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WTF '80s Movies for Kids

The Blue Lagoon

3.5m viewsIf You Watched 'The Blue Lagoon' As A Kid, You Probably Didn't Realize How Messed Up It IsThe original Blue Lagoon was a 1908 novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole, a tale that has been adapted no less than five times in the ...

117.7k views‘The Secret of NIMH’ Scarred A Generation Of Children (And Has An Even Weirder Backstory)Those who grew up in the 1980s may fondly remember The Secret of NIMH. It's a lovely tale about a mouse named Mrs. Brisby who just...

352 votersRemember How Repulsive The ‘Garbage Pail Kids’ Movie Was?When a movie is described as a "fever dream," it's usually because it's so strange that it's unimaginable how millions of dollars ...

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1.1k voters'Pee-wee's Big Adventure' Is A Weirdly Traumatizing ClassicPee-wee’s Big Adventure is a touchstone for everyone who lived through the '80s. Not only was it the world’s first extended look a...

539.6k viewsThings You Have To Ignore In Order To Enjoy Watching 'The Goonies'Fat shaming and bullying. Racial stereotyping. Drug and sex abuse references. Assault, theft, and attempted murder. And that's jus...

987k viewsWays 'The Neverending Story' Is Way, Way More Messed Up And Weird Than You RememberThere are plenty of deeply weird things about The Neverending Story, even on the surface. But do you remember how profoundly scary...

23k viewsThe '80s 'My Little Pony' Cartoon Was A Toy Tie-In That's Way Weirder Than You RememberIf you're familiar with My Little Pony as it exists today, you probably love the show's heartfelt lessons and colorful characters....

1.4k voters‘The Land Before Time’ Is One Of The Most Traumatic Cartoons Ever MadeUpon its release in 1988, The original Land Before Time movie was both lauded and criticized for its simultaneous beauty and darkn...

8.3k voters11 Things That Prove 'Return To Oz' Is Creepier Than You RememberReturn to Oz, the sequel to Wizard of Oz, isn’t just odd. It’s also an often sad movie that attempts to look at the long-term effe...

30.4k views'An American Tail' Probably Messed Up Your ChildhoodWhen looking back at all the creepy childhood movies that we watched, it's a wonder how any of us turned out okay. Ostensibly, chi...

8.9k viewsMoments In 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' That Were Too Intense For Most Kids To Deal WithWho Framed Roger Rabbit is supposedly a kids' movie, but anyone who's seen it knows it's much darker than the average Looney Tune....

40.5k viewsJim Henson's 'The Dark Crystal' Is Even Darker Than You RememberWhen The Dark Crystal was released in 1982, it was a distinct departure from Jim Henson's usual oeuvre of quirky, family-friendly ...

8.8k views'Real Genius' Is A Bizarre Relic Of The '80s That's Way Darker Than You RememberThe '80s was a decade synonymous with the teen movie trend wherein the "nerds rule" subgenre took up most of the space on VHS rack...

391 votersSmall But Awesome Details From '80s Kids Movies We Definitely Missed Growing UpFor anyone who grew up watching kids' movies in the 1980s, looking back on them offers a bit of nostalgia. Some of the best kids' ...

6.2k viewsAnimation Is The Only Thing Keeping 'All Dogs Go to Heaven' In The Kids' Films GenreIf you read the plot synopsis of All Dogs Go to Heaven, it wouldn't seem like a kids' movie. The Don Bluth film follows ex-con dog...

17.7k views'Willow' Is A Watered-Down Version Of 'The Lord Of The Rings'The creator of one of the most epic space adventures of all time also gets to claim credit for one of the silliest sci-fi movies e...

334.6k viewsWeird, Emotionally Scarring Things You Forgot About In Don Bluth FilmsThough Disney ruled most kids' childhoods, another, darker shade of animation appeared in the '80s and '90s: the work of Don Bluth...

12.3k views'The Peanut Butter Solution' Is An '80s Kids' Movie That Gets Weirder And Darker Every MinuteAccording to YouTube comments, many movie fans who grew up in the 1980s believe The Peanut Butter Solution was not a feature film ...

11.9k viewsFor Being An ‘80s Kids’ Romp, ’Monster Squad’ Is Way More Adult Than We RememberIf you're like a lot of us, you probably grew up watching Shane Black and Fred Dekker's '80s monster kid opus The Monster Squad. S...

12.7k views'Big' Is Actually An Existential NightmarePenny Marshall's Big is a fun, sweet family movie about a boy who makes a wish that unexpectedly comes true - or not. When you tak...