Can You Name These Movies That Are 40 Years Old in 2020?

By: Jane Andrews
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4 min
Can You Name These Movies That Are 40 Years Old in 2020?
Image: Lucasfilm Ltd./20th Century Fox

About This Quiz

The year 1980 was a notable one in pop-culture history: The iconic video game "Pac-Man" hit arcades across the country. The first 24-hour cable news network (a.k.a. CNN) was officially launched. A toy called the Rubik's Cube made its worldwide debut, the New York Islanders won their first Stanley Cup and America waited with bated breath to learn who shot "Dallas” patriarch J.R.

In the world of movies, some of the decade's most popular flicks were hitting the big screen. From horror classics such as "The Shining" and "Friday the 13th" to classic comedies like "9 to 5," "Airplane!" and "Caddyshack," 1980 saw the release of many memorable movies that are still beloved to this day. It's hard to believe these films are now 40 years old! It's official; they're over the hill.

How well do you remember the movies that made their debut in the year 1980? This quiz will take you back to simpler times, when telephones featured rotary dials and TV sets had no flat screens. We'll show you screenshots from 40 movies that were released in 1980, and your job is to identify each one correctly. So pop some popcorn, throw on your favorite crop top and get started - we're dying to see how you do!

06_The Blues Brothers
Universal Pictures
This movie musical was based on characters from "Saturday Night Live." Do you recognize it?
"The Coneheads"
"Wayne's World"
"A Night at the Roxbury"
"The Blues Brothers"
01_the shining
The Producer Circle Company/Peregrine Productions/Hawk Films/Warner Bros.
Do you recognize this scary movie?
"Pet Cemetery"
"It"
"The Shining"
"Christine"
10_Private Benjamin
Warner Bros.
What's this Goldie Hawn comedy?
"Private Benjamin"
"Best Friends"
"Overboard"
"Swing Shift"

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04_9 to 5
IPC Films/20th Century Fox
Do you recognize the movie this shot is from?
"Trading Places"
"9 to 5"
"Working Girl"
"Tootsie"
27_Urban Cowboy
Paramount Pictures
Can you tell us the name of this romantic western?
"Urban Cowboy"
"Long Riders"
"Young Guns"
"Shadow Riders"
13_Coal Miner's Daughter
Universal Pictures
This biopic is about country music legend Loretta Lynn. What's it called?
"Songcatcher"
"Walk the Line"
"Coal Miner's Daughter"
"Honeysuckle Rose"

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16_The Elephant Man
Brooksfilms/Universal Pictures/Paramount Pictures
Can you name this David Lynch film?
"Blue Velvet"
"Dune"
"The Elephant Man"
"Lost Highway"
25_Popeye
Paramount Pictures/Walt Disney Productions/Robert Evans Productions/King Features Entertainment/Paramount Pictures/Buena Vista International Distribution
What's the name of this live-action comic book comedy?
"Superman"
"Batman"
"Popeye"
"Annie"
19_The Blue Lagoon
Columbia Pictures/Columbia Pictures
Can you identify this romantic coming-of-age film?
"Little Darlings"
"The Outsiders"
"The Blue Lagoon"
"Risky Business"

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03_Caddyshack
Orion Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures
What's the name of this classic Bill Murray movie?
"Meatballs"
"Caddyshack"
"The Razor's Edge"
"Quick Change"
15_Flash Gordon
Starling Films/Dino De Laurentiis CompanyKing Features Entertainment/Universal Studios/Thorn EMI
Which of the following films is this shot from?
"Blade Runner"
"Tron"
"The Abyss"
"Flash Gordon"
30_Little Darlings
Paramount Pictures
What's this teen drama called?
"Heathers"
"The Outsiders"
"Little Darlings"
"Risky Business"

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28_Xanadu
Universal Pictures
How about this musical fantasy film?
"Labyrinth"
"Xanadu"
"Can't Stop the Music"
"The Neverending Story"
07_Airplane!
Paramount Pictures/Howard W. Koch Productions/Paramount Pictures
Do you recognize this wacky comedy?
"Airplane!"
"The Naked Gun"
"Spaceballs"
"Top Secret!"
12_Friday the 13th
Georgetown Productions Inc./Paramount Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures
Do you know which popular horror movie this shot is from?
"Friday the 13th"
"Halloween"
"A Nightmare on Elm Street"
"Child's Play"

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14_Fame
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Cinema International Corporation
What's the name of this high-energy musical?
"Fame"
"High School Musical"
"A Chorus Line"
"Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
05_Raging Bull
United Artists
Martin Scorsese directed this award-winning drama. What's it called?
"Raging Bull"
"Taxi Driver"
"Mean Streets"
"After Hours"
18_Stir Crazy
Columbia Pictures/Columbia Pictures
How about this Richard Pryor comedy? Can you name it?
"Stir Crazy"
"Brewster's Millions"
"Silver Streak"
"Bustin' Loose"

