How Eight Sci-Fi Movies from 1982 Changed Filmmaking

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🗓️ 2 August 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The summer of 1982 was a blockbuster for sci-fi movies. Over the course of six consecutive weekends, eight movies in that genre premiered: E.T. Poltergeist. Tron. Blade Runner. Mad Max: Road Warrior. Conan the Barbarian. The Thing. Some were hits. Others were bombs. But all changed the course of filmmaking according to film critic Chris Nashawaty. In his new book, “The Future Was Now,” he shares behind the scenes details and explains why these films remain important today. We talk to Nashawaty and hear from you: How did these films impact you? Guest: Chris Nashawaty, author, "The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982","Caddyshack: The Making of a Hollywood Cinderella Story"; former film critic, Entertainment Weekly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.7	1982 was a blockbuster year for sci-fi movies.
1:08.3	From Blade Runner with its moody, LA detective hunting replicants, to E.T.
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