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Some of the Campiest Films of the 80's ...

by Davart • Created 13 years ago • Modified 12 years ago
In no particular order some of the campiest films of the 1980's and this is in no way an all inclusive list...
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  • Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)

    1. Flash Gordon

    19801h 51mPG58Metascore
    6.5 (64K)
    A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
    DirectorMike HodgesStarsSam J. JonesMelody AndersonMax von Sydow
    Cheesy extreme set to the music of Queen
  • Bridget Hoffman in The Evil Dead (1981)

    2. The Evil Dead

    19811h 25mNC-1771Metascore
    7.4 (243K)
    Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEllen SandweissRichard DeManincor
    The Evil Dead need I say more?
  • Cassandra Peterson and Edie McClurg in Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)

    3. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark

    19881h 36mPG-1343Metascore
    6.6 (23K)
    "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" is a 1988 comedy, horror movie - upon arriving in a small town where Elvira has inherited a rundown mansion, the famous horror host must battle an evil uncle, and townspeople who want her burned at the stake.
    DirectorJames SignorelliStarsCassandra PetersonPhil RubensteinLarry Flash Jenkins
    The final scene is reason enough to watch this movie...
  • Danny Elfman, Jan Stuart Schwartz, and Susan Tyrrell in Forbidden Zone (1980)

    4. Forbidden Zone

    19801h 14mR64Metascore
    6.5 (5.7K)
    The bizarre and musical tale of a girl who travels to another dimension through the gateway found in her family's basement.
    DirectorRichard ElfmanStarsGene CunninghamMarie-Pascale ElfmanVirginia Rose
    The director claim no one was doing drugs during this film, somehow I I don't believe him...
  • Mitch Cohen in The Toxic Avenger (1984)

    5. The Toxic Avenger

    19841h 22mR42Metascore
    6.2 (34K)
    Tromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.
    DirectorsMichael HerzLloyd KaufmanStarsAndree MarandaMitch CohenJennifer Babtist
    Who hasn't seen the Toxic Avenger?
  • Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts, and Bruce Vilanch in The Ice Pirates (1984)

    6. The Ice Pirates

    19841h 34mPG44Metascore
    5.6 (12K)
    In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water.
    DirectorStewart RaffillStarsRobert UrichMary CrosbyMichael D. Roberts
    One of the many great space camp movie of the 80's - making money off the Star War's craze..
  • Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Weller, and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

    7. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

    19841h 43mPG70Metascore
    6.2 (31K)
    Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.
    DirectorW.D. RichterStarsPeter WellerJohn LithgowEllen Barkin
    Another one...
  • Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1989)

    8. Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death

    19891h 30mPG-1332Metascore
    4.8 (3.7K)
    The U.S. government, eager to protect the nation's avocado 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.
    DirectorJ.F. LawtonStarsShannon TweedBill MaherKaren M. Waldron
    I can't stand Bill Maher, but this movie was made back when he was funny...
  • Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)

    9. Amazon Women on the Moon

    19871h 25mR42Metascore
    6.2 (13K)
    A spoof of low budget 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches and fake commercials making fun of late-night television.
    DirectorsJoe DanteCarl GottliebPeter HortonStarsRosanna ArquetteMichelle PfeifferArsenio Hall
    A 50's spoof with T&A
  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)

    10. Killer Klowns from Outer Space

    19881h 28mPG-1343Metascore
    6.2 (50K)
    Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.
    DirectorStephen ChiodoStarsGrant CramerSuzanne SnyderJohn Allen Nelson
    Classic...
  • Elizabeth Kaitan, Tammara Souza, and Christina Whitaker in Assault of the Killer Bimbos (1988)

    11. Assault of the Killer Bimbos

    19881h 25mR
    4.7 (710)
    Two go-go dancers, Lulu and Peaches, are framed for the murder of their employer by the real killer, sleazy gangster Vinnie. Picking up waitress Darlene along the way, the three are involved in wild car chases with cops as they head south to cross the border into Mexico, where they unexpectedly encounter Vinnie in a fleabag Mexican motel.
    DirectorAnita RosenbergStarsElizabeth KaitanChristina WhitakerTammara Souza
    Pretty lame, but still somewhat funny...
  • Paul Reubens in Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)

    12. Pee-wee's Big Adventure

    19851h 31mPG47Metascore
    7.1 (61K)
    When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarsPaul ReubensElizabeth DailyMark Holton
    You've got to love Pee Wee - ok you don't have too but this is funny...
  • Swamp Thing (1982)

