You may not be able to tell at first, but 1982 was THE year for cinema.
The most essential movies of 1982 are a guaranteed good time.
First Bloodfollows Rambo as a drifter and Vietnam War veteran.
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Anyone who’s watchedRebel RidgewithAaron Pierrewill loveFirst Blood, undoubtedly.
An Officer and a Gentlemanfollows Zack Mayo (Gere), who joins the Navy after college.
Tootsiefollows actor Michael Dorsey (Hoffman), followed by a reputation of being difficult to work with.
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Sophie has a volatile partner named Nathan (Kline), who starts believing Sophie is cheating on him.
The Thingfollows a crew of researchers living at a polar station in Antarctica.
Most reviewers felt a lack of action, which was all made up for byFirst Blood, certainly.
Blade Runner follows Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a detective living in a dystopian LA.
1’E.T.
The Extra-Terrestrial’
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Anothericonic sci-fi movie of 1982,E.T.
The Extra-Terrestrial(often just calledE.T.
and his human best friend, Elliott (Henry Thomas).
follows Elliott (Thomas), a ten-year-old boy who finds a lost alien in his family shed.
with his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton) and Gertie (Drew Barrymore).Elliott and E.T.
start bonding and even begin sharing emotions and thoughts.
Many movies came out in 1982, butE.T.must be the best and most influential for a number of reasons.
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