Dust off your pastel blazer and acid wash jeans: the 1980s are back. Or that's what movie studio executives tell us. This week, word leaked that the people behind X-Men: First Class will remake John Carpenter's oddball action movie Big Trouble in Little China as a star vehicle for the Rock. If it comes to pass, the Big Trouble re-do will join a slew of other '80s revivals; this summer has already seen a Poltergeist reboot and will soon see a Terminator reboot/sequel, and there's a Kickboxer remake on the docket for next year. Also: an all-female Ghostbusters is on the way. And: Chris Pratt could star in a rebooted Indiana Jones franchise. District 9 director Neill Blomkamp recently announced that his Instagram-born Aliens pitch would become a reality. News of a Blade Runner sequel quickly followed. And new installments of Escape from New York, Beverly Hills Cop,and Top Gun are always on the tips of rabid producers' foaming tongues.

Since there's no stopping the nostalgia train, we're jumping aboard with our suggestions for '80s movies worthy of being rebooted, continued, or reimagined. No one should remake Back to the Future or shoot a sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, not even Robert Zemeckis. And good god, don't even look at E.T. funny. But for any Hollywood bigwigs looking for inspiration, here's a list that may inspire you:

The Abyss (1989)

James Cameron will spend the next half-decade of his life shooting Avatar sequels, meaning: He'll never return to the extraterrestrial depths of The Abyss. That shouldn't stop one of his successors. With so many dusty dystopias filling up theaters, we need a little aqua-ction.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

The epitome of we-actually-wanted-a-sequel '80s movies. The franchise was revived in comic-book form in 2006, but it's time to go to the next step and bring this absurdist sci-fi fantasy back to the big screen.

Alien Nation (1988)

Being adapted into a middling '90s television show shouldn't stain the fascinating concept of integrating an alien population into the human race. Well, District 9 did it!, you say? Not with this contemplative mood. There are rumors a remake could arrive to Earth. If producers can keep it serious and allegorical, we approve.

The Awakening (1980)

We need more mummy movies that don't involve Brendan Fraser.

American Gigolo (1980)

What is the gigolo business like in 2015? Can we live with ourselves if Deuce Bigalow becomes eponymous with the profession? Sequelizing paves the way for a brief appearance by out-of-jail, ex-gigolo Julian (Richard Gere).

Bachelor Party (1984)

Crazy party movies are not just for douchebag types. Tom Hanks–style everymen love debauchery too. As long as they keep the coke-licking donkey, rebooting this is perfectly acceptable.

Brainstorm (1983)

I bet Christopher Nolan loves this movie, which pairs dream machines with Christopher Walken kookiness.

Broadcast News (1987)

One of the most romantic, sensitive movies of the decade. So good, in fact, you'd be a mad man to touch it. That risk can also pay off with serious heartstring-pulling. In the right hands (James L. Brooks' preferred), a "Where are they now?" sequel could hit as hard as Before Sunrise/Sunset.

The Beastmaster (1982)

Begging for the so-dark-and-gritty-it's-parody take.

Born on the Fourth of July (1989)

Apparently, the real life Ron Kovic, Tom Cruise's character in Oliver Stone's mega-sized war drama, wrote a sequel to his memoir. Which makes sense—because the wheelchair-bound anti-war activist's story didn't end at the 1976 Democratic National Convention. Neither should the adapted story.

The Breakfast Club (1985)

We don't love John Hughes detention day classic because it stars members of the Brat Pack. We love it because it's about high-school stereotypes playing out in harmony. With the right conductor, the right pair of ears, and virtually the same, genius script, we could conceivably see this happening again. Blasphemy?

Bronco Billy (1980)

When was the last great rodeo/circus movie? When was the last rodeo/circus movie, period?

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

To teach young people how far horror "gore" can go.

Cat People (1982)

Cats, sex, and were-people — this movie was made for the Internet.

Carny (1980)

Man, the '80s really delivered in the traveling circus genre.

C.H.U.D. (1984)

Because today's horror movie villains are too human. Give us monsters.

Clue (1985)

I am the biggest Clue fan out there. Nothing can top Madeline Kahn, Michael McKean, Tim Curry, Eileen Brennan, and the rest. But I also love seeing classic stage plays reimainged with new casts. And then I start thinking of who'd play each character in the Clue remake...

Fatal Attraction (1987)

But this time, Alex is a man! (Who still psychotically kills rabbits in the name of guilt tripping!)

Flash Gordon (1980)

Guardians of the Galaxy was a hit. Colorful space odysseys are clearly in again. And so, now is the time for Flash. Hollywood agrees, but we need follow-through. But a request: Please use the Queen soundtrack.

