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IT’S A “TOTALLY AWESOME” WEEKEND WHEN TV LAND AIRS OHMIGOD THAT’S SO 80’S BEGINNING FEBRUARY 16
New York, NY, February 7, 2008 – Break out the shoulder pads and hair gel! TV Land is going back in time for a totally awesome 80’s Movie Weekend filled with the quintessential pop culture films from the decade. OHMIGOD That’s So 80’s begins Saturday, February 16 at 5pm ET/PT and continues nightly through Monday, February 18. Tune in to see problems danced away in Footloose and Flashdance, the underdog find true love in Say Anything and Sixteen Candles and shenanigans take place in The Breakfast Club and National Lampoon’s Class Reunion. Relive the feel-good movies that shaped the ’80s, inspired trends, and encouraged individuality.
OHMIGOD That’s So 80’s schedule is as follows (all times listed are ET/PT):
Saturday, 2/16
5:00 p.m. Footloose (1984) - Kevin Bacon stars as a city kid attempting to adapt to life in an ultra-conservative Midwestern town. Once there, he ends up leading the repressed teenagers into a rebellion against the town preacher who has outlawed rock & roll and dancing.
7:00 p.m. Flashdance (1983) - Jennifer Beals stars as a young Pittsburgh woman working two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer while trying to get into a prestigious ballet school.
9:00 p.m. Say Anything (1989) – Lloyd Dobler (John Cusak) is a noble underachiever who falls in love with the beautiful high school valedictorian (Ione Skye) the summer before she goes off to college.
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Sunday, 2/17
5:00 p.m. Flashdance
7:00 p.m. Say Anything
9:00 p.m. Sixteen Candles (1984) - Molly Ringwald stars as a young girl whose sweet sixteen birthday is forgotten by family and friends due to her sister’s impending wedding. While nursing a crush on the most popular boy in school, she also has to contend with a loveable nerd (Anthony Michael Hall) who has a crush on her.
11:00 p.m. The Breakfast Club (1985) - Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy star as high school teens with different backgrounds who discover they have more in common than they thought during a shared Saturday detention.
1:00 a.m. National Lampoon’s Class Reunion (1982) – Lizzie Borden High’s class of ’72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until outcast alum Walter Baylor – driven insane by a sadistic senior-year prank – escapes from a mental institution and crashes the party.
Monday, 2/18
5:00 p.m. Sixteen Candles
7:00 p.m. The Breakfast Club
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