What happened in 1984? Reagan vs. Mondale, Evert vs. Navratilova, Bird vs. Magic, and Dallas vs. Dynasty. But on the big screen, Eddie Murphy launched his biggest live action movie ever, Kevin Bacon liberated small-town American with his feet, the Indiana Jones sequel was a prequel, and Steven Spielberg and Joe Dante inspired mogwai nightmares for a whole generation of kids.

This spring at the Bay, we’ll chart the story of 1984 through the movies that set box office records, launched careers of superstars and firmly established the blockbuster era in Hollywood, with the year’s top ten grossing films inspiring dozens of sequels in the years to come.