The Sure Thing (1985)
Rob Reiner followed up his cult smash comedy, This is Spinal Tap, with a more conventional form of film: the road trip comedy. It’s a bit of an easy putt to make on first glance,...
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Gotcha! (1985)
Fun in parts, Gotcha! is a better film than you’d think from outward appearances, although it is eventually undone by the very clichés that it seeks to poke fun at. At its core, this is a...
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
The inspiration for Revenge of the Nerds came when aspiring screenwriters, story editor Tim Metcalfe and film executive Miguel Tejada-Flores. Tejada-Flores brought in elements of his nerdy father, a Bolivian immigrant who went to Cal...
Top Gun (1986)
Top Gun is a quintessential Reagan-era by-product, a pure fantasy highlighted by typical concentration on materialism and superficiality. From the synthesized score by Harold Faltermeyer to the synth-rock tunes of Berlin and Kenny Loggins,...