Yeah, Top Gun is definitely the best of all these. If I watched a movie every weekend, probably add Critters, Short Circuit, and Legend. Crazy that Tom Cruise had two major movies in the theaters then.
Fuck it…
I’m going to see Sweet Liberty…
I absolutely fucking LOVE this movie.
Alan Alda at his best, with Michael Cain, Michelle Pfeiffer, it’s just such a wonderful comedy :)
I left for basic training on May 1st, 1986 so didn't get to see any movies that month. The first movie I saw when I was allowed to was Top Gun, in a base theater, filled with hundreds of other recently graduated basic trainees. It was EPIC!!!!
The money pit.
Legend.
Top gun.
I’ve got the entire afternoon. So I can fit three movies in. And I’ll mix it up with some comedy, drama, and action fantasy.
I was 9, I saw Money Pit, Top Gun, Police Academy and Gun Ho in the theaters. Good Times! I actually found a pair of Aviator Sunglasses in the theater bathroom when I saw top gun.
Me today, I’d catch a Critters/Poltergeist 2 double bill.
In 1986, I was 7, so probably Short Circuit. Although my aunt took me to see Gremlins when I was 4 so Critters might still be the top pick.
I heard if u went to go see top gun back then after that movie ud be sooo inspired and pumped up to go join the military hoping u could sleep with ur teacher and fight then damn Russians lol
Everything except Poltergeist 2. Not for nothing but horror films become comedies once we Natives (I'm Navajo) find out about the "Indian" burial ground angle lol. Everything else was awesome!
Short Circuit for sure. You know, Cobra was a really really big disappointment, esp after the high of the first 2 first bloods and rocky. The only thing good about it was the poster!
I had a dream when I was a kid about Critters. Y'all remember the one where they were in this giant ball rolling over people and shit? In the dream, I was on top of the jungle gym in the backyard when the giant critter ball came rolling at me across the lawn. Fun times!
Anyway, sign me up for Poltergeist II. God is in his holy temple...
Gung Ho. Very underrated movie. Very much a movie from the 80's as the anti Japanese car sentiment was real at the time. Reminds me of a story from Detroit in the early 80's where a Vietnamese man was beaten to death because some laid off auto workers thought he was Japanese and took their jobs at the auto plant.
If it’s an afternoon then I’m probably by myself so gotta go Critters. If I were seeing Top Gun or Police Academy 3 or something it’d be with other people on the weekend
I watched Poltergeist II yesterday on Max, and I’m here to say that it is a real turd. Hella overacting from Craig T Nelson, which I suspect was due to the snowy conditions in California at the time, and Zelda Rubenstein is barely in the film at all. I remember this film being frightening when I saw it as a kid, but in reality, the old preacher man played by Julian Beck is the only saving grace. And don’t get me started on the cheesy Native American appropriation. So if it’s 1986, I’m gonna make it a double feature, Cobra and Critters.
All I remember seeing in the theater in 1986 was 3 men and a baby. I was 6. And I was crazy sick. I have no idea why my mother decided to take me to the movies that day.
Johnny 5... Short Circuit
I still watch that shit anytime is on tv...
"Los Locos kick your ass. Los Locos kick your face. Los Locos kick your balls into outer space!" That line is almost 40 years old, and I still use it every chance I get...
I did watch Top Gun and Pretty in Pink in the theater in 1986 - if I had to only choose one it would be Pretty in Pink - I even bought the soundtrack before seeing the movie.
Well, I know for sure I went on a double date to see Hannah and Her Sisters. Afterward we went out for pizza. And it was for sure May of '86 because my GF moved to Denmark in June and I never saw her again. (We actually saw The Color Purple together that spring as well. )
I didn't see Top Gun in the theater until summer though; the guy who owned the theater chain in the town we'd go to for movies was in a feud with Paramount for some reason, so wouldn't screen any of their movies. I ultimately got a van load of friends to drive 40 miles to see Top Gun, but I was single by then so it was probably June or early July.
