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You also had Do The Right Thing, a groundbreaking film about race relations still going on today. The Abyss showed some of the great advances of visual effects, setting the stage for Terminator 2 and Jurassic Park. My Left Foot and Glory also showed the world the amazing talents of cultural icons Daniel Day Lewis and Denzel Washington. Born on The Forth of July might not have been a culturally iconic film as Platoon, but Oliver Stone showed the world that Tom Cruise can really do well in dramatic work. All these events helped place shaped the modern pop culture we have today.That's not even including Back to the Future, Part 2 and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. They were legitimate cultural touchstones whereas the reveal of SMB3 was the climax of a 100-minute-long commercial that (somehow) became a cult classic. It really speaks volumes about Bob's narcissism where he conflates his experiences with historical events.
Hell, you want to know what's more iconic than the reveal of SMB3 in The Wizard? Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video, which showed some of the best choreography and themes of unity. The Seattle Grunge scene was also starting to boom as well that year.
1989, a great year I wished I experienced, had a lot more pop culture events that are iconic than a shitty 80s movie showing a video game that is not as great as Bob is putting.