80's Born: The Random, Bizarre and Obscure Films I Grew Up Watching on TV
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- DirectorBrett ThompsonStarsMarc MartoranaTony DoyleR.A. MihailoffA scientist's kids are sucked into a TV screen and wind up in the Stone Age with cavemen and dinosaurs.
- DirectorJeremy KaganStarsMeredith SalengerJohn CusackJedIn the 1930s, a tomboy runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2,000 miles away, where he has found work.
- StarsNatalie GregorySheila AllenRed ButtonsAlice is in Looking Glass Land, where she meets many creatures and attempts to avoid the Jabberwocky (Tom McLoughlin), a monster that appears due to her being afraid.
- DirectorPaul BogartStarsJohn GielgudTed WassAndrea MarcovicciA girl befriends a mischievous English ghost trying to scare her family (his descendants) back to America.
- DirectorOz ScottStarsRichard MasurMimi KennedyBenji GregoryA novelty salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300 years previously.
- DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsJay UnderwoodAlan ThickeRobyn LivelyDr. Jonas Carson, a scientist, invents Chip, an android teenager. Dr. Carson sends Chip to school with his daughter Becky to see whether an android could interact with others. But his former employer decides to try and make a profit by stealing the mechanical boy.
- 1954–19971h 33mUnrated6.5 (817)TV EpisodeDirectorOz ScottStarsRichard MasurMimi KennedyTammy LaurenA family with a great love for practical jokes is haunted by the family ghost Mr. Boogedy.
- DirectorJon StoneStarsCaroll SpinneyBrian MeehlMaiko KawakamiWhile visiting Japan, Big Bird wanders off from a guided tour bus in Tokyo, and is lost until a Japanese woman helps him get to where he needs to go. The woman, however, is hiding a secret.
- StarsRichard DempseySophie CookJonathan R. ScottFour kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the lion, Aslan.
- DirectorJeff BlythStarsKeith CooganLucy DeakinsColin MothupiA "born free" type story set in Kenya about an orphaned cheetah cub that is adopted and raised by an American family.
- DirectorStuart OrmeStarsStephanie BeachamMel SmithEmily HudsonWilloughby Chase is the grand but remote home of Sir Willoughby and Lady Green and their daughter Bonnie.
- DirectorEric LukeStarsJay UnderwoodAlan ThickeRobyn LivelyChip, the android boy is back. This time, he is off to college, suffering from a computer virus and in love with Roberta, another android. Will there be a happy ending?
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsOlivia Newton-JohnJuliet SorciDoug SheehanA young girl who wants a mom for the Christmas holidays gets her wish when a department store mannequin comes to life.
- DirectorPaul AnnettStarsSam BottomsHarriet HallBettina RaeBen Wagner and his family are moving to a new town. On the shores of Lake Ontario, he meets Regina. Strange things start to happen whenever she is around. He wonders if the rumors are true: could she come from a family of witches?
- DirectorJon StoneStarsCaroll SpinneyBrian MeehlLianzi OuyangBig Bird and his companion, Barkley, travel across China in search of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix Bird.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsGabrielle AnwarMichael SchoefflingCliff RobertsonThrilled by a performance she sees at a fair, Sonora Webster tries to land a spot as a daredevil who rides horses off of high dives.
- DirectorEric LukeStarsAlan ThickeChristopher NeameBetsy PalmerChip and his "father" attend a robotics convention. Here, Dr. Carson is kidnapped and replaced with an android. Can Chip and his newfound friends save Dr. Carson from a dangerous competitor?
- DirectorJohn BlizekStarsAmy Jo JohnsonErnie PrenticeBentley MitchumA boy, grieving the recent death of his father, comes to befriend the ghost of a young girl haunting his house, learning that the ghost, nicknamed "Susie Q," is still coming to terms with the car crash that took her life in the 1950s.
- DirectorJeremy StanfordStarsAlan ThickeMolly CheekBilly CorbenTodd Dougherty has an imagination driven by comic book. So when he accuses his soon-to-be stepmother of being a monster, no one believes him. When neighbors start turning up dead, it becomes a race against time for Todd to stop this hideous, carnivorous creature from marrying his dad and ruining his life.
- DirectorRon MaxwellStarsHayley MillsTom SkerrittCarrie Kei HeimTwo best friends plot to get their single parents together to stop one of them from moving to New York City.
- DirectorMollie MillerStarsHayley MillsBarry BostwickRay BakerWhen Jeffrey Wyatt (Barry Bostwick) plans to remarry, his triplet daughters Megan (Joy Creel), Lisa (Leanna Creel), and Jessie (Monica Lacy) try to bring him together with Susan Evers (Hayley Mills).