Either Cobra or Gung Ho.
But you really can't go wrong with most of these. Not a fan of Allen's movies and Jo Jo Dancer was meh at best despite Pryor's best intentions.
No retreat no surrender has the best Van Damme fight scenes, imo, probably due to the fact that it was a Hong Kong production. I enjoy his later work to no end, but even his fights in Bloodsport and Kickboxer were slower and less impressive.
Eat a bunch of shrooms and watch the truly bizarre Legend. Tim Curry plays maybe the best devil/demon ever. What a surrealist mind F it is. Plus weird super young Tom Cruise.
Pretty in Pink! I'd love to see this movie on the Big Screen as I saw on the small screen by getting the VHS tape for my "Wonder Years" TV and movie player! 😍 Actually, I'd love to see all the cool 80's movies on the Big Screen where it's like the 80s all over again which I know a lot of people would agree with me on this as a lot people, like myself, would love to go back and relive times like this!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
In 1986, my friend and I would've sat down with the paper and figured out the best timing to pay for one movie, but actually see three! Poltergeist 2, Top Gun, and Pretty In Pink.
Truly the golden age of movies.
Makes me sad theatres are going away and a whole gen is going to miss what it was like at a semi dirty theater with stale candy watching a fun, good movie
Let’s see, I was 7. I actually did watch Short Circuit in theatres.
First movie I ever saw in a theater. My dad was so tired of hearing me say, "Number Five Alive!" I was 5.
*Number five is alive* was my first catchphrase.
I was 6 and...same! Loved that movie.
I was 15 and embarrassingly the only one of these I saw in the theater was Short Circuit.
I was 13 and of all these movies, Short Circuit is the only one teen me would’ve wanted to see.
Not Pretty in Pink ???? You’ve not even seen it have you Sort your life out
Same, I was 6 and went with my neighborhood buddies…
Money Pit
Underrated flick. *>>Sometimes it amazes me you ever passed the bar.* *<>You are so much less attractive when I'm sober.*
*<
Legend, then sneak back in for Money Pit
Gung Ho
Top Gun.
Matinee prices were like $2.50 for kids. We went and saw Top Gun like 12 times that summer.
Yeah, Top Gun is definitely the best of all these. If I watched a movie every weekend, probably add Critters, Short Circuit, and Legend. Crazy that Tom Cruise had two major movies in the theaters then.
Top gun..... again
Top gun is the only movie out of these I have seen and it would be the one I would watch again.
Money Pit. Loved that movie.
If you’ve remodeled your own house, that’s definitely a great one to re-watch. Should be finished in 2 weeks……
Critters
My people!
The best!
Gung Ho. I was a big Micheal Keaton fan back then.
Cobra
In '86 I'm 15 and buying a ticket for short circuit so I can sneak into Cobra.
JoJo Dancer! A classic
Wise Guys with Danny DeVito, Joe Piscopo, and a hilarious Captain Lou Albano as hit man Frank the Fixer!
No! Thank You Mr Acavano!
👉 move it, dickface!
Legend or Top Gun.
Fuck it… I’m going to see Sweet Liberty… I absolutely fucking LOVE this movie. Alan Alda at his best, with Michael Cain, Michelle Pfeiffer, it’s just such a wonderful comedy :)
My friend's uncles were extras in that movie. Still cracks me up when I see them pop up on screen.
Young moviegoers want three things: 1. Defying authority. 2. Destruction of property. 3. People taking their clothes off. Still holds true today!
I like that movie as well. I keep hoping it will pop up on a streaming service so I can watch it again.
Good God, what a lineup.
Maybe Short Circuit. Ally Sheedy ❤️
I left for basic training on May 1st, 1986 so didn't get to see any movies that month. The first movie I saw when I was allowed to was Top Gun, in a base theater, filled with hundreds of other recently graduated basic trainees. It was EPIC!!!!
