Classic fantasy films of the 80s

by Michelle Strozykowski

The eighties was a decade defined by cinema's insatiable appetite for big budget fantasy adventures. Included within its span was a trilogy of Indianna Jones films, two Ghostbusters films, two Back to the Future films, two...read more

by Tasha Richard

The 1980s saw a burst in the fantasy movie business. No longer were movies based on comic books or dinosaurs roaming the earth. They no longer were based on light-hearted family adventures and the misadventures of children...read more

by Christopher Chatterton

As a child of the 1980's I was spoilt for choice when it came to Fantasy films, no sooner had I come home from the cinema; my head filled with notions of becoming a Star Fighter Pilot, than the next movie would be released...read more

by Edmund Bertram

STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980) This is the second and arguably best of the "Star Wars" franchise. Luke Skywalker is gaining experience, coming closer to the art of a Jedi master. Obi-Wan-Kenobi continues to m...read more

by Eric McKeever

A bust of the goddess Hera crashes to the ground. A football star is catapulted into a galaxy where a game of life and death is seen as sport. A giant fire-breathing dragon terrorizes a land. A kidnapped child sits wait...read more

by Ron Schecker

Picture this: It is in the early 80's. Home Box Office was still fairly a new concept for households. And there, before our very eyes, a movie that would capture the minds and imaginations of every child of that time. That...read more

by Chuck Hoodak

Classic fantasy films of the 80s The table top game, Dungeons and Dragons, had become very popular around the end of the 70's and the beginning of the 80's. This phenomena was not ignored by the movie studios. Eager to...read more

by Paul Gorzkowski

The 1980's, which was my favorite era in my lifetime was the biggest era for producing fantasy films. There never was and there never will be another era in time that could compare or hold a candle to the film industry lik...read more

by Currie Jean

The fantasy films of the eighties are my home. I grew up in a post-apocalyptic land of Oz. I loved that a dragon was free to look like a dog, and wanted a collection of artifacts just like Ariel's. Ask any twentysomething ...read more

by Sumantha Dutta

Forget Emerald City, and think Bog of Eternal Stench'. Forget the Munchkins, we now have ancient looking dwarfs. Ignore the instruction to follow the yellow brick road' as we are now dealing with a dangerous maze that ha...read more

by Rik

The 1980s were known for classic fantasy movies, but there were a few that stand out in my mind. The first one is one that introduced me to Harrison Ford not being Han Solo. He was the lead role in Blade Runner. This film...read more

by John Devera

The eighties were a decacade of both very good and very bad fantasy films. I suppose that it's best to focus on the best, though, so here are the best fantasy films of the 80s. 1. Ladyhawke, directed by Richard Donner...read more

by Elizabeth Kelly

Finding classic fantasy films of the 80s is like searching for hidden treasure. Science fiction had all the blockbusters with hits like Ghostbusters, Blade Runner, Aliens and The Empire Strikes Back. It was easy to lose th...read more