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John Cusack, Val Kilmer, Sean Connery and more 20th-century icons star in these 5 overlooked ’80s movies you (probably) haven’t watched — but you won’t find ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Indiana Jones’ here

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John Cusack, Val Kilmer, Sean Connery and more 20th-century icons star in these 5 overlooked ’80s movies you (probably) haven’t watched — but you won’t find ‘Star Wars’ or ‘Indiana Jones’ here

"Top Gun." "Raiders of the Lost Ark." "Ghostbusters." "Back to the Future." "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back." Everybody knows — and has probably seen — these '80s movies, but the Me Decade spawned a whole lot more films, many of which you might not have seen. So, let's hop in the DeLorean and go back in time to rediscover some lost classics.

As a child of the 80s, I've picked five movies ranging from horror to comedy, and starring professional wrestlers, a future Batman, and, because it's the 80s, John Cusack.

"Put the glasses on!" Thus starts one of the most epic fight scenes in all of moviedom between Nada (Roddy Piper) and Frank (Keith David). The reason? Nada wants Frank to don the shades and expose him to the fact that aliens have permeated society and are brainwashing earthlings into becoming subservient consumers.

This B-level horror flick directed by John Carpenter has a few other choice lines from Piper, the pro-wrestler-turned-actor, and has even more to say about rampant consumerism and economic inequalities in society. The fight scene itself is so iconic that it was parodied in an episode of "South Park," but that's not the only reason to check out this movie as we head into the holiday shopping season.

John Cusack's fame was still on the rise when he starred in this rom-com as Lane Meyer, a hapless teenager dumped by his girlfriend for the popular ski jock in high school. In typical 80s fashion, he falls for a French exchange student, who helps him get his mojo back — and face his nemesis in a ski race down the mountain.


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