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Perry was so impressed that he even helped develop a remix
Tale
In Indiana in the 1980s, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government undertakings. While searching for answers, the children unravel a series of incredible mysteries. Steve Perry, former lead vocalist of Journey, said that the Stranger Things Season 4 remix of Journey’s 1980s hit Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) was done almost exactly the way he originally wanted it to be done in the 1980s, but he lacked technology.
If you’re broadcasting and someone else is broadcasting, you won’t hear them
During a series of episodes, people are seen 'interrupting' someone is talking on a two-way radio or CB – that is, one person is talking/transmitting and the other person is transmitting to interrupt them, then the other person hears this interruption and stops transmitting. This was done several times on the child’s CB radios and on radios used by the police. Those radios – series-era CB and police radios – don’t work like that.
Eleven: Friends Don’t Lie
Stranger Things opening titles and fonts mimic the film grain and look of the opening credits of the 1980s television series. .Featured in FoundFlix: Stranger Things (2016) Ending Explained + Season 2 Clues (2016) . Stranger Things (Title Sequence & Checkout Theme) Written & performed by Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein.
ET, Poltergeist, those things are amazing
There is no reason, story-wise, for Stranger Things to take place in the 80s. But the 80s vibe – phone numbers, chain smoking, Winona Ryder – are there to hint at the inspiration for this movie, which is pretty much every 80s supernatural movie with a kid focus. It’s not just about the clothes and hairstyle, but also about the acting style, screenwriting approach, structure, everything is true to their inspiration.
While it doesn’t have the high style of the Spielberg films that are the main influence, it has the likability
You have young nerdy kids, hot, insecure teenagers, monsters, mysterious people with powers, bad science/government people, conflicted investigators, tearful moms. You could say that this entire season is simply a pastiche made up of recycled elements and I’d disagree, but it really feels less like a copycat and more like something from that era, like the writers fell into a coma in 1985, woke up and put to work. The story is consistently engaging and entertaining, the acting is excellent, and the film has enough laughs and tears to satisfy.
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