1- Aliens

(1986)

2- Robocop

(1987)

3- The Thing

(1982)

4- Re-Animator

(1985)

5- Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

(1981)

6- The Return of the Living Dead

(1985)

7- Escape From New York

(1981)

8- The Terminator

(1984)

9- Blade Runner

(1983)

13- They Live

(1988)

14- The Toxic Avenger

(1984)

15- Phantasm II

(1988)

16- Lifeforce

(1985)

17- Repo Man

(1984)

18- From Beyond

(1986)

19- Bad Taste

(1987)

20- The New Barbarians

(1983)

21- The Man With Two Brains

(1983)

22- Videodrome

(1983)

23- Leviathan

(1989)

24- Scanners

(1981)

25- Halloween III: Season of the Witch

(1982)

26- Night of the Creeps

(1986)

27- The Blob

(1987)

28- The Running Man

(1987)

29- Humanoids From the Deep

(1980)

30- Galaxy of Terror

(1981)

Years Represented-

Ranking algorithm (21 – # on list).

Most Badass Sci Fi Year of the 80s.

Adjusted Ranking-

• 1980- 0
• 1981- 2 (#5=16, #7= 14)
• 1982- 1 (#3= 18)
• 1983- 3 (#9= 12, #19= 2, #20= 1)
• 1984- 2 (#8= 13, #17= 4)
• 1985- 4 (#4= 17, #6= 15, #12= 9, #14= 7)
• 1986- 3 (#1= 20, #10= 11, #16= 5)
• 1987- 3 (#2= 19, #11= 10, #18= 3)
• 1988- 2 (#13= 8, #15= 6)
• 1989- 0

1. 1985 = 48 (#4- Re-Animator)
2. 1986 = 36 (#1- Aliens)
3. 1987 = 32 (#2- Robocop)
4. 1981 = 30 (#5- Mad Max 2: TRW)
5. 1982 = 18 (#3- The Thing)
6. 1984 = 17 (#8- The Terminator)
7. 1983 = 15 (#9- Blade Runner)
8. 1988 = 14 (#13- They Live)
9. 1989 = Leviathan (in the top 25)
10. 1980 = Altered States (in the top 40)

Top 10 BSF Snubs of the ’80s:

Top 10 PG/PG-13 BSF movies of the ’80s:

1. Videodrome (1983)
2. Leviathan (1989)
3. The Running Man (1987)
4. The Toxic Avenger (1984)
5. Outland (1980)
6. Humanoids From the Deep (1980)
7. Night of the Creeps (1986)
8. Galaxy of Terror (1981)
9. The Blob (1987)
10. Scanners (1981)

1. Ghostbusters (1984)
2. The Abyss (1989)
3. Weird Science (1985)
4. Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
5. Night of the Comet (1984)
6. The Last Starfighter (1984)
7. Real Genius (1985)
8. Back to the Future (1985)
9. Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
10. Critters (1986)