Kicking Off A New Decade Of Movies
Kicking Off A New Decade Of Movies
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1980 Offered Filmgoers “Ordinary People,” an “Urban Cowboy,” “The Elephant Man” And More.
By Meredith Ennis, ReMIND Magazine
Looking back, 1980 offered movie fans a wide array of films from which to choose, ranging from the scary to the silly, the controversial to the soon-to-be-classic. 1980 gave audiences a number of “firsts,” including the initial onscreen appearance of Jason (
Friday the 13th), Robin Williams’ first big movie role and Robert Redford’s directorial debut.
Compared to the big budget, special effects-laden films like
The Empire Strikes Back,
Flash Gordon was positively lo-fi. But its campy charms and soundtrack from Queen have made this space opera starring Sam J. Jones and Melody Anderson into a cult favorite.