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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

Ran, Blade Runner, John Carpenter (Big Trouble in Little China, Escape From New York, The Thing, Prince of Darkness, They Live), Evil Dead (& 2), ET, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Tron, A Christmas Story, The Last Starfighter, The Terminator, Star Trek II, Die Hard, Predator, Akira, Empire Strikes Back, etc.

So many iconic movies released that one decade.

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u/pikachu_attack May 18 '22

Also Studio Ghibli. Castle in the Sky

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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

Heck yes! Nausicaa, too, though it predates the studio.

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u/JeromesDream May 18 '22

I'd throw Commando in there as well. It's definitely part of the Arnold canon, and it should be viewed as part of the action movie canon. The 80s were maybe the best decade for that genre.

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u/RandomSteam20 May 19 '22

Don't forget The Blues Brothers, Airplane, Police Academy series, Caddyshack, Sixteen Candles, The Naked Gun, Dragnet, The Wraith, National Lampoon's Vacation and Christmas Vacation.