Description
Take a trip back to your favorite video store with this in-depth journey through the highs and lows of 80s cinemawith profiles of hundreds of filmsand how Hollywood studios around the globe reflected a period of cultural change.
The movies were flying blind in 1980. New Hollywood was over and the era of auteur-driven, personal films that had defined moviemaking since the late 60s came to a symbolic end with Heavens Gate (1980), replaced by a new world of multiplex blockbusters supported by massive marketing campaigns. But beyond the high-school comedies and hardbody action films came a new wave of cinematic excitementan era defined by Ferris Buellers Day Off, Purple Rain, When Harry Met Sally, E.T., and Top Gun, each of which are now classics for a new generation of nostalgic movie lovers. The decade saw works that uniquely captured an era of cultural and technological change, from new indie auteurs to the highs and lows of animation, an emergent LGBTQ+ cinema, the last days of the Cold War, and the explosive impact of MTV. With wit and authority, author John Malahy provides fresh insight about the films, filmmakers, and stars who illuminated each of the exciting new facets of Hollywood throughout the decade.
Illustrated with more than 200 full-color photos, Rewinding the 80s is a lively, intelligent, and immersive look at an indelible moment in modern history.
Author: John Malahy
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Published: 10/07/2025
Series: Turner Classic Movies
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9780762489664
Language: English
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