Or is he just a nice dude?

Ghostbusters(1984)

The core group of kids inThingsdresses up like these ghoul hunters for Halloween.

The Duffershad to get permissionfrom Ivan Reitman and Dan Aykroyd to use these costumes.

ALIENS, Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser, Tip Tipping, Cynthia Scott, Jenette Goldstein, Michael Biehn, Sigo

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Jurassic Park(1993)

Obviously, not an ’80s movie butParkstill worked its way intoThings 2.

“Why were sayingJurassic Parkis like the scene in the kitchen with the raptors,” explains Ross.

“Our favorite stuff is where youre just glimpsing a monster.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, 1977. (c)Columbia Pictures. Courtesy: Everett Collection.

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Says Ross Duffer, “Weve got a soft spot forTemple of Doom.”

THE KARATE KID, Ralph Macchio, Randee Heller, Elisabeth Shue, Pat Morita, 1984. ©Columbia Pictures/C

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GREMLINS, Phoebe Cates, being attacked by the Gremlins, 1984.

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JURASSIC PARK, 1993

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INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, Harrison Ford, Jonathan Ke Quan, Kate Capshaw, 1984, (c) Param

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ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, Kurt Russell, 1981

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