age " ▁stories , ▁more ▁complex ▁" rite - of - pass age " ▁films ▁had ▁older ▁actors ▁changing ▁or ▁transform ing ▁through ▁the ▁rit uals . ▁So ▁although ▁te en agers ▁were ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 ' s ▁Ris ky ▁Business , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ' s ▁The ▁Kar ate ▁Kid ▁and ▁its ▁sequ els ▁( 1 9 8 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ), ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ' s ▁The ▁Break fast ▁Club ▁and ▁St . ▁El mo ' s ▁Fire ▁br at - pack ▁genre , ▁older ▁people ▁with ▁trouble d ▁lives ▁were ▁the ▁subjects ▁of ▁Top ▁Gun ▁( 1 9 8 6 ) ▁or ▁An ▁Officer ▁and ▁a ▁Gent le man ▁in ▁trying ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁f ighter ▁pilot , ▁a ▁female ▁wel der ▁in ▁Flash d ance ▁transform ing ▁into ▁a ▁bal let ▁dan cer , ▁and ▁C oco ons ▁( 1 9 8 5 ) ▁elder ly ▁set ▁over coming ▁old ▁age . ▁Even ▁The ▁Big ▁Ch ill ▁( 1 9 8 3 ) ▁re union ▁was ▁a ▁r ite - of - pass age ▁that ▁challeng ed ▁old ▁class m ates ▁to ▁redirect ▁their ▁lives ▁after ▁the ▁suic ide ▁of ▁a ▁friend . Action ▁films : ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁action ▁films ▁usually ▁focused ▁on ▁ma ver ick ▁police ▁officers . ▁However , ▁the ▁action ▁film ▁did ▁not ▁become ▁a ▁dominant ▁form ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8