The Return of Godzilla (1984)
[6] There were a few dozen Godzilla movies released between the original in 1954 and this one, but The Return of Godzilla is a reboot of sorts. It takes a slightly more serious tone than its predecessors and acts as…
C.H.U.D. (1984)
[4] A photographer (John Heard) and a soup kitchen owner (Daniel Stern) discover that the city's homeless population, particularly those who live in the underground tunnels, are disappearing. They can't get law enforcement to care, however, until a few above-ground…
Bachelor Party (1984)
[6] Tom Hanks made the leap from TV star (Bosom Buddies) to film star with this raunchy sex comedy about a soon-to-be-married man who must resist temptation while his friends throw him a bachelor party. Hanks' all-American boy scout personality…
Streets of Fire (1984)
[3] In this self-proclaimed 'rock & roll fable' from director Walter Hill (The Warriors, 48 Hrs.), a mercenary is summoned to rescue a revered singer from a motorcycle gang that kidnapped her right off the stage. That the singer and…
The Ice Pirates (1984)
[4] Robert Urich stars in this sci-fi adventure comedy about space pirates that pillage ice in a galaxy where water is scarce. But after being captured, Urich and his crew are sold to a princess (Mary Crosby) who orders them…
Hot Dog… The Movie (1984)
[5] A young ski champion (Patrick Houser) picks up a hitchhiking runaway (Tracy Smith) on his way to a competition where the two fall in love and participate in pranks with the rival Austrian team. It'd be easy to dismiss…
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
[7] Spock himself, Leonard Nimoy, jumps into the director's chair for The Search for Spock, which picks up immediately after the events of The Wrath of Khan. When Kirk (William Shatner) learns that Spock's soul has been transferred to McCoy…
Hardbodies (1984)
[6] Three older men rent a fancy house on the beach and plan to spend the summer in the company of lovely young women, but they need the help of a young surfer dude (Grant Cramer from Killer Klowns from…
Blind Date (1984)
[6] Joseph Bottoms (The Black Hole) stars as a blind man who receives experimental surgery allowing him to 'see' sonar images with help from a device. As he's getting used to being blind and using the new machine, a taxicab-driving…
Firestarter (1984)
[7] A father and daughter are on the run from a secret government group that experimented on them, giving them frightening powers of telekinesis and spontaneous combustion. David Keith (An Officer and a Gentleman) and Drew Barrymore (E.T.) play our…