Overlooked ’80s Sci-Fi Flicks, Recalled by Wired Readers
Above: The Lathe of Heaven (1980)Some look back at the ’80s and recall Ronald Reagan, glam metal and The Breakfast Club — a time of weird hair, ridiculous fashions and a thaw in the Cold War.
When prodded, Wired.com readers remember a decade rich with science fiction films, from time-tested winners like The Terminator and Tron to sleepers like Looker and The Lathe of Heaven, PBS’ made-for-TV adaptation of Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel. (And, yes, there were some bad space mullets on-screen during this era.)
None of those movies topped Wired staffers’ lists of their favorite sci-fi movies of all time (handily broken down into pre-Star Wars and post-Star Wars categories). But these films, and many more, were clearly burned into the brains of Wired.com readers. They went wild in the comments, dredging up memories both fully qualified and somewhat questionable.
As always, it’s a matter of taste, seasoned in this case with solid dollops of nostalgia and outrage. Here, then, are the most memorable sci-fi flicks of the ’80s, according to Wired.com readers.
Looker (1981)
Maybe [Michael] Crichton’s best and the one sci-fi flick in which just about everything has come true — CG-generated actors, laser scanning and digitizing, light weapons and corporations colluding with politicians to mind-numb the public into complacency. —wavespace1999
A perfect example of sci-fi movie concepts on the way to becoming reality. —ferb
Tron (1982) Hello? Where is Tron on this list? —lilith13
A precursor to The Matrix. —membari
Tron defined sci-fi. —cuatrok
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