Celebrating Cleveland Cinemas' 1980s series with our favorite movies

👋🏻 Sam and 👊🏾 Troy are so psyched about this radical series, they couldn't help but offer their wicked '80s movies outside of the ones being shown in the series.

Sam: Rob Reiner's "When Harry Met Sally" (1989) is probably my favorite all-time rom-com. Among other things, it's a showcase for aspirational late 80s fashion.

• Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" (1982) is in the sci-fi pantheon for me, a triumph of literary adaptation with one of the decade's seminal scores by Greek soundtrack god Vangelis.

Between the lines: How about a round of applause for my guy Werner Herzog, whose epic "Fitzcarraldo" (1982) is surely one of the most outlandish films of the decade.

• Though not especially "80s" in vibe, it's the perfect marriage between a madman director and a madman protagonist.

The latest: I got a chance to see John Sayles' "Matewan" (1987) at the Cinematheque last year and was absolutely floored.

• It's an immersive labor organizing flick set in 1920s West Virginia coal country and is one of the most riveting, quotable movies I've seen from any decade.

Troy: I routinely watch the last 20 minutes of "Purple Rain" (1984) to remind myself what true talent is.

• The 1980s featured my favorite romantic comedy of all-time in "Broadcast News" (1987) and my favorite sports movie, "Field of Dreams" (1989).

Between the lines: I'm pretty sure the first movie I ever saw in a theater was "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" (1989).

The latest: I recently rewatched "Vision Quest" (1985) in honor of its 40th anniversary.

• That has to be the best movie soundtrack of the 1980s … besides "Purple Rain."