    13. Swamp Thing

    19821h 31mPG50Metascore
    5.3 (18K)
    After a violent incident with a special chemical, a research scientist is turned into a swamp plant monster.
    DirectorWes CravenStarsLouis JourdanAdrienne BarbeauRay Wise
  • Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)

    14. Class of Nuke 'Em High

    19861h 25mR
    5.6 (10K)
    The pupils at a high school next to a nuclear power plant start acting and looking strange after buying contaminated drugs from a plant worker.
    DirectorsRichard W. HainesLloyd KaufmanStarsJanelle BradyGil BrentonRobert Prichard
  • Surf Nazis Must Die (1987)

    15. Surf Nazis Must Die

    19871h 23mR28Metascore
    3.8 (6.3K)
    When the son of a gun-wielding woman is murdered by neo-Nazi surf punks in the post-apocalyptic future, his Mama hunts them down for some bloodthirsty revenge.
    DirectorPeter GeorgeStarsGail NeelyRobert HardenBarry Brenner
  • Zach Galligan and Howie Mandel in Gremlins (1984)

    16. Gremlins

    19841h 46mPG70Metascore
    7.3 (262K)
    After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
    DirectorJoe DanteStarsZach GalliganPhoebe CatesHoyt Axton
  • Eating Raoul (1982)

    17. Eating Raoul

    19821h 30mR69Metascore
    6.8 (9.6K)
    A relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.
    DirectorPaul BartelStarsMary WoronovPaul BartelRobert Beltran
  • Denise Crosby, Patrick Reynolds, and Andrew Prine in Eliminators (1986)

    18. Eliminators

    19861h 36mPG
    4.9 (2.6K)
    A former pilot rebels against his creator, teaming up with the scientist responsible for android technology, her pet robot Spot, a rough-and-tumble riverboat guide, and a martial arts warrior.
    DirectorPeter ManoogianStarsAndrew PrineDenise CrosbyPatrick Reynolds
  • Galaxina (1980)

    19. Galaxina

    19801h 35mR
    3.7 (3.6K)
    In the 31st century, sexy blonde android Galaxina helms the crew of a space cruiser on a mission to find the Blue Star, a mystical gem that holds unlimited power.
    DirectorWilliam SachsStarsStephen MachtAvery SchreiberJ.D. Hinton
  • TerrorVision (1986)

    20. TerrorVision

    19861h 25mR
    5.5 (8.2K)
    "TerrorVision" is a 1986 horror / science fiction movie; telling the tale of when a family's new satellite television system starts receiving signals from another planet, and soon it becomes the passageway to an alien world.
    DirectorTed NicolaouStarsDiane FranklinMary WoronovGerrit Graham
  • Troll (1986)

    21. Troll

    19861h 22mPG-1330Metascore
    4.6 (12K)
    A wicked troll king in search of a mystical ring that will transform him to human form invades a San Francisco apartment complex where a powerful witch lives.
    DirectorJohn Carl BuechlerStarsMichael MoriartyShelley HackNoah Hathaway
  • The Gate (1987)

    22. The Gate

    19871h 25mPG-1355Metascore
    6.0 (21K)
    Kids left home alone accidentally unleash a horde of malevolent demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard.
    DirectorTibor TakácsStarsStephen DorffChrista DentonLouis Tripp
  • Jon Mikl Thor in Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare (1987)

    23. Rock 'n' Roll Nightmare

    19871h 23mR
    3.8 (2.2K)
    At a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere, a hopeful hair-metal band seeking inspiration to record their upcoming new LP will soon find themselves in a furious confrontation against the Prince of Darkness himself.
    DirectorJohn FasanoStarsCindy CirileJesse D'AngeloChris Finkel
  • April Fool's Day (1986)

    24. April Fool's Day

    19861h 29mR49Metascore
    6.1 (19K)
    Nine college students staying at a friend's remote island mansion begin to fall victim to an unseen murderer over the April Fool's Day weekend, but nothing is as it seems.
    DirectorFred WaltonStarsDeborah ForemanGriffin O'NealClayton Rohner
  • Molly Ringwald and Peter Strauss in Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983)

    25. Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone

    19831h 30mPG
    5.5 (7K)
    On a distant planet inhabited by mutants, two bounty-hunters race to rescue three Earth female captives from the clutches of an evil mutant warlord.
    DirectorLamont JohnsonStarsPeter StraussMolly RingwaldErnie Hudson

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