Can You Name These Classic 1980s Films By Their Posters?

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From acid washed jeans to Cabbage Patch Kids and every slap bracelet in between, 1980s trends were more than a little bit bogus. The movies were totally tubular, though. Tighten up your fanny pack, crank up the Duran Duran on your Walkman, and test your '80s movie IQ with this rad, poster-based quiz.


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1980s Film Posters Quiz Questions

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Question 1

Three New York City academics start new careers as ghost removal experts.

  • A
    My Stepmother is an Alien
  • B
    Trading Places
  • C
    Spies Like Us
  • D
    Ghostbusters

Question 2

In which of the following movies does an alien stranded on Earth struggle to find a way home?

  • A
    E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
  • B
    The Goonies
  • C
    Flight of the Navigator
  • D
    Gremlins

Question 3

Marty McFly accidentally travels back in time to 1955.

  • A
    Teen Wolf
  • B
    Back to the Future
  • C
    The Frighteners
  • D
    Bright Lights, Big City

Question 4

A hotheaded fighter pilot strives to be the best in his class and also get the girl.

  • A
    Risky Business
  • B
    The Color of Money
  • C
    All the Right Moves
  • D
    Top Gun

Question 5

Star Michael Keaton ad-libbed many of his lines in this Tim Burton fantasy.

  • A
    First Blood
  • B
    The Lost Boys
  • C
    The Goonies
  • D
    Beetlejuice

Question 6

Two slackers travel through history in a magical phone booth.

  • A
    Big Trouble in Little China
  • B
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
  • C
    Tango and Cash
  • D
    Over the Top

Question 7

A stodgy Southern widow grudgingly befriends her African-American chauffeur.

  • A
    Fried Green Tomatoes
  • B
    On Golden Pond
  • C
    Lean on Me
  • D
    Driving Miss Daisy

Question 8

John McClane fights to free his wife and several other Christmas partygoers who have been taken hostage.

  • A
    Die Hard
  • B
    Commando
  • C
    The Running Man
  • D
    Escape from New York

Question 9

Charismatic police officer Axel Foley investigates his friend's murder while wading through the culture shock of southern California.

  • A
    Lethal Weapon
  • B
    Beverly Hills Cop
  • C
    48 Hrs.
  • D
    Harlem Nights

Question 10

Hijinks ensue at a "members-only" golf club.

  • A
    The Razor's Edge
  • B
    Revenge of the Nerds
  • C
    Overboard
  • D
    Caddyshack

Question 11

One unlucky family's home is besieged by ghosts.

  • A
    Child's Play
  • B
    Creepshow
  • C
    The Shining
  • D
    Poltergeist

Question 12

Struggling actor Michael Dorsey poses as a woman to land a job on a soap opera.

  • A
    Rain Man
  • B
    Ishtar
  • C
    Family Business
  • D
    Tootsie

Question 13

A suburban Chicago high schooler takes the sick day to end all sick days.

  • A
    War Games
  • B
    Biloxi Blues
  • C
    The Freshman
  • D
    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Question 14

New kid Ren shakes up the status quo when he moves to a small town where dancing and rock 'n' roll are forbidden.

  • A
    Footloose
  • B
    She's Having a Baby
  • C
    Flashdance
  • D
    Dirty Dancing

Question 15

This film is a look at the rise and fall of a self-sabotaging prizefighter.

  • A
    Midnight Run
  • B
    Raging Bull
  • C
    Once Upon a Time in America
  • D
    Angel Heart

Question 16

The serious students at a preppy boys boarding school in New England are shaken up by an inspiring English teacher.

  • A
    Dead Poets Society
  • B
    Good Morning Vietnam
  • C
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
  • D
    School Ties

Question 17

Ellen Ripley returns to help a ragtag group of space marines battle extraterrestrials.

  • A
    The Terminator
  • B
    They Live
  • C
    Aliens
  • D
    Predator

Question 18

This baseball film put "If you build it, he will come" into the American lexicon.

  • A
    Major League
  • B
    The Natural
  • C
    Bull Durham
  • D
    Field of Dreams

Question 19

An ex-cop is tasked with hunting down a group of human clones called "replicants" in future Los Angeles.

  • A
    Witness
  • B
    Frantic
  • C
    Blade Runner
  • D
    Ladyhawke

Question 20

Innocent victims are stalked by a disfigured serial killer who invades their dreams.

  • A
    Friday the 13th
  • B
    Hellraiser
  • C
    A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • D
    The Evil Dead

Question 21

This Oscar nominated film follows thirty years in the extraordinarily tough life of Celie, an African-American woman in the South.

  • A
    Tender Mercies
  • B
    Hope and Glory
  • C
    Mississippi Burning
  • D
    The Color Purple

Question 22

This film is a colorful look at one of the most legendary composers in the history of music.

  • A
    Dangerous Liaisons
  • B
    Amadeus
  • C
    The Killing Fields
  • D
    The Last Emperor

Question 23

All Neal Page wants to do is get home for Thanksgiving with his family.

  • A
    Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • B
    The Great Outdoors
  • C
    Uncle Buck
  • D
    Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Question 24

A young soldier named Chris battles both the enemy and the disgruntled men of his own squad during the Vietnam War.

  • A
    Full Metal Jacket
  • B
    Platoon
  • C
    Casualties of War
  • D
    The Thin Red Line

Question 25

The Rebel alliance is down but not out in this blockbuster fantasy sequel.

  • A
    The Last Starfighter
  • B
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
  • C
    Spaceballs
  • D
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Question 26

An archaeology professor races against the Nazis to secure a precious artifact.

  • A
    Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • B
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • C
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • D
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Question 27

Samantha Baker's birthday is anything but sweet.

  • A
    Pretty in Pink
  • B
    Sixteen Candles
  • C
    The Breakfast Club
  • D
    Better Off Dead

Question 28

Chris's night goes from bad to worse when she brings the kids she's babysitting along to pick up her friend Brenda who's stranded at a Chicago bus station.

  • A
    The Babysitter's Club
  • B
    The Babysitter
  • C
    Adventures in Babysitting
  • D
    Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead

Question 29

Seven thirty-something college friends reunite in the wake of their friend's suicide.

  • A
    Stand By Me
  • B
    The Outsiders
  • C
    Broadcast News
  • D
    The Big Chill

Question 30

Aided by a revenge-seeking swashbuckler and a giant, two young lovers battle the elements and evils of the fairy tale kingdom of Florin.

  • A
    The Princess Bride
  • B
    Labyrinth
  • C
    Legend
  • D
    The Neverending Story

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