Through The Decades: 1980's Collection [DVD]

Four-disc set includes: Blue Thunder (1983)Climb aboard Blue Thunder, a space-age helicopter used by the Los Angeles Police Department for top-secret missions. Roy Scheider plays Frank Murphy, a cop who takes over the craft, and, along with a new partner, investigates terrorist plans to disrupt the 1984 Summer Olympics. But when Murphy squares off against a fellow Vietnam vet (Malcolm McDowell), the souped-up chopper is put to the ultimate test. Daniel Stern, Warren Oates, Candy Clark co-star. 110 min. C/Rtg: R The New Kids (1985)Following the deaths of the their parents, brother and sister Loren (Shannon Presby) and Abby (Lori Loughlin) move to a small Florida town to live with their aunt and uncle. When Abby attracts the unwanted attention of local teen hood Eddie Dutra (James Spader), she and Loren must fight for their lives against the dangerous punk. Intense thriller from "Friday the 13th" director Sean S. Cunningham also stars John Philbin, David H. MacDonald, and Eric Stoltz. 86 min. C/Rtg: R Band Of The Hand (1986)Fast-paced action, a pulsating musical beat, and slick production enhance this violent drama from the makers of "Miami Vice." Five rehabilitated street punks turn the tables on a Floridian drug kingpin. Stephen Lang, James Remar, Lauren Holly, Laurence Fishburne, John Cameron Mitchell star; title track performed by Bob Dylan. 110 min. C/Rtg: R Suspect (1987)After a judge apparently commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, a deaf-mute homeless man (Liam Neeson) is arrested for the crime and put on trial. When a public defender (Cher) and juror (Dennis Quaid) assigned to the case are drawn together, they suspect that the accused man is innocent-uncovering a shocking trail of corruption, lies, and danger along the way. John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco co-star in this taut thriller from director Peter Yates. 122 min. C/Rtg: R Roxanne (1987)Steve Martin delivers the performance of his career and scripted this disarming romantic comedy about C.D. Bales, a modern-day "Cyrano," who must deal with his bumbling firemen's troupe, long-nose jokes, his unrequited love for Roxanne (Daryl Hannah), and the dumbstruck hunk he vicariously lives through. Co-stars Shelley Duvall, Rick Rossovich, and Fred Willard. 107 min. C/Rtg: PG Like Father, Like Son (1987)Super-serious surgeon Dr. Jack Hammond (Dudley Moore) and carefree teen son Chris (Kirk Cameron) switch bodies thanks to a mystical serum. Now, the transposed pair must try to live each other's life until they can find a way to put things right, learning some important lessons about their relationship in the process. Hilarious "bodyswap" comedy also stars Margaret Colin, Patrick O'Neal, Sean Astin, Catherine Hicks. 96 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Punchline (1988)Tom Hanks is brash medical student Steven Gold, who finds his true calling on the comedy club boards; Sally Field is rough-around-the-edges stand-up Lilah Krytsick, who's looking for a little Polish for her act. Together the unlikely friends work out the kinks in their routines, culminating in a comedy concert contest for a shot at a prime-time TV gig. Funny look at the very serious quest for stardom co-stars John Goodman, Mark Rydell, Paul Mazursky, Kim Greist. 123 min. C/Rtg: R Vice Versa (1988)What happens when strait-laced department store exec Marshall Seymour (Judge Reinhold) and his fun-loving son, Charlie (Fred Savage), exchange bodies through a wish made by Charlie on a magical jeweled skull from Thailand? One hilarious mix-up after another, as Marshall goes to school and Charlie winds up in the corporate boardroom. Swoosie Kurtz, Corinne Bohrer, Jane Kaczmarek, and David Proval co-star in this loose adaptation of F. Anstey's 1882 novel. 99 min. C/Rtg: PG Little Nikita (1988)What would you do if you found out your parents were in actuality sleeper agents... for the Soviet Union! River Phoenix portrays Jeff Grant, who's faced with that problem, and when a Russian double agent marks them for death the only person he can turn to is a FBI man (Sidney Poitier) who's uncovered the truth about Jeff's parents. Cult suspense thriller, directed by Richard Benjamin, co-stars Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Richard Bradford. 97 min. C/Rtg: PG Who's Harry Crumb? (1989)Hilarious John Candy, that's who! And when inept private detective Harry Crumb is given an assignment-the kidnapping of a beautiful heiress-specifically because his boss (Jeffrey Jones) doesn't actually want the case solved, the hapless gumshoe will need every trick in his arsenal to save the day. Annie Potts, Shawnee Smith, Tim Thomerson, and Barry Corbin co-star in this uproarious comedy caper. 90 min. C/Rtg: PG-13