1. "Splash"
   "The Money Pit"
2. "Big"
   "The Burbs"

Elizabeth Perkins played Hanks' love interest in this sentimental story of a boy who wishes to be an adult and his wish is granted. Hanks' character becomes a toy tester and makes an impression with his two-step on the keys.

1. "Nightmare on Elm Street"
   "Romancing the Stone"
2. "The Shining"
   "Fatal Attraction"

Glenn Close's character, Alex Forrest, becomes crazed and obsessed after a one-night stand goes horribly wrong. "A bunny boiler" in pop culture now refers to someone who is a stalker.

1. "Dirty Dancing"
   "Flashdance"
2. "Footloose"
   "Desperately Seeking Susan"

"Baby" (Jennifer Grey) falls in love with a guy (Patrick Swayze) from the wrong side of the tracks, but they overcome the social barriers and her father through song and dance.

1. Wheat
   Orange juice
2. Corn
   Pork bellies

Winthorp (Ackyroyd) and Valentine (Murphy) get the ultimate revenge when they turn the tables on the millionaire Duke brothers by making them lose all of their wealth by monopolizing the juice!

1. Julia Roberts
   Dolly Parton
2. Darryl Hannah
   Shirley MacLaine

"Terms of Endearment" (1983) brought MacLaine her first Oscar award for Best Actress after several nominations in previous years. Her famous half-brother is Warren Beatty.

1. "Little Red Corvette"
   "Take Me With You"
2. "Purple Rain"
   "Jungle Love"

Prince's "Little Red Corvette" pre-dates "Purple Rain" by one year; it was a hit in 1983.

1. "Top Gun"
   "The Color of Money"
2. "Rain Man"
   "Risky Business"

In his shades and underwear, college-bound Joel (Cruise) celebrates his new-found freedom when his parents leave him home alone. He later becomes a successful entrepreneur in a prostitution venture.

1. Stantz
   Venkman
2. Spengler
   Zeddmore

Winston Zeddmore (played by Ernie Hudson) joined the trio when the ghost removal business grows. Eddie Murphy was asked to play the role but he was too busy at the time.

1. "The French Lieutenant's Woman"
   "Silkwood"
2. "Out of Africa"
   "Sophie's Choice"

Streep plays a Polish immigrant who survived the Nazi concentration camps. She struggles with relationships in dealing with her past.

1. A wealthy and snobby girl, a jock on the wrestling team, and a trouble-making non-achiever
   A female saxophone-playing band geek, a neurotic freshman boy, and a blonde cheerleader
2. A blind boy with a sense of humor, the valedictorian, and a female track star
   The class president, the captain of the football team, and an anti-social girl

Molly Ringwald plays the snob; Emilio Estevez plays the jock; Anthony Michael Hall plays the nerd; Ally Sheedy plays the alienated girl; Judd Nelson plays the rebel. John Hughes' works often cast members of the "Brat Pack."

1. "16 Candles"
   "St. Elmo's Fire"
2. "The Breakfast Club"
   "Pretty in Pink"

Ringwald worked with director John Hughes in "16 Candles" and "The Breakfast Club." Hughes contributed writing for "Pretty in Pink."

1. "Stand By Me"
   "E.T."
2. "The Outsiders"
   "The Big Chill"

This film directed by Francis Ford Coppola was based on the popular young adult book by S.E. Hinton. It helped start careers for actors like Patrick Swayze, Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, and others.

1. "Purple Hearts"
   "The Color Purple"
2. "The Purple Rose of Cairo"
   "Purple Rain"

The movie was based on the novel by Alice Walker. Whoopi Goldberg received an Oscar nomination for her role as Celie; Winfrey made her debut as an actress playing Sofia.

1. "Conan the Barbarian"
   "Predator"
2. "The Terminator"
   "The Running Man"

Schwarzenegger plays a futuristic cyborg on an assassin's mission who won't quit until he is successful. This James Cameron-directed film followed with several sequels.

1. Two of the boys are actually brothers.
   They find a dead person.
2. There is a treasure hidden in the mountains.
   They witness a murder.

This tale was originally titled "The Body" from a collection of short stories written by Stephen King. Rob Reiner directed River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell who play the childhood friends.

1. "Goonies"
   "Back to the Future"
2. "Dead Poet Society"
   "Karate Kid"

Robin Williams plays English teacher John Keating who was asked to leave the all-boys prep school for his unorthodox teaching methods. He is saluted by his grateful students in this poignant scene.

1. "Big"
   "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"
2. "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
   "Field of Dreams"

Penn plays a "surfer dude" type who is late for class and even orders a pizza during one of Mr. Hand's lectures. The emotional traumas of high school are emphasized in a dramatic but humorous way.

