It's a 'Totally Awesome' Weekend When TV Land Airs OHMIGOD That's So 80's Beginning February 16

It's a 'Totally Awesome' Weekend When TV Land Airs OHMIGOD That's So 80's Beginning February 16

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Break out the shoulder pads and hair gel! TV Land is going back in time for a totally awesome 80's Movie Weekend filled with the quintessential pop culture films from the decade. OHMIGOD That's So 80's begins Saturday, February 16 at 5pm ET/PT and continues nightly through Monday, February 18. Tune in to see problems danced away in Footloose and Flashdance, the underdog find true love in Say Anything and Sixteen Candles and shenanigans take place in The Breakfast Club and National Lampoon's Class Reunion. Relive the feel-good movies that shaped the '80s, inspired trends, and encouraged individuality.

OHMIGOD That's So 80's schedule is as follows
(all times listed are ET/PT):

Saturday, 2/16

5:00 p.m. Footloose (1984) -- Kevin Bacon stars as a city kid attempting
to adapt to life in an ultra-conservative Midwestern town. Once
there, he ends up leading the repressed teenagers into a
rebellion against the town preacher who has outlawed rock &
roll and dancing.

7:00 p.m. Flashdance (1983) -- Jennifer Beals stars as a young Pittsburgh
woman working two jobs as a welder and an exotic dancer while
trying to get into a prestigious ballet school.

9:00 p.m. Say Anything (1989) -- Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) is a noble
underachiever who falls in love with the beautiful high
school valedictorian (Ione Skye) the summer before she goes off
to college.

Sunday, 2/17

5:00 p.m. Flashdance

7:00 p.m. Say Anything

9:00 p.m. Sixteen Candles (1984) -- Molly Ringwald stars as a young girl
whose sweet sixteen birthday is forgotten by family and friends
due to her sister's impending wedding. While nursing a crush
on the most popular boy in school, she also has to contend with
a loveable nerd (Anthony Michael Hall) who has a crush on her.

11:00 p.m. The Breakfast Club (1985) -- Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald,
Anthony Michael Hall, Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy star as high
school teens with different backgrounds who discover they have
more in common than they thought during a shared Saturday
detention.

1:00 a.m. National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982) -- Lizzie Borden High's
class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year
reunion, until outcast alum Walter Baylor -- driven insane by a
sadistic senior-year prank -- escapes from a mental institution
and crashes the party.

Monday, 2/18

5:00 p.m. Sixteen Candles

7:00 p.m. The Breakfast Club

TV Land continues to build the ultimate entertainment brand on all platforms for consumers in their 40s and 50s. Armed with a slate of original programming, newly acquired classic and contemporary TV, hit movies and its redesigned website -- TVLand.com -- the network is uniquely positioned to superserve the first generation of Americans who grew up alongside television. The network's program mix features original programming, popular dramas, sitcoms and westerns in a fun-filled, pop culture environment featuring a roster of popular shows including All in the Family, M*A*S*H, The Andy Griffith Show and Just Shoot Me, which joined TV Land in January, 2008. In the coming months, the network will roll out a slate of new original series' such as High School Reunion, She's Got The Look, Family Foreman and The Big 4-0. TVLand.com, the network's Emmy Award-winning website, is devoted to all aspects of entertainment including TV, music and movies and features full- length episodes, a movie trailer database and over a dozen radio stations. TV Land is now seen in over 90 million U.S. homes.

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