Indiana Jones thrilled moviegoers in Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Only Fools and Horses made its TV debut.
These photos take you back to the early 80s - 1981, to be specific - capturing life around Northern Ireland as it looked then.
It was the year Northern Ireland produced one of its greatest exports, the iconic DeLorean car.
While it may have been a commercial failure, the design classic, with its gull-winged doors, went on to secure legendary status a few years later as the time-travelling car in the Back to the Future films.
The first DeLoreans can be seen rolling off the production line in this retro photo gallery, which also features days out at the horses, family fun at the motorcycle trials, shoppers queuing for the sales, and much more.
The nostalgic pictures take us inside the former home of Belfast’s oldest barber shop, which counted George Best among its customers; they show a proud mum with her New Year’s Day baby; and they capture the end of an era on the railway tracks.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you of the 80s? What do you miss most about life back then?
If you enjoyed this trip down memory lane, you might like this pictorial look back at life in 1989.
5. At the races
Donna Robertson hands over the prize to Brenda Strain, owner of Passing Parade, winner of the hurdles race at the Maze in January 1981. Also pictured are jockey R S Townend, Kathy Gibson and Patricia Hewitt | Belfast News Letter
6. Burns Night
The Chief Constable of the RUC, Jack Hermon, pictured in January 1981, with Mrs Hermon, second left, at the RUC Burns Night in the La Mon House, Castlereagh. With them are, from left, Deputy Chief Inspector Jack Whitson, Central Scotland Police, Chief Superintendent Ann Donald, and Pipe Major N S Russell. The event was held to help raise funds for the Harrogate Convalescence Home. | Belfast News Letter
7. End of an era
After 49 years working with the railways, Andrew Johnston, the third generation in his family to work on the railways, bade farewell to his colleagues at York Street, Belfast, at the end of January 1981 . He began his railway career as a boy porter at the age of 14½. | Belfast News Letter
8. Lagan's lullaby
May Blair stands on the stone bridge just up the road from her home near Hillsborough, 'where the Lagan steam sings a lullaby', in January 1981. She wrote the book Once Upon The Lagan, published by The Blackstaff Press in May 1981. | Belfast News Letter