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The stereotypes about child stars are terrible—but true. Whether it’s exploitation, addiction, or everything in between, it’s no wonder so many go off the rails. The Hollywood kids aren’t alright. They never were. Jane Withers, one of the most popular child stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, was the exception. But it wasn’t because her life was perfect. Jane had her fair share of stage moms, drama, and tragedy.

Long before streaming made thousands of movies available on demand, television networks regularly turned prime-time evenings into movie events. Made-for-TV films attracted major stars and gave actresses opportunities to tackle dramatic roles that could be very different from their weekly series or theatrical work. Throughout the 1970s, a remarkable group of women became especially familiar faces in these productions, sometimes seeming to turn up whenever viewers switched channels.

Alan Thicke became famous as Dr. Jason Seaver on Growing Pains, but his remarkable career also included talk shows, television writing, iconic theme songs, hosting gigs, comedy cameos, and decades of work far beyond the Seaver family.

Test your 1980s movie knowledge with 20 tricky clues about cult favorites, action heroes, horror icons, and unforgettable supporting stars. Can you identify every B-list face before each reveal appears?

Donna Pescow moved from one of the 70s most challenging movie roles to one of TV's most reliable performers.

It’s pretty close to impossible to find a hero more beloved than Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard. But things were often different behind the scenes. Willis was notoriously hard to work with, and there’s a long list of folks who would rather not repeat the process. On the other hand, Willis proved to be a regular pussycat when it came to his family life.