The Ultimate 1980s Movie Marathon

I once toyed with the idea of only watching 80s movies for a year and even went so far as to make a list of 80s films in order of when they were released.

The idea was to watch the 80s (and it's influence) pass by in just movies.

Here's the list I came up with. If you think there's any I should add I'd love to hear it.

1980:

• The Fog (Feb. 8)
• Empire Strikes Back (May 21)
• The Shining (May 23)
• Airplane! (July 2)
• Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (July 18)
• Battle Beyond the Stars (Sep. 8)
• Altered States (Dec. 25)

1981:

• Scanners (Jan 14)
• Excaliber (Apr 10)
• Dead and Buried (May 29)
• Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (June 5)
• Clash of the Titans (June 12)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12)
• The Great Muppet Caper (June 26)
• Escape from New York (July 10)
• Heavy Metal (August 7)
• Time Bandits (November 6)

1982:

• Basket Case (April 7)
• Conan the Barbarian (May 14)
• Rocky 3 (May 28)
• Poltergeist (June 4)
• Star Trek 2: Wrath of Kahn (June 4)
• E.T. (June 11)
• Blade Runner (June 25)
• The Thing (June 25)
• The Secret of NIMH (July 2)
• Tron (July 9)
• The Dark Crystal (December 17)

1983:

• Something Wicked This Way Comes (April 29)
• Return of the Jedi (May 25)
• Twilight Zone: the Movie (June 24)
• Fire and Ice (August 26)
• The Keep (December 16)

1984:

• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (May 23)
• Ghostbusters (June 8)
• The Karate Kid (June 22)
• Conan the Destroyer (June 29)
• The Last Starfighter (July 13)
• The Muppets Take Manhatten (July 13)
• The Neverendin Story (July 20)
• C.H.U.D. (August 31)
• Amadeus (September 19)
• The Terminator (October 26)

1985:

• Brazil (February 20)
• Ladyhawke (April 12)
• The Goonies (June 7)
• Return to Oz (June 21)
• Back to the Future (July 3)
• Fright Night (August 2)
• Real Genius (August 7)
• Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (August 9)
• Commando (October 4)
• Re-Animator (October 18)
• Clue (December 13)
• Legend (December 13)

1986:

• Night on the Galactic Railroad (February 7)
• Highlander (March 7)
• Invaders from Mars (June 6)
• Ferris Bueller's Day Off (June 11)
• Labyrinth (June 27)
• Aliens (July 18)
• Flight of the Navigator (August 1)
• Transformers: The Movie (August 8)
• Blue Velvet (September 19)

1987:

• Evil Dead 2 (March 13)
• Spaceballs (June 26)
• Robocop (July 17)
• Lost Boys (July 31)
• Monster Squad (August 14)
• House 2 (August 28)
• Hellraiser (September 18)
• The Princess Bride (October 9)
• The Running Man (November 13)

1988:

• Beetlejuice (March 30)
• Willow (May 20)
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (June 22)
• Die Hard (July 15)
• Hellraiser 2 (December 23)

1989:

• Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (February 17)
• The Burbs (February 17)
• Castle in the Sky (March 24)
• Pet Semetary (April 21)
• Fright Night 2 (May 19)
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (May 24)
• Batman (June 23)
• Honey I Shrunk the Kids (June 23)
• UHF (July 21)
• Back to the Future 2 (November 22)