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Director Joel Schumacher's R-rated The Lost Boys (1987) - a cult classic, was a hybrid teen comedy vampire-horror thriller: "Sleep all day. Party all night. Never grow old. Never die. It's fun to be a vampire"; see Filmsite's review: filmsite.org/lostboys.html

Director Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986) - a musical-fantasy fairy tale and adventure-family film merged human actors with animatronic puppets; under-appreciated but now reevaluated as a very deep, coming-of-age metaphorical journey; see Filmsite's review: filmsite.org/labyrinth.html

Director John Carpenter's and 20th Century Fox's big-budget action-adventure comedy and (fantasy) martial-arts film Big Trouble in Little China (1986) was off-beat and zany, but lots of fun -- see Filmsite's (illustrated) review at: filmsite.org/bigtroubleinli…

Director Martha Coolidge's and Tri-Star Pictures' off-beat sci-fi teen comedy and cult film Real Genius (1985) featured juvenile yet highly-clever campus pranks and high-tech shenanigans - haven't seen it? See Filmsite's (illustrated) review: filmsite.org/realgenius.html

Celebrating its 40th anniversary, director Tim Burton's first major feature film Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) - an offbeat comedy and epic road film (search for a bicycle) starred quirky man-child Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) - see Filmsite's review at filmsite.org/peeweesbigadve…

Writer/director Jonathan Lynn's delightful, triple-ended, black comedy and frenetic murder-mystery spoof cult film Clue (1985) was set in a remote New England mansion - a comic adaptation of the popular Parker Bros. board game; see Filmsite's review at: filmsite.org/clue.html

Director Steven Lisberger's and Walt Disney's ground-breaking TRON (1982) - a sci-fi fantasy inside-a-computer-video-game action-adventure film, delved into the concept of VR and even warned about the powers of AI; see Filmsite's review (illustrated) at: filmsite.org/tron.html

Director Franc Roddam's gritty UK film Quadrophenia (1979) - a coming-of-age musical psycho-drama and rock-opera, told about an emotionally troubled, angst-ridden and unstable mid-1960s teen, with music by The Who - see Filmsite's (illustrated) review: filmsite.org/quadrophenia.h…

Director George Roy Hill's irreverently funny, R-rated, brutal and bloody sports-comedy film Slap Shot (1977) told about a failing Federal Hockey League team (the Chiefs) in the threatened steel-mill town of Charlestown, PA; see Filmsite's detailed review: filmsite.org/slapshot.html

Director John Landis' independently-made, low-budget parody film The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) was an outrageous collection (some un-PC) of comedy sketches including parodies & fake commercials with no unified plot - See Filmsite's (illustrated) review: filmsite.org/kentuckyfriedm…

The irreverently popular, silly and outrageous second MP feature-length film - Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, UK) was a zany, innovative, anarchic retelling of the legend of King Arthur and his medieval quest: see Filmsite's (illustrated) review: filmsite.org/montypython-ho…

Co-writer/director L.Q. Jones' eccentric black comedy and off-beat cult sci-fi doomsday film A Boy and His Dog (1975) was set in the year of 2024 A.D., featuring young Don Johnson with his talking dog companion Blood; read Filmsite's detailed review: filmsite.org/boyandhisdog.h…

Director Tobe Hooper's exploitative, low-budget, controversial cult horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) was one of the most effective box-office successes of the 70s - the precursor of later slasher films; see Filmsite's (illustrated) review: filmsite.org/texaschainsawm…

Director Brian de Palma's under-rated, visually-amazing classic rock-musical horror film Phantom of the Paradise (1974), is a visually-masterful 'Beauty and the Beast' fantasy tale and Faustian 'Deal-with-the-Devil' fable, see Filmsite's detailed review: filmsite.org/phantomofthepa…

Director Sam Peckinpah's under-rated, nihilistic, bloody and violent classic western Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974) was a delirious and controversial pulp-thriller tale about a demented, relentless search through Mexico. See Filmsite's review: filmsite.org/bringmethehead…

Director Mel Stuart's fantasy musical & cult classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971)- an unlikely scary children's film was adapted from Roald Dahl's best-selling 1964 fairy tale book (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory): see Filmsite's review at filmsite.org/willywonka.html

Director Richard C. Sarafian's action, car-chase road film and cult favorite Vanishing Point (1971) included early 1970s countercultural elements - about a driver racing to SF who ended up reaching a 'vanishing point' of his own; see Filmsite's review at: filmsite.org/vanishingpoint…

Director Monte Hellman's existential road movie Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) told about a group of essentially restless drag racers during a road race along parts of Route 66 that provided a time-capsule of the period; see Filmsite's review (illustrated) at: filmsite.org/two-laneblackt…

Director Melvin Van Peebles' cult film Sweet Sweetback's Baad Asssss Song (1971) was important as the first true blaxploitation film; as promoted, it was specifically designed to upset white audiences. Not an easy film to view, see Filmsite's review at: filmsite.org/sweetsweetback…

Director Hal Ashby's cult classic favorite and black comedy/romance Harold and Maude (1971) about an unconventional relationship provided a memorable 70's-era Cat Stevens' musical score-soundtrack with many life-affirming songs; see Filmsite's review: filmsite.org/haroldandmaude…