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The Power Four => Big Ten => Topic started by: Gigem on July 30, 2026, 01:10:25 PM
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(5) Trading Places vs. (12) Heathers
(5) Trading Places (1983)
Trading Places captures early-’80s wealth, Wall Street culture, class divisions, and the arrival of Eddie Murphy as a major star. It remains funny, sharp, quotable, and highly rewatchable decades later. Its combination of social satire and broad comedy gives it staying power beyond its original era.
(12) Heathers (1989)
Heathers took the familiar 1980s high-school movie and turned it into a dark, cynical satire. Its cliques, fashion, exaggerated slang, Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and later cult reputation earned it a place in the tournament. It received a lower seed because its appeal is less universal than the major John Hughes films, but its influence and quotability have endured.
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saw Trading Places in the 90s - very good movie
failed to see the other one so, can't vote
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saw Trading Places in the 90s - very good movie
failed to see the other one so, can't vote
Like both but Trading Places is great. Apparently there is a Heathers musical my wife and daughter are going to in NYC
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Heathers is a great comedy noir and plenty 80s, but Trading Places is iconic. It probably could have been a 2 or 3 seed.
(Note to gigem-- I am not criticizing the seeding. Just discussing. ;) )
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I've only seen Trading Places.
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Heathers is a great comedy noir and plenty 80s, but Trading Places is iconic. It probably could have been a 2 or 3 seed.
(Note to gigem-- I am not criticizing the seeding. Just discussing. ;) )
I totally agree that Trading Places could have been a much higher seed. A lot of really great movies in that slot. Tough choices had to be made.
but at the end of the day, it could end up winning the tournament, or at least going deep.
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saw Trading Places in the 90s - very good movie
failed to see the other one so, can't vote
I’ve never seen Heathers either. I figured I can’t put 100% of my movies in there.
Remember, it’s not about the best movie. It’s the “80-Iest” movie.
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Trading Places checks every 80s box for the genre it is.
Heathers is a memorable mid major champ
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I’ve never seen Heathers either. I figured I can’t put 100% of my movies in there.
Remember, it’s not about the best movie. It’s the “80-Iest” movie.
Oh I didn't realize. I would say Heathers feels a little more like a 90's movie. Like it became more popular in the 90s among the grunge movement and emo/goth stuff.
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Remember, it’s not about the best movie. It’s the “80-Iest” movie.
I'm not sure what that means
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I'm not sure what that means
It’s definitely subjective, but that’s also the fun of it.
By “80-iest,” I mean the movie that most represents the decade—not necessarily the movie with the best acting, story, or reviews.
I’m looking at things like the music, fashion, technology, attitudes, cars, slang, characters, quotability, cultural impact, and whether people still recognize and talk about it today.
Basically, if you had to show someone one movie and say, “This is what the 1980s felt like,” which one would you choose?
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not the Blues Brothers
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trading places. eddie murphy in the 80s was the GOAT.
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Trading Places might be the underseed of the tourney
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I'm not sure what that means
What % of the score is synthesizer music?
How many Ferrari Testarossas are there?
Do any characters or extras carry around a huge boombox?
Are there any rich yuppies? Bonus points if they're doing lines of coke.
Is half the wardrobe dept made of denim?
How poofy are the womens' hair? Is it frizzy at least?
Does the token black character have a jheri curl?
And most importantly, how many sexy/dramatic saxaphone solos are there?
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Ferrari Testarossas???
Hopefully those are hotties
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Closing this one down, I think Trading Places has soundly defeated Heathers.