Ultimate 80's Memories Thread - Part 2 - The 80s Strikes Back

[therealdope]

Tiananmen massacre
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, commonly known in mainland China as the June Fourth Incident (六四事件), were student-led demonstrations in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China, in 1989. More broadly, it refers to the popular national movement inspired by the Beijing protests during that period, sometimes called the '89 Democracy Movement (八九民运). The protests were forcibly suppressed after the government declared martial law. In what became known in the West as the Tiananmen Square Massacre, troops with automatic rifles and tanks killed at least several hundred demonstrators trying to block the military's advance towards Tiananmen Square. The number of civilian deaths has been estimated variously from 180 to 10,454.[2][5]

Set against a backdrop of rapid economic development and social changes in post-Mao China, the protests reflected anxieties about the country's future in the popular consciousness and among the political elite. The reforms of the 1980s had led to a nascent market economy which benefitted some people but seriously disaffected others; the one-party political system also faced a challenge of legitimacy. Common grievances at the time included inflation, limited preparedness of graduates for the new economy, and restrictions on political participation. The students called for democracy, greater accountability, freedom of the press, and freedom of speech, though they were loosely organized and their goals varied.[6][7] At the height of the protests, about a million people assembled in the Square.[8]

As the protests developed, the authorities veered back and forth between conciliatory and hardline tactics, exposing deep divisions within the party leadership.[9] By May, a student-led hunger strike galvanized support for the demonstrators around the country and the protests spread to some 400 cities.[10] Ultimately, China's paramount leader Deng Xiaoping and other Communist Party elders believed the protests to be a political threat, and resolved to use force.[11][12] Communist Party authorities declared martial law on May 20, and mobilized as many as 300,000 troops to Beijing.[10] The troops ruthlessly suppressed the protests by firing at demonstrators with automatic weapons, killing hundreds of protesters and leading to mass civil unrest in the days following.

The Chinese government was condemned internationally for the use of force against the protestors. Western countries imposed economic sanctions and arms embargoes.[13] China's government initially condemned the protests as a counter-revolutionary riot, and criticized other nations.[14][15] It made widespread arrests of protesters and their supporters, suppressed other protests around China, expelled foreign journalists, strictly controlled coverage of the events in the domestic press, strengthened the police and internal security forces, and demoted or purged officials it deemed sympathetic to the protests.[16] More broadly, the suppression temporarily halted the policies of liberalization in the 1980s. Considered a watershed event, the protests also set the limits on political expression in China well into the 21st century. Its memory is widely associated with questioning the legitimacy of Communist Party rule, and remains one of the most sensitive and most widely censored political topics in mainland China.[17][18]

There is a sherdogger who is married to one of the protesters of Tiananmen Square.

 

[therealdope]

That chick is now a real estate agent in NYC. You can have her show you condos all over Manhatten. She works for Halstead. I'm not joking.

She will be 60 next year.

 

[Deleted member 245586]

That chick is now a real estate agent in NYC. You can have her show you condos all over Manhatten. She works for Halstead. I'm not joking.

She went on to become the the mom in Home Alone

 

[therealdope]

She went on to become the the mom in Home Alone

Wasn't that Catherine O'Hara?

 

[Ace of Spade]

Popoids.

Damn... I completely forgot about these toys.

 

[Deleted member 245586]

Wasn't that Catherine O'Hara?

You are right, Catherine O'Hara played the mom in the original Home Alone and Home Alone 2.

Caroline in 16 candles was played by Haviland Morris. She went on to play Karin Pruit in Home Alone 3. The mom of Alex Pruitt. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119303/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_31

Home Alone 3 cast...
Cast

• Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy with a high IQ living in suburban Chicago.
• Olek Krupa as Peter Beaupre, leader of the crooks.
• Rya Kihlstedt as Alice Ribbons, sole female of the four crooks.
• Lenny Von Dohlen as Burton Jernigan, one of the four crooks.
• David Thornton as Earl Unger, one of the four crooks.
• Haviland Morris as Karen Pruitt, Alex's mother.
• Kevin Kilner as Jack Pruitt, Alex's father.
• Marian Seldes as Mrs. Hess, Alex's elderly neighbor.
• Scarlett Johansson as Molly Pruitt, Alex's older sister.
• Seth Smith as Stan Pruitt, Alex's older brother.
• Christopher Curry as FBI Agent Stuckey
• Baxter Harris as a Police Chief
• Neil Flynn as a Police Officer
• Nick Jantz as a Police Officer
• Darren T. Knauss as the Parrot (voice)

@therealdope

 

[Deleted member 245586]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAB6B4BuVk0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67GdwtlXlVY

 

[therealdope]

You are right, Catherine O'Hara played the mom in the original Home Alone and Home Alone 2.

