Help me figure out these movies from the 80's that haunt me!

February 11, 2008 7:51 PM

MovieFilter: Help me identify these two 80's movies that haunt my memory.

The problem is I only vaguely remember one scene from each movie, but maybe some of you movie experts can help clear this up:

Movie #1: A man and a woman struggling in some sort of a red/orange bubbly water in a cave or cavern. Perhaps there was even something in this watery goo trying to attack them.

Move #2: I just remember a group of talking dolls in a basement. Not sure if this was a horror movie or not?

posted by davidstith to Media & Arts (12 answers total)

Movie #1: Was it The Abyss?
posted by kitty teeth at 8:04 PM on February 11, 2008

Best answer: For #2, creepy talking dolls are kind of common in horror films, but the Puppet Master series is one obvious possibility.
posted by whir at 8:21 PM on February 11, 2008

for #2 - possibly Tourist Trap?

(its 1979, tho)
posted by gcat at 8:40 PM on February 11, 2008

Were these films definitely from the 80s, or did you watch them during the 80s (while perhaps they were from a previous decade?).
posted by numinous at 10:20 PM on February 11, 2008

Oh sweet Jeezus, I can't watch Tourist Trap....YIPES!
posted by snap_dragon at 10:35 PM on February 11, 2008

For #1: Joe vs. the Volcano?
#2: Obvious guess....Puppetmaster?
posted by pilibeen at 11:21 PM on February 11, 2008

Gah...should've previewed.
posted by pilibeen at 11:22 PM on February 11, 2008

Was #1 "The Stuff"?
posted by sourwookie at 6:04 AM on February 12, 2008

This is way out there, but it was just on TV the other night and fits the description for #2 -- "The Garbage Pail Kids Movie".

If I ever mention that movie again on this site, please flag my post for deletion. Ugh.
posted by prophetsearcher at 6:23 AM on February 12, 2008

#1 - Ghostbusters II? Features a river of psycho-active slime under NYC. Not sure of the color, though. I just rememer one funny scene where Dan Ackroyd is yelling at the stuff and it reacts to his anger.

#2 sounds like one of the Puppet Master flicks, as mentioned.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 7:00 AM on February 12, 2008

#1 could be The Blob, perhaps?
posted by malaprohibita at 11:41 AM on February 12, 2008

#2 is likely Dolls, a 1987 horror film about, well...dolls. This movie was once 'accidentally' put back into the case of the Care Bears Movie. Young SassHat was never the same after that.
posted by SassHat at 2:50 PM on February 12, 2008