The Best Sci-fi Movies From the ‘80s including Hidden Gems!

[@Hyperdriveuk]

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[@monotonehell]

Could anyone tell me what movie the clip at 0:07 to 0:09 is from? The one with the kid dodging the dog.

[@marcspaeth]

Tron (1982), Critters (1986), and from the 70s: Mad Max (1979) Alien (1979) -- 2001: Dpace Odyssey (1968)

[@circuitkhid]

@@monotonehell I think you mean "D.A.R.Y.L." it stars the kid from Neverending Story

[@monotonehell]

@@circuitkhid Thanks - that was it. Amazing how 3 seconds of video can trigger a memory from 1985.

[@MidnightClubsSR]

Do another video top 10 forgotten 80s movies

[@jamesbenigni6659]

Enemy mine and the last starfighter, perfect 80s sci fi for any Saturday afternoon

[@johnphantom]

Enemy Mine is a great movie!

[@stephenolan5539]

@@johnphantom Too bad they had to add a mine so that people would not be confused by the title. From the start I thought it was a variation of saying my enemy and never thought about there being a mine in the movie. And it is a great movie.

[@marck6104]

Night of The Comet.

[@raymondgerlach3148]

So true.

[@bobpeters61]

"Enemy Mine" was awesome. I had forgotten that one. For an older treatment of the same theme in World War II, there was an old movie entitled "Hell in the Pacific." Two combatants, one American and one Japanese get stranded together on a desert island and go from fierce enemies to begrudging partners to survive and get off the island to friends. Not to spoil it, but that one has a rather bleak and sad ending.

[@davidchisholm5322]

A few I would add would be The Empire Strikes Back, E.T, Repo Man, Outland, 2010, Escape From New York, The Running Man and The Last Starfighter.

[@ebee-uz1oz]

outland IS awesome....love the way Marshal talks to the doc....

[@morskojvolk]

Repo Man...best one liners of the '80s.

[@wingates8399]

The best years for Sci-Fi in the 1980s were 1984 and 1985! 1980 - Altered States, Battle Beyond the Stars, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, Flash Gordon, The Final Countdown, Saturn 3, Superman II. 1981 - Escape From New York, Heavy Metal, The Road Warrior, Outland, Scanners. 1982 - Airplane II: The Sequel, Blade Runner, E.T., Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Swamp Thing, Tron, The Thing, The Secret of N.I.M.H., The Beastmaster, The Dark Crystal, The Entity. 1983 - The Dead Zone, Krull, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Spacehunter, Strange Invaders, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Videodrome, The Man With Two Brains, War Games. 1984 - 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Buckaroo Banzai, Dreamscape, Dune, Firestarter, Ghostbusters, Gremlins, Iceman, The Ice Pirates, The Last Starfighter, Night of the Comet, Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Philadelphia Experiment, Repo Man, Runaway, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Starman, The Terminator, The Toxic Avenger. 1985 - Back to the Future, Brazil, Cocoon, Creature, Day of the Dead, Enemy Mine, Explorers, Lifeforce, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, The Quiet Earth, Real Genius, Re-Animator, The Return of the Living Dead, Trancers, Weird Science, Legend, Ladyhawke. 1986 - Aliens, Critters, Dead End Drive-In, Flight of the Navigator, The Fly, Invaders From Mars, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Transformers: The Movie, The Wraith, Night of the Creeps. 1987 - Amazon Women on the Moon, Cherry 2000, The Hidden, Innerspace, Predator, Robocop, The Running Man, Spaceballs, Steel Dawn, Real Men. 1988 - Alien Nation, Critters 2, Dead Heat, They Live, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Willow. 1989 - The Abyss, Back to the Future Part II, Batman, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Cyborg, Deepstar Six, Ghostbusters II, Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Leviathan, The Return of Swamp Thing, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Some of these are more fantasy than sci-fi, but I don't care.

[@apilgrim8715]

Spacehunter is a good one.

[@khalidzaman7717]

Short circuit

[@AceMcSch00ly]

Epic list.

[@AdamSpade]

@@khalidzaman7717 Agreed. Short circuit is one of the best comedies of all time and it happens to be good Sci-fi too. When it is left out of an 80s top movies list, I might feel my nose getting a little bit higher if I didn’t let it. Top 10 movies of the 80s.

[@vtvpodcast]

Dreamscape (Like: Men who stare a goats) is based on the true Story of CIA Psychic Ingo Swann. Not Sci-Fi.

[@DavidChipman]

Short Circuit 1& 2, D.A.R.Y.L., 2010, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Dreamscape, Earth Girls Are Easy, Outland, Tron, WarGames, Blue Thunder, The Fly, Time Bandits

[@LadyArachnea]

the same for me David, I love Star Trek iV !!!