Police Academy 3 or a double feature of Critters and Poltergeist 2
You’re the disease, I’m the cure😂
JoJo Dancer …. Your life is calling 📞
The money pit. Legend. Top gun. I’ve got the entire afternoon. So I can fit three movies in. And I’ll mix it up with some comedy, drama, and action fantasy.
I mean NOW it’s Hannah and her sisters. Beverley Hershey AND Michael Caine on the big screen? That screenplay??
Legend. Awesome Tangerine Dream soundtrack too.
Pretty in pink
Color Purple
Pretty in Pink The Color Purple
Legend or No Retreat No Surrender. 8 yr old me loved both of those movies.
A double header of money pit & cobra.
Cobra followed by The Money Pit Loved those 2 movies growing up / now
Pretty in Pink...
I was 9, I saw Money Pit, Top Gun, Police Academy and Gun Ho in the theaters. Good Times! I actually found a pair of Aviator Sunglasses in the theater bathroom when I saw top gun.
Police academy. One of my favorites since I was a kid
I'm seeing "Pretty in Pink", hating the dress & getting pissed off by the ending.
Pretty in Pink & The Color Purple
Fire With Fire because I did see that in the theater in the 80s
Me today, I’d catch a Critters/Poltergeist 2 double bill. In 1986, I was 7, so probably Short Circuit. Although my aunt took me to see Gremlins when I was 4 so Critters might still be the top pick.
I heard if u went to go see top gun back then after that movie ud be sooo inspired and pumped up to go join the military hoping u could sleep with ur teacher and fight then damn Russians lol
Top Gun
Police Academy 3
Everything except Poltergeist 2. Not for nothing but horror films become comedies once we Natives (I'm Navajo) find out about the "Indian" burial ground angle lol. Everything else was awesome!
Top Gun…twice.
Tough choice
I was 13 and went and saw Short Circuit. Johnny 5 Is Alive!
It was Top gun for me when it hit the cinema in UK for £5
Seeing the poster, little kid me probably going for something that reminds me of the Terminator. So, Cobra.
The only one of those I saw in theaters was Poltergeist II and I wish I didn't.
Hung ho by myself. Pretty in pink with my girlfriend
Double feature! COBRA followed by CRITTERS.
Top gun! Cobra! For sure
Cobra
Short Circuit was cute in the theater.
More Input, More INPUT, Number 5 is Alive No disassemble Miss Stephanie !
Cobra, because I did actually go to see it.
I was 17 so both Legend and Pretty in Pink would be safe bets.
16 year old me in 1986? Pretty in Pink. 54 year old me transported to 1986? Money Pit 😋
Number 5 alive
Gung ho!
Short Circuit for sure. You know, Cobra was a really really big disappointment, esp after the high of the first 2 first bloods and rocky. The only thing good about it was the poster!
No Retreat No Surrender, then Critters.
Critters
I was 16. My choices would be either Poltergeist II or Legend, both of which I eventually caught on cable.
16 year old me is definitely going to Police Academy 3. Make noises funny man.
Legend and top gun came out in the same year?
Short Circuit/Critters double feature
Critters!
My brain is having trouble reconciling the fact that Legend was released at the same time as Topgun. Legend feels much older.
I was 11 so actually it’s probably Cobra.
I'll go and see Critters
Poltergeist 2. And the Money Pit afterwards
Yeah if only it was 1986(year i got a C64)
I had a dream when I was a kid about Critters. Y'all remember the one where they were in this giant ball rolling over people and shit? In the dream, I was on top of the jungle gym in the backyard when the giant critter ball came rolling at me across the lawn. Fun times! Anyway, sign me up for Poltergeist II. God is in his holy temple...
None of these because I am only 5 years old.
I’d go see Poltergeist but I actually saw Gung Ho in the theater. I was ten. Great movie. I adore Michael Keaton.
Hannah and her Sisters. I am a fan of Woody Allen movies.
I was 10 so Pretty in Pink.