- DirectorMollie MillerStarsHayley MillsBarry BostwickJoy CreelAfter inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst confusing goings-on amongst the triplet teenage girls and the boys they meet, Jeffrey Wyatt (Barry Bostwick) meets an old high school rival who promises to keep the resort as-is if Jeffrey will sell it to him. He has other plans in mind, however, and they are not limited merely to Jeffrey's resort. Meanwhile, a mean resident named Charlotte Brink (Jayne Meadows) causes problems for everyone.
- DirectorJohn R. Cherry IIIStarsJim VarneyEartha KittAustin NaglerErnest accidentally unleashes an ugly troll that plots to transform children into wooden dolls in the town of Briarville, Missouri.
- DirectorDavid GrossmanStarsShelley DuvallElliott GouldScott GrimesA kid experimenting with frogs finds that one of the subjects can actually speak.
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsFred SavageConchata FerrellSara GilbertRalph the Mouse runs away from home and befriends a young outcast at summer camp.
- DirectorTom CleggStarsRob LoweJennifer GreyÉlisabeth VitaliRob Lowe stars as a high end fashion designer and Jennifer Grey as his dressing room assistant in this charming take on the Cinderella story.
- DirectorDaniel PetrieStarsJason RobardsTalia ShireR.H. ThomsonDorothy Quick, a young girl, befriends the famous writer, Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens, during the final years of his life.
- DirectorMichael RubboStarsTchéky KaryoNina PetronzioChristopher ForrestJo meets a mysterious art dealer who buys some of her drawings and commissions her to make more. She asks some friends for help and sets off to Amsterdam to look for the mysterious man.
- DirectorFred DekkerStarsAndre GowerRobby KigerStephen MachtA group of young monster fanatics attempts to save their hometown from Count Dracula and his monsters.
- DirectorKen AnnakinStarsTami ErinDavid SeamanCory CrowAfter her father's boat is swept away by a sudden storm, plucky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse and monkey in the old family home.
- DirectorMichael BerzStarsDiana RiggBilly BartySarah PattersonThe ageless tale of a beautiful young princess whose jealous stepmother orders her killed so that she will be 'the fairest in the land.' When the huntsman takes pity on her, he takes her to the house of the seven dwarfs.
- DirectorCharles GaleStarsJoe MantegnaMartin SheenJoanna PaculaThree teenage boys inadvertently find themselves holding the adult world hostage in this in this wild comedy caper. When Slug, Mickey and Frank flee to a secret hideout to avoid their angry parents, they find an atomic bomb! Instead of turning it in, they call the President and demand that he... cancels school! Suddenly, the FBI is on their Trail, a pair of bumbling crooks steal the bomb, and mischievous fun turns into chaotic danger! Now the boys are in a race against time to clear their names... and save the world!
- DirectorMel BrooksStarsLeslie NielsenMel BrooksPeter MacNicolMel Brooks' parody of the classic vampire story and its famous film adaptations.
- DirectorMichael KennedyStarsDevon SawaSarah ChalkeBilly O'SullivanA teenage Robin Hood steals for a needy cause in this updated tale of doing the wrong thing for the right reason.
- DirectorCharles JarrottStarsMimi RogersRob StewartStella StevensPerfume saleslady Melody Parris feels like her life is in neutral. Her stick-in-the mud boyfriend won't commit and she gets passed over for a promotion at the store where she works. She decides to make a Christmas list. After it's deposited in Santa's mailbox at the store, she starts getting everything she wanted, but it doesn't always turn out as she expected.
- DirectorTimothy BondStarsDevon SawaAmos CrawleyJohn SchneiderThe residents of a small town come face to face with a deadly and unpredictable series of tornadoes. Among them is one boy struggling to keep his family safe in the dangerous weather.
- DirectorRockne S. O'BannonStarsRobert HaysNancy StaffordRyan PhillippeWhen bees attack an isolated country house, a family must stick together to survive.
- DirectorTia BrelisStarsSissy SpacekAnna ChlumskyAaron Michael MetchikThree children have had it with their mother, and magically make her disappear. They then head out to the "Mommy Market" for a replacement mother.
- DirectorBlair TreuStarsKyle HowardRobert EnglundTravis WesterGunther Wheeler, fourteen, a tough guy from New York City, moves to a small town called Pleasant Valley. Gunther isn't making very many friends in his new town. Until he meets Allison Robbins a beautiful blonde girl his age, the girl of his dreams. Gunther is anxious to score on Allison by taking her out on a date. When Chad, Luke, and Wylie, a couple of neighborhood bullies give Gunther a chance to see Screamin' Banchees, an awesome band, but the tickets for the concert are one hundred fifty dollars. Gunther doesn't have that kind of money. So the only way for him to get the money is to work as a paperboy with Charlie, Gus, Henry, and Fish, which are known as the "nerd herd".
