Going to the cinema 40 years ago was like getting into a real mess. In 1984, some of the most iconic films of that decade were released at the same time. The second installment of ‘Indiana Jones’, ‘The Karate Kid’ or ‘Ghostbusters’ They were released almost at the same time. But there were many more blockbusters. I’m sure you’ve all heard of them.

In June 1984, the film that caused all the children of that time to wear a kimono at the end of summer was released in Spain: ‘Karate Kid’. That same summer we went ‘After the green heart’in which we discover that being a police officer could be crazy with the mythical film ‘Police Academy’.

If the 80s were the decade, 1984 was the year. Here’s what they had to choose from in the US: ‘Conan the Destroyer’, ‘Bachelor Party’, ‘Star Trek’and you will have noticed, of course, three of the biggest box office hits of the time. ‘Indiana Jones’ and the Temple of Doom was the highest-grossing film of 1984 worldwide. 300 million euros at the time, which may seem like a small amount to us, but it cost just over 20 million.

Indiana Jones was not the only film that captivated the public, but it was also released in theaters ‘The Gremlins’. The one where we met Gizmo and learned the basic rules: no sun, no water, and no feeding after midnight.

For We had to wait a little longer to see them in Spain. What was the great summer for film buffs in the US was Christmas in Spain. In fact, the second highest grossing film of 1984, ‘Superdetective’ in Hollywood’, was not seen in Spain until January 1985. A few days before Terminator returned from the future for the first time. But that’s another story.