Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80's movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80's movie.
Movies, KnightsEasy A, by Olive PenderghastNinety-nine balloons
On their way to the horizon
Were taken for UFOs from space
Hence, a general sent
A squadron after them
To give the alarm
But there, on the horizon
Were just ninety-nine balloons
In the early '80s, the arcade game Pac-Man was twice as popular as oxygen.
Video gamesCharlie BrookerGrowing up in the 80s and 90s: Acting a fool all day long and no smartphones around to take pictures. We're so lucky!
90sUnknownThe 80s must have been a great time: Get up, fixate whatever happened to your hair at night with hairspray - done.
UnknownShe's seen all the classics, she knows every line
Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, even Saint Elmo's Fire
She rocked out to Wham, not a big Limp Bizkit fan
Thought she'd get a hand on a member of Duran Duran
Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, way before Nirvana
There was U2 and Blondie, and music still on MTV
Her two kids in high school, they tell her that she's uncool
'Cause she's still preoccupied with 19, 19, 1985
You know, Roger, you are way behind the times. The guys of the 80s aren't tough. They are sensitive people. Show a little emotion to a woman and shit like that. I think I'm an '80s man.
Lethal Weapon, by Sergeant McCaskeyAnnie: "Did you wear a helmet?"
Jake: "Yeah, we always wore helmets in the 80s!"
