adventure – Around the World in 80s Movies Podcast

The Ewok Adventure | Caravan of Courage (1984)

February 21, 2020 qwipster Comment is Closed

George Lucas’s story for this made-for-TV spin-off from the Star Wars films involves a spacecraft that crash lands on Endor. The mother and father spend the film looking for their two children, a fourteen-year-old named Mace Towani and his four-year-old sister, Cindel, not knowing that they’ve been taken in by the kindly Ewoks whose village […]

The Jewel of the Nile (1985) | Lewis Teague

February 28, 2019April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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In this follow-up to the 1984 hit, Romancing the Stone, it’s hard to live up to a “happily ever after ending”, especially for a successful romance novelist like Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), who has learned more about romance in the chase than she does in the union of the two would-be lovebirds. It’s affecting her work, […]

Romancing the Stone (1984) | Robert Zemeckis

February 23, 2019April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner), a best-selling writer of romance novels, has little romance in her own life. She dreams of a tall, dark and handsome man to rescue her and whisk her off her feet, much like the hero in her series of sexy adventure novels, though her waiting for her idealized man may be […]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) | Steven Spielberg

February 15, 2019April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Last Crusade begins with River Phoenix playing a young Indiana Jones, even at a young age, having a thirst for adventure. His father (Connery), who is also professor of Medieval literature, is acutely obsessed with tracking down any information he can get regarding the whereabouts of the legendary Holy Grail, the cup used by Jesus at the […]

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) | Steven Spielberg

February 8, 2019April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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While INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM is a sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark, it’s really a prequel, set in 1935, a year before. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) finds himself in Shanghai on the hunt for a precious diamond, but gets in over his head, chased out of town with his assistant, a young […]

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) | Steven Spielberg

February 2, 2019April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The year is 1936, just before the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime. Hitler has been seeking the long-lost Ark of the Covenant, the container for the original tablets containing the Ten Commandments, reportedly used by God’s people in the days of old to crush their enemies using its vast powers. For over 2,000 […]

The Goonies (1985) | Richard Donner

January 26, 2019April 18, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Sean Astin stars as Mikey, the youngest of two brothers who are about to move from their home in Astoria, Oregon because their family lacks the funds to stop a developer from taking over the area to expand a lush country club. This would end many friendships with the other children in the area, which […]

Masters of the Universe (1987) | Gary Goddard

May 18, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The Cannon Group took a bath with the failure of MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE in 1987, a film that had gone over budget and well beyond schedule. The film starts off in the mythical land of Eternia, where the ruthless villain Skeletor (Frank Langella) has managed, with the help of a powerful musical cosmic key, to […]

Excalibur (1981) | John Boorman

May 13, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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John Boorman’s polarizing but highly ambitious take on Arthurian legend is a visually and aurally striking look into the myth, the fantasy, and the haunting imagery that the medieval Thomas Malory tale has evoked over the last several centuries. A then-nobody, but now all-star cast that includes Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, and Patrick Stewart appears […]

Dragonslayer (1981) | Matthew Robbins

April 27, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Disney collaborated with Paramount Pictures to make a fairly adventure for audiences that were a bit older in DRAGONSLAYER, a rousing but somewhat brutally dark tale of a sorcerer’s apprentice who must undertake the treacherous journey of slaying a dragon that regularly consumes the women of a nearby village as a peace offering. Adventure and […]

Clash of the Titans (1981) | Desmond Davis

April 20, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Ray Harryhausen’s final film marked the popular early 1980s adventure based on ancient Greek myths, CLASH OF THE TITANS. Harry Hamlin stars as Perseus, the illegitimate mortal son of Zeus who ends up falling for the beautiful princess Andromeda, having to overcome puzzles and a variety of vicious beasts in order to gain her hand […]

The Little Mermaid (1989) | Ron Clements & John Musker

April 14, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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The Disney Renaissance kicked off with this smash hit animated feature that brought the studio back in a major way, THE LITTLE MERMAID! Featuring great vocal talent, quality animation, and a killer score and soundtrack, it delighted a generation, and will delight many more, with its story of Ariel, a teenage mermaid who dreams of […]

Legend (1985) | Ridley Scott

March 17, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Following up two sci-fi masterpieces in ALIEN and BLADE RUNNER, Ridley Scott turned his gaze toward the realm of fantasy with LEGEND, starring Tom Cruise and Mia Sara. Critics greeted the film with a shrug upon its initial release, but it has gained a cult following over the years, and the Director’s Cut release has […]

The Last Unicorn (1982) | Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr.

March 10, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Rankin and Bass, the team that brought us Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as well as the ThunderCats, brought this charming animated feature featuring Japanese animation from the team who would go on to form Studio Ghibli, and voiced by stars like Mia Farrow, Jeff Bridges, Alan Arkin, and Christopher Lee. Peter S. Beagle adapts his […]

The Dark Crystal (1982) | Jim Henson & Frank Oz

March 4, 2018April 17, 2019 qwipster Comment is Closed

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Jim Henson conceived of this elaborate realm of fantasy in which two competing races vie for the destiny of a faraway planet, as the evil Skeksis try to thwart the Gelflings of prophecy from uniting the planet yet again and bringing equilibrium to life there for those enslaved. This imaginative film had been a disappointment […]