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

I've said this a thousand times. The 80s was the best decade for music and movies.

[@slushbox3443]

More like 70s 80s 90s in my opinion anyway

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

@@slushbox3443 You have to pick one decade!

[@lilpp4791]

I also say this and I wasn't even alive in the 80s

[@myownpath1046]

I was born in 1986 and I agree but 70s and 90s had bigger movies than the 80s.

[@carlosoliveira-rc2xt]

@@myownpath1046 Bigger then Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, E.T., Top Gun, The Goonies, Back To The Future, Aliens, Blade Runner, etc.?

[@gungriffen]

It's been a LONG time since I watched it but I remember liking Outland with Sean Connory. In very Alien in set design (The Human realistic oil Derrick way) where Sean Connery plays a cop in a space station trying to catch murders in a Noir style but Aliens Hadley Hope setting.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Pretty much what Dalle says- Space Noon! I think it's a cool move, haven't watched it in quite some time.

[@ferrisculhay5179]

I always felt like Alien, Blade Runner and Outland were all set in the same universe.

[@nickh5081]

There's a pretty good story line and plot that just happens to be set in a futuristic mining colony rather than 1980s San Francisco (or wherever). Love that film!

[@Buskieboy]

Damn! I forgot about "Outland". Good one. And it is "High Noon in Space" but great. Very gritty, the set design was something like Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

[@Gpcas9]

Bladerunner was my favorite Sci-Fi movie growing up in the 90ies. And it took the internet to tell my that it is to slow in pacing. Never noticed it. It´s so atmospheric and you have so much to see an rest you eye on when the scences get longer.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Yeah I've had a similar experience... I mean most of my fav movies are slow paced- so when I used to recommend them to friends... they'd be getting restless after 10mins lol!

[@uniktbrukernavn]

Same here. I was immediately drawn in and never thought of the movie as slow. For some reason I never warmed up to the Star Trek future where everything is white and clean, like an Apple product. Blade Runner has a tactile atmosphere.

[@fordprefect4728]

I really wanted to like the sequel but if ppl thought this was slow paced , the sequel was a snail. The movie was amazing to look at just like original was back in the 80s but it was way to damn long and prolly 1 of the reasons it flopped.

[@Gpcas9]

@@fordprefect4728 I think Blade Runner 2049 was a worthy successor. It expanded on the "what makes a human" thme by studying K´s psyche as he thought he was born human. Also it broadens the theme to AI. Can synthetics love AI and the other way around?:-) Yeah, slow paced but did you expect a action sequel la Aliens ;-) Beautiful shot, excellent (but second to Vangelis) soundtrack and well written script. OK the move fell 40 million short on it´s rumored 300 million budget (move + marketing) but alss topped the blue ray sales in 2018 (just behind It) with 21 million. Its a slow burner like the original and can still be enjoyed in the home theater.

[@fordprefect4728]

@@Gpcas9 I seen the original so I wasn't expecting an action movie but this movie would've done better if its run time was only 2 hrs. The average movie goer isn't gonna c this type of movie when its almost 3 hrs long.

[@evanlim8360]

The 80s were a golden age for sci-fi movies

[@fawkkyutuu8851]

80's were the golden age of American life period at It's peak excess and illusion of the so called American Dream.

[@thomasstufe1676]

My list of good & weird 80ies Sci-fi would include “Buckaroo Banzai”. And “They Live”.

[@cobaltroguex]

Lifeforce is pure 80's insanity that should never be overlooked.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

It's so quirky, and has random naked vampire woman making out with guards lol!

[@cobaltroguex]

@@Hyperdriveuk Its soundtrack is great and yet hardly fits the tone of the film. Pure "that escalated quickly" nonsense and I love it.

[@johnlloyddy7016]

@@Hyperdriveuk that was probably the only reason I liked that movie as a kid. Because of the naked scenes. 😁

[@cnj5599]

That reminds me of Millennium and Leviathan

[@MegaVesper04]

I have to agree, Lifeforce was such a great and original sci-fi flick. To boot, you have Patrick Stewart gracing this film with his presence. Love it.

[@Amm1ttai]

Starman, The Last Starfighter, Enemy Mine

[@apilgrim8715]

I haven't seen anyone mention The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) which I think is worth watching.

[@christineadams1284]

A Pilgrim "The Philadelphia Experiment" is a true story.

[@farmsalot1233]

That's not Sci fi

[@apilgrim8715]

I think the Michael Pare being pulled 40 years into the future through a time hole is fictional/sci-fi.

[@rogermorris9696]

I hae always had a soft spot for Starman. Staring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen and directed by John Carpenter(who said it was to say sorry for making The Thing) it plays like across of E.T, road movie and a romance .

