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Title: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: claws on June 13, 2012, 06:29:13 AM
When you think of the 80s, what back then young movie actor (born between 1960-1975) comes to mind?

Pick your 5!


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: tracy on June 13, 2012, 12:36:43 PM
Michael J.Fox
Charlie Sheen
Emilio Estevez
Anthony Michael Hall
Corey Feldman

Especially Anthony Michael Hall....who could forget "The King of the Dipsh*ts" from Sixteen Candles?

(http://hilobrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/anthonymichaelhall31.jpg)


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: HappyGilmore on June 13, 2012, 04:31:40 PM
Corey Haim
Corey Feldman
Anthony Michael Hall
Robert Downey Jr (kinda, did teen flicks and SNL)


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: JaseSF on June 13, 2012, 09:17:56 PM
Michael J. Fox
Matthew Broderick
Anthony Michael Hall
Emilio Estevez
Corey Feldman


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: tommex84 on June 13, 2012, 11:00:01 PM
Tom Cruise
- Top Gun (1986)
- Cocktail (1988)
- Rain Man (1988)

Michael J. Fox
- Back to the Future (1985)
- Teen Wolf (1985)
- The Secret of My Success (1987)

Eddie Murphy
- 48 Hrs. (1982)
- Trading Places  (1983)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Emilio Estevez
- Repo Man (1984)
- Maximum Overdrive (1986)
- Young Guns (1988)

Corey Feldman
- The Goonies (1985)
- Stand by Me (1986)
- License to Drive (1988)


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: claws on June 14, 2012, 01:08:51 AM
Tom Cruise

- Rain Man (1988)
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- The Color of Money (1986)

Nicolas Cage

- Raising Arizona (1987)
- Birdy (1984)
- Rumble Fish (1983)

Eddie Murphy

- Trading Places (1983)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- 48 Hrs. (1982)

Corey Feldman

- Stand by Me (1986)
- The Goonies (1985)
- Gremlins (1984)

Corey Haim

- The Lost Boys (1987)
- Murphy's Romance (1985) - love this movie
- Lucas (1986)


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: Hammock Rider on June 15, 2012, 10:41:08 AM
No love for John Candy?


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: tracy on June 15, 2012, 12:27:11 PM
No love for John Candy?
I loved John Candy! From SCTV to the big screen....he was great. :wink:


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: zombie no.one on June 15, 2012, 04:44:13 PM
funny you put bobcat goldthwaite on there because the very first actor I thought of before I clicked the thread was:

(http://images.wikia.com/policeacademy/de/images/2/29/Thaddeus.png)

he may have only been known for police academy but his annoyed smarmy face, unaware he's about to be dumped right in it by Mahoney at any given moment, sums up the 80s for me.  :teddyr:


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: Swamp Thing on June 15, 2012, 07:04:39 PM
(http://findmeaninja.com/pages/Michael%20dudikoff/Images/michael%20dudikoff%20american%20ninja.jpg)


Title: Re: Actors that defined the 80's
Post by: Kaseykockroach on June 15, 2012, 08:05:49 PM
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6cu0nPwlDEs/TYU9oupspoI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/mXDpUgUBZ7s/gremlins.jpg)
Hey, he's a better actor than most. :P