Worst Movies of the 1980s
1980: 0*
1981: 2
1982: 2
1983: 1
1984: 4
1985: 1
1986: 1
1987: 5.5**
1988: 3.5
1989: 4
1981: 2
1982: 2
1983: 1
1984: 4
1985: 1
1986: 1
1987: 5.5**
1988: 3.5
1989: 4
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- DirectorSias OdendaalMichael PakleppaStarsGlynis JohnsSteve RailsbackRonald FranceAn alien called Nukie searches for his brother Miko, who has been captured by the U.S. government.
- DirectorTony MalanowskiStarsSteve SandkuhlerGae SchmittRebecca BachFour friends are stranded on what was once an old civil war battle ground and are haunted by the souls of those who died there.
- DirectorRod AmateauStarsAnthony NewleyMackenzie AstinPhil FondacaroDodger must confront the struggles of life as he is visited by the Garbage Pail Kids and intimidated by some older bullies.
- DirectorMark WarrenStarsJohn VernonNorman FellRobert ForsterTwo rival high school football coaches play fast and loose, backed by sexy cheerleaders, when their teams face of for the city championship title.
- DirectorTony MalanowskiStarsSteve SandkuhlerChristopher GummerRebecca BachA group of Southern deer hunters stop at a church graveyard in the woods. Their activities arouse the corpses of long-dead Confederate soldiers, who attack them.
- DirectorBob GiraldiHenry JaglomStarsPeter RiegertDiane LaneCandy ClarkAn anthology parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas, and police stories.
- DirectorOta RichterStarsDavid CalderisiWendy CrewsonThom HaverstockA 1980s classic in which a game of "Dungeons and Dragons" is the centerpiece of a mystery. Adam happens to come from a long line of cursed men; he succumbs to the curse and goes on a killing spree.
- DirectorChester Novell TurnerStarsShirley L. JonesRicky RoachChester TankersleyA woman buys a doll at a magic shop. Unbeknownst to her, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, and it proceeds to take her over.
- DirectorRick SloaneStarsMary WoronovJenny CunninghamJonathan BlakelyAn old movie house plagued with a history of unexplained tragedies is reopened with bloody history repeating itself
- DirectorJohn DerekStarsBo DerekGeorge KennedyAndrea OcchipintiSet in the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.
- DirectorBruce ToscanoStarsGary WallaceKarin SjöbergRobert Gerald WittA motorist who comes upon an auto accident finds a bottle at the scene. The bottle contains a demon who proceeds to possess him.
- DirectorChristopher LewisStarsJuli AndelmanCharles EllisJames VanceFemale students on a college campus are being killed and their body parts used for blood sacrifices.
- DirectorWilliam T. NaudStarsMichael MichaudMaggie HughesHawthorne JamesIn this parody of the Rocky films, Ricky Wanero is a male gigolo and stripper who sets out to beat "The Champ" in the boxing ring.
- DirectorNick MillardStarsPriscilla AldenRobert CoppleCharles EganA severe decrease in funding forces a mental hospital to release mass-murderer Ethel Janowski into a halfway house. Ethel is psychotic and delusional and has a hefty appetite. In fact, her killing spree began 13 years before with the murder of her grandmother, who had forced her to go on a diet. Now that she's tasted the home-cooked fare at the halfway house, she'll do absolutely anything to get more.
- DirectorUlli LommelStarsSteve RallyJohn NishioLaura BurkettA Tokyo cop is sent to Los Angeles to help an LAPD detective break up a yakuza (Japanese organized crime syndicate) ring operating in the city.
- DirectorCullen BlaineStarsMargaret TriggRichard GessweinJayne SmithRobotic Officer Tactical Operation Research. A prototype robot intended for crime combat escapes from the development lab and goes on a killing rampage.
- DirectorTom FisherJon McBrideStarsJon McBrideAmy ChludzinskiChristopher A. GrangerFour teenagers on an outing in the woods are attacked by a trio of mutant cannibals.
- DirectorRick SloaneStarsTom BartlettPaige SullivanSteven BoggsA young security guard must track down diminutive aliens who kill people even as they make their fantasies come true.
- DirectorStephen TylerStarsJan JensenNancy MeyerJoann WhitleyLinda, Tracy, and Chris are a trio of teenage girls who decide to celebrate the last day of high school by having a slumber party at Linda's house. A few guys also show up to further enhance the merry festivities. However, things take a turn for the worse when a homicidal maniac who has just escaped from a mental hospital crashes the bash.
- DirectorZachary SnyggStarsJared BushanskyThe DukeAbad KaleelA murderer shoots a snuff film on rented equipment from a local video store, but accidentally returns the equipment to the store with the tape still inside the camera.
- DirectorValerie BreimanStarsAdam SandlerBilly Bob ThorntonBilly ZaneA struggling young comedian takes a menial job on a cruise ship hoping for his big chance to make it in the world of cruise-ship comedy.
- DirectorDavid SchwartzStarsAri LevinRebecca GandaraBarbara BellAfter Sam's wife has betrayed him, he goes on a bloody killing spree in Las Vegas.
- DirectorJames ShymanStarsCindy FerdaJames Carroll JordanJ. Buzz Von OrnsteinerA female cop goes undercover as a dancer at an old theater to catch a serial killer who has been murdering women auditioning for a musical.
- DirectorNick MillardStarsPriscilla AldenAlbert EskinaziRoyal FarrosMurderous, overweight nurse Edith and her brother run a medical clinic out of their suburban home: they take in patients, kill them, and continue to bill the state for their care. But a nosy county inspector threatens to complicate this foul family business.1 & 2 (1987 & 1988)