[@cnj5599]

John Carpenter should get a video, work like Prince of Darkness was something that still makes me feel like something is coming.

[@Buskieboy]

@Kevin Cooper IKR? "The Thing" is one of the best and the special effects are jaw dropping, and before any CGI, which only makes them more impressive! Creepy, scary and kicks you into a paranoid state of fear! I don't know why Carpenter would feel the need to apologize. There is no need to.

[@tatwho]

Feel like I’d have to add they live. Such a funny and scary film but the philosophy behind it is still relevant,or more so today

[@TheBaseball94]

They Live was on In the Search of Darkness and it was one of the best documentaries of the 80's horror movies

[@Buskieboy]

Roddy Piper stole the movie! "I have come here to kick ass and chew bubble gum.....and I'm all out of bubble gum" CLASSIC line! And the fight scene between Keith David & Roddy Piper is one of the best in movies! And the Aliens are barf worthy ugly!

[@torq21]

6 years ago or so we had a movie night for some friends out on the front lawn. We showed Poltergeist which I hadn't seen in quite some time. Turns out the movie is still a stone cold classic and all around good movie. Crazy thing is our Zoomer friends thought it was the most boring thing they'd ever seen. But you know, the Marvel movies are the height of cinema. Sheesh.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Did your Zoomer friends check instagram every 30 seconds while watching? Mine do lol.

[@torq21]

@@Hyperdriveuk I would not be surprised!

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

Yeah I grew up watching poltergeist that movie was terrifying to me at that age. That was the age where when you got done watching it and you had to go to bed you made sure your feet didn't get too close to underneath the bed lol. I jumped into my bed from about 8 feet away lol. You want to know something that stuck with me all these years? I remember being really sad that Caroline in real life(heather o'rourke) had died by the time they were finishing up with the third poltergeist I remember it clearly I was pretty sad. I couldn't believe that somebody would be dying that young. I know over the years I looked her up on the Internet to see her little page thing in I just think about how young she was and it really it was terrible that she didn't get to live her life very long 😢😢

[@dcanmore]

Also a shout out to Android, Trancers, Brother from Another Planet, Repo Man, Ice Pirates. I have to say my hidden passion is 80s sci-fi being a teenager throughout the decade, nice to see clips of Altered States, Buckaroo Banzai, Lifeforce and Looker.

[@NefariousKoel]

I haven't seen Ice Pirates since the 80s. Loved that as a kid.

[@stephenolan5539]

Cherry 2000

[@cb1982]

I still remember doing a movie marathon with my HS buddies consisting of The Thing in the early afternoon, ET in the evening and finishing the day off watching Blade Runner. ‘82... what a summer. Great video, great movies and fond memories.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Thanks for sharing!

[@sensoeirensen]

I miss the 80s so much, born 76 it was my childhood! I'll never forget the music and movies....

[@BeholderThe1st]

Enemy Mine was, in my opinion, a very underrated film from that time frame.

[@jamesbenigni6659]

A damn good point. I thinks unfortunate that movie wouldn't stand a chance of being made today

[@marcelmoreau2733]

One of my all time favs. Also could almost be in same verse as Last Starfighter. Gosset looks like Crieg from LSF as his alien.

[@marcelmoreau2733]

No Last Starfighter, Coccoon, Earth Girls are easy,? If had BtF, could put Ghostbusters and Gremlins. No Cyborg, Dawn of the Dead, Dead Heat, Running Man? No D.A.R.Y.L, Explorers, Abyss? My Science Project, Project X, nothing from Star Wars? Not even ET? Horribly chosen list. I just came up with 18 movies in about 1min of thinking that could ne on this list.

[@dyveira]

I absolutely adore *batteries not included. It was one of my favourite films as a kid for how well-rounded it is and the hopeful message at the end.

[@jba2048]

I was surprised to find the DVD at a Goodwill. I didn’t even know it got a DVD release.

[@angelastumbaugh2870]

For me, there are 5 more hidden gems of the 80's 1. Dune 2. Short circuit 3. Short circuit 2 3. Mac and me. 4. Earth girls are easy And 5. Real genius. The last one may not be a technical definition of sci-fi, but the use of the science in the film have yet to be achieved in real life. The level of real world application of the final product is still minute today. But the use of said technology on that kind of scale with the real world components of the time is what i call real intellectual sci-fi. I hope you agree. Plus most of the list including #5 is why i became a tinker and cosplayer.

[@stevengraham5454]

I have always loved weird science

[@grevlisserra8949]

The Abyss

[@ibobeko4309]

has the best underwater scenes in movie history period. They recorded movie in the unfished Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant filled up with million kubic³ of water.

