Science Fiction Films of the 1980's

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   This is a new blog and podcast about the history of science fiction film and at first I will be focused on the 1980's. This was an important decade in science fiction history due to the further development of the summer blockbuster, and advancements in practical effect and the beginnings of CGI. I will talk about the top 5 science fiction movies of each year, the ideas they were concerned with, and their importance to Science Fiction Film History. This is an index of movies. 

1980

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Saturn 3
  • Stalker
  • Death Watch
  • Humanoids from the Deep
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Galaxina
  • The Final Countdown
  • Without Warning
  • The Apple
  • The Visitor
  • Altered States
1981

  • Scanners
  • Earthbound
  • The Incredible Shrinking Woman
  • Outland
  • Escape From New York
  • Heavy Metal
  • Galaxy of Terror
  • Looker
1982

  • Parasite
  • Silent Rage
  • Forbidden World
  • Britannia Hospital
  • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
  • E.T.
  • Blade Runner
  • The Thing
  • Tron
  • Endangered Species
  • Android

1983

  • Xtro
  • Videodrome
  • Liquid Sky
  • The Deadly Spawn
  • Return of the Jedi
  • The Man with Two Brains
  • WarGames
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie
  • Krull
  • Prisoners of the Lost Universe
  • Metalstorm
  • Yor, the Hunter from the Future
  • Strange Invaders
  • Brainstorm
  • The Dead Zone
1984

  • 1984
  • The Last Starfighter
  • Buckaroo Banzai
  • 2010 The Year We Make Contact
  • Threads
  • Star Trek III
  • Repoman
  • Firestarter
  • Starman
  • Red Dawn
  • The Ice Pirates
  • Night of the Comet
  • Dreamscape
  • Iceman
  • The Brother from Another Planet
  • The Philadelphia Experiment
  • Electric Dreams
  • The Terminator
  • Dune
  • Runaway
1985

  • Enemy Mine
  • Mad Max Thunderdome
  • Lifeforce
  • Back to the Future
  • Explorers
  • Zone Troopers
  • The Quiet Earth
  • Brazil
  • DARYL
  • Weird Science
  • Making Contact
  • Real Genius
  • Cocoon
  • My Science Project
1986

  • Flight of the Navigator
  • Short Circuit
  • The Fly
  • Maximum Overdrive
  • Critters
  • Star Trek IV
  • Solar Babies
  • Howard the Duck
  • Invaders from Mars
  • Aliens
1987

  • Making Mr. Right
  • Project X
  • Cyclone
  • Predator
  • Spaceballs
  • Innerspace
  • Real Men
  • Steel Dawn
  • The Running Man
  • batteries not included
1988

  • Biggles Adventure in Time
  • Alien from LA
  • Pulse
  • Short Circuit 2
  • The Blob
  • Mac and Me
  • Alien Nation
  • They Live
  • Cherry 2000
  • Cocoon The Return
  • Watchers

1989

  • DeepStar Six
  • The Fly II
  • Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
  • Leviathon
  • Star Trek V
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
  • The Abyss
  • Back to the Future II





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