Gifts for 80s Kids
They knew the video store by heart. They picked rentals by the studio logo on the box. They taped cartoons over something important. Allegedly.
This is the 80s, one tape at a time.
All decade: Cannon Films
If the Cannon logo came up first, you knew what you were in for. Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson, a new one every few months: Missing in Action, American Ninja, Death Wish II. Nobody rented these for the dialogue.
- Cannon Films Heritage T-Shirt (from $25.45) · Dad Hat ($25.65)
Saturday mornings
Thundercats, SilverHawks, Transformers, He-Man. Four toy commercials disguised as television, and nobody was complaining.
- 80s Saturday Morning Cartoons T-Shirt (from $25.45). One tee, entire childhood.
1984: The Terminator
A red eye in the dark, and the most efficient villain of the decade.
- The Terminator Red Lens T-Shirt (from $25.45)
1985: Rambo goes back in
A compound bow, explosive arrows, and very little conversation.
- Rambo Arrows Minimalist T-Shirt (from $25.45) · Dad Hat ($25.65)
- Carolco Pictures Heritage T-Shirt (from $25.45) · Dad Hat ($25.65). The studio behind Rambo, before it went even bigger.
1986–87: The Orion run
Platoon. RoboCop. And before them, The Terminator. For people who read the distributor credit before the title card.
- Orion Pictures Heritage T-Shirt (from $25.45) · Dad Hat ($25.65)
1988: Die Hard
Thirty-plus floors, one Christmas party, no shoes. It is a Christmas movie.
- Die Hard Nakatomi Plaza T-Shirt (from $25.45)
Born a little later? See gifts for 90s kids. Shopping for someone who has seen everything? See gifts for movie buffs.
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