[@scramblebluejay1559]

Better than most if not all of the movies on this list

[@ibobeko4309]

@@scramblebluejay1559 No i have Alien², Blade Runner in 4k Bluray and Abyss on Bluray. Abyss is a good movie but Aliens and Blade Runner by far superior. Blade Runner was a milestone in Scfi history and Aliens² storyline and is full loaded with action scenes. Abyss is only good in water scenes, the only movie i got claustrophobia .

[@rickstuart5049]

Robocop is still one of my favourite 80's movies.... even down to the sheer ruthlessness of OCP moving Murphy from a nice, safe precinct into Old Detroit so he can be killed for the Robocop program

[@hopebgood]

I always remember walking home across a snowy field with my best mate after watching The Thing. It was really out there stalking us!

[@Skiltonius]

The Philadelphia Experiment is an underrated 80's time travel film. Also gonna give Arena and Flash Gordon a mention for being pure 80's cheese. I had somehow never heard of The Hidden or The Wraith, I'll be checking those out!

[@stephenolan5539]

The Philadelphia Experiment was a documentary. Seriously it is based on actual beliefs of some conspiracy theorists. There was a ship doing some stealth experiments but I don't think they experienced time travel.

[@dingfeldersmurfalot4560]

So glad to see someone finally talking about The Hidden! It was absolutely terrific! Hilarious, unnerving, sexy, creepy, full of action, and also eerie. Kyle MacLachlan said he was trying to convey with his weird acting style what it might be like for an alien to find himself in another person's body/world, unsure how it all worked or how to handle it. And he did that brilliantly! Very existential, as we all do that in our time on earth, don't we? An interesting mirror to our own experience. At one point, if I recall correctly, over dinner he asks the cop who invited him home to dinner and starts to get more and more rattled and borderline pissed off at not understanding him, "Do you love your wife?" and then seems to ponder and consider the answer as if solving some sort of esoteric puzzle. It just freaks out the cop even more! He doesn't know what the hell is going on with this guy! Plenty of fun scenes and twists and bits of humor, both big and obvious and small and sly. Just a great movie with great acting and great action and humor. Really something special!

[@xandersnyder7214]

You just earned a new subscriber! Of your list I had only not heard of two, The Hidden and The Wraith. Great picks, I would have included Enemy Mine and The Last Starfighter. Another that may have fit your list would be Space Camp (1986). It is cheezy and campy, just like a good 80s Sci-Fi should be. I don't think it deserves the low score it has on IMDB (5.7). And a big thanks for having *Batteries not included on here, I saw it in the theater with my Dad when I was a kid. I remember getting pretty emotional watching it, absolutely a fun film. Finally, Flight of the Navigator is a pure classic! My 8 year old son didn't want to watch it when I put it on, but I knew he was into it when 20 minutes in he wasn't talking and just watching. SIT DOWN NAVIGATOR!

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Cheers and thanks for watching!

[@Porco1984]

Great movies on this list :) Another gem is Brazil ... it is science fiction, just a bit weird ;)

[@Hyperdriveuk]

That's true! I had a tough time with making this vid, decided what to keep and what to cut!

[@Porco1984]

I bet, it was such a good decade for scifi movies :D

[@nobufelipe3969]

I thought that “*batteries not included” was a classic.

[@RightNowMan]

I think so!

[@SWGhostbuster]

Everytime I watch it, it reminds me that it was a story written for Amazing Stories and kind of cheapens the movie for me.

[@Buskieboy]

So much warmth and heart for a sci-fi! Great movie. In my list!

[@supergv2235]

Always had a sweet spot for Flight of the Navigator. It was very heart warming and nostalgic for some reason

[@claudehebert3131]

My two cents; The Last Starfighter was very good, My Science Project was worth listening to, Explorers, even though a kid's movie was nice too. One movie I'll probably be the only one to promote is "Les Maîtres Du Temps" (the time masters), a French animation movie. The decors are outstandingly created by Möbius, the french cartoonist. A forgotten gem.

[@cnj5599]

You should continue the 80s Hidden Gems aspect. There are so many movies that people do not remember exist!! Discuss movies like Grad Tour: Disaster in Time, Strange Invaders (Nancy Allen), Scanners, Zapped, The Beast Within, Branstorm, Videodrone, Dreamscape, Explorers, Starman and My Science Project. I think you should discuss movies people don't remember, leave House and Xanadu, Krull and Dune for another video named "popular 80s movies."

[@raymondmasullo6686]

You got some good ones here! However, I would also include The Last Starfighter and Dreamscape. I always enjoyed those two!

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Good call! Dreamscape is worthy of going into another video- but just a hidden Gems selection as its fairly unknown to most.

[@crouchingtadpole5158]

Dune for me, massively underrated. Its 1990 release but only just "hardware" and so fits the 80s feel

[@fredlandry6170]

A great decade for Sci Fi.