Caroline in 16 candles was played by Haviland Morris. She went on to play Karin Pruit in Home Alone 3. The mom of Alex Pruitt. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119303/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_31

Home Alone 3 cast...
Cast

• Alex D. Linz as Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy with a high IQ living in suburban Chicago.
• Olek Krupa as Peter Beaupre, leader of the crooks.
• Rya Kihlstedt as Alice Ribbons, sole female of the four crooks.
• Lenny Von Dohlen as Burton Jernigan, one of the four crooks.
• David Thornton as Earl Unger, one of the four crooks.
• Haviland Morris as Karen Pruitt, Alex's mother.
• Kevin Kilner as Jack Pruitt, Alex's father.
• Marian Seldes as Mrs. Hess, Alex's elderly neighbor.
• Scarlett Johansson as Molly Pruitt, Alex's older sister.
• Seth Smith as Stan Pruitt, Alex's older brother.
• Christopher Curry as FBI Agent Stuckey
• Baxter Harris as a Police Chief
• Neil Flynn as a Police Officer
• Nick Jantz as a Police Officer
• Darren T. Knauss as the Parrot (voice)

@therealdope

TBH I haven't seen any of the Home Alone movies.

 

[Deleted member 245586]

^^^Prob because there is so much great 80s content to get thru

 

[therealdope]

^^^Prob because there is so much great 80s content to get thru

I traveled a lot for sports in the 80s so I missed a lot of movies.

 

[Adamant]

 

[minute bull]

 

[lostdog000]

 

[Adamant]

This is the most awesome thing I've seen all week:

 

[Philo-Publius]

This is the most awesome thing I've seen all week:

That music rocked.

Did I see Ludmilla from Rocky IV in there?

 

[Adamant]

Someone made some awesome 80s VHS pillows...

If it aint broke, don’t fix it, that’s what you always say. Why improve on something that worked fine in the first place? There’s a good amount of things to be nostalgic about , from the long-forgotten age of CD’s, Cassette Players, to the most bizarre fashion trends. If you’re an avid movie goer, then you’ve probably wiped a tear or two away in memory of VHS. Wouldn’t it be great to have that memorable artwork on a unique pillow to dream you were back in the 80’s?

Originally intended for the professional market, these tapes dominated movie media from the 1970’s to the mid-2000’s until production finally stopped. Wipe those tears away, because Etsy seller The UFO Party creates 9×16 throw pillows displaying art from VHS boxes. You can request your favorite movie from the old times and they’ll scan and print it for you!Be Kind, but forget the rewind part.

https://uniquehunters.com/retro-vhs-throw-pillows-reminds-us-to-be-kind-and-rewind/

 

[Adamant]

Holy shit! Has anyone ever seen this show? I was sitting here and it randomly came on the TV and I couldn't believe how awesome the opening was....

 

[Adamant]

That music rocked.

Did I see Ludmilla from Rocky IV in there?

I thought I might have seen Bruce Jenner too.

Great song. I may put it on my ipod and use it during cardio.

 

[Philo-Publius]

Holy shit! Has anyone ever seen this show? I was sitting here and it randomly came on the TV and I couldn't believe how awesome the opening was....

I have never seen it. I got the impression it was not a fact-based series based on G.L.O.W. (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) of the 1980's. It's purely fictional, correct?

 

[Adamant]

I have never seen it. I got the impression it was not a fact-based series based on G.L.O.W. (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling) of the 1980's. It's purely fictional, correct?

I'm not really sure. What I saw last night was literally the first time I've ever seen it. I watch the episode (but I was simultaneously doing other things so my focus wasn't 100%). But if there was a G.L.O.W. in the 80s then perhaps this show is based on that, albeit with some creative freedom.