It Came From Hollywood Book 5

It Came From Hollywood Book 6: The Movies of 1984 looks at the cinematic landscape of 40 years ago! This special theme edition celebrates all the films of 1984, big and small, that graced theater screens and video rental stores. Our writers cover hundreds of titles in this overview, beginning with a look at the films released month by month throughout the year and films that went straight to video and cable. ICFH looks at some trends of 1984 as well as the classic comedies like Broadway Danny Rose and Sixteen Candles, the slashers of '84, the bottom grossing films of '84, the breakdancing films of '84 and the Bollywood horror flick Purana Mandir. Includes interviews with Kelli (Night of the Comet) Maroney, Matthew (The Party Animal) Causey, and Belinda (Gremlins) Balaski. Amadeus, Angel, Bachelor Party, Beverly Hills Cop, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Footloose, Ghostbusters, Hardbodies, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Karate Kid, Lassiter, Missing in Action, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Police Academy, Purple Rain, Revenge of the Nerds, Romancing the Stone, Silent Night, Deadly Night, The Terminator, Up the Creek, Where the Boys Are '84. The Wild Life and more! It's like time travel, but safer! 80-pages, in full color!

After the wild success of Halloween in 1978 and then 1980s ultra-gory Friday the 13th, there was no denying the box office potential of the low-budget slasher movies. Parents hated them, critics despised them, and teens flocked to them, making the biggest hits from minor productions. It was a perfect time to be a movie fan, as video cassettes entered the market and video stores blossomed on every street corner. Cable television also exploded into households across the country. For the first time, film fans had access to thousands and thousands of titles that were available to them before, and slasher movies were everywhere. You could go to the theater or the drive-in to see them upon their initial release, catch them later on VHS or Betamax, or even wait and watch them on Commander USA's Groovie Movie or Elvira's Movie Macabre. Slasher movies were never more prevalent than in 1981 when dozens of them saw theatrical releases and all of them made money. It Came From Hollywood Book 2 celebrates the slasher era with eight exclusive interviews with the people who made those films and a couple of 21st-century purveyors who keep that spirit alive.