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Relive the '80s With These Tubular Pop Culture Halloween Costume Ideas

Sep 16 2023 - 2:00pm

When it comes to Halloween, we have a lot of costume ideas, but when it comes to the '80s [1], well, we've got no shortage of amazing costumes that'll knock your leg warmers right off. The '80s never cease to be relevant in pop culture; major blockbusters such as "Ready Player One" and "Stranger Things" are centered around '80s nostalgia, and references to '80s classics like "Back to the Future" and "The Princess Bride" are as commonplace as nods to any contemporary film or TV show. All that makes the '80s a particularly perfect decade to look at when you're trying to choose a Halloween costume that's recognizable, simple, and fun.

In case you're thinking of traveling back in time to the most tubular decade, we've come up with pop-culture-related ideas [2] that range from iconic '80s characters such as Claire Standish from "The Breakfast Club" to modern-day '80s style favorites like Barb and Eleven from "Stranger Things [3]." Whether you want to creep people out, wear a couples costume [4] with your partner, or dress up with a group of friends, these ideas cover all the costume bases. From Beetlejuice to Baby and Johnny to the whole "Ghostbusters" squad, these costumes are worth getting stoked about.

Blast back to the past when you take a peek at these pop culture costumes [5] from the '80s, and get ready for, like, a totally b*tchin' Halloween.

Additional reporting by Lauren Harano

"The Breakfast Club" Characters

"The Terminator"

Indiana Jones From "Indiana Jones"

Prince Akeem and Semmi From "Coming to America"

Lisa From "Weird Science"

The Geeks From "Sixteen Candles"

The Griswolds From "Vacation"

Ren and Ariel From "Footloose"

Alex Owens From "Flashdance"

Gary and the Geeks From "Weird Science"

Neal and Del From "Planes, Trains & Automobiles"

Joel Goodsen From "Risky Business"

Lloyd Dobler From "Say Anything"

Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron From "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

Principal Ed Rooney From "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

Bill and Ted From "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure"

Samantha Baker From "Sixteen Candles"

Freddy Krueger From "Nightmare on Elm Street"

Goose and Maverick From "Top Gun"

Baby and Johnny From "Dirty Dancing"

Uncle Buck From "Uncle Buck"

Economics Teacher From "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"

Marty and Doc From "Back to the Future"

Debbie, aka Liberty Belle, From "GLOW"

Barb From "Stranger Things"

Sarah Anderson From "Adventures in Babysitting"

Cindy and Ronnie From "Can't Buy Me Love"

The Heathers From "Heathers"

Ruth, aka Zoya the Destroya, From "GLOW"

Jeff Spicoli From "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"

Princess Leia From "Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back"

Jareth, the Goblin King From "Labyrinth"

Princess Vespa From "Spaceballs"

Dwayne, David, Paul, Marko From "The Lost Boys"

Loretta Castorini From "Moonstruck"

Buttercup and Westley From "The Princess Bride"

Joanna Stayton From "Overboard"

Mercedes Lane From "License to Drive"

Luke Skywalker From "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi"

Sally Albright From "When Harry Met Sally . . ."

Robin From "Stranger Things"

Daniel LaRusso From "The Karate Kid"

Eddie Munson From "Stranger Things"

Elliot From "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial"

Zack and Kelly From "Saved by the Bell"

Dustin From "Stranger Things"

Eleven From "Stranger Things"

Jake and Elwood From "The Blues Brothers"

Beetlejuice From "Beetlejuice"

Duckie Dale and Andie Walsh From "Pretty in Pink"

Jim Hopper From "Stranger Things"

Princess Leia From "Return of the Jedi"

The Ghostbusters From "Ghostbusters"

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