Out of that list, what was your favorite from that summer?
I think I only saw six of those at the theaters, and I thought they were all at least okay. I'd rank them:
Wrath of Kahn Poltergeist ET Rocky III Night Shift Garp
Garp was based on John Irving's big book. The movie bore no resemblence to the book, but it still was pleasant. It's director, George Roy Hill, was one of the really underrated directors.
That was the summer after I graduated high cshool. The only three movies of those that I saw in the theatre were:
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Fast Times at Ridgemont High Friday the 13th Part III.
After watching Dead Men..., I mentioned to my friend that there were two or three scenes taken from older movies whereupon I learned that most of the movie was a string of old clips.
For Ridgemont High I, of course, remember Phoebe Cates getting out of the swimming pool.
For Friday 13th I just remember going with my brothers and sister and wearing the 3D glasses.