Fletch (1985)

They've been trying to re-launch this franchise for years. Let them. But give Chevy Chase a cameo as Mr. Underhill.

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

Today's kids still dream of flying around in a time traveling spacecraft. Throw wood on that fire.

Ghost Story (1981)

Maybe the sequel to Last Vegas can morph into another adaptaion of this Peter Straub novel?

Going Ape! (1981)

Going Aper! picks up with Tony Danza still living with that darn ape.

History of the World, Part I (1981)

While Brooks is still alive and kickin', let's see Part II (even if Year One, a spiritual sequel, was garbage).

Howard the Duck (1986)

We're destined to see this as a Guardians of the Galaxy spin-off.

The Howling (1981)

If you have to remake one Joe Dante movie, scrap the Gremlin plans and move on to The Howling. Grant werewolves the R-rated territory they once dominated.

The Island (1980)

Enough with Pirates of the Caribbean movies—remake this film about a secret band of modern day pirates that pillage rich vacationers, Blackbeard-style.

Johnny Dangerously (1984)

Acceptable, but hold out for the Judd Apatow crew,for when they want to make a period comedy and need an IP to mine.

Knightriders (1981)

George Romero's knights-on-motorcycles movie. Hand the keys to the Jackass guys. See what happens.

Krull (1983)

A movie that prioritizes imagery — cyclopses and laser weapons! — over coherency. There's $100 million psychedelia to be made out of this silly movie.

The Last Dragon (1985)

Combines the best of The Raid with Step Up.

The Last Starfighter (1984)

We're on our seventh Star Wars and never saw a Starfighter sequel. What is this life?

The Last Unicorn (1982)

Fill the Narnia gap.

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

See: Clue. Broadway restages musicals all the time. Man-eating plant terror set to music is fair game.

The Mountain Men (1980)

Or any "frontiersman" action movie, really.

Nighthawks (1981)

Sylvester Stallone loves his old properties. Either he resurrects his NYPD detective for another round of gondola fights and drag sting operations, or someone takes over for him.

Once Bitten (1985)

Twice Bitten?

The Osterman Weekend (1983)

If they could keep Sam Peckinpah's fury and streamline the plot into something sensical, this spy movie could sit alongside the Bourne movies.

Pennies From Heaven (1981)

Every generation deserves a Cole Porter lip-syncing movie. Sounds like Channing Tatum's jam.

Private Benjamin (1980)

Amy Schumer, Jenny Slate, Amy Poehler, Mindy Kaling, everyone on Saturday Night Live — there are way too many funny women that would own a modernized version of this Goldie Hawn–led comedy. An all female Stripes could work, too.

Q – The Winged Serpent (1982)

Roland Emmerich botched Godzilla's New York City excursion. A new Q gives the Big Apple a second chance. The movie even had a built in sequel, teasing a batch of dragon eggs that hatched as the screen faded to black.

Romancing the Stone (1984)

Enough with Chris Pratt starring in an Indiana Jones remake! Cast him in this instead. And, hell, make him Kathleen Turner's author character. But who would play the Michael Douglas role?

The Secret of My Success (1987)

Wall Street got Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. Secret of My Success can get Secret to My Success: Merger Made in Heaven, complete with a Michael J. Fox cameo.

Somewhere in Time (1980)

This time: A little less sap, and a little more time-travel intrigue.

SpaceCamp (1986)

Joaquin Phoenix would definitely come back as a Space Camp instructor. Definitely.

Starman (1984)

Since Hollywood refuses to make straight romances, how about one involving an alien?

Stripes (1981)

See: Private Benjamin

Swamp Thing (1982)

Resurrect this superhero oddity from his swampy grave.

Teen Wolf Too (1987)

Specifically Teen Wolf Too, because the idea of present day Jason Bateman walking around like a werewolf provides endless possibilities.

Tootsie (1982)

Nearly sacred. But, as we confront gender politics in the work place with new fervor, an update of Sydney Pollack's drag comedy feels urgent.

The Verdict (1982)

Let's forget that Robert Downey Jr. couldn't make The Judge work.

WarGames (1983)

Anything from the '80s that dealt in computer mumbo jumbo automatically qualifies for remake status.

The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

Disney's best alternate dimensions-themed horror thriller. Easily blown up to $150 summer movie status.

Youngblood (1986)

Let's take hockey seriously again. Rob Lowe can return as Coach Youngblood.

Zelig (1983)

One of the few Woody Allen movies that another actor could click into. The film industry forces any 21st-century "star" to be a living zelig anyway.

And a special mention:

The 8 million wacky teen sex comedies that came between 1980 and 1985. Not that you'd actually be able to straight-up remake Hot Dog... The Movie or the (federally) offensive Private Lessons for 2015 audiences, but there must but there must be something to be done with these precious gems.

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