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delgadosaur	1982's incredible summer of genre films	Lead	[-]
Feb 11 10 7:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I don't know how many of you remember this, and I'm probably wrong about some of these titles, but in the summer of 1982, all of these amazing films came out during those warm summer months here in Los Angeles, where I haunted the UA and Americana theaters in North Hollywood and Panorama City, respectively, and sat mesmerized through all of these movies: The Thing Conan the barbarian Tron ET Blade Runner Star Trek 2: Wrath of Kahn Poltergeist Twilight Zone: the Movie I know some of these are not classics for everyone, but I had an amazing summer watching these films, and in retrospect made me want to work in film myself. Did I miss any titles here? Just coming up with these off the top of my head.
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rvoyttbots		#1	[-]
Feb 12 10 12:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Your a year off for the TWILIGHT ZONE movie. Unless it was a sneak peek. Last Edited By: rvoyttbots Apr 20 12 10:51 AM. Edited 1 times.
clore103051		#2	[-]
Feb 12 10 10:06 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	How about THE BEASTMASTER?
Doctor Pretorius		#3	[-]
Feb 17 10 11:51 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	82 was a really good year for horror. I was just thinking about that today. Creepshow Swamp thing(loved it as a kid) Basketcase(yeah, I love this cheesy little movie) Hell, I'm sure I'll get a lot of flack for this...but the Cat People remake also came out in 82' and I kind of liked it. Of course, I saw it when i was really desperate for some good transformation horror. I prefer the original of course, but the Nastassja Kinski version is a lot of fun. Ed Bagley getting his arm ripped off... 1981 is my favorite year for contemporary horror though. American Werewolf, Howling, Lucio Fulci's The Beyond and House by the Cemetery, Dead and Buried, b Ghost Story. The 80's were a good decade for horror revival. Even though it was flooded with slashers, a lot of good monster stuff came out too.
Barbenfouillis		#4	[-]
Feb 27 10 10:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	That was a good year. My only regret is that the one time I saw Blade Runner on the big screen was while being zonked out after a long flight to California. And I distinctly remembering that I could never get why ET got a better reception than (another Speilberg project,) Poltergeist. (This coming from a guy who is way more of a s.f. fan than horror.) I also recall dubbing a co-worker / friend "Polter" whose last name was "Geist" ... but that's another matter!! Steve ...it follows me! It isn't this house alone, but in my office, the street; anywhere. At times I have the uncanniest feeling that there is someone behind me. I can feel their presence, almost hear their breathing, yet when I turn around there is no one. In my room at night I have heard footsteps approach my bed. I could swear there was someone there. I've struggled to see something, anything; but if I did, I know I should go mad. Last Edited By: Barbenfouillis Feb 27 10 11:07 PM. Edited 2 times.
Rick		#5	[-]
Feb 28 10 1:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	And falling just outside the summer months were THE ROAD WARRIOR and Schrader's remake of CAT PEOPLE. Early in '82, with a copy of Cinefantastique in hand, I made a list of all these forthcoming wonders and carried it around in my pocket, checking them off as they appeared and I saw them. There were pleasant surprises (WRATH OF KHAN) and big disappointments (CONAN, yeesh). And there was even MEGAFORCE. Quite a year. Last Edited By: Rick Feb 28 10 1:46 AM. Edited 1 times.
rvoyttbots		#6	[-]
Feb 28 10 11:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MEGAFORCE came out in August. I remember going the first Saturday of release. What a stinker.
MyDarkSide		#7	[-]
Mar 1 10 1:32 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Wasn't that whole five year period of 1978-1982 a great time for horror and sci-fi in general?
Barbenfouillis		#8	[-]
Apr 22 10 9:25 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	MyDarkSide wrote: Wasn't that whole five year period of 1978-1982 a great time for horror and sci-fi in general? Go back just one more year and you can include Close Encounters and Star Wars too. Steve The president takes his chair and explains to the members his plan of a Trip to the Moon. His schemes are approved by many. ... The man-servants bring traveling suits. President Barbenfouillis selects five colleagues to accompany him ... Nostadamus, Alcofrisbas, Omega, Micromegas and Parafaragamus.
bluerosekiller.thehorrordrunx		#9	[-]
Apr 24 10 7:43 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yep, I loved '81 & '82 too. Infact, one really cool thing that I've got in my collection is an 11x14 multi page color ad slick from Universal touting all their big releases in '82 that was an insert in an '81 issue of VARIETY. It was practically all genre films, THE THING, CAT PEOPLE, ET etc.. Great stuff. I've been offered some pretty good money for it, but I have no interest in selling it.
ejazzyjeff		#10	[-]
Jun 3 10 2:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	in '81 American Werewolf in London. 82 was a good year. Still a teenager and a year before graduating high school, no problems. I remember seeing those movies when they came out. In fact saw there more than once!
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LP Hovercraft		#11	[-]
Apr 19 12 11:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bump. Check out the Alamo Drafthouse's upcoming "The Greatest Summer of Movies...Ever" lineup: http://drafthouse.com/1982/url If you don't have an Alamo Drafthouse near by (like me), you could always program your own "Summer of 1982" home theater film festival. I think a lot of these are out on blu-ray now, except maybe ET and a few of the lower budget titles. But what I want to know is, shouldn't Megaforce really be in there somewhere?! What Would Sasquatch Do?
Victor Frankenstein		#12	[-]
Apr 19 12 12:47 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yeah, man. Good stuff!
jamesenstein31		#13	[-]
Apr 19 12 3:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I WISH I could see those movies!
LP Hovercraft		#14	[-]
Apr 19 12 3:56 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Hard to believe all these great flicks came out in the same summer nigh on thirty (thirty!?!!) years ago! And other than Tron and the Genesis planet sequence in Wrath of Khan, all of 'em were done with practical, non-CGI special effects--models, miniatures, rubber masks, Phoebe Cates, animation, puppets, hell, even actual car chases! I think that's why a lot of them still hold up pretty well even today--it may simply be the nostalgia talking, but I really think they were made at the pinnacle of practical film making before the eventual over reliance on computer graphics made these kinds of spfx in most genre films nowadays obsolete. I still love 'em though. What Would Sasquatch Do?
Victor Frankenstein		#15	[-]
Apr 19 12 5:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oh wow! I looked at the Drafthouse's lineup about month ago, and they only had, like, 8 films.... That lineup now is SIIIICK!
jamesenstein31		#16	[-]
Apr 19 12 7:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Victor Frankenstein wrote: Oh wow! I looked at the Drafthouse's lineup about month ago, and they only had, like, 8 films.... That lineup now is SIIIICK! Seriously. Even the mediocrities rule!
Victor Frankenstein		#17	[-]
Apr 19 12 8:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	James, for some reason I believe you're also in the 30 year old range right? This lineup is basically tailor made for my nostalgic tastes. (Not to discount the films for people older/younger...)
MovieMatt		#18	[-]
Apr 23 12 10:53 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You forgot one. THE DARK CRYSTAL.
Rick		#19	[-]
Apr 23 12 12:03 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE DARK CRYSTAL was an '82 release, but not a summer release. It showed up for Christmas.
jamesenstein31		#20	[-]
Apr 23 12 12:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Victor Frankenstein wrote: James, for some reason I believe you're also in the 30 year old range right? This lineup is basically tailor made for my nostalgic tastes. (Not to discount the films for people older/younger...) I'm 26, Vic and YES, they are perfect for my tastes!
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