The '80s in 40: ‘Stripes’ (June 26, 1981)
'Stripes' helped confirm Bill Murray as a movie star by packaging his rebelliousness in a fundamentally safe comedy filled with half-hearted jabs at authority.
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The '80s in 40: ‘Heaven’s Gate’ (April 29, 1981)
A notorious flop in its day, Michael Cimino's third film has been reclaimed as a classic. But its failure had lingering effects on both its creator's career and the movie business as a whole.