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1980s Parody Movies

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Evil Dead II(1987)

R
| 1h 24min | Horror, Comedy, Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 1,284 votes)

Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda find a log cabin in the woods with a voice recording from an archeologist who had recorded himself reciting ancient chants from "The Book of the Dead." As they play the recording an evil power is unleashed taking over Linda's body.

Spaceballs(1987)

PG
| 1h 36min | Comedy, Science Fiction
3.4/5 (with 1,270 votes)

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!(1988)

PG-13
| 1h 26min | Comedy, Crime
3.6/5 (with 1,544 votes)

When the incompetent Lieutenant Frank Drebin seeks the ruthless killer of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.

Airplane!(1980)

PG
| 1h 28min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 1,992 votes)

An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

History of the World: Part I(1981)

R
| 1h 32min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 323 votes)

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

Moonwalker(1988)

PG
| 1h 33min | Fantasy, Music
3.4/5 (with 228 votes)

A movie that starts out with the "Man in the Mirror" music video, it then changes to a montage of video clips of Michael's career. Next comes a parody of his Bad video by children, and then Michael is chased by fans in a fantasy sequence. 2 more videos are shown, and then a movie in which Michael plays a hero with magical powers. In it he is chased by drug dealer Mr. Big and saves three children. Videos included in the movie are "Smooth Criminal" and "Come Together".

Go for It(1983)

1h 47min | Adventure, Action, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 211 votes)

After Doug picks up hitchhiking Rosco with his truck, they are mistaken for two bank robbers by the traffic police. They manage to escape only to be confused for two secret agents while trying to take a flight at the airport.

Top Secret!(1984)

PG
| 1h 30min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 492 votes)

Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.

Airplane II: The Sequel(1982)

PG
| 1h 25min | Comedy
3.0/5 (with 455 votes)

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the sun, and man-with-a-past, Ted Striker must save the day and get the shuttle back on track – again – all the while trying to patch up his relationship with Elaine.

This Is Spinal Tap(1984)

R
| 1h 22min | Music, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 596 votes)

"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid(1982)

PG
| 1h 29min | Comedy, Mystery
3.3/5 (with 164 votes)

Juliet Forrest is convinced that the reported death of her father in a mountain car crash was no accident. Her father was a prominent cheese scientist working on a secret recipe. To prove it was murder, she enlists the services of private eye Rigby Reardon. He finds a slip of paper containing a list of people who are 'The Friends and Enemies of Carlotta'.

The Man with Two Brains(1983)

R
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Science Fiction
3.1/5 (with 171 votes)

A brain surgeon tries to end his unhappy marriage to spend more time with a disembodied brain.

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Dragnet(1987)

PG-13
| 1h 46min | Action, Comedy, Crime
3.0/5 (with 193 votes)

LAPD Sgt. Joe Friday -- the equally straight-laced nephew of the famous police sergeant of the same name -- is paired up with a young, freewheeling detective named Pep Streebeck. After investigating some strange robberies at the local zoo and the theft of a stockpile of pornographic magazines, they uncover cult activity in the heart of the city and are hot on the case to figure out who's behind it all.

Zapped!(1982)

R
| 1h 38min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 51 votes)

Peyton and Barney are fun loving high school students working on a science project with white mice. When one of the mice begins to move food toward itself with out touching it, Barney finds he has accidently discovered a formula for telekinetic powers. Now, how much trouble can a high school boy who can move things with just his mind get into?

Directed by Robert J. Rosenthal - With Scott Baio, Willie Aames, Felice Schachter, Robert Mandan, Scatman Crothers, Heather Thomas, ...

I'm Gonna Git You Sucka(1988)

R
| 1h 28min | Comedy, Action, Crime
3.2/5 (with 75 votes)

Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.

UHF(1989)

PG-13
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama
3.4/5 (with 135 votes)

The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

Frankenweenie(1984)

3.5/5 (with 171 votes)

When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good loyal friend he's always been.

Return of the Killer Tomatoes!(1988)

PG
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction
2.9/5 (with 97 votes)

Crazy old Professor Gangreen has developed a way to make tomatoes look human for a second invasion.