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsElijah WoodBruce WillisJason AlexanderSick of the neglect he receives from his mom and dad, a young boy leaves home and travels the world in search of new parents.
- DirectorMichael GottliebStarsThomas Ian NicholasJoss AcklandArt MalikA Little League player is sent back into medieval times where he is given the task of saving Camelot.
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsMacaulay CulkinTed DansonGlenne HeadlyA thief's son cons his father into spending more time with him.
- DirectorClaudio FragassoStarsMichael Paul StephensonGeorge HardyMargo PreyA vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them.
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsChristine EbersoleJonathan WardTina CasparyAn alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy.
- DirectorDorian WalkerStarsRobyn LivelyDan GauthierJoshua John MillerHigh school misfit Louise, at a loss for romance, discovers magical abilities, but the teenage witch finds that she cannot conjure herself true love, so what?
- DirectorAlbert BandCharles BandStarsBrett CullenColleen MorrisSamantha MillsA young boy and his family embark on a series of adventures when the boy finds some mysterious eggs which hatch to reveal a brood of baby dinosaurs.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsRick MoranisMarcia StrassmanRobert OliveriThe Szalinski family is back, this time hilarious disaster strikes when an experiment causes their new toddler son to grow many stories tall.
- DirectorLarry PeerceStarsRobert HaysBess ArmstrongErik von DettenBilly Jackson is not having a good Christmas. He got a basketball and just can't make a jump shot. His Uncle David is coming to town to open a Valu-Mall, which will put his dad's store out of business. When he tells his little sister Sarah that there is no Santa, she makes a wish that it would be Christmas every day. Now he must relive it over and over again.
- DirectorAnnabel JankelRocky MortonStarsBob HoskinsJohn LeguizamoDennis HopperTwo Brooklyn plumbers, Mario and Luigi, must travel to another dimension to rescue a princess from the evil dictator King Koopa and stop him from taking over the world.
- DirectorStan WinstonStarsAnthony Michael HallJerry OrbachClaudia ChristianA Los Angeles police detective partners up with a talking gnome in order to bring down the head of a crime ring.
- DirectorKevin James DobsonStarsChristina RicciAnna ChlumskyPolly DraperA city girl teams up with a tomboy to solve the mystery of Bear Mountain, Molly Morgan, and the buried treasure as well as learn about true friendships.
- DirectorJoseph RubenStarsMacaulay CulkinElijah WoodWendy CrewsonA young boy stays with his aunt and uncle and becomes friends with his cousin, a boy of the same age who shows increasing signs of violent and psychopathic behavior.
- DirectorHenry WinklerStarsBurt ReynoldsNorman D. Golden IIRuby DeeAfter witnessing a murder, a young boy named Devon refuses to testify unless he is given the chance to be a policeman.
- DirectorBrian LevantStarsJohn RitterMichael OliverJack WardenThe worst child in the world makes an unthinkable discovery: there is another child even worse than he is--and it's a girl.
- DirectorDennis DuganStarsMichael OliverJohn RitterJack WardenA young boy just short of a monster is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsShelley DuvallDaniel SternBarret OliverA young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsPaul ReubensPenelope Ann MillerKris KristoffersonPee-wee Herman is now a small-town farmer with a fiancée, but when a traveling circus comes to town, he finds himself falling for the trapeze artist.
- DirectorWalter MurchStarsFairuza BalkNicol WilliamsonJean MarshDorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.
- DirectorRobert YoungStarsDiana RiggCharlotte RaeTim CurryMildred Hubble (Fairuza Balk) is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can't seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The headmistress of the school, Miss Cackle (Charlotte Rae), has an evil twin sister (Agatha) who plans to destroy the school. Can Mildred foil the plan before the Grand Wizard (Tim Curry) comes to the Academy for the Halloween celebration you'll never forget?
- DirectorLen TalanStarsDavid WarnerHugh PollardNicola StapletonAfter being told to leave their home by their mother, Hansel and Gretel wrongly walk into the 'North woods' were they discover a delicious gingerbread house. Unbeknown to them it's a witch that lives there.
- DirectorBlair TreuStarsKatherine HeiglDanielle HarrisDonnie JeffcoatA younger sister wishes to switch places with her popular older sister and the two bickering siblings awaken to find the wish has come true.