[@smit4459]

Here are the ten best science fiction films I have watched thus far, from the 1980s: 10. "Tron" (1982) 9. "The Terminator" (1984) 8. "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" (1983) 7. "The Thing" (1982) 6. "Starman" (1984) 5. "Star Trek: The Search for Spock" (1984) 4. "Star Trek: Wrath of Khan" (1982) 3. "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) 2. "Aliens" (1986) 1. "Blade Runner" (1982)

[@apollo12002]

Theres loads more, to name but a few... Salute of the Jugger (Rutger Hauer )/ war games/ Labyrinth/ Legend / The last starfighter/ Enemy Mine / Time Bandits / War games/ 1984 / The body snatchers (1978 but its good)

[@stephenolan5539]

Cherry 2000

[@iceomat]

What? No MEGAFORCE!? But seriously, I think people are overlooking an obvious pick: The Road Warrior!

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Megaforce!!! lol... I might make a part2 of this... I had to cut so many movies I love... it was fairly depressing.

[@mattgilbert7347]

"Predator" is a camouflaged slasher film. Nice one, including the "The Hidden". We loved that one, back in the day. Kyle MacLachlan as "a rather odd F.B.I Agent"? Hmm...rings a bell...

[@Thorogrimm]

Flight of The Navigator was a big part of my childhood back in 2007. That opening scene is so nostalgic for me

[@RIlianP]

They Live is easily one of my favorite films of the era along with Predator and T1, it fully deserves spot on the list

[@jasons5916]

You forgot Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, the second best time travel movie ever.

[@120lightsaber]

"My Science Project" Classic 80s Scifi Cheese that you cant get enough of.

[@johnathanstephenson8107]

Can we all just agree that 10 years made better material then the next 30 combined? It's mostly because the 80s was the last time big corporate was willing to let the creative people be creative

[@jba2048]

Remember Explorers? There is a film that could only be made in the 80s.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

That's right Jay!

[@8arrows]

I saw the Easter egg of the boy in the blue bubble punching through the earth. From Explorers.

[@boskonian]

I thoughtI must have dreamed this was 80s. This is a great movie.....

[@LowKeyTired-q7d]

Bill Paxton is such a star hahaha

[@diddymuck]

iceman 1984; Android 1982; Cocoon 1985; Threads 1984; Starman 1984; Liquid Sky 1982.

[@Oliver-yf2tl]

Great video mate, was born in 99, but I can easily say the 80s had the best movies, music and fashion

[@desmonddesjarlais2697]

Personally slow paced movies are difficult to sit through but bladerunner was so otherworldly it was hard to look away.

[@jamieostrowski4447]

Some of my favs: My Science Project, Real Genius, The Manhattan Project, The Final Countdown

[@anthonybrown30]

I thought D.A.R.Y.L. was pretty good too. Oh and Spaceballs was a great spoof.

[@Billis75]

Repo Man (Emilio Estevez) is a great sci fi 80's film. I think it suffers a bit because if you saw it in a video rental store, the cover doesn't make it look like it's Sci Fi at all. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is quirky and neat. It's not for everyone. Also, no mention of The Last Starfighter? Who knew you should put Robert Preston into a Sci Fi film? Also it was groundbreaking CG for its time.

[@FreakyChumy]

Thanks for sharing bro, you should have included "Cocoon 1985", and "Short Circuit 1986"it's another 2 of the best Sci-Fi drama of that year that made everybody who watch them cry and amazed at the same time. I loved that movie, even though I was just 6 years old when I saw that.

[@Dxtuned]

"Bye" "Die" Okay, the hidden has moved up on my list of must see movies

[@Hyperdriveuk]

I hope you like it lol!

[@dyveira]

I watched it because of Kyle Maclachlan but it turned out to actually be a very unique film with an interesting premise I haven't really seen elsewhere.

[@GWC1981]

One underrated 80s sci fi film I enjoy is Runaway (1984) with Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons. Gremlins is another. Maybe not so much sci fi but still a good one. I would have add Empire Strikes Back to the list as well.

[@weq1weq]

Thank you for hidden gems, I was looking for The Hidden and finally after 30 years I have found it !!

[@DG-nn9uh]

A couple that pop out outside the obvious : Explorers '85 They Live '88 The Ice Pirates '84 Solar Babies '86 Android '82 Hard Times '85 Chopping Mall '86 Short Circuit '86 Killer Klowns fm Outer Space '88 Howard the Duck '86 The Blob '88 Hell Comes to Frogtown '88 The Invisible Kid '88

[@laptopcommando]

I loved Explorers, too. A classic kids sci-fi 80s gem.

