What happened in 1984? Reagan vs. Mondale, Evert vs. Navratilova, Bird vs. Magic, and Dallas vs. Dynasty. But on the big screen, Eddie Murphy launched his biggest live action movie ever, Kevin Bacon liberated small-town America with his feet, the Indiana Jones sequel was a prequel, and Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante inspired mogwai nightmares for a whole generation of kids.
 

And don’t miss Melanie Griffith’s breakout role, a rare screening of the European theatrical cut of Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America, and Freddy Krueger’s first dreamy appearance.

This spring at the Egyptian, we’ll chart the story of 1984 through the movies that set box office records, launched careers of superstars and firmly established the blockbuster era in Hollywood, with the year’s top ten grossing films inspiring dozens of sequels in the years to come.