Top 15 Obscure Movies From (My) Childhood
Criteria: Non-animated movies that were released before the year 2000. They were odd, unnecessarily scary, and will always be remembered fondly.
1. Labyrinth (1986)
You remind me of the babe. David Bowie’s bulge. Enough (or never enough) said.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT_xpFZe20A
2. The Neverending Story (1984)
If you take out the creepy pedophile-ish luck dragon, this movie is amazing. However, I’m still not over the death of Artax.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3DcWtkKeIY
3. Dark Crystal (1982)
Nightmare fuel. But super artistically done. If you’re sensing an irrational fear of puppets from this list, you’d be correct. I haven’t watch the show on Netflix yet, but I’ve heard good things.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3_owZfYVR8
4. Time Bandits (1981)
Classic. Scary. Educational? Stand by for mind control.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vioocIR0gHQ
5. Legend (1985)
Tim Curry. Devil. Tome Cruise. Young. Give it a go.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kxJTC4BHqQ
5. Dragonheart (1996)
Severly underated dragon movie. Dennis Quaid and Sean Connery are awesome in this one. Why would’t you want to watch this? Not scary but still decent fantasy.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF9tgeo1HuA
7. Ladyhawke (1985)
I’ll be honest, I actually didn’t see this one till recently, but I know a lot of people of a similar age did see it. And I really enjoyed it, so it gets a decent spot on this list.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGs4o_5jyhw
8. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
My memory of this one was foggy, but it holds up. Whether you remember it or not, give it a watch. Its been remade - most recently is Race to Witch Mountain with Dwayne Johnson.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnhcZXZMajQ
9. Return to Oz (1985)
Oh. my. gosh. this. movie.
Never attempt to watch classic movie sequels. This one is the worst. The fun quirky adventure that is The Wizard of Oz has turned into a horrible mess between purgatory and hell, But for some reason making this list makes me want to watch this one, so I guess lessons must be learned more than once.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qSkoAvDWVU
10. Willow (1988)
Another fantastic fantasy film. Gotta love it.
11. Witches (1990)
Absolutley horrifying. I know a few people that say this movie ruined their childhood. I believe it.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rsvEPzrZKM
12. Little Monsters (1989)
Fred Savage was such a little asshole - I mean cutie! Such a little CUTIE! To be honest, this one just wasn’t one of my favorites. But it was made for kids, and it is mildly scary.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN0rM9vTTEU
13. The Last Starfighter (1984)
This one is also super underated. Its funny and adventurous. Not super scary but a great sci-fi.
Trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q-Qs3loKoc
14. Batteries Not Included (1987)
This one is cute. Cute aliens. Cute elderly folks. Cute story. Cute.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fBdAHwFAf0
15. Short Circuit (1986)
Silly robots from the 80′s.
Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR7DMY1Z4Bk
Reminder - Most of these are on Plex and are available to watch.
If you feel like I missed a movie, feel free to message me. If you have requests for more lists, let me know as well. I have a “List of Lists” I’m planning to use, but I’d love some feedback as well.