by Jenna GuillaumeBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Contributor Wildly, the '80s were 40 whole years ago, which means you might not have thought about (or heard of) some of the biggest stars of the decade for a while - if ever. Here's what they're up to now... 1. Phoebe Cates Universal, Sylvain Gaboury / Getty Images Phoebe Cates starred in a string of huge hits in the '80s and early '90s, including Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and Drop Dead Fred. After 1994's Princess Caraboo, which she starred in with her husband, Kevin Kline, she retired from acting to focus on raising her two kids, though she appeared in The Anniversary Party in 2001 as a favor to the director, her friend Jennifer Jason Leigh. In 2005, she opened a boutique called Blue Tree in New York, which she still appears to run. 2. Judge Reinhold Universal, John Nacion / Getty Images Judge Reinhold also starred in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, as well as the Beverly Hills Cop franchise and, in the '90s and '00s, the Santa Clause movies. He has said that after starring in the box office flop Vice Versa in the late '80s, his career slowed down (and not by choice). In 2024, he reprised his role in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. 3. Jeff Cohen Warner Bros, Araya Doheny / Getty Images Jeff Cohen was a child star in the '80s, best known for his iconic turn as Chunk in The Goonies. His last acting role was in 1991 in TV movie Perfect Harmony. He studied law at UCLA and is now an entertainment lawyer, and even represented former The Goonies co-star Ke Huy Quan in his contract negotiations for Everything Everywhere All at Once. 4. Toni Basil Chrysalis, Rebecca Sapp / Getty Images Toni Basil's song "Mickey" was a huge smash in the '80s and remains iconic, being sampled in several songs, including the recent hit "APT" by Rosé and Bruno Mars. Toni's main focus was always dancing, and she's spent much of her career in that field, working as a teacher and choreographer. 5. Kelly McGillis Cbs Photo Archive / Getty Images, Lifetime Kelly McGillis is best known for her roles in Witness, Top Gun, and The Accused. She continued acting after the '80s, but was not in the spotlight as much, especially as she shifted primarily to working in TV movies while also focusing on getting sober and raising her kids. Over the years, she has also spent time running a bar, working in a rehab center, and teaching acting. She came out as a lesbian in 2009. Her most recent onscreen role appears to be a small part in Dirty John in 2020. 6. Philip Michael Thomas Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images, Daniel Zuchnik / Getty Images Philip Michael Thomas was acting in the '70s but really shot to fame in the '80s, starring in Miami Vice; he also released his own music and coined the term EGOT by declaring he would achieve it (unfortunately, he still has not). In the '90s, he became a spokesperson for the Psychic Reader's Network, and in the early '00s, he voiced Lance Vance in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. He now seems to be retired. 7. Mia Sara Cbs Photo Archive / Getty Images, Eric Charbonneau / Getty Images Mia Sara starred in Legend and Ferris Bueller's Day Off in the '80s and continued to take on some acting roles throughout the '90s and '00s, but stopped acting in 2013 - until Mike Flanagan convinced her to make a comeback in his movie The Life of Chuck. She is also a mother, a poet, and married to Brian Henson. 8. Justine Bateman NBC, Hollywood To You / Getty Images Justin Batemen is most known for her role as eldest Keaton daughter Mallory on classic sitcom Family Ties. She continued acting in the '90s and '00s, notably in Men Behaving Badly, Arrested Development, Men in Trees, and Desperate Housewives. More recently, she has focused on writing, producing and directing, as well as anti-AI activism. 9. Steve Guttenberg Walt Disney Television Photo Archives / Getty Images, Taylor Hill / Getty Images Steve Guttenberg had several high-profile roles in the '80s in movies like Cocoon, Three Men and a Baby, Short Circuit, and the Police Academy series. He continued acting over the years and appeared on Season 6 of Dancing with the Stars. In the late 2010s and early 2020s, he primarily dedicated himself to being a caregiver for his father. 10. Bo Derek Archive Photos / Getty Images, Kristina Bumphrey / Getty Images Bo Derek became famous in the late '70s, particularly when she appeared in 1979's 10, but it was the '80s when she cemented herself as a pop culture icon, especially in the movie Tarzan, the Ape Man. She has continued to act over the years, but seems to focus more on activism and a quiet life on her ranch, where she lives with her husband, John Corbett. 11. Jennifer Beals Cbs Photo Archive / Getty Images, Thestewartofny / Getty Images Jennifer Beals is best known for her starring role in the '80s classic Flashdance. After working on the movie, she went back to studying American Literature at Yale, graduating in 1987. She returned to acting and has worked steadil