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Boardsies Great Movie Star of the 80s

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  • 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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    Also Starring LeVar Burton
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    Noms in...

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


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


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    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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    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.


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


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    begbysback
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    ET next


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    quickbeam
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    Return of the Jedi?

    Can we give more than one guess?


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    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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    saintsaltynuts
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    Arnie of Terminator, Predator and Twins fame.


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    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.


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    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!!


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    JP Liz V1
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    ET or Star Wars one
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    AaronMic95
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    one of the Star Wars films probably


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    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.


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    Kolido
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    Trailer time: Some Kind Of Wonderful

    Probably one of the lesser known John Hughs teen dramas.



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    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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    Kolido
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    Movie Trivia: Dirty Dancing is set in the Summer of which year?


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    quickbeam
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    67.


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    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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    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



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    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?


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    AaronMic95
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    Mary Stuart Masterson was very beautiful in this film


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    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.


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

    No, but I have tried.


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    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.


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    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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    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.


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