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.
13. Star students
Gail Malcolm from Holywood, Co Down, centre, pictured in January 1981 with the trophy she won as the top student at the first dental surgery prizegiving ceremony, held at the Royal Victoria Hospital School of Dentistry in Bostock House. Pictured with her is the runner-up, Martina Burns from Magherafelt, Co Londonderry, and Jan Shephard from Bangor, Co Down, who won the RVH Working Men's Committee prize for the student who made the best progress during training. | Belfast News Letter
14. The Oval
Glentoran's Ron Manley blasts the ball wide of the Ards goal during an Irish League match at The Oval in January 1981. Also pictured are Gary Blackledge (Glentoran), Ray Mowat and goalkeeper Bob Browns (Ards). | Belfast News Letter
15. Treacherous conditions
Snow and ice played havoc with driving conditions across Northern Ireland in January 1981, as numerous motorists lost control of their vehicles. The driver of the Cortina, pictured, thankfully escaped serous injury when his car landed on the top of the central reservation barriers on the Sydenham bypass. | Belfast News Letter
16. Racquets at the ready
Irish team members Julie Morrison, Brenda Thompson, Marjorie Burke and Ann Sheppard pictured at the opening in January 1981 of the Bank of Ireland home international squash championships at the Belfast Boat Club | Belfast News Letter