It seems that Hollywood has its eyes firmly set on remaking every beloved favourite from the 1980s.
The Karate Kid, Fright Night, Conan the Barbarian and upcoming release Footloose have all been given the remake treatment, and with several more films in (re)production, the onslaught upon the era of excess is unlikely to stop.
Here are several 1980s classics set to revisit a cinema near you.
terrible idea...