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the canon. every film here passed at least one criterion. most pass two or three. the criterion-4 titles are marked with a teal accent.

Still from Ghostbusters (1984) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 28.1 (in canon range).

Ghostbusters 1984 · Ivan Reitman

Still from Better Off Dead (1985) — still from Better Off Dead (1985), dir. Savage Steve Holland, via Letterboxd

Better Off Dead 1985 · Savage Steve Holland

Still from Just One of the Guys (1985) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 38.8 (in canon range, slightly above the 25-35 target but appropriate for a bright 80s comedy).

Just One of the Guys 1985 · Lisa Gottlieb

Still from One Crazy Summer (1986) — still from One Crazy Summer (1986), dir. Savage Steve Holland, via Letterboxd

One Crazy Summer 1986 · Savage Steve Holland

Still from Thrashin' (1986) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor 0.45, output brightness 24.9

Thrashin' 1986 · David Winters

Still from Witchboard (1986) — still from Witchboard (1986), dir. Kevin S. Tenney, via Letterboxd

Witchboard 1986 · Kevin S. Tenney

Still from Can't Buy Me Love (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 32.1 (in canon range).

Can't Buy Me Love 1987 · Steve Rash

Still from North Shore (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the north shore still, the canonical image for the film.

North Shore 1987 · William Phelps

Still from Summer School (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 28.5 (in canon range).

Summer School 1987 · Carl Reiner

Still from The Gate (1987) — still from The Gate (1987), dir. Tibor Takács, via Letterboxd

The Gate 1987 · Tibor Takács

Still from The Lost Boys (1987) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the lost boys gang, the canonical still for the film.

The Lost Boys 1987 · Joel Schumacher

Still from Three O'Clock High (1987) — still from Three O'Clock High (1987), dir. Phil Joanou, via Letterboxd

Three O'Clock High 1987 · Phil Joanou

Still from Young Guns (1988) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the young guns regulators ensemble, the canonical still for the film.

Young Guns 1988 · Christopher Cain

Still from Clownhouse (1989) — still from Clownhouse (1989), dir. Victor Salva, via TMDB

Clownhouse 1989 · Victor Salva

Still from Ghostbusters II (1989) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 34.1 (in canon range).

Ghostbusters II 1989 · Ivan Reitman

Still from Loverboy (1989) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 32.0 (in canon range).

Loverboy 1989 · Joan Micklin Silver

Still from Nightbreed (1990) — still from Nightbreed (1990), dir. Clive Barker, via TMDB

Nightbreed 1990 · Clive Barker

Still from Side Out (1990) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 41.2 (in canon range, slightly above the 25-35 target but appropriate for a bright sunlit beach-boardwalk still).

Side Out 1990 · Peter Israelson

Still from The First Power (1990) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: the canonical still for the film.

The First Power 1990 · Robert Resnikoff

Still from Beyond the Law (1993) — 16:9 still from kinoafisha.info (movie_shots/8369968/852250451676649417), discovered via yandex images search (letterboxd only had a portrait poster for this film, no 16:9 still exists there). the still is a biker-gang scene from the film, 1280x720 source, baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 31.2 (in canon range).

Beyond the Law 1993 · Larry Ferguson

Still from Tombstone (1993) — still from Tombstone (1993), dir. George P. Cosmatos, via Letterboxd

Tombstone 1993 · George P. Cosmatos, Kevin Jarre (uncredited)

Still from Lord of Illusions (1995) — still from Lord of Illusions (1995), dir. Clive Barker, via Letterboxd

Lord of Illusions 1995 · Clive Barker

Still from American History X (1998) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 22.3 (in canon range, on the dim side for the black-and-white flashback aesthetic of the source still). source: edward norton as derek vinyard, in prison, in front of bars - the canonical still for the film.

American History X 1998 · Tony Kaye

Still from The Watcher (2000) — still from The Watcher (2000), dir. Joe Charbanic, via Letterboxd

The Watcher 2000 · Joe Charbanic

Still from How High (2001) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 41.3 (slightly above the 25-35 canon range but the source is a bright stoner-comedy still). source: method man and redman as silas and jamal, the canonical still for the film.

How High 2001 · Jesse Dylan

Still from Fear of the Dark (2003) — 16:9 still sourced from thetvdb.com (backgrounds/31108), discovered via yandex images search. letterboxd only had a portrait poster for this film (no 16:9 still exists there), so the skill's ddg-images / yandex-images fallback path was used. baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness 16.4 (appropriate for a horror film with a dim source still).

Fear of the Dark 2003 · Mark A. Owen

Still from The Perfect Host (2010) — 16:9 still from Letterboxd (the 1200x675 crop variant), baked through scripts/bake_dark_photo.py at default factor, mean brightness to be verified after bake. source: david hyde pierce as warwick wilson, the canonical still for the film.

The Perfect Host 2010 · Nicholas Tomnay