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The Eighties

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20162016
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.4K
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POPULARITY
27,605
7,264
Madonna in The Eighties (2016)
This documentary series focuses on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.
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A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music i... Read allA documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.A documentary series focusing on the Reagan presidency, the AIDS crisis, the end of the Cold War, Wall Street corruption, the tech boom, the expansion of television, and the evolving music industry.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.4K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
27,605
7,264
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    • Stars
      • H.W. Brands
      • Chris Connelly
      • Gil Troy
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      • H.W. Brands
      • Chris Connelly
      • Gil Troy
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    • 4User reviews
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    H.W. Brands
    H.W. Brands
    • Self - Author, 'Reagan: A Life'…
    5 episodes5 eps • 2016
    Chris Connelly
    Chris Connelly
    • Self - Reporter, ESPN…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016
    Gil Troy
    Gil Troy
    • Self - Author, 'Morning in America'…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Self - Actor
    3 episodes3 eps • 2016
    Lesley Stahl
    Lesley Stahl
    • Self - Fmr White House Correspondent, CBS News…
    4 episodes4 eps • 2016
    Pat Buchanan
    Pat Buchanan
    • Self - Fmr White House Communications Director…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2016
    Douglas Brinkley
    Douglas Brinkley
    • Author and Historian…
    James Baker III
    James Baker III
    • Self - Fmr White House Chief of Staff
    3 episodes3 eps • 2016
    Steven Hayward
    Steven Hayward
    • Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan'…
    3 episodes3 eps • 2016
    Phil Donahue
    Phil Donahue
    • Self - The Phil Donahue Show
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
    Martha Quinn
    Martha Quinn
    • Self - Fmr MTV VJ…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
    Downtown Julie Brown
    Downtown Julie Brown
    • Self - Fmr MTV VJ
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
    Colin Powell
    Colin Powell
    • Self - Fmr National Security Advisor
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
    John Heilemann
    John Heilemann
    • Self - Bloomberg Politics…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
    Mark J. Goodman
    • Self - MTV VJ
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
    Judy Woodruff
    Judy Woodruff
    • Self - Fmr White House Correspondent, NBC News
    3 episodes3 eps • 2016
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Self - Contributing Writer, The New Yorker
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
    Ken Auletta
    Ken Auletta
    • Self - Author, 'Greed and Glory on Wall Street'…
    2 episodes2 eps • 2016
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    9/10
    Well done series that looks at the years of excess and bigger is better with open eyes!
    The 1980's was the years that I was growing up so I remember those times so well from the news, TV shows, I watched to the toys I collected to the Ronald Reagan years those times were the best. And with this new CNN series called the "Eighties" it's informative and educational and historical as it highlights the times of the excess and VCR years so well. So far episodes have shown how TV exploded with cable and many shows and so many choices as 24 hour news started and talk shows were at a dozen, plus the world and medical community was shocked with the dawn of the AIDS disease and "The Reagan Years" were filled with high times of the rich and the well to do and it ended with drama and scandal. And the cold war ended and technology took off with computers and wall street rose the markets took off remember "Greed is Good"! Overall another excellent series from CNN that takes you back in time the memories are nonstop you will want to relive life all over again!
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    • Apr 14, 2016

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      • March 31, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 80-talets USA
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      42 minutes
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