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Rob Sheffield

Movies for adults sucked in the 1980s, and music for adults sucked even worse whether we're talking about Kathleen Turner flicks or Sting albums, the decade's non-teen culture has no staying power at all.

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Rob Sheffield is saying that entertainment aimed at grown-ups during the 1980s was generally very disappointing, whether it was movies or music. He believes that the cultural products for adults from that time didn’t last or remain influential over the years.

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