Trying to Figure out an 80s Horror/Sci-fi Movie I watched as a kid...

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11:59p, 12/18/16
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It had scenes in completely black areas with water in them similar to scenes from Stranger Things and the movie Under the Skin with Scarlett Johansson.





It seems like I remember there being a guy with a huge machine gun also, but I can't remember if he was a good or bad guy.

Anybody?
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7:39a, 12/19/16
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I can't remember a person's name five minutes after meeting them, but my mind is like a steel trap for 80's movies. However, I need a little bit more information for this.
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7:51a, 12/19/16
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Just a shot in the dark here but "Tron" might be your movie
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6:23p, 12/19/16
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Not much to go on. Maybe Altered States or Dreamscape
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6:30p, 12/19/16
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Doesn't appear to be any of these... it seems like I watched the same time as another movie was out called "The Gate" from 1987... so I've been looking for movies in that window of time...
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6:40p, 12/19/16
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Altered States was my first thought
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6:44p, 12/19/16
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It does sound like Altered States
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6:56p, 12/19/16
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Except I don't think Altered States has a dude with a machine gun.
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In reply to Bruce Almighty • 7:26p, 12/19/16
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Bruce Almighty said:
Except I don't think Altered States has a dude with a machine gun.


Just watched a whole lot of Altered States on YouTube... that's not it. Really hope I didn't just dream this as a kid and now thinking it was a real film.
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7:32p, 12/19/16
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It was this or something like it, maybe I ad libbed the black wet room part...

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7:40p, 12/19/16
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Army of Darkness?
Maybe it was a chainsaw instead of machine gun?
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In reply to irish pete ag06 • 8:02p, 12/19/16
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irish pete ag06 said:
It was this or something like it, maybe I ad libbed the black wet room part...

It's hard to forget a weird horror movie with Vietnam War flashbacks starring William (the Greatest American Hero) Katt, George Wendt and Richard Moll (Bull from Night Court).
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In reply to Potcake • 8:05p, 12/19/16
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Potcake said:
Army of Darkness?
Maybe it was a chainsaw instead of machine gun?


I watched Army of Darkness in college. "Groovy" thought though.
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9:49p, 12/19/16
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I was thinking House when I read the OP.
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10:31p, 12/19/16
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I thought House as well...still remember the cover of that video...Ding Dong You're Dead. Also always think of that movie when I hear the song 'This is dedicated to the one I love'...creepy movie
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1:41a, 12/20/16
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I do remember the Gate freaking me the hell out.
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In reply to bangobango • 8:04a, 12/20/16
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bangobango said:
I do remember the Gate freaking me the hell out.
It left a way bigger impression on me than House if that is the movie I am thinking I was watching... I was all of 4-5 years old.
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8:32a, 12/20/16
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Hellraiser still freaks me out.
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In reply to irish pete ag06 • 9:25a, 12/20/16
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irish pete ag06 said:
bangobango said:
I do remember the Gate freaking me the hell out.
It left a way bigger impression on me than House if that is the movie I am thinking I was watching... I was all of 4-5 years old.


The Gate is the one with the hole in the backyard and the eye in the palm of the hand, right? That's the one I'm talking about. Freaky ass movie that I watched way too young.
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In reply to bangobango • 9:43a, 12/20/16
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bangobango said:
irish pete ag06 said:
bangobango said:
I do remember the Gate freaking me the hell out.
It left a way bigger impression on me than House if that is the movie I am thinking I was watching... I was all of 4-5 years old.


The Gate is the one with the hole in the backyard and the eye in the palm of the hand, right? That's the one I'm talking about. Freaky ass movie that I watched way too young.
Yes. The eye in the hand part particularly scarred me. Ha.
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9:53a, 12/20/16
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The Gate doesn't scare me as much as Sia does but it was fun. Y'all remember the fun ones like Nightbreed and Monster Squad. Man I miss the 80s.
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10:59a, 12/20/16
"My Science Project" maybe?

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11:36a, 12/20/16
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Those little clay figures that were running in the bedroom during the Gate left an impression for sure
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11:40a, 12/20/16


As others have said, House was my first thought -- around 1:17 or so in the above link he goes into the mirror and it's total blackness... and obviously Big Ben with the machine gun.
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11:45a, 12/20/16
One of those crazy movies where you really appreciate how awesome old school special-effects were:

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In reply to AGSPORTSFAN07 • 12:46p, 12/20/16
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AGSPORTSFAN07 said:
The Gate doesn't scare me as much as Sia does but it was fun. Y'all remember the fun ones like Nightbreed and Monster Squad. Man I miss the 80s.
Monster Squad was my jam. I've had the song "stuck" in my head for 20+ years now.
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In reply to mhayden • 1:03p, 12/20/16
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Wow. That's it!





That's not a machine gun, but that flying demon thing shooting that gun is the exact part I remember.


It's amazing how much Texags knows things.
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In reply to bangobango • 1:28p, 12/20/16



As a kid, this was one of the coolest parts of any movie I watched.
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In reply to mhayden • 1:31p, 12/20/16
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free_mhayden said:



As a kid, this was one of the coolest parts of any movie I watched.
Absolutely.
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3:13p, 12/20/16
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-Well Steve but he doesn't count
-DOESNT COUNT!!!

I watched monster squad a ton growing up. It was on Netflix a few years ago and got to rewatch it. Not horrible and some of the scenes still hold up. The non virgin joke above was great now as an adult.
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5:20p, 12/20/16
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Who doesn't still say:

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