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsDan AykroydJamie Lee CurtisAnna ChlumskyVada Sultenfuss must go to LA to stay with her Uncle Phil to do some research on her mother's life, but finds much more.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsVictor WongMichael TreanorMax Elliott SladeEach year, three brothers visit their grandfather for the summer. He is highly skilled in ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques.
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsKristy SwansonWilliam RagsdaleMeshach TaylorA young department store intern falls in love with a female store mannequin who is really a peasant girl fallen under a thousand year spell. She comes to life whenever he removes the cursed necklace from her.
- DirectorCharles T. KanganisStarsVictor WongMax Elliott SladeSean FoxYoung martial artists face their grandfather's foes when they accompany him to Japan to deliver a priceless dagger.
- DirectorHoward StormStarsLauren HuttonJim CarreyKaren KopinsA vampire Countess needs to drink the blood of a virgin in order to keep her eternal beauty. It seems that all is hopeless, until she bumps into Mark Kendall.
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsChristina ApplegateJoanna CassidyJohn GetzFive siblings are left alone all summer when their mom leaves town and the evil babysitter bites the dust.
- DirectorAte de JongStarsPhoebe CatesRik MayallMarsha MasonA young woman finds her already unstable life rocked by the presence of a rambunctious imaginary friend from childhood.
- DirectorLisa GottliebStarsJoyce HyserClayton RohnerBilly JayneTerry feels discriminated against when the summer jobs at the Sun Tribune go to two guys. She decides to do something about it. She dresses like a guy and gets a haircut. Will students at the other high school notice? Girls notice "him".
- DirectorJeff SteinStarsHarry AndersonBrian BonsallElayne BooslerThere's a crisis in Rhymeland. All the Rhymies (the characters from nursery rhymes) are disappearing. Mother Goose's son, Gordon, and Little Bo Peep set off to find them.
- DirectorDavid PoulshockClaudia SloanStarsRenee MargolinJoy AndersonRyan WillardOne day, two kids named Laurie and Scott and their basset hound Barney are magically transported into a coloring book. This coloring book is a mystical, magical land called "Sillyville." While there, the kids meet up with Sillywhim, a happy, sing-songy lady who tells them of Sillyville's troubles. The Yellow Spurdurgurgles, Blue Twirlypops, Green Jingleheimers, and Red Bittybooties are all fighting because they do not wear the same colors. Scott, Lori, and Sillywhim meet up with all these coloful characters, plus a talking tree, a singing acorn, and the kindly purple-wearing Pasha who all sing songs about themselves. Will the kids and Sillywhim be able to reunite all of the people of Sillyville? You can bet your magic rainbow blower on it.
- DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsBilly CampbellJennifer ConnellyAlan ArkinA young pilot stumbles onto a prototype jetpack that allows him to become a high-flying masked hero.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsGérard DepardieuKatherine HeiglDalton JamesA teenage girl on vacation in the Bahamas with her divorced father tries to impress a potential boyfriend by saying that her father is actually her lover.
- DirectorSusan ShadburneStarsFrancisco ReyndersKevin HagemanDaniel StrauchA group of kids meet some magical toys.
- DirectorPeter RaderStarsRobert VaughnElisabeth MossErik von DettenA brother-sister duo possessing psychic powers are pursued by a millionaire who intends to use them for his gain.
- DirectorClaudia SloanStarsKelsey WhiteSandra Dee HeideckeSusan BondeWhat would it be like to slide into a world of ice cream mountains and lemonade streams? Come and see in The Big Rock Candy Mountains! Follow Lisa and her friends, the Snoodle Doodles, on a scrumptious musical adventure to a magical land right out of a child's dream. Meet huggable locals like Profster, Felicity, and Little Bunny Foo Foo as they sing, dance, picnic, and play along to over 20 fun-filled songs. But it's not all candy crunching and lollipop licking. You'll learn important lessons about friendship, kindness, and recycling - and see just how delicious healthy food can be. The whole family will enjoy this enchanting hour of sing-song, dance-along, romp-along, fun from the special world of Wee Sing. Wee Sing in the Big Rock Candy Mountain is an enchanting addition to the uniq world of the award winning Wee Sing family of DVDs and Book & Music CD packages known for their quality, wholesome, educational, and musical entertainment values.
- DirectorHoward ZieffStarsAnna ChlumskyMacaulay CulkinDan AykroydVada is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. When Vada's father hires Shelly, a makeup expert, and begins to fall in love, Vada is outraged and does everything in her power to split them up.
- DirectorNorman JewisonStarsWhoopi GoldbergGérard DepardieuHaley Joel OsmentRecently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy's imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.
- DirectorRupert WainwrightStarsBrian BonsallKaren DuffyJames RebhornAfter a bike accident, a young boy inadvertently gains possession of a check for $1 million and proceeds to spend it, unaware that the gangsters it belongs to are in pursuit.
