Ahh, the ’80s.
Do your bestKevin Baconimpression and scream, “Let’s daaaaaance!”
while you’re at it.
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And let’s not forget the title track, which is a tour-de-force ballad of raw, emotional edge.
the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
you could thank the pure genius of legendary composerJohn WilliamsforE.T.
’s sweeping, gorgeous score.
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We are definitely feeling the burn doin' the neutron dance, and you will be, too.
It’s all so melodramatic, so painfully 80s, and so worth tuning into time and time again.
That scene maybe, just maybe, could be the epitome of teen love on the silver screen.
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Just a plethora of catchy songs, quippy dialogue, and layers upon layers of teenage confessionals.
TheRaiderssoundtrack can make anyone feel like a tried and true adventurer, even now, decades later.
Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in ‘Dirty Dancing’.Vestron/Kobal/Shutterstock
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Henry Thomas as Elliott in ‘E.T.'.Everett Collection
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Wil Wheaton, Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman, and River Phoenix in ‘Stand by Me.'.Everett Collection
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Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, and Anthony Michael Hall in ‘The Breakfast Club’.Everett Collection
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