In the 1980s, many new faces step into the spotlight: Tim Burton, Rob Reiner, Nora Ephron, George Miller, Amy Heckerling and the Coen brothers. Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise become superstars, while Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis shape a new style of action movies. Teenagers are fascinated by stories that are close to their reality: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Say Anything and The Breakfast Club. At the end of the decade, independent film becomes mainstream. Tim Burton brings the superhero Batman back to the screen and Spike Lee shoots his masterpiece Do the Right Thing.
In the 1980s, many new faces step into the spotlight: Tim Burton, Rob Reiner, Nora Ephron, George Miller, Amy Heckerling and the Coen brothers. Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise become superstars, while Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis shape a new style of action movies. Teenagers are fascinated by stories that are close to their reality: Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Say Anything and The Breakfast Club. At the end of the decade, independent film becomes mainstream. Tim Burton brings the superhero Batman back to the screen and Spike Lee shoots his masterpiece Do the Right Thing.