Jaimoe Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 From Vanity Fair:Top grossing movies of the 80's1980The Empire Strikes Back, $141 million 9 to 5, $59 million Stir Crazy, $58 million Airplane!, $40 million Any Which Way You Can, $40 million 1981Raiders of the Lost Ark, $115 million Superman II, $65 million On Golden Pond, $61 million Arthur, $42 million Stripes, $40 million 1982E.T. - The Extraterrestrial, $228 million Tootsie, $96 million Rocky III, $66 million An Officer and a Gentleman, $55 million Porky's, $54 million 1983Return of the Jedi, $168 million Terms of Endearment, $50 million Wargames, $38 million Superman III, $37 million 1984Ghostbusters, $130 million Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom, $109 million Beverly Hills Cop, $108 million Gremlins, $79 million The Karate Kid, $43 million 1985Back to the Future, $104 million Rambo: First Blood Part II, $78 million Rocky IV, $76 million The Color Purple, $47 million Out Of Africa, $43 million 1986Top Gun, $79 million "Crocodile" Dundee, $70 million Platoon, $69 million The Karate Kid Part II, $58 million Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, $56 million 1987Three Men and A Baby, $81 million Beverly Hill Cop II, $80 million Fatal Attraction, $70 million Good Morning, Vietnam, $58 million The Untouchables, $36 million 1988Rain Man, $86 million Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, $81 million Coming to America, $65 million "Crocodile" Dundee II, $57 million Twins, $57 million 1989Batman, $150 million Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, $115 million Lethal Weapon 2, $79 million Back to the Future, II, $72 million Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, $72 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted July 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 I'm noticing this thread slowing down!Where is Hamilton for this??? He must have pages of useless information about the '80s to add! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 On what TV show did The Simpsons first appear?The Tracy Ullman Show.What famous rock star made a cameo appearance in the Tracy Ullman video for "They Don't Know"?Paul McCartneyAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 What 4-season series was Brit comic actor Rowan Atkinson in before Mr. Bean?Blackaddar I, II, III, IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted July 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Nice, Brad! A duo of questions to "parlay" into each other.And Black Adder trivia! Wicked! A bit of an international flavour...You Skancs rock; y'know?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 With a pair of related questions, you can do what they do in the first round of "Win Ben Stein's Money": first you have an anybody-can-answer it question, and then the person who gets it right gets a just-for-him/her bonus question that's related to the "anybody" question. If nobody gets the "anybody" question right, the bonus question is a toss-up.Aloha,BradP.S. Here's another Rowan Atkinson question: what sketch comedy series did RA star in before Blackadder and/or Mr. Bean? Not The Nine O'Clock News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Alright Brad, name the comic duo and their sketch comedy that spun-off from Not The Nine O'Clock News? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 29, 2005 Report Share Posted July 29, 2005 Here's some CanCon pop culture:What was the name of the country program on MuchMusic? Outlaws & Heroes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lassie Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Thanks to everyone who has helped our friend Erin put together a trivia game for her work. It's been fun to reminisce. She thinks that you are all asesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 How many days were there in the eighties?I counted 3653. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lassie Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 does that mean that there were 3 leap years?Erin says she likes that one and she's using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Yeah, 1980, 1984, and 1988.That supposes that 1980 is part of the eighties of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questcequecest? Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Who wrote the theme for Hill Street Blues? Mike Post ... What jazz artist wrote the theme for Hill Street Blues? Jan Hammer. ¡no comprendo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted July 30, 2005 Report Share Posted July 30, 2005 Darryl and John are the first names of the GREATEST pop duo of all times (Hall and Oates) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Who was the guy who sang the theme song to 'The Dukes of Hazard'? Good ol' Waylon Jennings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-towns Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Who is the coolest person born in the 80's?me.confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 Who was the guy who sang the theme song to 'The Dukes of Hazard'? Good ol' Waylon Jennings He was also the narrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted July 31, 2005 Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 He was also the narrator."Well it looks like them ol' Duke boys are in a heap of trouble this time.""What could Boss Hogg and Roscoe be cooking up? Nothing good for the Duke boys I bet.""Looks like uncle Jesse showed up just in time."When I was a kid that was THE must see T.V.peace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoneMtn Posted July 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2005 I know a snowboarder-dude in Whistler, whose family is originally from Hazzard County.His name is "Hazzard". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellaBlue Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 I can't believe SO many of you say the 80's sucked!! How can a decade when it was common place to see a guy walking down the street with a boombox on his shoulder, sporting neon green pants and a black and white checkered shirt "suck"?Infact, the term "sucks" originated in the 80s along with such gems as: "gnarly", "radical", "tubular", "grodie" and "goober". I was born in 1980. Being a child of the 80s was "totally wicked". It meant waking up to a big bowl of Fruitty Pebbles and an episode of Transformers, toting my Cabbage Patch lunch box and thermos to school, learning how to "Just Say No!", and playing Marble Madness on Nintendo.Back in the 80s before we became obsessed with "Reality T.V." and over-sexualized programming, T.V. was a family event! I have fond memories of watching an episode of "The Cosby Show", or "Who's the Boss?" over family dinners, or winding down in the evening with an episode of "Perfect Strangers" and a great big bowl of microwaved popcorn. Yes, I'll admit that these shows were "cheesy" and "sappy", but I'd take them over "Fear Factor" or "The Surreal Life" any day!It was an awesome time to grow up! Kids could remain kids for a little longer than they can now. The 80s did not "SUCK"! Infact they were pretty "gnarly".Besides, how can anyone say an entire decade sucked?? Especially one that gave us: Popples, Voltron, Nintendo, Pogo-Balls, Glow-Worms, "The Breakfast Club", Light Brite, "E.T.", Fruity-Marshmallow Krispies, the Thundercats, Watchimals, Michael Jackson's "Thriller", Teddy Ruxpin, Fat Albert, Jem and the Hollograms, My Little Pony, "Back to the Future", He-Man and She-Ra, Count Chocula and Frankenberry, Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, Hot Wheels, Fraggle Rock, Sharon Lois and Bram, Etch-A-Sketch, Skip-It, snap bracelets, Cheesestrings, Garbage Pail Kids, video arcades, CHIA PETS!!!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 What 4-season series was Brit comic actor Rowan Atkinson in before Mr. Bean?Blackaddar I, II, III, IV.If you want to get technical, it went : The Black Adder, Black Adder II, Black Adder The Third, and Black Adder Goes Forth.RnBuber geek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Alright Brad, name the comic duo and their sketch comedy that spun-off from Not The Nine O'Clock News?I'm not Brad, but the answer is Mel Smith and Gryf Rhys Jones, and their show was Alas Smith & Jones .RnB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Hey Stella, if you're such an eighties person, how come your avatar is a Playboy from September 1970? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellaBlue Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 meh.. for shits and giggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted August 1, 2005 Report Share Posted August 1, 2005 Who wrote the theme for Hill Street Blues? Mike Post ... What jazz artist wrote the theme for Hill Street Blues? Jan Hammer. ¡no comprendo! Jan Hammer wrote the theme for Miami Vice. Some time before that, he was a founding member of Mahavishnu Orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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