Welcome folks, and thanks for joining us for another edition of Way Back Wednesday. Another week for Movie trailers. Let’s jump forward to the beginning of the “yuppie generation”. The movies for today helped define Pop Culture for the 80’s.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi-1983
Return of the Jedi, directed by Richard Marquand, this George Lucas penned film was the third film released in the Star Wars saga and the sixth and final in terms of the actual timeline, though three more films were made as “prequels”
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial-1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison. It launched the careers of Henry Thomas, and Drew Barrymore. Spielberg later said that the character of ET was based on an imaginary friend he created for himself during his own parents divorce. It has been ranked the best science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes poll. The alien became likened to Jesus. It has been re-released twice. Spielberg has said it was the epitome of his best work.
Poltergeist-1982
Poltergeist was released in 1982 and nominated for three Oscars. The film was directed by Tobe Hooper and was co-produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg. The film itself has grown into a legend because, claims that it was cursed because of the murder of Dominique Dunne and early death of Heather O’Rourke. It was the most successful of the franchise.
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~Aslan
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on May 2nd, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Loved ET! Poltergiest scared me to death. And Star Wars, the original on the big screen. Thanks for the memories!