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1. Only in the 1980s could perennial tough-guy Clint Eastwood appear in a movie *sequel* with a primate co-star! This was the case with the 1980 film 'Any Which Way You Can', which featured more bare-knuckled fighting than you can shake, well...a fist at! Exactly what type of primate was Eastwood's co-star, named Clyde in the film?
2. You want more cheese, I got your cheese right here! What could be more cliched than a movie about a young man and woman stranded alone on a desert island, with only their wits and a seemingly endless amount of clothing, photographs and other supplies from a shipwreck to keep them alive. Yes, I am of course referring to that unforgettable epic 1980 film featuring the near-Shakespearean acting of Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. What is its title?
3. No movie screams 'early 80s' more than the hilarious comedy 'Caddyshack', which featured a veritable who's who of comedy giants of the era. Despite the funny checkered slacks, the cheesy hats and the Kenny Loggins theme song, this movie still manages to entertain. Which of these comic actors did NOT lend his talents to 'Caddyshack', the ultimate in early 80s corny comedy?
4. Was there anything more pathetic, and yet more stimulating, than big sci-fi/fantasy extravaganzas that were released in theaters during the early 1980s, just prior to the great revolution in special effects technology?
Exhibit A: 'Flash Gordon'
Featuring the acting of Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton and Sam Jones as the title character, 'Flash Gordon' typifies the above-described phenomenon. Campy, cardboard and loads of fun, the film entertained the heck out of anyone who enjoys a good, gaudy sci-fi epic. Adding to the atmosphere was the great soundtrack, featuring the title song by what operatic rock band?
5. Imagine this script: A Coca-Cola bottle is discarded by a careless pilot, only to be discovered by an African bushman. Though it is first treasured by the tribe, it eventually is considered to be an evil thing and one tribesman volunteers to essentially throw it away -- off the edge of the Earth.
No way a movie like this could ever get made, right? Wrong! It was made and released in 1980! What was the title of this corny, but unexpectedly funny, film?
6. Well before the massive wave of television shows to film in the 1990s, we had 'The Nude Bomb'. Starring Don Adams in the TV role that made him famous, upon what 1960s television series was this unfortunately very forgettable 1980 movie based?
7. Classic cartoon characters used to be sacrosanct, one would not dream of creating a live action version of them. All of this changed, however, in 1980 when that old swashbucklin' cartoon sailor with the incomprehensible speech pattern, Popeye, made his theatrical debut. What loquacious comedy actor really bulked up his forearms to play the spinach binging Popeye in that eponymous 1980 film?
8. Three office ladies unintentionally get sweet revenge on their arrogant, chauvinistic boss, kidnapping and hiding him away for several weeks while completely liberating themselves and their co-workers at their office. What was the title of this 1980 film, an effective comedic shot across the bow of the male-dominated corporate ship?
9. Before he did 'Back to the Future', and long before the amazing triumphant success of 'Forrest Gump', this Oscar-winning director gave us the 1980 classic of cheesedom 'Used Cars'. Name this special effects whiz kid who needed no such devices in this stripped-down film starring Kurt Russell and Jack Warden.
10. And now for my 1980 favorite, the cheesiest of the cheeses, I bring you 'Xanadu'. Complete with bad acting, corny writing and the longest unadulterated singing roller-skating scene in movie history, 'Xanadu' brought film to a new level of cheesehood. Who among these fine actors and actresses was NOT a part of the wonderful cinematic experience that was 'Xanadu'?
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