11 Unapologetic '80s Films That Have No Concerns About Offending You

      Here are 12 unapologetic '80s films that don't care if they offend anyone.

      They weren't concerned with good taste — their aim was purely to make you laugh.

      Here are some '80s films that might not be accepted today.

      Porky’s (1981)

      Kim Cattrall in Porky’s. 20th Century Fox.

      It’s endlessly amusing that the filmmaker behind Porky’s, the talented Bob Clark, also directed A Christmas Story. (He also directed the horror film Black Christmas and the family movie Baby Geniuses. Talk about versatility.)

      Porky’s is one of those '80s films that children were often protected from, which seems understandable: Although it was marketed as a lighthearted comedy, it contains numerous awkward humiliations and plenty of peeping that wouldn’t align with today's standards of consent.

      But to revisit A Christmas Story, Bob Clark wasn’t concerned at all.

      Trading Places (1983)

      Paramount – Credit: C/O

      At one point, Dan Aykroyd disguises himself as a Jamaican, which hasn’t aged well. Additionally, there are objections to the scene where a gorilla chooses a bad guy as his mate. This may not seem very funny with hindsight.

      However, many aspects of Trading Places are great, especially its clever commentary on nature vs. nurture and the societal assumptions about who should be wealthy.

      We love its contemporary twist on the screwball comedies of the 1930s, and Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, and Jamie Lee Curtis deliver excellent performances. It ranks among our favorite '80s films.

      Better Off Dead (1985)

      Warner Bros.

      John Cusack portrays Lane Meyer, a teen who repeatedly attempts to take his own life after being dumped by his girlfriend, Beth Truss (Amanda Wyss), for the cocky blonde, Roy Stalin (Aaron Dozier).

      The entire premise wouldn’t be accepted today, nor the slapstick humor surrounding a teen's suicidal thoughts. Yet, the movie is such a brilliantly absurd comedy that no rational viewer could take it seriously.

      Moreover, like many films from that era, it features some problematic Asian characters, but at least they're depicted as skilled racers and have girlfriends. By high school standards, they come off as much cooler than poor Lane.

      Lastly, Diane Franklin (seen above with Cusack) shines as Monique, a notably intelligent, capable, and appealing dream girl. So there’s that. This might be the most quintessential '80s comedy of all time.

      The Man With Two Brains (1983)

      Warner Bros.

      The setup of this dark screwball comedy might strike some as slightly misogynistic: Steve Martin plays a mad neurosurgeon, Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr, who becomes infatuated with femme fatale Dolores Benedict (Kathleen Turner), growing resentful when she refuses to consummate their marriage.

      Simultaneously, he falls for a disembodied brain, Anne (voiced by Sissy Spacek), and seeks a body for her. Throughout, he wishes for one attractive woman to die and considers murdering another, culminating in a joke that targets compulsive eaters.

      While it may not reach the heights of The Jerk, a prior partnership between Steve Martin and director Carl Reiner, it still has many amusing moments.

      Heathers (1988)

      New World Pictures

      Heathers stands out as the darkest of '80s films and epitomizes fatalistic Gen X cool. Written by Daniel Waters as a counterpoint to the generally brighter John Hughes comedies of the time, it stars Christian Slater as a charmingly unhinged teen who recruits popular girl Veronica to assist him in eliminating popular kids, staging their deaths to appear as suicides, using props like mineral water for a more convincing crime scene.

      Remember, this was during the '80s when the notion of deadly suburban high schoolers seemed absurdly hilarious. A recent attempt to revamp Heathers as a TV series faced delays due to real-life instances of school violence, making the concept seem highly inappropriate to today's audiences.

      Coming to America (1988)

      Paramount

      Coming to America features humor that could offend anyone, as it targets nearly every demographic but still respects various hustles. Eddie Murphy employs Richard Pryor's trick of portraying multiple characters in the same scene, enhanced through makeup.

      The movie boasts numerous jokes that modern audiences might find jarring, yet they were equally shocking upon release. Eddie Murphy and his team were indifferent; their goal was to elicit genuine laughter, and they succeeded.

      Airplane! (1980)

      Paramount – Credit: C/O

      Airplane! is filled with questionable humor, including June Cleaver herself speaking jive, which is rather inappropriate — yet it's one of the funniest films ever made.

      Kudos to David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker — synonymous with the comedies of the '80s — for