needed to support Tribeca, his production company and the film festival organised by it, not sure though how true that is.


  • #33
    Irish Aris
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Depending on your taste in movies, Arnie had a phenomenal decade;

    Conan, Terminator, Commando*, The Running man, Predator.

    *maybe not be highly regarded but a personal favourite of mine :)

    Clint also had a decent output, though I'd say the 70s was probably his best.

    ah, I forgot about Arnie, hopefully someone will nominate him.
    In order to select the 10 actors (5 male and 5 female) I went through my list of 80s favourite films and pretty much selected actors that starred in 3 films that I liked. I was actually surprised by a couple of the selections - I realised how many films I have forgotten or haven't seen in a long time. Having said that I don't expect any of them to win as they wouldn't be iconic 80s, although I think a couple of them could make it up to quarter finals :)


  • #34
    JP Liz V1
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Movie Trivia: Dirty Dancing is set in the Summer of which year?

    65
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  • #35
    Kolido
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Movie Trivia: Dirty Dancing is set in the Summer of which year?

    Answer: 1963

    Good guesses.


  • #36
    AaronMic95
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    while reading about these 80s movies, it made me remember some B movies from the 80s where future stars acted in like student exchange with heather graham, secret admirer with lori loughlin and two moon junction with sherilyn fenn. this might be a topic for another thread. lol


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    JP Liz V1
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Trailer: Big Trouble in Little China

    Initially a commercial failure, this John Carpenter fantasy/comedy ]

    I think it was getting remade with The Rock, some things are sacred don't need rebooting or remaking
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  • #38
    Kolido
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    Fun Fact: Back To The Future: Eric Stoltz was originally cast as Marty and filmed five weeks worth of footage before he was let go and replaced with Michael J Fox, who the producers were able to get after working out a deal with the Family Ties producers.


  • #39
    quickbeam
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    There's footage online of Stoltz online if you search for it.

    MJF worked on Family Ties in the day and BTTF at night for the duration and got very little sleep in between.


  • #40
    JP Liz V1
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    MJF had way more charisma and appeal than Eric
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  • #41
    Kolido
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    Trail: The Lost Boys

    A classic and voted the best horror among the Boardsies universe



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  • #42
    Kolido
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    Movie Trivia: Who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in the 1988 movie Working Girl?


  • #43
    Irish Aris
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Movie Trivia: Who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in the 1988 movie Working Girl?

    Melanie Griffith.
    Singourney Weaver was also nominated for supporting actress. If I recall correctly Weaver was nominated for 2 Oscars that year (also for Gorillas In The Mist) and she lost both - a bit of a bummer for her, I consider her such a great actress!!


  • #44
    JP Liz V1
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Movie Trivia: Who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in the 1988 movie Working Girl?

    Melanie Griffith
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  • #45
    AaronMic95
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    Irish Aris wrote: »
    Melanie Griffith.
    Singourney Weaver was also nominated for supporting actress. If I recall correctly Weaver was nominated for 2 Oscars that year (also for Gorillas In The Mist) and she lost both - a bit of a bummer for her, I consider her such a great actress!!
    Sigourney literally and figuratively killed it in the Aliens Franchise. :D


  • #46
    JP Liz V1
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    Irish Aris wrote: »
    Melanie Griffith.
    Singourney Weaver was also nominated for supporting actress. If I recall correctly Weaver was nominated for 2 Oscars that year (also for Gorillas In The Mist) and she lost both - a bit of a bummer for her, I consider her such a great actress!!

    I thought Weaver won the Oscar
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  • #47
    Irish Aris
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    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    I thought Weaver won the Oscar

    Unfortunately not.
    She lost to Jodie Foster in the leading role category and to Geena Davis in the supporting role category.
    Granted, the best actress category was incredibly strong that year, I thought though that her performance in Gorillas In The Mist was perfect.


  • #48
    Kolido
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    Kolido wrote: »
    Movie Trivia: Who was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress in the 1988 movie Working Girl?

    Answer: Melanie Griffith

    You guys knew that one, well played :)


  • #49
    Kolido
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    Trailer: Parenthood

    Fun comedy drama from the late 80s directed by Ron Howard.



  • #50
    quickbeam
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    I absolutely adore that movie!!


  • #51
    JP Liz V1
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    quickbeam wrote: »
    I absolutely adore that movie!!

    I liked the tv show too

    Young Leaf Phoenix now Joaquin, phenomenal actor
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