7 Films & TV Shows Set In Iowa During The 1980s
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Doctor Sleep
New Hampshire New Jersey Iowa Colorado Florida The 1980s The 2010sDare to go back. — Still irrevocably scarred by the trauma he endured as a child at the Overlook, Dan Torrance has fought to find some semblance of peace. But that peace is shattered when he encounters Abra, a courageous teenager with her own powerful extrasensory gift, known as the 'shine'. Instinctively recognising that Dan shares her power, Abra has sought him out, desperate for his help against the merciless Rose the Hat and her followers.
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Crash Landing: The Rescue of Flight 232
Iowa The 1980sAuthentic drama of United Airlines flight 232 from Denver to Chicago. The DC-10 crashed during an emergency landing at Sioux City Gateway Airport on July 19, 1989. 184 people survived, partly thanks to the ground rescue workers who had 40 minutes to prepare for the event
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In the Best Interest of the Children
Iowa The 1980sFact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
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Field of Dreams
Iowa Minnesota Massachusetts The 1980sIf you believe the impossible, the incredible can come true. — Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice's directions don't stop -- even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
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The 'Burbs
Iowa The 1980sHe's a man of peace in a savage land... Suburbia. — When secretive new neighbors move in next door, suburbanite Ray Peterson and his friends let their paranoia get the best of them as they start to suspect the newcomers of evildoings and commence an investigation. But it's hardly how Ray, who much prefers drinking beer, reading his newspaper and watching a ball game on the tube expected to spend his vacation.
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Fright Night
Iowa The 1980sThere are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark. — Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
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Terms of Endearment
New York Iowa Nebraska Texas The 1970s The 1980s The 1960sCome to laugh, come to cry, come to care, come to terms. — Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.
