Old School 80s
@OldSchool80s
Daily doses of #80s pop culture reminders. Not meant to make you feel old, just awesome nostalgia. Also can find me on @RD80s and @trnsocial & more
July 22, 1988: the films Caddyshack II & Big Top Pee-wee were both released in theaters. #80s


July 22, 1983: Mr. Mom was released in limited U.S. theaters. #80s

July 22, 1989: "Toy Soldiers" by Martika hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. #80s Held top spot for 2 weeks. Find out about @MartikaTunes music video here > 80sxchange.com/post/flashback…

July 22, 1983: Jaws 3-D was released in theaters. #80s Also the film debut of @LeaKThompson

July 22, 1983: the film Class was released in theaters. #80s Film debuts of Andrew McCarthy, John Cusack & Alan Ruck.


July 22, 1989: Prince's Batman soundtrack began a 6-week run on top of the Billboard album chart. #80s

July 22, 1987: Summer School was released in theaters. #80s



Happy #80s Birthday to Don Henley(78), Danny Glover(78), Lonette McKee(71), Albert Brooks(78), Willem Dafoe(70), George Clinton(84), Patrick Labyorteaux(60), Terence Stamp(86), Dave Stieb(68), Alvin Robertson(63) & Shawn Michaels(60)
July 21, 1989: the film Shag was released in U.S. theaters. #80s

July 21, 1987: the Who's That Girl soundtrack was released. #80s Madonna had 4 of 9 tracks on the album.

#RIP Malcolm Jamal Warner > ca.news.yahoo.com/malcolm-jamal-…

July 21, 1989: the 1st public sign that Milli Vanilli was lip-synching occurred during live performance on Club MTV Tour at Lake Compounce theme park in Bristol, Connecticut #80s

July 21, 1983: Princess Leia, Darth Vader and others appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. #80s

July 21, 1989: the film UHF starring @alyankovic was released in theaters. #80s

July 21, 1987: Guns N Roses released their debut album, Appetite for Destruction. #80s After some retailers refused to stock the album due to the original cover art, the label moved the controversial cover inside and replaced it with the more recognizable cover.


Also, today would've been the 74th birthday of Robin Williams (died in 2014). #RIP

Happy #80s Birthday to @realjonlovitz (68), Lance Guest(65), Taco(70) & The Hooters' Eric Bazilian(72)
July 20, 1988: the film Midnight Run was released in theaters. #80s
