| Gross: Very few slasher films, however, have really taken advantage of its qualities like the little known Just Before Dawn. Filmed at Silver Falls State Park in Silverton, Oregon, Just Before Dawn may feature a recognizable plot – five college students head to the woods for a getaway – but unlike most slasher films of the early '80s, the film is more focused on atmosphere than delivering gory kills.

A sarcastic humanoid duck is pulled from his homeworld to Earth where he must stop a hellish alien invasion with the help of a nerdy scientist and a cute struggling female rock singer who fancies him.

Patrick McGoohan, It’s a goofy, odd comedy that could have only come from the 80s, and for what it is, it’s charming in that way.

And to think there was still more weirdness to come from this fledgling franchise. First of all, the film contains some of the oddest kills to grace the silver screen, including the shish-ka-bob through the mouth and being crushed by one’s own bench press. 19,551

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Note, that weird doesn't mean that I think every movie on my list is bad.

13 Cutting Class (1989) The silliness of slasher films had certainly reached their apex long before 1989, ... Just Before Dawn is strange in the best way.

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Welcome to our big list of the most Essential 1980s movies, showcasing 140 of the decade’s best and most iconic Fresh (and not-so-Fresh) movies. A few factors contribute to its cult status, each perhaps more bewildering than the last. Adventure, Comedy, Romance.

In the film, Freddy uses vulnerable and insecure teenager Jesse as a conduit to continue his murderous rampage rather than kill teens in their dreams. 7,397 The Weirdest 80's Movies.

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Ahead of its time and with a number of unique ideas, Brainstorm has flown under the radar of many fans who enjoy strange technology sci-fi films.

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$14.97M, PG Except, when the ending comes around, everyone is completely fine.

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Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful. Apparently made because studio surveys revealed that children liked to see robots in movies (thanks to the popularity of Star Wars), Heartbeeps is made for a family audience but ends up appealing to nobody.

Dave Goelz, Votes: 19,036 Jim Henson,

Comedy, Sci-Fi. | Twelve years later, Hooper shocked viewers once again, although in a decidedly different fashion. Mackenzie Astin, A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend.

Drama, Fantasy, Romance. | Gross: