Movies Of 1984

by keithpaugh

I have long held 1984 as the “best year.” I remember how good it felt saying it was 1984. I remember how awesome my O.P. socks felt, and corduroy shorts looked. No evidence however, is more convincing of the year’s prowess than a simple list of movies from its 12 month period.

It’d be outstanding even if Breakin’ and its sequel hadn’t been released in the same year.

  • Footloose (Feb 17)
  • This Is Spinal Tap (Mar 2)
  • Repo Man (Mar 9)
  • Splash (Mar 16)
  • Tank (Mar 16)
  • Ice Pirates (Mar 16)
  • Police Academy (Mar 23)
  • Romancing The Stone (Mar 30)
  • Breakin’ (May 4)
  • Sixteen Candles (May 4)
  • The Natural (May 11)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (May 23)
  • Once Upon A Time In America (Jun 1)
  • Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (Jun 1)
  • Beat Street (Jun 8)
  • Ghostbusters (Jun 8)
  • Gremlins (Jun 8)
  • Top Secret! (Jun 22)
  • The Karate Kid (Jun 22)
  • Canonball Run II (Jun 29)
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy (Jul 9)
  • The Muppets Take Manhattan (Jul 13)
  • The Last Starfighter (Jul 13)
  • Revenge of the Nerds (Jul 20)
  • Purple Rain (Jul 27)
  • The Philadelphia Experiment (Aug 3)
  • Cloak & Dagger (Aug 10)
  • Red Dawn (Aug 10)
  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (Aug 10)
  • Dreamscape (Aug 17)
  • Amadeus (Sep 19)
  • All Of Me (Sep 21)
  • The Bear (Sep 28)
  • Stranger Than Paradise (Oct 5)
  • Stop Making Sense (Oct 19)
  • The Terminator (Oct 26)
  • The Killing Fields (Nov 2)
  • Nightmare On Elm Street (Nov 9)
  • Paris, Texas (Nov 9)
  • Missing In Action (Nov 16)
  • Supergirl (Nov 21)
  • Beverly Hills Cop (Dec 5)
  • Runaway (Dec 14)
  • Starman (Dec 14)
  • Dune (Dec 14)
  • Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo (Dec 19)
  • Johnny Dangerously (Dec 21)