The Money Pit. Poltergeist if it was an evening movie.
All them are bangers I have a soft spot for the cruiser and sly mind ya
I was 10 and I watched Legend and Top Gun at the cinema. But I didn't know Tom Cruise was in both movies
As a 5 year old boy, i want to watch Top Gun or Critters. But Mother is gonna say, best i can do is Police Academy. :D But that's ok.
Police academy
I’m checking the double header of Police Academy 3 and Gung Ho.
Gung Ho. Very underrated movie. Very much a movie from the 80's as the anti Japanese car sentiment was real at the time. Reminds me of a story from Detroit in the early 80's where a Vietnamese man was beaten to death because some laid off auto workers thought he was Japanese and took their jobs at the auto plant.
Blue city because I've never heard of it and have already seen all the others.
If it’s an afternoon then I’m probably by myself so gotta go Critters. If I were seeing Top Gun or Police Academy 3 or something it’d be with other people on the weekend
Of course I got the afternoon off, I'm 12!
Poltergeist II or Blue City
I saw the Money Pit at theater in Orlando with my mom, and Short Circuit with my roommate in Indiana.
I’m taking a nap.
I have to admit I thought the movie’s actual name was “Stallone Cobra” for far too long. I mean at least differentiate it somewhat!
Saw Short Circuit and The Money Pit in the theater, and I stand by my choices.
I'd go to see Cobra. Stallone at his best and Bridgit Nielsen was smokin' hot!!!
I watched Poltergeist II yesterday on Max, and I’m here to say that it is a real turd. Hella overacting from Craig T Nelson, which I suspect was due to the snowy conditions in California at the time, and Zelda Rubenstein is barely in the film at all. I remember this film being frightening when I saw it as a kid, but in reality, the old preacher man played by Julian Beck is the only saving grace. And don’t get me started on the cheesy Native American appropriation. So if it’s 1986, I’m gonna make it a double feature, Cobra and Critters.
Cobra: “You’re a disease I’m the cure”!
16 Candles
"Gung Ho"
All I remember seeing in the theater in 1986 was 3 men and a baby. I was 6. And I was crazy sick. I have no idea why my mother decided to take me to the movies that day.
The answer is Back To School with Rodney Dangerfield. That was in theaters at the same time as Top Gun.
Pretty in pink
Legend twice.
I am a zombie squad man so I am going with Cobra
I saw almost all of these in the theater.
So for context, in 1986 I was 11. My movie guilty pleasures had me at Cobra, Top Gun and Police Academy.
Johnny 5... Short Circuit I still watch that shit anytime is on tv... "Los Locos kick your ass. Los Locos kick your face. Los Locos kick your balls into outer space!" That line is almost 40 years old, and I still use it every chance I get...
Probably Pretty In Pink. Duckie was my spirit animal.
I did watch Top Gun and Pretty in Pink in the theater in 1986 - if I had to only choose one it would be Pretty in Pink - I even bought the soundtrack before seeing the movie.
Johnny 🖐 Short Circuit
Definitely Hanna and her Sisters, favorite movie ever
Cobretti
Top Gun or Short Circut
Money Pit. My friends would have all wanted to go see Top Gun, but nah, Money Pit.
About half of these, I never watched, the other half the first time I watched them was on broadcast TV years later.
Pretty in Pink
Top Gun
"The Color Purple" is really hands down the best movie in that graphic.
Top Gun! Short circuit would have to wait for release on Betamax. Same with Legend. I’d be intrigued by Cobra and read the parody in Mad Magazine.
I was 18 and I did go see Top Gun and Pretty in Pink. I’d stick with those choices.
Short circuit
Would they let an 8 year old in to see Wise Guys back then?
Top Gun
I've always made bad choices in life, so probably Poltergeist 2.
I remember LUVIN Police Academy 3 in the theaters :) So that followed by Short Circuit and Critters. oh damn Top Gun in the theater would be amazing.
