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8 Iconic '80s Movies For When You're Feeling Nostalgic In 2019

"You're telling me you made a time machine...out of a DeLorean?"

Anna D'Orazio

Feb 05, 2019

Shippensburg University

8 Iconic '80s Movies For When You're Feeling Nostalgic In 2019

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You know what's better than watching movies from this century? Watching movies from the last one (but specifically just from the 1980s). Take a look at these 8 iconic movies from the '80s to watch for when you're feeling nostalgic!

1. The "Back to the Future" Trilogy

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You're lying if you say that you didn't have a crush on Michael J. Fox at one point. No? Was it just me? Alright, moving on.

2. "The Goonies"

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"HeeeeEEEEYYY YOU GUYS!"

3. "Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark"

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Be still my heart, it's Harrison Ford.

4. "The Princess Bride"

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My standards are way too high because of this movie.

5. "Dirty Dancing"

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I had the time of my life watching Patrick Swayze dance his heart out.

6. "When Harry Met Sally"

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Have I watched this before? Never? Do I know everything about it and know that it's amazing? You bet.

7. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

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Will I ever be as cool as Ferris Bueller? (The answer is no).

8. "Big"

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Tom Hanks is my IDOL.

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8 Iconic '80s Movies For When You're Feeling Nostalgic In 2019

"You're telling me you made a time machine...out of a DeLorean?"

1. The "Back to the Future" Trilogy

2. "The Goonies"

3. "Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark"

4. "The Princess Bride"

5. "Dirty Dancing"

6. "When Harry Met Sally"

7. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

8. "Big"

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Are you really a college student if you don't stay up all night studying in your pajamas?

1. You get there and immediately look for a place to sit and all the tables are full.

2. You finally find a place to sit, and you look at your assignment.

3. Are you really a college student if you don't stay up all night studying in your pajamas?

4. When someone walks in wearing normal clothes and you're in your pajamas.

5. When random people come up to you and ask you to take their surveys.

6. There's always this really loud group of people in the corner who are clearly not studying.

7. I think I need a study break!

8. When your friend isn't done studying, but you want to leave.

9. When you send in your assignment one minute before it's due.

10. Then you realize you forgot an assignment that's due tomorrow.

11. When you finally leave!

12. When you find out that the friend you studied with all night passed and you failed.

Time to change up resolutions.

Keep a Journal

Go to the gym

Listen to Music

Be more patient

The truth of what it is like having a birthday around the holiday season.

Pro: PRESENTS! PRESENTS! PRESENTS!

Con: "This is your Christmas AND your birthday present."

Pro: Your entire family shows up to celebrate your birthday!

Con: You probably won't have a birthday party.

Pro: It snows on your birthday!!!

Con: It snows on your birthday.

Pro: Lots of decorations for your birthday!

Pro: You get a lot of food if family Christmas is on your birthday.

Pro: So much to celebrate and be thankful for.

Pro: I get to share my birthday with my Dad.

There is nothing quite like Christmas.

1. The Christmas decorations

2. Christmas movies

3. Spending time with family

4. Christmas cookies

5. Egg Nog

6. Christmas presents

7. Snow

We are well aware that it's not even Thanksgiving yet.

1. Decking the halls AKA decorating before Thanksgiving.

2. Playing Christmas music all day long.

3. Christmas movie marathons.

4. Getting offended when someone hates Christmas.

5. Drinking holiday themed drinks.

6. Buying ugly Christmas sweaters.

7. Using every chance to talk about Christmas.

8. Baking Christmas cookies.

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