Quarter to Two Before Jesus Christ(1982)

1h 50min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 75 votes)

In antique Rome, a simple pepboy for chars becomes involved in a coup against Cesar. Rahatlocum is a North African Roman colony where Julius Caesar came to spend an expensive holiday. The revolt rumbles among the small people who find a leader in the person of Ben-Hur Marcel.

Haunted Honeymoon(1986)

PG
| 1h 22min | Comedy, Horror, Music, Drama, Mystery
2.7/5 (with 64 votes)

Larry Abbot, speaker in the radio horror shows of Manhattan Mystery Theater wants to marry. For the marriage he takes his fiancée home to the castle where he grew up among his eccentric relatives. His uncle decides that he needs to be cured from a neurotic speech defect and exaggerated bursts of fear: he gives him a shock therapy with palace ghosts.

Directed by Gene Wilder - With Gilda Radner, Dom DeLuise, Jonathan Pryce, Paul L. Smith, Gene Wilder, Bryan Pringle, ...

Transylvania 6-5000(1985)

PG
| 1h 33min | Comedy, Horror
2.8/5 (with 54 votes)

Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter the sensitive Wolfman, the Vampiress Odette and a whole cast of other weirdos.

Amazon Women on the Moon(1987)

R
| 1h 25min | Comedy, Science Fiction
3.0/5 (with 65 votes)

Acclaimed director John Landis (Animal House, The Blues Brothers) presents this madcap send-up of late night TV, low-budget sci-fi films and canned-laughter-filled sitcoms packed with off-the-wall sketches that will have you in stitches. Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment. A truly outrageous look at the best of the worst that television has to offer.

Rocky VI(1986)

9min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 23 votes)

Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is actually meant as a parody of the late Cold War-era Rocky IV, which saw Stallone's character taking on a juiced-up Russian fighter played by Dolph Lundgren. In this 1986 send-up, Rock'y, played by Silu Seppala, goes head to head with Soviet Igor (Sakari Kuosmanen) and loses.

Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death(1989)

2.2/5 (with 23 votes)

The U.S. government, eager to protect the nation's avacado supplies, recruits feminist professor Margo Hunt to make contact with the Piranha Women, an all-female tribe who believe men are only good as a source of food. Accompanying Dr. Hunt on her trip are Jim, a guide of questionable competence, and Bunny, a student of unquestionable incompetence.

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street(1984)

1h 36min | Action, Comedy
3.0/5 (with 15 votes)

A master thief is duped by lookalikes for James Bond and the Queen of England into stealing a valuable gem from a heavily guarded location then must help the police recover it.

Aces Go Places(1982)

1h 33min | Action, Comedy
3.3/5 (with 27 votes)

King Kong, a clever thief who steals a cache of diamonds from some gangsters, frames another thief called White Glove for the crime. That's when the bald detective Albert Au, who has been chasing King Kong for quite some time, pairs with the volatile female Superintendent Ho to bring him to justice. King Kong ends up joining the good guys to defeat White Glove and another bad guy dubbed Mad Max, and recover the diamonds from the hiding place where they were left by King Kong's dead accomplice.

Hollywood Shuffle(1987)

R
| 1h 22min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 31 votes)

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals with his desire to remain a positive role model for his little brother.

Saturday the 14th(1981)

PG
| 1h 15min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
2.5/5 (with 38 votes)

After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen(1981)

PG
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
2.8/5 (with 10 votes)

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.

Prom Night III: The Last Kiss(1990)

R
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
2.4/5 (with 25 votes)

Mary Lou, the prom queen burned to death by her boyfriend back in the fifties, has escaped from hell and is once again walking the hallways of Hamilton High School, looking for blood. She chooses as her escort in world of the living Alex, an average depressed student with dreams of one day becoming a doctor. As Mary Lou begins to get back into form, the body count starts climbing and the graduating class of Hamilton High is once again smaller than expected.

Directed by Ron Oliver - With George Chuvalo, Dylan Neal, Jeremy Ratchford, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Cynthia Preston
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