Sometimes it’s not the acting, the dialogue, or even the cinematography that cements a movie in our memories — it’s the music. I’m talking about those perfect needle drops, the songs that existed long before the film but, once paired with that scene, became forever tied to it. You hear the song, you see the scene. Today, we’re counting down the moments where music and movies fused into pop culture perfection — starting with some all-time classics before we dive into the deep cuts only the real film nerds will remember.

The 1980s were a golden age for comedy—a time when the big screen was overflowing with unforgettable characters, razor-sharp one-liners, and some of the hardest laughs ever caught on film. This week, we're zeroing in on the funniest comedies of the decade. Not necessarily the most critically acclaimed or technically flawless—but the movies that made us laugh the hardest. Let's dive in!

Happy Gilmore 2 is a 2025 American sports comedy film directed by Kyle Newacheck, and written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. It is a sequel to Happy Gilmore (1996), and stars Sandler alongside Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Benny Safdie, Bad Bunny, and Ben Stiller. Sandler, Bowen, McDonald, Stiller, Dennis Dugan, and Kevin Nealon reprise their roles from the original film, with John Daly, Sunny Sandler, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Ethan Cutkosky, and Haley Joel Osment in supporting roles.

The film follows Happy Gilmore (played by Sandler), a widowed alcoholic and ex-golfer who returns to professional golf to help pay for his daughter’s overseas ballet school. Filming for Happy Gilmore 2 took place in New Jersey from September to December of 2024. It was released onto Netflix on July 25, 2025, and received mixed reviews from critics.

When her son falls gravely ill, a timid field mouse named Mrs. Brisby must seek help from a group of highly intelligent rats with a mysterious connection to her late husband. The Secret of NIMH is a dark, beautifully animated tale of courage, science, and survival — and one of Don Bluth’s most iconic films.

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) reunites LAPD detectives Riggs and Murtaugh as they take on South African diplomats using diplomatic immunity to cover a drug-smuggling operation. The case turns personal for Riggs, escalating the action and tension. Joe Pesci joins the cast as fast-talking federal witness Leo Getz, adding comic relief and becoming an unexpected part of the team.

Léon Gaultier (Jean-Claude Van Damme) is a soldier in the French Foreign Legion, serving abroad in East Africa. But after his brother is cruelly murdered, Gaultier deserts his assignment and travels to the United States to help his widowed sister-in-law (Lisa Pelikan), who is now struggling to care for her children. But the job market is tough, so Gaultier takes his hand-to-hand combat skills into the brutal world of bare-knuckle fighting, where the paydays are nearly as big as the risks.

In this spoof of "Top Gun," former U.S. Navy pilot Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is haunted by an accident in which his father lost control of a fighter jet. When Lt. Cmdr. James Block (Kevin Dunn) asks Topper to come out of retirement and help him complete a classified mission, Topper returns to active duty against the advice of his psychiatrist (Valeria Golino) and soon discovers that he may be a pawn in a devious arms manufacturing conspiracy.

Set across three distinct eras—Viking-era Scandinavia, feudal Japan, and World War II in the skies—the film follows three legendary warriors: Viking Queen Ursa on a brutal vengeance quest alongside her son; samurai brothers Kenji and Kiyoshi torn by honor and betrayal; and U.S. Navy pilot Johnny Torres dogfighting in a Predator-infested Atlantic. Each vignette pits human skill and courage against the alien hunters, culminating in a thrilling convergence on the Predator homeworld, where the trio must unite to survive a gladiatorial showdown. With razor-sharp painterly animation, inventive Predator tech, and a sweeping score, Killer of Killers deepens Predator lore while delivering visceral, globe-spanning sci-fi action.

Neo believes that Morpheus, an elusive figure considered to be the most dangerous man alive, can answer his question -- What is the Matrix? Neo is contacted by Trinity, a beautiful stranger who leads him into an underworld where he meets Morpheus. They fight a brutal battle for their lives against a cadre of viciously intelligent secret agents. It is a truth that could cost Neo something more precious than his life.

Once a first-rate Secret Service agent, Joe Hallenbeck (Bruce Willis) is now a gruff private investigator whose latest gig is protecting a pole dancer (Halle Berry). When she's murdered, he grudgingly teams up with her boyfriend, Jimmy Dix (Damon Wayans), an ex-quarterback with a gambling problem, and the two go after her killers. Before long, they stumble onto a plot by a well-known football magnate (Noble Willingham) to bribe federal legislators into legalizing sports gambling.