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1982: The Best Year For Summer Movies Ever?

According to many movie critics, it was. Let’s examine the evidence. posted on May 29, 2012 at 11:49am EDT

Whitney Jefferson BuzzFeed Staff posted about 11 months ago

I know, right? Now tell your friends!

1982: The Best Year For Summer Movies Ever?

Whitney Jefferson

1. Blade Runner

Blade Runner

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Released in theaters on June 27, 1982.

2. Conan the Barbarian

Conan the Barbarian

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Released on May 14, 1982.

3. E.T.

E.T.

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Released on June 13, 1982.

4. Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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Released on August 13, 1982.

5. An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

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Released on August 13, 1982.

6. Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd: The Wall

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Released on August 13, 1982.

7. Poltergeist

Poltergeist

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Released on June 4, 1982.

8. The Road Warrior

The Road Warrior

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Released on May 21, 1982.

9. Rocky III

Rocky III

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Released on May 28, 1982.

10. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

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Released on June 4, 1982.

11. The Thing

The Thing

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Released on June 27, 1982.

12. Tron

Tron

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Released on July 9, 1982.

I think the fact that two of these films have already been remade is a testament to the era, but what do you think, BuzzFeed? Is the summer of ‘82 worth all the hype?

…And if you do think that it is, Austin’s Alamo Draft House will be playing each of the movies this summer on the same weekend they were released back in 1982. Pretty cool, if you live in Texas!

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Try 2007. Best year of the new millennium.
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cybergata 11 months ago

I think I must be the only person who wasn’t all that impressed with E.T. Everyone kept telling me how great this movie was, then I saw it and wondered WTF was all the praise for. Now Blade Runner, that is my kind of movie.
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I’m going to throw it out there: Summer of 84 = Streets of Fire, Ghostbusters, The Karate Kid, Gremlins, Top Secret!, Bachelor Party, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Last Starfighter, Revenge of the Nerds, Purple Rain, The Philadelphia Experiment, Red Dawn & Dreamscape Summer of 85 = The Goonies, Coccoon, Prizzi’s Honor, Pale Rider, St. Elmo’s Fire, Back to the Future, Silverado, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Weird Science, Real Genius, Fright Night, Better Off Dead, Teen Wolf.
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mistery514 11 months ago

3 of these movies have been remade, not 2
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I wrote an article that examines summer movies since 1975 to evaluate 1982. Gnomercy.org
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I’m with ZACHB5 99 was the greatest year in film history. Galaxy Quest, Any Given Sunday and South Park didn’t even crack the top 20 grossing films. 99 even survived Jar Jar Binks
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zachb5 11 months ago

Well, I do love The Thing, Blade Runner, and Road Warrior… but E.T. clearly marks the beginning of Senior Spielbergo giving in to his shmaltzyist whimsy and becoming the monster that would give us Hook, The Terminal and A.I. I’ve got to go with 1999 for best overall performance:
FIght Club
Magnolia
All About my Mother
Being John Malkovich
The Matrix
Three Kings
Election
The Iron Giant
Eyes Wide Shut
Toy Story 2
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Talented Mr. Ripley
Office Space
Twin Falls Idaho
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Jesus’ Son
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Even though I was born 7 years after that year, it was the best year for summer movies! Most of the movies shown on the list, I saw on TV when I was about 8-years old! They still are awesome!
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1985 has it beat: Goonies, Fletch, Back to the Future, Legend of Billie Jean, Teen Wolf, Weird Science, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, Better Off Dead… no contest.
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Shitsbananas 11 months ago

Maybe you spend too much time on buzzfeed if you’re taking this list srsly… ROCKY 3 
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LeSamourai 11 months ago

Uh……I think we need more evidence if we’re pushing this theory. Don’t film historians always cite 1939 as the greatest year? Or any of 4-5 years in the early 1970s? Seriously, if you only list 12 movies and have to include “Rocky III” to fill out the list, you’ve got a problem.
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Arctic_Boosh 11 months ago

Oh god, Blade Runner. One of my favorite movies of all time! I bought a blu-ray player just to see how gorgeous it was, and I was not disappointed!
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That pic is from Conan the Destroyer.
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Greg B. 11 months ago

The Conan pic was from “Conan the Destroyer” and not the original “Conan the Barbarian.”
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