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Poll: Most Iconic Scene From the 1980s

Which is the most iconic scene from the 1980s?

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    Ralph Macchio, Pat E. Johnson, and William Zabka in The Karate Kid (1984)

    Crane kick
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    James Earl Jones and David Prowse in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    I am your father
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    Al Pacino in Scarface (1983)

    Say hello to my little friend
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    Jack Nicholson in The Shining (1980)

    Here's Johnny
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    Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Gale Hansen, Allelon Ruggiero, and James Waterston in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    O captain, my captain
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    Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

    The parade
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    Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    The golden idol
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    Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future (1985)

    Time travel
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    John Cusack in Say Anything (1989)

    The Boombox
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    Willem Dafoe in Platoon (1986)

    Sgt. Elias death
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    Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

    At the restaurant
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    Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. (1982)

    Bike chase
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    Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing (1987)

    The final dance
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    Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner (1982)

    Tears in rain
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    R. Lee Ermey in Full Metal Jacket (1987)

    Speech
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    Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club (1985)

    Ending
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    Emilio Estevez, Judd Nelson, and Anthony Michael Hall in The Breakfast Club (1985)

    Dance party
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    Cary Elwes and Mandy Patinkin in The Princess Bride (1987)

    Duel
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    Lisa Burns and Louise Burns in The Shining (1980)

    Come and play with us
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    Tom Cruise in Risky Business (1983)

    Dancing
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    Billy Bryan in Ghostbusters (1984)

    The arrival of Marshmallow
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    Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid (1984)

    Wax on wax off
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)

    I'll be back
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    Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future (1985)

    Johnny B. Goode
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    Phoebe Cates in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

    Splash
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    Jack Nicholson in Batman (1989)

    Joker takes over the Gotham museum
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    Tom Cruise in Top Gun (1986)

    Beach
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    River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell in Stand by Me (1986)

    Train
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    Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer in Footloose (1984)

    Dancing
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    Harrison Ford in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

    Introducing Indiana Jones
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    Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist (1982)

    They're here

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