The Absolute Weirdest Movies of the 1980s

The ’80s is a decade that is known for cheesiness. It is known for movies that are just so bad they’re funny or great, but don’t worry, there are some movies that are just downright weird and almost unwatchable.

You don’t have to watch them, but we’ve rounded up a list of the weirdest movies of that decade.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV is notoriously the worst of the franchises – and there are some pretty bad Superman movies. It is the last of the Christopher Reeves films and also stars Gene Hackman as Lex Luthor.

Lex’s big bad villain this time is Nuclear Man and Superman has to fight to stop a nuclear disarmament.

King Kong Lives

Whoever thought “man, King Kong was great, let’s make a sequel!” is a big dummy because it was one of the worst movies of the decade – if not ever. After falling from the twin towers Kong survives but has to get a fake heart implanted.

Once he’s okay again he senses a lady Kong and starts to wreak havoc again.

MAC and Me

MAC and Me tells the story of an alien trying to escape NASA and befriends a wheelchair-ridden boy. It’s basically an E.T. knockoff but bad. MAC looks creepy, the actors in it are still and cheesy, and while the story sounds good you just don’t seem to care about these characters.

Cannonball Run II

Cannonball Run II was yet another sequel that should not have been made – a common theme with many of the worst 80’s movies. It’s the original cast of the first Cannonball Run – but BAD.

They race across country for $1 million dollars, which sounds exciting, but ends up being quite the snooze fest of a movie.