# "Worst" movies of the 80s **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-the-80s/451147 "2008-05-30T15:02:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-the-80s/451147/81 "2008-06-03T10:35:39Z")
[QUOTE=BurnMeUp] …Tito and Trantula who did several songs for movies like Desperado and From Dusk to Dawn. [/QUOTE] And the singer of whom was in The Cruzados, the band in the aforementioned **Roadhouse** which wasn’t fronted by a blind Canadian guy. What do I win? {Actually, I think I have a Jeff Healey album somewhere}. ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-the-80s/451147/82 "2008-06-03T12:29:55Z")
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say something about three of the movies I saw listed in this thread. Keeping in mind that I was a lot younger in the 80’s and well, a lot hornier… **Mannequin** sucked…and the stereotypical jive talking gay black friend grated on my nerves. But Kim Catrall had a real hard body. I suffered through it because of that. (Though I was never lonely or horny enough to talk to a mannequin myself, thank heaven) **Howard the Duck** good comic in the 70’s, awful movie in the 80s. Except for the seen where Lea Thompson is in a nightie talking to Howard on her bed. But then I’ve always had a minor crush on her. **Desperately Seeking Susan** I thought was an ok movie. Not great but not as bad a Mannequin or Howard the Duck. Plus, Rosanna Arquette was kinda hot. Besides…if you really want to see a bad 80’s movie, I suggest **[Megaforce](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084316/)** ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-the-80s/451147/83 "2008-06-03T14:26:50Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord] [Xanadu](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081777/) Roller skating and crappy dancing in a musical. The only good part is hearing Olivia Newton John sing Xanadu, while not watching anybody in it during the song. [/QUOTE] Perfect example of why one shouldn’t start filming until the script is finished. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-the-80s/451147/84 "2008-06-03T18:14:34Z")
[QUOTE=Merijeek] Oh, and she’s his aunt, too. And she doesn’t TRY to seduce him. -Joe [/QUOTE] Ugh. Guess I forgot about that. Purged it would be a better explanation. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-the-80s/451147/85 "2008-06-03T18:19:48Z")
[QUOTE=Morbo] **The Secret Of My Success**. Michael J. Fox vehicle, starring Helen Slater as the sexy girl he can’t get b/c he works in the mailroom. But then for reasons I can’t recall, he fakes being an executive . . . [/QUOTE] No mystery: He goes to NYC in the first place hoping to find an executive position, and when he gets no offers but from his distant-uncle’s company, and that in the mailroom, he decides to approach the problem the '80s way: Lie and cheat. Morning in America! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movies-of-the-80s/451147.md?page=4)