1984 Must Be The Greatest Time In Cinematic History. These 30 Movies Turning 30 In 2014, God, I Feel Old.
1. Karate Kid
“We make sacred pact. I promise teach karate to you, you promise learn. I say, you do, no questions.” – Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita)
2. The Natural
“Red, it took me 16 years to get here. You play me, and I’ll give ya the best I got.” – Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford)
3. The NeverEnding Story
“Having a luck dragon with you is the only way to go on a quest.” – Falcor
4. Ghostbusters
“Back off man, I’m a scientist.” – Dr. Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)
5. Footloose
“Did you ever get busted for bopping?” – Ren McCormack (Kevin Bacon)
6. Spinal Tap
“You can’t really dust for vomit.” – Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest)
7. Purple Rain
“That ain’t lake Minnetonka.” – The Kid (Prince)
8. Romancing the Stone
“Read it and weep. I always do.” – Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner)
9. The Muppets Take Manhattan
“I’m staying! You hear that, New York? THE FROG IS STAYING!” – Kermit
10. Revenge of the Nerds
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“I say we blow the f*ckers up.” – Booger (Curtis Armstrong)
11. Bachelor Party
“Hi, come on in! Drugs to the right, hookers to the left.” – Ryko (Michael Dudikoff)
12. Sixteen Candles
“Can I borrow your underpants for 10 minutes?” – Farmer Ted (Anthony Michael Hall)
13. Splash
“I don’t understand. All my life I’ve been waiting for someone and when I find her, she’s… she’s a fish.” – Allen Bauer (Tom Hanks)
14. Breakin’
We can only imagine the hospital rooms that were filled with people who said, “Oh that’s easy, I can totally do that head spinny thing.”
15. Gremlins
“Uh oh.” – Gizmo
16. Red Dawn
“C’mon! We’re all going to die, die standing up!” – Jed (Patrick Swayze)
17. The Terminator
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“I’ll be back.” – The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
18. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom
“It’s okay, kid. It’s me.” – Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford)
19. Amadeus
“Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.” – Mozart (Tim Hulce)
20. Beverly Hills Cop
“Disturbing the peace? I got thrown out of a window! What’s the f*ckin’ charge for getting pushed out of a moving car, huh? Jaywalking?” – Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy)
21. Police Academy
“Don’t move, dirtbag!” – Laverne Hooks (Marion Ramsey)
22. Top Secret!
“For as long as a single man is forced to cower under the iron fist of oppression, as long as a child cries out in the night, or an actor can be elected president, we must continue the struggle.” – Hillary Flammond (Lucy Gutteridge)
23. Dune
“He who can destroy a thing, controls a thing.” – Paul Atreides (Kyle MacLachlan)
24. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
“I have been and ever shall be your friend.” – Spock (Leonard Nemoy)
25. Repo Man
“A repo man spends his life getting into tense situations.” – Bud (Harry Dean Stanton)
26. Nineteen Eighty-Four
“Thoughtcrime is death.” – Winston Smith (John Hurt)
27. The Last Starfighter
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“Teriffic. I’m about to get killed a million miles from nowhere with a gung-ho iguana who tells me to relax.” – Alex Rogan (Lance Guest)
28. A Nightmare on Elm Street
“I’m your boyfriend now, Nancy.” – Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund)
29. Children of the Corn
“Outlander! Outlander! We have your woman!” – Isaac (John Franklin)
30. Firestarter
“If I do something bad, will you still love me?” – Charlie McGee (Drew Barrymore)
Source: Mashable
