1985 was a vibrant and transitional year that left a lasting mark on pop culture, technology, fashion, and everyday life. Whether you remember it firsthand or are discovering it for the first time, these images offer a fascinating window into what the world looked and felt like at the time. Let’s dive into a collection of 30 photos from 1985.
1. Dee Snider speaking before the U.S. Senate
2. Tom Selleck, Nancy Reagan, Clint Eastwood, and Princess Diana dancing at the White House
3. The first mother in space, Anna Fisher
4. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne looking very metal
5. Bruce Willis, on top of the world
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6. Grace Jones with her bodyguard, Dolph Lundgren
7. Freddie Mercury and David Bowie backstage at Live Aid
8. 18-year-old Kurt Cobain practicing guitar in his bedroom in Aberdeen, Washington
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9. Tupac Shakur going for a joy ride in Baltimore
10. Anthony Michael Hall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr, and Bill Paxton at the premiere of Weird Science
11. Mike Tyson, spending some time with his pigeons
12. A Princess Diana look-alike contest in Washington D.C.
13. On the set for Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
14. Metallica, 1985
15. Michael J. Fox on the set of Back to the Future, rehearsing Johnny B. Goode
16. Swimming off the stern of the USS Enterprise
17. N.W.A
18. The Beastie Boys chasing Madonna around the stage with water pistols
19. Cher and Tom Cruise
20. Ozzy growing his hair back after shaving his head
21. Robert De Niro with his father, Robert Sr.
22. Molly Ringwald
23. Christopher Walken and Grace Jones, 1985
24. Sigourney Weaver and Bill Paxton having a Coffee break on the set of Aliens, 1985
25. Princess Diana in her custom Ford Escort Turbo, 1985
26. Behind the scenes of The Goonies, 1985
27. Stephen King signing a poster for a young fan, 1985
28. Drew Barrymore with Ke Huy Quan in 1985
29. Joaquin and River Phoenix cooking at home, 1985
30. Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson, and Bruce Springsteen during the recording of We Are The World in 1985
Want to see more content from the 1980s?
Check out 25 Photos That Show Why Life Was Better in the 1980s, or take a look at 20 of the Ugliest Cars from the 1980s. Finally, if you want to see photos from the military in the ’80s, check out 20 Military Photos From The Eighties.
