10-07-2016, 02:20 PM
This is for anyone who was around my age, give or take a few years, in the mid-80's. The box art on these is something that will take you back...
![[Image: 220px-Porkys.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6e/Porkys.jpg/220px-Porkys.jpg)
![[Image: MV5BMTk0NDI3NTEwMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjgw...68_AL_.jpg]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTk0NDI3NTEwMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjgwNDgwNzE@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg)
![[Image: 220px-Revengeofthenerdsposter.jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/54/Revengeofthenerdsposter.jpg/220px-Revengeofthenerdsposter.jpg)
![[Image: platoon-movie-poster.jpg]](http://schaumburglibrary.org/movies/files/2010/10/platoon-movie-poster.jpg)
![[Image: Zapped!_(movier_poster).jpg]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ea/Zapped!_(movier_poster).jpg)
![[Image: 02p786v.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/02p786v.jpg)
![[Image: 936full-friday-the-13th-part-iv--the-fin...poster.jpg]](http://static.squarespace.com/static/523674c5e4b08b149afec3e4/52379f5be4b0aaa3c41b9818/52379f5ce4b01ff45bd2903c/1379376996214/936full-friday-the-13th-part-iv--the-final-chapter-poster.jpg)
![[Image: 18988_image0_20080303_auto.jpg]](http://dreamchimney.com/tracks/artist_images/18988_image0_20080303_auto.jpg)
These were just a few of the movies that were like the holy grail of rentals for kids my age. One day, one glorious day, you were going to somehow manage to sneak that copy of Porky's or Friday the 13th in your stack of movies.
"C'mon mom! Dave's parents let him watch Revenge of the Nerds!!!! ... This is so unfair!... But I don't want to watch Adventures in Babysitting!!! ... Cuz it's gay!!! ... Alright, I'm sorry. Can we still rent a game?"
100% true story. I had a buddy over for a sleepover one time and we can convinced my dad that if we could beat him in basketball that he would rent us Revenge of the Nerds. I remember feeling like it was the most important game ever. Like, we really, really wanted to win and tried harder than ever. And we did win. I thought it was amazing luck. Looking back, the old man probably just got tired of being bugged about it, figured I was old enough to enjoy some boobage, and let us win. He also made us promise not to tell my mom. No joke, it was one of my happiest and fondest memories. It was such a special day.
These were just a few of the movies that were like the holy grail of rentals for kids my age. One day, one glorious day, you were going to somehow manage to sneak that copy of Porky's or Friday the 13th in your stack of movies.
"C'mon mom! Dave's parents let him watch Revenge of the Nerds!!!! ... This is so unfair!... But I don't want to watch Adventures in Babysitting!!! ... Cuz it's gay!!! ... Alright, I'm sorry. Can we still rent a game?"
100% true story. I had a buddy over for a sleepover one time and we can convinced my dad that if we could beat him in basketball that he would rent us Revenge of the Nerds. I remember feeling like it was the most important game ever. Like, we really, really wanted to win and tried harder than ever. And we did win. I thought it was amazing luck. Looking back, the old man probably just got tired of being bugged about it, figured I was old enough to enjoy some boobage, and let us win. He also made us promise not to tell my mom. No joke, it was one of my happiest and fondest memories. It was such a special day.
