wise and nobody had heard of it. However,  once the film aired several times on cable, countless people watched  it over and over, turning it into a cult classic. For instance, the  featured single, "On The Dark Side," would become a belated Top 10  hit a year after its initial release with the film in 1984. Hence  the 1989 sequel, which also went nowhere. In addition, the sequel is  nowhere near as popular.