876 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 1980s
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Personal Best
Oregon π·πΊ Russia The 1980sWhen you run into yourself you run into feelings you never thought you had β Chris Cahill is a young athlete who competes unsuccessfully in the 1976 U.S. Olympic trials. She meets a more experienced lesbian track and field competitor, Tory Skinner, and their friendship evolves into a romantic relationship.
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Humongous
Michigan The 1980s The 1940sIt's loose... It's angry... And it's getting hungry! β The monstrous offspring of a violent crime grows up in seclusion on a remote island, where a boat-full of hapless teens have shipwrecked, unaware of what's lurking in the woods.
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Hey Good Lookin'
New York The 1980s The 1950sRalph Bakshi, creator of "Fritz the Cat" and "Heavy Traffic" brings you the outrageous '50s the way they really were. β An outrageous, affectionate look at coming of age in the Eisenhower era in Brooklyn.
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Making Love
California The 1980sA provocative tale of hidden desire β A perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when Zach confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men.
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Pieces
Massachusetts The 1980s The 1940sIt's exactly what you think it is! β A frustrated Boston detective searches for the maniac responsible for mutilating a number of university coeds.
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Blood Song
Oregon The 1980s The 1950sWhen he whistles this tune... The time for killing begins. β A psychopath escapes from a mental institution and starts a murder spree, which ends in the pursuing of a young handicapped girl, who once got a blood transfusion from him.
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Frank Zappa: The Dub Room Special!
New York The 1970s The 1980sProduced by Frank Zappa in 1982, The Dub Room Special combines footage from a performance at the KCET studios in Los Angeles on August 27, 1974, a concert performed at The Palladium, NYC on October 31, 1981, some clay animation by Bruce Bickford, and several interviews. Previously only available through mail-order, it was made widely available on DVD on October 17, 2005.
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That Championship Season
Pennsylvania The 1980sIt started as a friendly meeting between 4 old buddies with their basketball coach and ended up in revealing the truth about their relationship. The meeting forces the five men to reveal their true identity, to be honest with each other for the first time in their lives. When the night comes to an end they decide to go back to the old glorious days and reunite into the team which won that championship season, back in 1957.
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Cry for the Strangers
πΊπΈ United States of America The 1980s The 1930sViolent Storms can unleash powerful forces, some calming... some deadly. β The little coastal town of Clark's Harbor seems like the perfect place for psychiatrist Brad Russell and his wife to get a little peace and spend more time with each other. But the locals don't seem very friendly and every time a storm rolls in another mysterious death occurs... Could an ancient Indian legend of ghostly tribes and human sacrifice have anything to do with it?
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Ben's Mill
Vermont The 1980s1982 documentary film directed by Michel Chalufour and John Karol. The film portrays how the energy from the river is used to drive the multitudes of leather belts used to drive the various machines. The film focuses on the steps one man, Ben, uses to make one of his white pine watering tanks.
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Citizen
California The 1980sA group of anonymous young people embark on an apparently random journey through a disjointed San Francisco cityscape. Along their travels they encounter a succession of madmen and eccentrics, portrayed by various West Coast performance artists, whose impassioned monologues and improvisations satirize the institutions of contemporary American society.
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The Evil Dead
Tennessee The 1980sThe Ultimate Experience In Grueling Terror β When a group of college students finds a mysterious book and recording in the old wilderness cabin they've rented for the weekend, they unwittingly unleash a demonic force from the surrounding forest.
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Escape from New York
New York The 1990s The 1980s1997. New York city is now a maximum security prison. Breaking out is impossible. Breaking in is insane β In the future, crime is out of control and New York City's Manhattan is a maximum security prison. Grabbing a bargaining chip right out of the air, convicts bring down the President's plane in bad old Gotham. Gruff Snake Plissken, a one-eyed lone warrior new to prison life, is coerced into bringing the President, and his cargo, out of this land of undesirables.
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Miracle on Ice
Minnesota New York Massachusetts Colorado The 1970s The 1980sHockey coach Herb Brooks leads Mike Eruzione, Jim Craig and team to a gold medal in the 1980 Olympics.
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Friday the 13th Part 2
New Jersey The 1970s The 1980sThe body count continues... β Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, it seems Jason Voorhees and his demented mother are in the past. Paul opens up a new camp close to the infamous site, ignoring warnings to stay away, and a sexually-charged group of counselors follow -- including child psychologist major Ginny. But Jason has been hiding out all this time, and now he's ready for revenge.
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Taps
πΊπΈ United States of America The 1980sThis school is our home, we think it's worth defending. β Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
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Stripes
π¨πΏ Czechia π©πͺ Germany Kentucky New York The 1980sThe story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls. β John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.
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The Beyond
Louisiana The 1920s The 1980sBeyond death... Beyond Evil... Beyond the dreaded gates of hell. β A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where, following a series of supernatural "accidents", she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.
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The Decline of Western Civilization
California The 1980sSee it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt. β The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.
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Student Bodies
Texas The 1980s13Β½ Murders + 1423 Laughs = Student Bodies β This zany send-up of teen slasher flicks features a maniacal psycho known as the Breather (played by Jerry Belson), who stalks βand murdersβ promiscuous students at a suburban high school. The fanatical killer's unusual weapons include paper clips, blackboard erasers and eggplants. Kristen Riter, Matthew Goldsby, Joe Flood, Kevin Mannis and Sara Eckhardt head the cast.
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Nighthawks
New York England π«π· France The 1980sA terrorist holds New York in a grip of fear - and only Stallone can take him on. β An international terrorist has New York in a grip of panic and it's up to Det. Sgt. Deke DaSilva to take him down.
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The House by the Cemetery
New York Massachusetts The 1980sRead the fine print. You may have just mortgaged your life. β After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his research and moves his family from New York City to the Boston mansion. Soon after, Boyle's young son Bob becomes plagued by visions of a young girl, who warns him of the danger within the house.
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American Pop
Kansas California The 1970s The 1980s The 1960s The 1950s The 1940s The 1930s The 1920s The 1910s The 1900s The 1890sAll those years, all those dreams, all those sons... one of them is going to be a star. β The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
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St. Helens
Washington The 1980sDramatization of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. β The movie begins with the volcano's awakening on March 20 and ends with its eruption on May 18, 1980.
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An Eye for an Eye
California The 1980sKane's justice is revenge. Kane's weapon is himself. β Sean Kane is forced to resign from the San Francisco Police Department's Narcotics Division when he goes berserk after his partner is murdered. He decides to fight alone and follows a trail of drug traffickers into unexpected high places.
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