[@JonteJak]

I absolutely love your videos, I get awesome tips everytime. I've never heard about The Hidden, Batteries not included or The Wraith and I will track them down and watch them. Thanks a lot and keep up the great work!

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Glad to help!

[@jahawnp9167]

I can not believe I've never seen The Hidden. Everything else you are 100% on. All great entertainment Sci Fi that is so lacking to day. Now... of to see if The Hidden is streaming somewhere.

[@8arrows]

You could put on a bunch of these movies today in front of bored kids home bound because of Covid 19. And they would enjoy them. I made my Niece watch Flash Gordon. She sat through it no problem. She is 4. She really liked the Hawkmen. I wish the library of Congress would release every movie made for historical reasons.

[@MrVisde]

I liked the dystopian hellscape 80s science fiction: Road Warrior, Mad Max: Thunderdome, Solarbabies, Blood of Heroes

[@BosunM8James]

Tron. Definitely ahead of it's time and set such precedence for later sci-fi movies.

[@InFltSvc]

The first of any movie is always the best ! This was one of my decades. I miss them ! We really had a great time back then. We did not have all this hate, killing and nonsense like today

[@SagaofaCrew]

You have a wide range of taste within the Science Fiction Genre if you're here - and that's so much better than limiting your scope to the big box office major franchises only, as some people do - Therefore I submit to you my 1984 feature Film which stills struggles to find it's audience. The Official Production Documentary: ---- kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWioi3Vme7Vgn8k

[@davidprince1138]

So many great icons of movie making. A lost art.

[@Tanakun09]

I back the sci-fi documentary, cause it speaks to my childhood of the 80s. Robocop was my favorite second to back to the future series.

[@spideysnakeeyesoptimusfan]

That breakdown was awesome. Super well edited, informative, and entertaining. Loved every one of your picks.

[@issiewizzie]

I remember seeing back to the future at Leicester Square in 85 then got hooked and went to see it again four times

[@paperspeaksco]

Running Man definitely needed to make this list 😁

[@Hyperdriveuk]

It was on the chopping board- with Tron, brazil, Buckaroo, DARYL and 10 others lol! It wasn't an easy choice lol!

[@paperspeaksco]

@@Hyperdriveuk I've grown to trust your editing judgements. If it didn't make your list, I'm sure there were good reasons for it 😁

[@goodsound4756]

I can’t believe you left out The Abyss (1989).

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Gotta put a cap on the Cameron lol!

[@lisahemingway3828]

The Abyss was off the chain! So was Soylent Green from the Seventies. Good movies

[@gavinholt5428]

80s were the best for Sci Fi movies. You have mentioned some of my absolute favourites, but the list goes on and on including - Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann Flash Gordon Escape From New York The Last Starfighter Starman They Live Mad Max 2 Zapped The Ice Pirates My Stepmother is an Alien The Dark Crystal and on and on.

[@issiewizzie]

You missed one - it’s Tom selicks Runaway

[@ronikawilliams2696]

Loved your list! I remember and equally loved all of these movies!

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@uniktbrukernavn]

The Quiet Earth from 1985 was pretty good.

[@ArcadeMusicTribute]

The Hidden! Just re-watched it about a month ago. It's actually a really cool movie! The ending is a bit rushed but most of the movie I still really like! :) so happy you've included it on the list!

[@TheVosack]

Love Batteries Not Included. Saw it in the theater. Also Flight of the Navigator. Two favorites.

[@BreetaiZentradi]

I see most of my choices like Enemy mine and Last Starfighter have already been mentioned. May I be so bold as to suggest "Buckaroo Bonsai" and "Earth Girls Are Easy"

[@LadyArachnea]

nice video ! 😎🤗 I would have mentionned Wargames (1983) Ladyhawke (1985) ok it is more fantasy than sci-fi but God I looooove this movie As you can see with my profile image, I'm a trekkie ... I love also Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) The Abyss (1989) one of of my all time favorite movies ! Still waiting to get the Blu-ray version remastered director's cut long version that James Cameron promised so loooog ago 😥🤨 Tron (1982)

[@chrisj8932]

I'm sure there needs to be more reviews of more of the sci-fi movies from the 80's, I enjoyed watching Tron, when it was released in july-1982, along with the last starfighter. I did read the book, altered states, and tron. I liked altered states when it came out in 1980. 4:44 am, CST, sunday, 5-31-2020.

