1980s Movies Quotes

Emilio Estevez was definitely my first love.

The Brat Pack is timeless.

When I was a teenager, the actors I was really into were Mickey Rourke and Sean Penn. I saw 'Rumble Fish' on my 16th birthday, and around the same time, it was 'Falcon and the Snowman' and 'Bad Boys' from Sean Penn.

I worshiped Judd Nelson in 'The Breakfast Club' growing up. I must've seen that movie 100 times.

My favorite dark comedy, which is also one of my favorite films of all time, is 'After Hours.' I've seen 'After Hours' as much as almost any film I've ever seen in my life; I've watched it dozens of times, and I still watch it once a year. I still get a thrill out of it every time I see it.

My favorite films are 'Paris, Texas' and 'Repo Man.'

Its just I fell into a bunch of movies that kind of fit in my life. It made sense to do them in the 80s. Folks who know me think its hilarious.

Of course I grew up with the 'Vacation' movie with the legendary Anthony Michael Hall.

There's something about Michael J. Fox that I loved when he did all the '80s stuff. His way of performing all the physicality, which is why it's so tragic now, but the way he used his body so much as well, I loved.

John Hughes had such a huge impact on filmmaking.

The Goonies' I love. 'Heathers' too.

My first-ever celebrity crush was Val Kilmer from 'Top Secret!' Not his biggest film, but I remember loving him in that movie.

When I did 'Young Guns II,' I hung out with Emilio and Kiefer, and I once took a trip with Rob Lowe - we jumped trains.

I remember sneaking a look at films like 'D.C. Cab' and 'Doctor Detroit' when my parents weren't watching. 'One Crazy Summer' with John Cusack was one of my favorites.

When I was younger I was obsessed with 'Star 80,' and it's just a great movie - I think I saw it three times in the theater.

I remember seeing 'Gremlins' and having my mind blown and seeing 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' at 13, and it was this hugely aspirational experience.

I really like the movie 'The Jerk' with Steve Martin.

When I was younger I looked a bit like Matthew Modine out of 'Birdy'.

I could never really choose a favorite book, but whenever I'm asked what my favorite movie is, I always say 'Withnail & I,' a British film from 1987. It's funny and sad and absolutely gorgeous to look at. It's the film I can watch over and over again.

Goonies are good enough, good enough for me

The only thing darker than 'Overboard' is 'Micki & Maude,' the bigamy comedy from 1984.

And the film that I've seen a million times is 'When Harry Met Sally' with Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, and directed by Rob Reiner.

If you Google a list and just see all the movies that came out in 1984, they're classics, and they define that decade.

If I had met Judd Nelson in my late twenties, I would have been pretty enamored!

I love John Hughes films.