The 80s references

Hatorian

Surprised we haven’t made a thread for all the references. Please copy and paste and add to the list so we have a full one. I’m not too worried about release dates. I think they know they have one more season and want to pay homage to their favourite movies so they may throw in a movie released after the timeline. 

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people

Dee

Alien- Nancy

Hatorian

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy

Dummy

The Shining- Jake Busey
Stand By Me- fat kid by the pool

Hatorian

Yes! Totally forgot about the shining one. For sure

Hatorian

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy
The Shining: Jake Busey
stand by me: kid at the pool

Hatorian

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy
The Shining: Jake Busey
stand by me: kid at the pool
Rambo: fat hopper

Hatorian

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy
The Shining: Jake Busey
stand by me: kid at the pool
Rambo: fat hopper 
close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
star wars the force: El

adobo1148

Die hard- when russian terminator says “there  are rules for policemen”

Hatorian

adobo1148 said:

Die hard- when russian terminator says “there  are rules for policemen”

You can also say Dustin in the ducts is a diehard reference too. 

Hatorian

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy
The Shining: Jake Busey
stand by me: kid at the pool
Rambo: fat hopper 
close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
Star Wars: El using the force
Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people

awookiee

The most obvious one hasn't been said yet....

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy
The Shining: Jake Busey
stand by me: kid at the pool
Rambo: fat hopper 
close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
Star Wars: El using the force
Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Billy at the pool, all the Pheobe Cates mentions, Scoops Ahoy uniform/job.

BrandonTheBard

The Lightsaber clashes in Dusty-Bun and Steve's handshake is another Star Wars reference.  

cdrive

The cool girl's name being "Heather" was surely a nod to Heathers.

Someone help me out with 1 reference.  When the brother & sister were calling each other names back and forth....I felt like that was from a movie but I can't place it.  

Also Raiders of the Lost Ark:  wearing the Russian military uniforms as a disguise, nodding while smiling...

My wife caught this one, but the cat clock was from Back to the Future.

Gremlins: The automatic hammer

awookiee

combining to the master list....

Terminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy
The Shining: Jake Busey
stand by me: kid at the pool
Rambo: fat hopper 
close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
Star Wars: El using the force
Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Billy at the pool, all the Pheobe Cates mentions, Scoops Ahoy uniform/job.
Gremlins: The automatic hammer
Cat Clock: Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark:  wearing the Russian military uniforms as a disguise, nodding while smiling
The cool girl's name being "Heather" was surely a nod to Heathers.

kojiattwood

Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.

cdrive

HARD COPY:   CUTTING EDGE seemed like a nod to the classic tabloid news TV show. Even the logo is similar.

BroRad33

Ugh, there was one I saw that isn't here but I'm totally spacing at work and cannot remember what it was, and im not watching the whole thing again lol.

kojiattwood

Technically it's the 70's, but I have a friend who is a Jaws junkie, and she pointed out that the mayors are very similar, and that Hopper's drunken "I can do whatever I want" line is the same as Brody's.

InvertedEarthTheory

My view made it 69 views XD. kojiattwood said:

Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.

Also yeah true, true.

kojiattwood

Probably mentioned way back in the 1st season, but the entire concept of the Upside Down and scientists opening a portal to another dimension hearkens back to Stephen King's novella "The Mist"

MrX

kojiattwood said:

Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.

Yes! was about to post that. "Turn your key sir!"

Dee

There was a specific reference to Red Dawn - one of them said they’d just been to see it when talking about the Russians being in their town. 

adobo1148

MrX said:

kojiattwood said:

Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.

Yes! was about to post that. "Turn your key sir!"

I known this isn’t an 80s reference but isn’t that Mr Blonde from Reservoir Dogs?

Hatorian

rminator/Rocky 4: Russian dude
miami vice/Pi magnum: hopper
the blob/thing: the upside Monster
day/dawn of the dead: the zombie people
Alien: Nancy
The Shining: Jake Busey
stand by me: kid at the pool
Rambo: fat hopper 
close Encounters of the third kind: the spaceship ride
Star Wars: El using the force
Die Hard: Russian dude and Dustin in the Ducts
Weird Science: Russian scientist with the slurpee and mall
Night of the Comet: El and Max in the mall
something wicked comes this way: carnival, evil taking over innocent people
Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Billy at the pool, all the Pheobe Cates mentions, Scoops Ahoy uniform/job.
Gremlins: The automatic hammer
Cat Clock: Back to the Future
Raiders of the Lost Ark:  wearing the Russian military uniforms as a disguise, nodding while smiling
The cool girl's name being "Heather" was surely a nod to Heathers.
Wargames: key turn
red dawn: Russians invading
hard copy: tv

70 references
jaws: mayors
body snatchers: body’s being snatched

johnnytruant

The funhouse mirror showdown is probably a reference to The Man with the Golden Gun.

kojiattwood

adobo1148 said:

MrX said:

kojiattwood said:

Anyone mention Wargames?  I seem to recall at the very beginning there are two soldiers who turn two keys.  Billy calling that kid "lard ass" is probably a reference to Stand by Me.

Yes! was about to post that. "Turn your key sir!"

I known this isn’t an 80s reference but isn’t that Mr Blonde from Reservoir Dogs?

Holy shit, that IS Michael Madsen!

Schlupp

I got some the fly vibes from the goo monsters and their eating habits as well.

kojiattwood

Speaking of vibes, I got distinct Evil Dead flashbacks from the fight in the cabin, ditto for Alien with the flayer-thing inside Eleven's leg? And re-watching the finale, I completely missed the Griswold reference!

lawgirl2528

The Never Ending Story!

rkcrawf

Also not 80s, but the whole initial run of Steve, Robin, Dustin, and Erica running around in the base felt like Han, Chewie, Luke, Leia running through the Death Star.