New movie set in 1980s honors its forebears

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What’s not to love about a Ghostbusters visual reference followed by a Weekend at Bernie’s shout-out and a water-soaked Flashdance silhouette, all to the tune of Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me Baby?” The filmmakers behind the musically named flick Take Me Home Tonight, starring Topher Grace and Anna Faris, are supplementing their modest ad budget and appealing to nostalgia for all things ’80s with a video snippet that hat-tips seminal movies like Risky Business, Say Anything, Poltergeist and The Breakfast Club.

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