“This is not a Christmas season. It’s an 80s season. From haircuts and clothes to music and most importantly, films, the 80s were brilliant – particularly the big Christmas films that all the family would enjoy. This season showcases some of the films I loved then and still love now. They inspired a generation, they captured the hearts of children and adults and after almost 30 years, they still have a watchability that today’s low-risk blockbusters just don’t have.”
Curated by Jeni Hall, Film Programme Administrator and 80s fan.
Previously in this season
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Back to the Future
"You built a time machine, out of a DeLorean?" Marty McFly needs to get back to the future in this quintessential 80s film.
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The Princess Bride
A grandfather reads his sick grandson a story of swashbuckling swordsmen, dread pirates and true love in this warm and funny fairytale.
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Little Shop of Horrors
Feed me, Seymour! Feed me! Rick Moranis stars in Frank Oz's oddball musical about a man-eating plant from outer space.
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The Dark Crystal
On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and so restore…