Okay so my experience of the 80s was hugely tied up in roleplaying games and anything related. I'm willing to put money RPO doesn't have a single reference to Twilight 2000, Ladyhawke, or Snarfquest.

My experience also included a lot of bullying, which apparently the hero is a complete misfit at his school, but it's not like he has to get into slugging matches with halfbacks or whatevs.

Also... if you're gonna sell a movie on nostalgia, why not *sell nostalgia*, and have the soundtrack be Echo and the Bunnymen and Tears for Fears and stuff? They like blew their licensing budget on being able to have Rubik the Amazing Cube charge in with the Shirt Tails (let me guess; this doesn't happen either) so they can't have "Nasty" blasting during battle sequences or whatever.