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Which one is your favorite 1980s controversial movie that caused a commotion upon release?

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Some great stuff in that list but I'll go with Last Temptation of Christ. It's a masterpiece.

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Yep, gotta go with Last Temptation.

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Some good ones up there, between some of those and the ones I typed below it is very difficult.

Do the Right Thing
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Blue Velvet
Henry : Portrait of a Serial Killer
Possession

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Those its not quite on the same level of controversy, but Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Gremlins. Two movies considered too violent for their PG ratings and were responsible for the the creation of PG-13. I havent seen any of the films listed in the poll.

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I went to see that at the one theater in town that was showing it. It was a "non-chain" theater and it was a bit of a haul, but I was determined to see it. It was a crappy little theater with none of the visual or audio frills of the time. I barely remember the name of the St. Louis theater (it's long gone now), but there were protesters, though they were easily avoided.

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078935/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

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I saw Silent Night Deadly Night for the first time this past Christmas, and its another movie worth mentioning for this thread. Good as a horror movie, and its dripping with sleaze. The extras go into detail about the protests and it was eventually pulled from theaters.

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Replace WHMS with Platoon.

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Went with Last Temptation. I wanted to mention Pretty Baby (Brooke Shields again!) but it's late 70's.

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Last Temptation Of Christ is a masterpiece. Pissing of Christians was just an added bonus, IMO.

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If released today people would probably be losing their shit over Johnny Depp pushing quaaludes in Private Resort. 1980s... no one cared.

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This poll is meaningless without Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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You haven't seen Red Dawn? I'm being sincere when I say I think you would like it.

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Had to go with Last Temptation. I think I've seen every movie in the poll except for White Dog.

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Where's "Monty Python's Life of Brian"?

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They'd be losing their shit because Qualludes are back! ;)

9 1/2 Weeks
Body Double
Robocop

Not sure if they were all "controversial", but I doubt those would be made today given how neutered the major film market is presently.

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Crimes of Passion

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As a Swayze fan I have wanted to for a very long time, but I have never gotten around to it. I will try and watch it soon.

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Red Dawn was the very first PG-13 rated movie (at least the first one that made it into theaters. I've heard others were given the rating before that, but they weren't released til afterwards.)

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Wait, we're not talking about the 1984 film with Robert Hays?

https://www.movieposter.com/posters/.../166/MPW-83451

(only worth watching for the live clips of Bow Wow Wow near the end)

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Proud to say I've seen every film in the poll during their original release.I probably did the bulk of the movie watching of my lifetime during the 80s - I'm quite surprised so many controversial films were made then. My own personal experience was "The Last Temptation of Christ" so I'm going with that - walking through a crowd of tight-assed Christians was a good time.

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Voted for White Dog. Great late Sam Fuller flick.

Although I must say that list feels a little incomplete without Cannibal Holocaust.

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Last Temptation of Christ resulted in the fire bombing of a theater in Paris, so I'd probably go with that one.

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Interesting. I never knew that Nightmare on Elm St. and Silent Night Deadly Night were released on the same exact day and that SNDN getting pulled probably helped New Line.

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When Harry Met Sally was HARDLY controversial/scandalous. The film was a critical and commercial success and that particular scene was celebrated, not shunned.

Anyway, definitely Last Temptation of Christ. Brilliant movie.

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In 1979? :)

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I've tried to search for it but there are so many Mad Max search results it's probably on page 150 or something.

There were two teenage boys obsessed with The Road Warrior. They watched it over and over and over, finally committing suicide by blowing their brains out. The movie was blamed and started a controversy over violence in movies.

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Well, I saw it in 1980. -ptth-

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I still don't get this hatred of Christians, i.e., pleasure of pissing them off. Is this a distaste for all organized religions inc. Islam or directly to followers of Jesus in all then myriad forms?

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I do remember Fatal Attraction really struck a nerve with people when it came out in 1987. I was in middle school so I was too young to totally get it but I don't think a movie had ever gone that far in dealing with the consequences of infidelity. I do remember some of my aunts in my family would say, "That will teach him not to pull that shit ever again on his wife!" And some of my uncles in my family would say, "I am not even thinking about cheating after seeing that movie!"

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Who said anything about hatred? Did the poster piss them off? No, a movie did, because it didn't follow their image of the biblical Jesus, or whatever. Boo hoo.

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Not my favorite, but plenty controversial

http://www.movieposter.com/posters/a...in/17/MPW-8777

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Then by that standard, the best movie of 2015 was All The President's Men

(seriously, I only just saw it last year...)

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During the release of When Harry Met Sally deli owners across the nation protested outside theatres because of that scene. There were even bomb threats.

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I voted for Angel Heart cause fucking Denise fucking Huxtable fucked the holy fucking hell out of Mickey.

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Made Bill Cosby jealous.

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Pabst! Blue! Velvet!

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Life of Brian is a 70's film. 1979 to be exact.