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Scarecrow Video is the largest independent video store in the country with over 115,000 individual titles available for rent. We have everything from the latest new releases on DVD and Blu-ray to rare and out-of-print films only available on VHS and Lasderdiscs. We also have video games for Xbox 360, Wii, and Playstation 3 for rent.

In addition to our vast rental inventory, we also have thousands of new and used titles for sale, both in the store and online.

We're located in Seattle's historic University District.

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Scarecrow's BEST OF THE 1980s section

Tom Cruise riding a motorcycle, speeding alongside a runway, fist pumping in the air. Molly Ringwald cautiously entering the prom, eyes meeting Duckie's, running to embrace him. Bill Murray, squirming on the floor, covered in goo, quietly saying, "He slimed me."

 

These are some of the iconic images that flashed through my head when the Inventory Office asked us to compile a list of ten favorite films from the 1980s. This is the decade the majority of staffers spent going from elementary to high school--prime years for forming tastes and opinions on film and popular culture. As Matt said when he posted a picture of the section on Facebook: "All the movies you loved as a kid plus all the ones your parents wouldn't let you watch (or that you snuck in at a friend's house because they had cable). Come and realize just how old you've gotten!"

 

The long list of our Best of the 1980s appears here in alphabetical order--just like guest stars on The Love Boat--if only so you can enjoy the juxtaposition of Berlin Alexanderplatz right before Baby Boom. You'll find the section on the other side of the New Blu-ray section. Look for the big awesome sign by our colleague Marc Palm.

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