[@ThorneyedWT]

1. Predator - everything is true. I'd say even with all appreciation it is still heavily underrated movie. Masterpiece of action and building up true suspense. 2. Back to the Future - Well, mostly true, but Terminator dilogy (sic!) has some valid arguments about best time travelling movie. Anyway this competition is so close that there is no real point in arguing. Both are timeless classic at this point and both are must see for everyone, period. 3. T1 - Speak of the devil, lol. I just write this comment as I watch video. Yes, you can't talk 80's sci-fi movies without mentioning Terminator. Just like you can't talk 80's sci-fi animation without mentioning Akira. You can't overrate their impact on future generations. You just can't. 4. Wrath of Khan - Never was trekkie, so I'll just pass on this. But with all those memes I guess I need to watch it someday. 5. Robocop - Oh my god yes. Great sci-fi and even better social commentary, which is valid up until this very day. Paul Verhoeven at his best. One of the most criminally underrated directors of all time. Yes, all praise considered, still too low. 6. TheThing - Another insanely underrated director showcasing how to pay homage to movies you love with really great remake. This is one of really few remakes I can safely call better than original. And that is not to say that original wasn't damn good. 7. Blade Runner - you may find it boring, but this is another cult classic you just have to see. Too bad it won't live much longer. But then again - who does? 8. Aliens - James Cameron showing how to make proper sequel to cult classic, while making it cult classic again it it's own right. Fun fact: both Ridley and James made it to this list before this point. And rightfully so. -------and now to the reasons why I am subbed to this channel------- 9. The Hideen - no idea, must see. 10. Flight of the Navigator - I remember watching this as a kid. That is it, lol. Gotta refresh my memory to say something certain, except this movie's title became meme of bad piloting for my generation. 11. Innerspace - I have strong deja vu vibes with this one. Must refresh. 12. The Wraith - no idea, must see. 13. Weird Scince - I remember this as moderately fun sitcom, less fun than Alf, but with hot chick and... And that's it. 14. Batteries not included - same as #11. I know I watched it at some point. And that's it. Anyway, keep doing what you do. I can't say that I have found many good movies via your channel (Zardoz, Cherry 2000, Logan's Run and Outland are hard to call "good" in general terms) but those still were good in more than one way if not overall. Yeah, if someone wants to see generally praised movies, he can go to watchmojo video. But HyperDrive is mostly educational.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Great comment, I wish I got more like this lol! I need to find a way to get people on to my sub reddit so we can discuss movies in more detail. But the YT comments section makes it near impossible. Thanks for watching!

[@jesse0219]

HyperDrive - Send me a link to your sub Reddit... Your mentions of The Wraith and Innerspace won me over.

[@TaraColquitt]

Loved The Hidden. Now I am going to see if I can find it streaming somewhere. 👍🏼

[@o0o-jd-o0o95]

I certainly never underrated it I've always loved the movie I thought it was one of the best movies of its time. I actually just started watching it again two days ago but I didn't finish watching it. I'll probably finish it in the next day or two. not only that but it means a little something to me 'cause it was the very first rated R movie my parents let me watch. I was 11 y.o. When it came out

[@kegginstructure]

Great list of movies. Regarding The Terminator: After a friend and I saw it, we had one of "those" discussions (liberally lubricated, of course) in which we discussed the violence in the movie. We could not identify a SINGLE CASE of gratuitous violence. As violent as it was, there was never a scene we thought was there solely for the sake of violence. The relentless nature of the T-800 was solely focused on eliminating his target - if only if he knew who she was. The Terminator is an absolute gem.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Ya it's Cameron's style of directing violence- I found a similar pattern with his other movies like Aliens. When I think about it- all the most violet scenes from T2 were cut from the theatrical release.

[@AndyMacBG]

'Enemy Mine'... Bloody magnificent. Also, Cacoon.

[@veronicareitherreese6671]

Alien Nation was awesome and became a TV series.

[@aaronfry4842]

The Last Starfighter!! Looks like your going to have to do a " Part Two "!?!?!? Great Chanel!!

[@billcame6991]

A little refreshing. So many times when a list is created like this, it contains movies from the last 10 years.

[@hopebgood]

I love sf/horror movies so Aliens and Predator movies are my 80's faves.

[@ianmangham4570]

The Hidden is AWESOME

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

If you included The Wraith in this list then Mad Max 2 should have been mentioned, too. Star Wars Episodes 5 & 6, Tron and Ghostbusters are some of the most famous sci-fi flicks but some hidden gems are not usually beloved but are considered classics in their own right like: R.O.T.O.R., Virus (Fukkatsu no hi in Japan), Videodrome, Dreamscape, The Incredible Shrinking Woman, Zapped!, Anna to the Infinite Power, D.A.R.Y.L., The Last Starfighter, My Science Projecct...whew! Too tired to type the other hidden gems as these were too many to mention.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

"If you included The Wraith in this list then Mad Max 2 should have been mentioned, too. " Why? lol. I'm honestly not a big fan of the Mad Max franchise... it just never appealed to me for some reason. Star Wars isn't sci-fi. But yes you listed a lot of good sci-fi from the 80s which i'll be covering in future releases. Thanks for watching.

