# What 80's Movie was this?

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**Created:** [October 8, 2012, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-movie-was-this/637066 "2012-10-08T06:42:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-movie-was-this/637066/1 "2012-10-08T06:42:35Z")

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I trying to remember a movie from the 80’s that I only remember in bits and pieces. It involved a guy stuck in a communist country and trying to get out. In one part, he gets a ride from a punk rock group and they get carded by a border guard. This was supposed to be a comedic scene as the punk rockers (if I remember correctly) looked different than their ID photos.

Not sure if that’s enough information to identify it, but any help would be great.

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**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-80s-movie-was-this/637066/2 "2012-10-08T12:58:01Z")

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Gotcha!

Starring Anthony Edwards.

> **[Gotcha! (1985) ⭐ 6.2 | Action, Comedy, Mystery](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089222/)**
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> 1h 41m | PG-13