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The Eighties

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20162016
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.4K
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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
  • Stars
    • H.W. Brands
    • Chris Connelly
    • Gil Troy
  • Stars
    • H.W. Brands
    • Chris Connelly
    • Gil Troy
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      • 1 nomination

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    H.W. Brands
    H.W. Brands
    • Self - Author, 'Reagan: A Life'…
    Chris Connelly
    Chris Connelly
    • Self - Reporter, ESPN…
    Gil Troy
    Gil Troy
    • Self - Author, 'Morning in America'…
    Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    • Self - Actor
    Lesley Stahl
    Lesley Stahl
    • Self - Fmr White House Correspondent, CBS News…
    Pat Buchanan
    Pat Buchanan
    • Self - Fmr White House Communications Director…
    James Baker III
    James Baker III
    • Self - Fmr White House Chief of Staff
    Douglas Brinkley
    Douglas Brinkley
    • Author and Historian…
    Steven Hayward
    Steven Hayward
    • Self - Author, 'The Age of Reagan'…
    Phil Donahue
    Phil Donahue
    • Self - The Phil Donahue Show
    Martha Quinn
    Martha Quinn
    • Self - Fmr MTV VJ…
    Downtown Julie Brown
    Downtown Julie Brown
    • Self - Fmr MTV VJ
    John Heilemann
    John Heilemann
    • Self - Bloomberg Politics…
    Colin Powell
    Colin Powell
    • Self - Fmr National Security Advisor
    Mark J. Goodman
    • Self - MTV VJ
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Self - Contributing Writer, The New Yorker
    Judy Woodruff
    Judy Woodruff
    • Self - Fmr White House Correspondent, NBC News
    Renee Graham
    • Self - Columnist, 'The Boston Globe'
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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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