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What movie comes to mind when you hear “Holding out for a hero”
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Born in 80
No
My parents didn't approve of that sinful dancing
I don't mean using the song, I mean the specific way it uses it. Both Shrek and Short circuit use it with the hero chasing towards the villain.
Born the same year, and I say Footloose, the first movie that used it. But, little do people know it took the memorable intro from an earlier Jim Steinman song from 1981, "Stark Raving Love".
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Edit: Is there a Shrek 2 meme with the song? Or was in a trailer or something?
Edit: Is there a Shrek 2 meme with the song? Or was in a trailer or something?
Mad Max Beyond The Thunderdome came to mind for some reason. Must have thought Tina Turner sang it even though I know it was Bonnie Tyler. The brain is a weird thing. Or I don't really remember Shrek 2 or Footloose. Not even sure if I've seen Short Circuit 2. I think I remember it in Shrek 2 now I think on it, but could just be the suggestion from the poll.
Tina Turner sang "We Don't Need Another Hero" for Beyond Thunderdome.
And yeah, Footloose was the original one. As someone posted the gif, it was the "Tractor Game-of-Chicken" scene.
There it is. My brain wasn't as daft as I thought. We Don't Need Another Hero and Holding Out For A Hero - I mean they are practically the same song smh
My most vivid reference to Footloose is from Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, I still haven't seen the movie itself to this day.
41 and the Short Circuit movies were childhood favorites of mine. I vaguely remember it in Shrek 2 and not sure I've even seen Footloose.
30+ probably. It was only 1988 and the glory days of VHS rentals plus eagerly awaiting films being debuted on TV after a couple of years with numerous repeats thereafter.
Short Circuit 2 has been on tv constantly since I was a kid. I just watched it again a couple days ago.
That might be more accurate. So let's say if you were an 80's child (best decade ever btw) then Short Circuit 2 and if you are a 90's child then Shrek 2.
I'm 42 and I've never seen Footloose. I'm not sure why. Since it's about dancing I bet young me considered it a girls' film, unlike Short Circuit which is about manly robotics. I should rectify that, but is Footloose actually a good film?
Shrek 2, unfortunately.
I saw Short Circuit 2 and probably even Footloose and even I didn't remember they did the song for those movies. The Shrek scene is clearly a derivative parody and by virtue of it being popular with a throwback song, I guess it gets to have it.
It's sort of like how I associate "Push it to the Limit" with the Safety Not Guaranteed meme rather than Scarface.
I saw Short Circuit 2 and probably even Footloose and even I didn't remember they did the song for those movies. The Shrek scene is clearly a derivative parody and by virtue of it being popular with a throwback song, I guess it gets to have it.
It's sort of like how I associate "Push it to the Limit" with the Safety Not Guaranteed meme rather than Scarface.
1980 is the start of the millennial generation, but even then they'd be young for Short Circuit 2.
SC2 votes are likely Gen-Xers voting for cheesy sequels.
Shrek 2 is 100% the millennial vote.
No. Footloose did it first. It was written for Footloose. Debuted on the movie soundtrack and didn't get a release on one of Tyler's albums until two years later.