Don't sell 80's movies short. 1980 alone had Raging Bull, The Empire Strikes Back, The Shining, Airplane, and Caddyshack
If you like Airplane!, you gotta watch Top Secret! It's the same guys who wrote and directed Airplane!, plus it's also Val Kilmer's first movie ever.
Also it has the funniest music video ever.
And yes, that is Val Kilmer singing.