Candy of the ’80s: Gobstoppers
Is it a globe? A Gobstopper? Or both? Was there a better candy for the naivety of youth than Gobstoppers? As kids, we welcomed the challenge of consuming a piece of candy that was nicknamed “jawbreaker.” We ignored the choking hazards accompanying the enormous contraption and believed cavities were things that happened to other kids. Of course, all these decades later, we know better, and can only imagine what a Gobstopper would do to...
The ’80s lasted until 1991: The hits from spring 25 years ago
History declares the ‘80s ended on Dec. 31, 1989, but the decade was still alive and well on the radio in the early ‘90s (at least until Nirvana showed up). You’ll hear the ‘80s all over the top 30 songs from a recent countdown aired on XMs 90s on 9. We’ll reveal six songs a day each day this week. 80s lasted until 1991: The hits from spring 25 years ago 30.) “It’s A Shame (My Sister),” Monie Love If Monie Love’s lone hit (it peaked...
What were the top 5 movies this week in 1982?
If you went to the movies 34 years ago this week, your hard-earned babysitting money or allowance very likely helped contribute to a mammoth weekend that included the debut of the decade’s biggest blockbuster, an iconic horror movie and two iconic sequels. Oh and a third sequel that history doesn’t view nearly as kindly. Without further ado: Top 5 Movies This Week In 1982 1.) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial: Steven Spielberg’s magical...
The original Transformers movie is coming back to DVD
There’s an entire generation of moviegoers who believe “The Transformers” movie franchise sprung from the ADD-addled mind of Michael Bay. We, of course, know the truth, and the proof will hit stores Sept. 13, when Shout! Factory releases a 30th anniversary DVD of “Transformers: The Movie.” As a child of the ‘80s, you know Transformers originated as a Saturday morning cartoon. After a successful debut season in 1984, the Transformers...
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off turns 30
Heading to the theatre to see “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” would seem to be the textbook definition of redundant. After all, why leave the house and spend $12.50 a ticket to see a movie that has aired on television on a seemingly daily basis for the past three decades and has been packaged and repackaged into at least half a dozen editions aimed at the home video market? But few movies from the 1980s are more deserving of the big screen...