- DirectorMelanie MayronStarsKirstie AlleyDale MidkiffRoss MalingerA dentist is cast into limbo after her death in a bike accident and is given the assignment to act as The Tooth Fairy as her action to be admitted into heaven.
- DirectorTibor TakácsStarsMelissa Joan HartSherry MillerCharlene FernetzSent by her parents to live with her two eccentric aunts, Sabrina Sawyer discovers on her 16th birthday that she's a witch.
- 1997–20231h 29mUnrated6.2 (4.1K)TV EpisodeDirectorD.J. MacHaleStarsSteve GuttenbergNia PeeplesMichael McShaneA disgraced reporter investigates an abandoned luxury hotel where five people mysteriously disappeared sixty years earlier.
- DirectorSimon WincerStarsLucas BlackBrian KerwinShawn TooveyA boy falls in love with a horse named Flash that's for sale. He gets a job to earn the money to buy the horse, but he's forced to sell when the family falls upon hard times. This family-oriented drama proceeds from there.
- 1997–20231h 36mTV-G6.0 (416)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert KingStarsKevin NealonZachery Ty BryanJessica SteenA rowdy high school senior risks losing a $10,000 gift his parents promise him for graduation if he can complete the year without getting in trouble by getting caught by the principal in a prank. However, when an accident befalls the current principal, the senior goes and finds a drifter to show up at the school as the new principal to get his records erased.
- 1997–20231h 30mTV-G6.3 (4.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorAlex ZammStarsDabney ColemanWill FriedleElisabeth HarnoisA teenager unwittingly falls for the American President's daughter, and the pair soon find themselves off on a wild adventure.
- 1997–20231h 36mTV-G5.4 (464)TV EpisodeDirectorJames FrawleyStarsHarland WilliamsShawna WaldronDuane MartinTucker recently got out of prison, but is soon sought after by other bad men. So to escape them, he disguises himself as the new Headmistress of an all-girl school.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsTony DanzaWallace ShawnJane SibbettIn order to save his family, a contractor must construct an ark before a massive flood hits his home town.
- 1997–20231h 30mTV-G4.7 (2.2K)TV EpisodeDirectorRoger YoungStarsWhoopi GoldbergMichael YorkPaloma BaezaA computer malfunction causes a science researcher to be sent back in time with her laptop, which she uses to amaze the court.
- DirectorRichard DonnerDavid Mickey EvansStarsLorraine BraccoJohn HeardAdam BaldwinA father recounts a dark period of his childhood when he and his little brother lived in the suburbs.
- DirectorDavid Mickey EvansStarsTom GuiryMike VitarArt LaFleurIn the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures.
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsRick MoranisEd O'NeillShawna WaldronMisfits form their own opposing team to an elite peewee football team, coached by the elite team coach's brother.
- DirectorDuwayne DunhamStarsDebbie ReynoldsKimberly J. BrownJudith HoagWhen a young girl living with her secret witch mother learns she too is a witch, she must help her witch grandmother save Halloweentown from evil forces.
- DirectorGreg BeemanStarsAdam WylieMario YedidiaClara BryantThree curious teenagers and one very confused mummy collaborate through some risky adventures, with a race against time to reunite the mummy with his lover from 4,500 years ago.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsMel GibsonJamie Lee CurtisElijah WoodDuring a cryogenics test, a pilot frozen in 1939 awakes in 1992 but time is running out, as his body starts to age rapidly.
- DirectorMel GibsonStarsMel GibsonNick StahlMargaret WhittonChuck wants to leave home but can't make the grade for boarding school. Then he finds out the disfigured recluse living nearby is an ex-teacher.
- DirectorMarshall HerskovitzStarsDanny DeVitoGary SiniseRobert J. Steinmiller Jr.Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional clown, whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys.
- DirectorJodie FosterStarsJodie FosterDianne WiestAdam Hann-ByrdA single mother raises a child prodigy on her own, struggling to give him every opportunity he needs to express his gift.
- DirectorBill KroyerStarsSamantha MathisChristian SlaterRobin WilliamsThe magical inhabitants of a rainforest fight to save their home, which is threatened by logging and a polluting force of destruction called Hexxus.
- 1977–199542mTV-Y7.1 (462)TV EpisodeDirectorRon UnderwoodStarsPhilip WallerMimi KennedyThom SharpA lonely boy befriends a talking mouse who falls in love with his toy motorcycle.
- DirectorRichard GreenbergStarsFred SavageHowie MandelDaniel SternA boy discovers an incredible and gruesome world of monsters under his bed.