The Revival of the '80s

I blame Donnie Darko.

It was always inexplicable why Richard Kelly's breakout time-travel flick was set in 1988. Aside from a few references to that year's presidential election, there wasn't a damn thing that made Darko a period piece.

Except the soundtrack.

Featuring Echo & the Bunnymen, Duran Duran, Joy Division, the Church and, most iconically, the Gary Jules cover of Tears For Fears' "Mad World", the movie paired what was almost fetishist music with dark imagery, convoluted storylines, a creepy rabbit costume, and Jena Malone setting the template for Kristen Stewart's career.