Category: Playback Picks Slideshows
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18 Images From Weird Science That Capture ’80s Hair
Weird Science (1985) is a movie about two teenagers who build their dream woman on a home computer, but rewatch it today, and something else steals the spotlight: the hair. John Hughes’ comedy for Universal arrived at the height of the decade’s love affair with volume, when hairspray came in jumbo cans, mousse was a…
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18 Reasons Knight Rider Could Only Have Happened in the 1980s
When Knight Rider premiered in 1982, the idea of a car that could talk, think, navigate, communicate, and drive itself still belonged firmly to science fiction. The series mixed that fascination with new technology with practical car stunts, synthesizer music, highway action, and a hero who could wander from town to town solving problems. Many…