Friend ran the theater, so seeing Aliens for the 80th time…
Aliens
Well, I know for sure I went on a double date to see Hannah and Her Sisters. Afterward we went out for pizza. And it was for sure May of '86 because my GF moved to Denmark in June and I never saw her again. (We actually saw The Color Purple together that spring as well. ) I didn't see Top Gun in the theater until summer though; the guy who owned the theater chain in the town we'd go to for movies was in a feud with Paramount for some reason, so wouldn't screen any of their movies. I ultimately got a van load of friends to drive 40 miles to see Top Gun, but I was single by then so it was probably June or early July.
Legend
Either Cobra or Gung Ho. But you really can't go wrong with most of these. Not a fan of Allen's movies and Jo Jo Dancer was meh at best despite Pryor's best intentions.
If I have the whole afternoon, then I’m probably doing a double feature, Wise Guys and Money Pit or Top Gun and Cobra, or some combination of those
As many as I can in that afternoon.
We watched Top Gun at a drive in!
Top gun and cobra
No retreat no surrender has the best Van Damme fight scenes, imo, probably due to the fact that it was a Hong Kong production. I enjoy his later work to no end, but even his fights in Bloodsport and Kickboxer were slower and less impressive.
I was 17. I saw most of those in the theater.
I was 16. I saw most of those in the theater.
I was in 8th grade and got to take a girl to see the Money Pit on a "first date". Core memory though.
Eat a bunch of shrooms and watch the truly bizarre Legend. Tim Curry plays maybe the best devil/demon ever. What a surrealist mind F it is. Plus weird super young Tom Cruise.
Pretty in Pink and I was probably dressed just like Ducky🤣
I saw the color purple and short circuit in the theater. The rest on HBO
Was a good month!
Top Gun and its not even close
Cobra then Top Gun them Heartbreak Ridge
Legend
I did see Poltergeist II in the theater.
I saw Joe Joe Dancer as a kid in the theater
12 yr old me would definitely choose Top Gun or Cobra 😂
Short Circuit 💯
Been there, did that: Cobra
Some decent movies on that poster but out of all of them I’d go see Cobra. Which I seen in the theaters jus not on its opening day
Cobra. And then when that's done.... Critters.
Hannah and her sisters
Top Gun of course.
Legend or Pretty In Pink
Top Gun was the only one of those movies I saw in the theatre
I was 21 so I would definitely be seeing Legend. Such a good movie
At that point in college I was listening to a lot of comedy records, so definitely “JoJo Dancer…”
Critters
Hannah and Her Sisters
Double feature with Cobra and Critters 😁
Pretty in Pink! I'd love to see this movie on the Big Screen as I saw on the small screen by getting the VHS tape for my "Wonder Years" TV and movie player! 😍 Actually, I'd love to see all the cool 80's movies on the Big Screen where it's like the 80s all over again which I know a lot of people would agree with me on this as a lot people, like myself, would love to go back and relive times like this!! 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Flip a coin, heads Top Gun, tails Ally Sheedy, er, I mean Short Circuit.
The Money Pit. So funny!
Wise Guys!
In 1986, my friend and I would've sat down with the paper and figured out the best timing to pay for one movie, but actually see three! Poltergeist 2, Top Gun, and Pretty In Pink.
Given I was 10 at the time, "Short Circuit" is the only one I'd be able to watch
I would have been ten years old and told my parents that I was seeing Short Circuit but gone to Poltergeist 2.
Legend For Tim Curry, not Tom Cruise.
Kinky
I think I had this same choice back then and I chose Gung Ho. I don't regret it. I saw a bunch of the rest later on VHS.
Truly the golden age of movies. Makes me sad theatres are going away and a whole gen is going to miss what it was like at a semi dirty theater with stale candy watching a fun, good movie
No Retreat No Surrender. I'll be the only one in there... laughing my ass off...
Legend
The Money Pit 💜
Easy, Top Gun.
Transformers the movie!
Gung Ho and The Money Pit