{"product_id":"rewinding-the-80s-book","title":"Rewinding The 80s Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTake a trip back to your favorite video store with this in-depth journey through the highs and lows of ’80s cinema—with profiles of hundreds of films—and how Hollywood studios around the globe reflected a period of cultural change.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe movies were flying blind in 1980. “New Hollywood” was over and the era of auteur-driven, personal films that had defined moviemaking since the late ‘60s came to a symbolic end with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHeaven’s Gate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1980),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereplaced by a new world of multiplex blockbusters supported by massive marketing campaigns. But beyond the high-school comedies and hardbody action films came a new wave of cinematic excitement—an era defined by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFerris Bueller's Day Off\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePurple Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eE.T.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTop Gun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, each of which are now classics for a new generation of nostalgic movie lovers. The decade saw works that uniquely captured an era of cultural and technological change, from new indie auteurs to the highs and lows of animation, an emergent LGBTQ+ cinema, the last days of the Cold War, and the explosive impact of MTV. With wit and authority, author John Malahy provides fresh insight about the films, filmmakers, and stars who illuminated each of the exciting new facets of Hollywood throughout the decade. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with more than 200 full-color photos, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRewinding the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e80s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a lively, intelligent, and immersive look at an indelible moment in modern history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlie Pickles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54016653852885,"sku":null,"price":34.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0091\/7252\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-09at5.30.46PM.png?v=1781040664","url":"https:\/\/charliepickles.shop\/products\/rewinding-the-80s-book","provider":"Charlie Pickles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}