There are few decades in film history that have been as scrutinized as the 1980s.

But to really understand the decade and its movies, it's going to take a couple some ones

who were there for it the first time around.

Drew McQueenie and Scott Weinberg are ready to review every major film of the decade

one month at a time.

The look at what worked then, what endures now, and how it felt to be there when it all went

down.

Turn back the calendar with us.

It's the 80s all over. Years ago Years ago. years ago MTV hit the air with rock and roll video. Today there's VH1, video hits one.

Finally, your music has come to television.

Hi, I'm Don Imus.

You're going to have music from the past, from the present that you want to hear all day, every day, in digital Dolby stereo.

The only one of its kind anyway.

Say, can you see you?

The first mandatory seatbelt law in America went into effect the same day that VH1 broadcast for the first time.

Coincidence, you be the judge.

The internet's domain name system was created, which is why you can tell all your friends and family to visit 80s all over.com now.

Ronald Reagan was sworn in for a second term, the 15th Space Shuttle mission was launched,

and Leontyne Price gave her final operatic performance in Aida.

Finally, as the month came to a close, Michael Jackson and a super group of celebrities gathered

in Los Angeles to record...

We are the world.

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