1. "Nightmare on Elm Street"
   "Terminator"
2. "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
   "Back to the Future"

This highly successful franchise starred Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox. The four time periods covered in the original and sequels are 1885, 1955, 1985 and 2015.

1. "Tremors"
   "Gremlins"
2. "Spaceballs"
   "Rambo"

The Gremlins are cute adorable creatures until they get wet. The other two rules are to avoid bright light and don't feed him after midnight.

1. A gopher
   A crocodile
2. A squirrel
   A German shepherd

The gopher outsmarts the groundskeeper (Murray) countless times. In addition to Murray, Harold Ramis also directed fellow comedians Chevy Chase and Rodney Dangerfield.

1. "Kramer vs. Kramer"
   "Out of Africa"
2. "The Natural"
   "A River Runs Through It"

Set in Kenya, this is an autobiographical account of an independent plantation owner (Streep) who has an affair with an adventurous hunter (Redford).

1. "Goonies"
   "The Outsiders"
2. "E.T."
   "Aliens"

A boy (Eliot) finds himself in the care of a strange alien and when the government wants to study it, Eliot and his friends make a run for it with E.T. on their bikes in this 1982 film directed by Steven Spielberg.

1. "Big" hair
   Skinny ties
2. Leg warmers
   Shoulder pads

Actress Jennifer Beals took the lead role in "Flashdance" while still a freshman attending Yale. The tagline "Take your passion and make it happen" comes from the popular theme song sung by Irene Cara, "What a Feeling!"

1. "This is Spinal Tap"
   "The Princess Bride"
2. "Terms of Endearment"
   "Throw Momma from the Train"

The story uses a frame narrative where a grandfather (Peter Falk) plays a grandfather telling his grandson (Fred Savage) the story of Buttercup and her love, Wesley. "As you wish" is what Wesley always replies with to Buttercup; this is also what Falk's character says to his grandson when asked if he can read the story again.

1. Tom Hanks and Ally Sheedy
   Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan
2. Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick
   Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher

Rob Reiner adds this to his list of successful directorial roles for the 1980s. The late Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby are featured as close friends of the main characters, Harry and Sally.

1. "Amadeus"
   "Spaceballs"
2. "Mannequin"
   "This is Spinal Tap"

"Spinal Tap" is the fictional heavy metal band at the center of this pseudo-chronicle. The film satirizes the loud music, the groupies, the road trips of rock bands.

1. "Platoon"
   "Blue Velvet"
2. "Scarface"
   "Poltergeist"

Jeffrey Beaumont (Kyle MacLachlan) finds an ear in a field that spurs a secret investigation. Director John Lynch received mixed reviews from critics but the film has since obtained a cult following.

1. Sprinkling sugar on his toothbrush
   Wearing yellow socks
2. Eating black licorice with his dinner
   Watching "Wheel of Fortune"

Ray (Dustin Hoffman) is under the care of his brother, Charlie Babbitt (Tom Cruise), and engages in routines like watching "The People's Court," going to bed by 11 p.m., and refusing to fly on an airplane. The film won Best Actor, Best Film, Best Writing, and Best Director Academy Awards.

1. "Tremors"
   "Rocky"
2. "Star Wars"
   "Die Hard"

Bruce Willis plays McClane, an NYPD cop who goes up against terrorist Hans Gruber, played by Alan Rickman. Hostages are taken and things get blown up in this cat and mouse plot.

1. Russell Crowe
   Paul Hogan
2. Hugh Jackman
   Heath Ledger

A hunter (Hogan) from the Outback is a fish out of water when he's brought to New York City by an American reporter played by Lynda Kozlowski. Hogan married Koslowski in 1990.

1. Karen Allen
   Jessica Lange
2. Cybill Shepherd
   Michelle Pfeiffer

Karen Allen enjoyed career successes in the '80s with her appearances in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "The Glass Menagerie," and "Scrooged." She reprised her role in 2008 as Marion Ravenwood in "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull."

1. "The Sandlot"
   "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"
2. "The Karate Kid"
   "The Goonies"

This was an early film of Martha Plimpton who is the daughter of actor Keith Carradine. Plimpton has more than 60 movie and television credits to her name and continues to act.

1. Home cooking
   Speed
2. Greed
   Silver

Pilot Maverick is a daredevil show-off in training and seeks attention from his classmates and his instructor. He wrestles with his pride and arrogance as he tries to be the "top gun" and get the girl.

1. Electric guitar
   Saxophone
2. Piano
   Trumpet

Many members of the "Brat Pack" star in this film: Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, and others. The saxophone music is featured throughout.

1. Abe Froman
   Edward Rooney
2. Cameron Frye
   Sloane Peterson

Ferris Bueller, his best friend, Cameron, and his girlfriend, Sloane, skip school for a day of joy rides, a museum visit, baseball, and more. Matthew Broderick (Ferris) gives the movie's thematic line, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."