[@karlfimm]

I haven't seen Wraith, but I certainly enjoyed all the others when they came out. Some haven't aged so well, but watched Predator and The Hidden recently and they're still damn good.

[@Warlocke000]

It feels like it's been about a hundred years since I saw Batteries Not Included in the theater.

[@lukeyznaga7627]

Let's face it. Audiences had never seen before the great concept of these door shattering new creative movies: the first Terminator. The first Predator. then Alien sequel. their concepts opened the door to future sci fi theme movies! And the Star Trek movies staring Shatner and friends....were great. Forget the Star Wars movies.

[@Bangkokian1967]

Absolutely love The Hidden! Excellent hidden gem choices

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Yes, no-one ever talks about it, which I find kinda strange.

[@Bangkokian1967]

HyperDrive yes it’s been completely forgotten about.. Trancers got several sequels but no such luck with this true gem of a movie

[@lukeyznaga7627]

its hard to believe... that the 1980s was about 40 years ago.....! I had grad from High school in 1980. Was done with college in three years, to continue later. Had some early bum jobs, though but had money from an inheritance.. Wanted to watch good sci fi. Had just moved toa new place. Didn't know a lot of people or had few friends. But got involved with a local sci fi club and we had good times watching movies in the theaters and collecting stuff from pop culture.

[@anncosten7022]

Anyone recall a film, staring Cheryl ladd, who plays a flight attendant from the future (a very heavy smoker, because the atmosphere in her time is dodgy, so smoking aids her lungs). She and her team are charged with the task of travelling back in time, to known air disasters to swap the passengers, before they die, with dead people from her time, and take the survivors back to the future to help repopulate the human race. The problem is that on one flight, there was a survivor, a young boy. So traumatised was he that he grew up to be a flight investigator, who sort of remembers what happened. But no one believed him. I've asked a few people about this, but have drawn a blank. I don't think I imagined it. So any help....? Thanks.

[@YK-lg6gx]

"Millennium" from 1989, it's on Wikipedia.

[@allaboutmusicmovies9606]

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[@jba2048]

Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen every movie on your list. Nice list.

[@sailor-rick]

That is a good microphone, for sure. It is probably better than many radio studios have, so that isn't the problem (unless it is malfunctioning). Still, you DO have an audio problem. I've listened to this video with that same sound card and headphones that I listen to every other video and song-- Komplete Audio 2 and Audeze Mobius. (also, I have listened to you through my JVC computer speakers and it sounds just as muddy). I am not complaining, mind you, I just thought you would like to know. I can still understand your vocals, just fine. They just don't sound very good. So if it isn't your microphone, perhaps it could be in your sound card or, more likely, your mixer... I don't know, perhaps try turning down your gain and lowering the compression, a bit. Usually, videos sound great, to me, but for some reason, yours sounds like you are either overdriving something or you've got a bottleneck in the line, somewhere. P.S. After listening to your other vids, more closely, I have noticed that even the male actors in your film-clips sound a bit muddy. So I suspect the problem is in your post-editing-- too much gain or too much compression, perhaps. You might add a low limit filter or remove any high filter that you have. There is no crispness in your audio...none. Try listening to your YT vid through some normal, non-professional equipment like most of us have. It could be that your pro headset and pro sound system don't have a problem with your video. Most people don't have pro sound cards or phones, though. Again, I like your content; you are easy to understand, and I have subscribed. This is not a complaint. But if it were me, I would want to know.

[@Hyperdriveuk]

No exactly I want to know LOL! That's why I said email me! I really appreciate the feedback. It never sounds quite right to me.. I might experiment with the same equipment on a different pc. Thanks again!

[@ig-8892]

All choices on this list are well deserved. Innerspace was certainly weird but I liked the comic relief and thought the premise was unique. The Wraith reminded me of Mad Max but the enigmatic, supernatural themes added a layer of creativity to it. Batteries Not Included is great if you like charming family-friendly sci-fi. Never seen The Hidden. Never seen Weird Science. Both sound intriguing though. Back to the Future and The Terminator were both defining when it came to fictional time travel, while Terminator also brought up themes of Artificial Intelligence. Blade Runner's production design and overall visual aesthetic would set the standards for cyberpunk films, while also being a critique on the ethics of biotechnology. Robocop is, again, great with social commentary and perfectly blends the action and cyberpunk genres. Predator and Aliens are both excellent if you like a mix of suspense and action, and the extraterrestrial antagonists are both very menacing and compelling in their own way. The Thing is a classic example of John Carpenter's mastery of suspense, and the film's nihilistic and Lovecraftian elements give the film a tone so dark that you might become paranoid after watching it.