Bask In The Glory Of This Hourlong, Mind-Bending '80s Movie Mashup

Editors spent over a year making this mashup …and it was totally worth it!
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From the moment “Megaplex” begins, with a seizure warning, you know it’s going to be a good time.

Hulk Hogan! Tina Turner! Michael Jackson … Skeletor! They’re all here, alongside countless other '80s icons, backed by a pulsing electro soundtrack so catchy you won’t believe most of the songs are unknown or forgotten. The result is a movie mashup that feels like boiling down several hundred bargain bin VHS tapes and a blotting sheet of acid, then mainlining it directly into your brain.

This labor of love (and psychosis) marks the third collaboration between editors Ben Craw and Brendan Shields, (collectively known as “Smash TV.”) It is also their most nightmarish and transfixing work, practically daring you to keep watching as it turns down increasingly dark and bizarre paths, like a maniacal psychiatrist unearthing suppressed nightmares from your ill-begotten childhood.

So grab a 40-ounce soda, a bucket of popcorn soaked in “butter-flavored topping” and some Jujyfruits, then head on into "Megaplex." The air conditioner is keeping things at a pleasant 70 degrees, and there’s only a small chance of irreparable psychological damage.

For more information on the songs and movie clips used, as well as some insight into Smash TV's process, check out their description on Vimeo.

Full disclosure, Ben Craw is a former HuffPost employee. 

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Kids Playing With '80s Toys
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Here's a Fisher Price original Little People Bus. I actually think this was his Grandma's toy!

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My 9-year-old daughter has my Wrinkles Dog from my birthday in 1987. She loves her as much as I did!

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The Little People castle was the absolute best! My son loves to play with it when we visit Grandma and Grandpa.

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My 8-year-old daughter has always loved playing with my old Care Bears, Cabbage Patch Kids and small Muppets toys. Here she is sorting them out into teams for a game.

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My son loves playing with my Party Kitchen and doll highchair when he visits my parents. (credit:Annie Jarzyna-Ingles)
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Playing with my Weeble people!

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My husband played on this as a child and my father-in-law kept it for our boys to play on. They love this more than their Power Wheels!

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Here's my daughter Sadie riding on the roller skate my uncle got me for Christmas in 1982!

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My daughter likes playing with this Tonka Winnebago (a vintage Fisher Price Honey Doll is driving).

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My Sesame Street Ernie doll with my newborn son Isaiah. (credit:Jessie Melendez)
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Three generations have played with this same pedal car, including all three of my children.

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This vintage doctor set is perfect for checking out a vintage Care Bear's health.

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My daughter loves my Popple! (credit:Jenn Dewey)
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