The 1980s... The Decade Where Everybody's Dancing

December 20, 2017 10:49 AM

Alessandro Maggia of Starlight Video Productions has created a five-minute video of about 250 short but mostly recognizable clips from '80s movies to the tune of "Sunset” by The Midnight.
SPOILER: Over 75% dance, including many people who shouldn't be dancing, and it starts with the insertion of a CD/DVD
posted by oneswellfoop (11 comments total)

Other than smiling and remembering good things about the decade of my youth (and watching movies almost every weekend matinee as one of the few things my family could afford for entertainment), this has led me to discover The Midnight. Thanks!
posted by linux at 11:09 AM on December 20, 2017

I have seen far too many of those movies, even if I can't name them in the blink before they change.

When did I have time? I don't see movies now. I barely see a few every year. Are people still going to movies now like I did, apparently, through the whole decade of the 80s? (Almost certainly, yes.)

Now I want to re-watch half of those instead of any of the movies that came out in the last ten years that I'm behind on.
posted by ErisLordFreedom at 11:44 AM on December 20, 2017 [3 favorites]

The best 80s movie dance scene. Skip to 2:00 for the good stuff.
posted by rocket88 at 11:48 AM on December 20, 2017 [3 favorites]

The best 80s movie dance scene. Skip to 2:00 for the good stuff.

The very existence of Bicycle Prom proves you wrong.
posted by madajb at 12:49 PM on December 20, 2017 [5 favorites]

For an 80s dancing in movies video, it's insultingly low on Fame. And no I'm Gonna Git You Sucka?
posted by Mchelly at 1:08 PM on December 20, 2017 [1 favorite]

Skip to 2:00 for the good stuff.

My favorite dance step, the I'm Trying To Hit You With My Face.
posted by rhizome at 1:46 PM on December 20, 2017 [5 favorites]

The very existence of Bicycle Prom proves you wrong.

What. the. everloving. fuck. did I just watch? I am pretty sure I caught a contact high from the sheer volume of drugs required to bring that from pitch to film.
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 2:58 PM on December 20, 2017 [1 favorite]

Also, speaking of Fame. I swear, this made an entire segment of my generation want to move to Manhattan and live the life of a bohemian art student.
posted by SecretAgentSockpuppet at 3:05 PM on December 20, 2017 [2 favorites]

Holy shizzzzzzz.

Welcome to the only memories this old lady has!! Gotdamn!
posted by tristeza at 6:05 PM on December 20, 2017 [1 favorite]

Huh. The Shining was release in 1980.
posted by mollweide at 8:04 PM on December 20, 2017 [1 favorite]

my takeaway from this is that I miss the following things, in this order:

- movies that weren't based on comic books
- my teens and early 20s
posted by randomkeystrike at 8:09 PM on December 20, 2017 [1 favorite]