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20_American Gigolo
Paramount Pictures/Paramount Pictures
What's the name of this crime drama?
"An Officier and a Gentleman"
"American Gigolo"
"The Razor's Edge"
"Out of the Blue"
21_The Changeling
Chessman Park Productions/Canadian Film Development Corporation/Pan-Canadian Film Distributors/Associated Film Distribution
Do you recognize this supernatural thriller?
"Bad Timing"
"The Hunter"
"Cruising"
"The Changeling"
29_Can't Stop the Music
EMI Films/Associated Film Distribution
Here's another movie musical. Do you recognize it?
"Fame"
"Little Shop of Horrors"
"Can't Stop the Music"
"Purple Rain"

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24_Dress to Kill
Cinema 77/Film Group/Filmways Pictures
This scary movie was directed by Brian De Palma. Which one is it?
"Carrie
"Dress to Kill"
"Scarface"
"Blow Out"
02_Empire Strikes Back
Lucasfilm Ltd./20th Century Fox
According to Box Office Mojo, this was the highest-grossing film of 1980. Can you name it?
"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"
"Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"
"Star Wars: A New Hope"
""Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
08_Ordinary People
Wildwood Enterprises, Inc/Paramount Pictures
What's the name of this tear-jerking family drama?
"Steel Magnolias"
"Ordinary People"
"Terms of Endearment"
"Cocoon"

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36_The Gods Must Be Crazy
C.A.T. Films/Ster Kinekor/20th Century Fox
This South African movie was a surprise hit. Do you recognize it?
"The Gods Must Be Crazy"
"Marigolds in August"
"King Solomon's Mines"
"The Cape Town Affair"
31_Somewhere in Time
Rastar/Universal Pictures
Can you name this romantic fantasy film?
"The Princess Bride"
"Somewhere in Time"
"Chances Are"
"Wings of Desire"
11_Superman II
Dovemead Ltd./Film Export A.G./International Film Production/Warner Bros./Columbia-EMI-Warner
Can you identify this superhero flick?
"Superman"
"Superman II"
""Superman III"
"Superman IV: The Quest for Peace"

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37_Motel Hell
United Artists
Can you name this low-budget horror flick?
"Evil Dead"
"Bates Motel"
"Motel Hell"
"Basket Case"
09_The Fog
Debra Hill Productions/AVCO Embassy Pictures
This supernatural movie was directed by John Carpenter. Do you know it?
"The Thing"
"Halloween"
"Christine"
"The Fog"
39_He Knows You're Alone
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists/Cinema International Corporation
Here's another low-budget slasher from 1980. Which is it?
"The Funhouse"
"My Bloody Valentine"
"He Knows You're Alone"
"The Stuff"

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38_When Time Ran Out
Warner Bros.
What disaster movie is this shot from?
"Runaway Train"
"Impulse"
"The Night the Bridge Fell Down"
"When Time Ran Out"
35_Foxes
Polygram Pictures/Casablanca Records & Filmworks/United Artists
1980 was a popular year for coming-of-age films. Can you name this one?
"Sixteen Candles"
"Foxes"
"Stand By Me"
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
23_Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
Universal Pictures
Can you tell us the name of this stoner comedy?
"Dazed and Confused"
"Up in Smoke"
"Cheech and Chong's Next Movie"
"How High"

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32_Seems Like Old Times
Rastar/Columbia Pictures
This comedy was written by Neil Simon. Can you name it?
"Seems Like Old Times"
"Foul Play"
"Best Friends"
"Fletch"
17_Smokey and the Bandit II
Rastar/Universal Pictures
What's the name of this fun flick?
"The Cannonball Run"
"Cannonball Run II"
"Smokey and the Bandit"
"Smokey and the Bandit II"
22_Any Which Way You Can
The Malpaso Company/Warner Bros.
Here's a Clint Eastwood film from 1980. What's it called?
"Any Which Way You Can"
"Every Which Way But Loose"
"Dirty Harry"
"The Good, The Bad and the Ugly"

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40_The Idolmaker
United Artists
Do you recognize this musical drama?
"La Bamba"
"Flashdance"
"The Idolmaker"
"Footloose"
33_Herbie Goes Bananas
Walt Disney Productions/Walt Disney Productions
Do you recognize this car comedy?
"The Love Bug"
"Herbie Rides Again"
"Herbie Goes Bananas"
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
34_The Mirror Crack'd
EMI Films/GW Films/Columbia-Warner Distributors
This movie is based on an Agatha Christie story. Which is it?
"Murder on the Orient Express"
"Unfinished Portrait"
"The Mirror Crack'd"
"Death on the Nile"

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26_Prom Night
Simcom Productions/AVCO Embassy Pictures
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in this scary slasher. Do you know it?
"Carrie"
"Halloween"
"The Fog"
"Prom Night"