A great weekend for teens to discover the downsides of objects inserted into your body “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” Directed by Amy Heckerling Released Aug. 13, 1982 Where to Watch “Friday the 13th Part III” Directed by Steve Miner Released Aug. 13, 1982 Where to Watch It’s fantastic to…

Would I have to pirate “The Pirate Movie?” “The Pirate Movie” Directed by Ken Annakin Released August 6, 1982 Where to Watch The movie summer of 1982 is well known for many massive hits and classic favorites like “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Rocky III,” “Blade Runner,” and so on, all of which have been subjected to endless releases with…

Let’s consider the following five notions as we take stock of where the biggest Hollywood movie franchise is now and where it’s going. — As a lifelong movie and comic book obsessive, I’m in the prime audience demographic of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That’s the preface not to offend anyone when I say that after “Avengers: Endgame,” I never needed to see another superhero movie again. This week I keep returning to that thought…

THE STARS ALIGNED IN TWO GREAT MOVIES — “An Officer and a Gentleman” Directed by Taylor Hackford Released July 30, 1982 Where to Watch “Night Shift” Directed by Ron Howard Released July 30, 1982 Where to Watch Several franchises were born and reborn during the classic movie summer of 1982, and it was also a pivotal period to…

They’re both vying to capture the attention of grown adults. Are they worth catching up on? — “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” Directed by Colin Higgins Released July 23, 1982 Where to Watch “The World According to Garp” Directed by George Roy Hill Released July 23, 1982 Where to Watch After an adventurous start to the summer, the new films of 1982 are beginning to settle…

“Young Doctors in Love” Directed by Garry Marshall Released July 16, 1982 Where to Watch After several weeks of consecutive science-fiction and adventure films (and frequently both), it’s pretty refreshing to break the streak with a comedy set in a hospital. …

“Tron” Directed by Steven Lisberger Released July 9, 1982 Where to Watch The summer of 1982 saw the debut of some of the most popular movies of all time, including ticket-sellers (“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”), sentimental favorites (“Rocky III,” “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan”), and genre classics (“Blade Runner,”…

“The Secret of NIMH” Directed by Don Bluth Released July 2, 1982 (limited) Where to Watch Disney is a dominant player in today’s animated films, but that wasn’t always the case. In the late 70s and early 80s, the studio’s magic touch wasn’t as apparent, as many of their animated…

“Blade Runner” Directed by Ridley Scott Released June 25, 1982 Where to Watch “The Thing” Directed by John Carpenter Released June 25, 1982 Where to Watch Once the characters of “The Thing” first encounter a shape-shifting alien that’s taken the form of one of the crew members, Garry, the station’s…