1982: Greatest Geek Year Ever!

How an alien botanist from outer space conquered Hollywood; a look back at "Poltergeist"; Atari vs. Intellivision.

Paramount resurrects "Star Trek," and kills Spock, with "The Wrath of Khan," and Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" tries to replicate its success against John Carpenter's "The Thing" and "Megaforce."

Arnold Schwarzenegger conquers the movies in "Conan the Barbarian," while Sylvester Stallone steps into the ring for "Rocky III" and out of it for "First Blood"; "The Beastmaster"; "The Dark Crystal"; "Tron."

Henry Winkler joins the "Night Shift"; Eddie Murphy has "48 Hours" to stay out of jail; the kids at Ridgemont High have some fast times; Jason slashes his way into 3D.