Through the Decades: 1980s: 10-Film Collection - DVD

Four-disc set includes Blue Thunder (1983)Climb aboard Blue Thunder, a space-age helicopter used by the Los Angeles Police Department for top-secret missions. Roy Scheider plays Frank Murphy, a cop who takes over the craft, and, along with a new partner, investigates terrorist plans to disrupt the 1984 Summer Olympics. But when Murphy squares off against a fellow Vietnam vet (Malcolm McDowell), the souped-up chopper is put to the ultimate test. Daniel Stern, Warren Oates, Candy Clark co-star. 110 min. C/Rtg R The New Kids (1985)Following the deaths of the their parents, brother and sister Loren (Shannon Presby) and Abby (Lori Loughlin) move to a small Florida town to live with their aunt and uncle. When Abby attracts the unwanted attention of local teen hood Eddie Dutra (James Spader), she and Loren must fight for their lives against the dangerous punk. Intense thriller from InchFriday the 13thInch director Sean S. Cunningham also stars John Philbin, David H. MacDonald, and Eric Stoltz. 86 min. C/Rtg R Band Of The Hand (1986)Fast-paced action, a pulsating musical beat, and slick production enhance this violent drama from the makers of InchMiami Vice.Inch Five rehabilitated street punks turn the tables on a Floridian drug kingpin. Stephen Lang, James Remar, Lauren Holly, Laurence Fishburne, John Cameron Mitchell star; title track performed by Bob Dylan. 110 min. C/Rtg R Suspect (1987)After a judge apparently commits suicide and his secretary is found murdered, a deaf-mute homeless man (Liam Neeson) is arrested for the crime and put on trial. When a public defender (Cher) and juror (Dennis Quaid) assigned to the case are drawn together, they suspect that the accused man is innocent-uncovering a shocking trail of corruption, lies, and danger along the way. John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Philip Bosco co-star in this taut thriller from director Peter Yates. 122 min. C/Rtg