The 1980s has been voted the nation’s favourite movie decade with films such as ‘Dirty Dancing’, ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Back to the Future’ pushing the 90s and cult films like  ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Thelma and Louise’ into second place and the ‘Frozen’-obsessed 2010s into third place in a ‘Movie Nights’ poll commissioned to celebrate Domino’s 30th anniversary in the UK. 

As pizza and movies are a match made in sofa-and-PJs-heaven, celebrity food artist Nathan Wyburn has created five iconic ‘blockbuster pizzas’ from across the decades to bring to life 30 Years of Domino’s Movie Nights - using nothing but classic pizza ingredients.

The nation’s top 5 film characters that made it into the pizza oven:

1. Marty McFly (Back to Future, 1985)

2. Mia Wallace (Pulp Fiction, 1994)

3. Elsa (Frozen, 2013)

4. Edward Cullen (Twilight, 2008)

5. Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey (50 Shades of Grey, 2015)

Whilst Marty McFly and Doc Brown of ‘Back to the Future’ fame secured the top spot for our favourite film duo, tough talking Robert De Niro was voted the most iconic actor of the last 30 years followed by Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Al Pacino with Sigourney Weaver taking fifth place. It seems our dark side won out when asked which movie we would most like a lead role in with both Fifty Shades of Grey and Twilight beating the feel good storyline of Frozen.

The 1980s also took the crown for the decade of our best movie moments of the past 30 years with the Dirty Dancing ‘lift’ scene taking the top spot:

Top 10 movie moments – (1985 – 2015):

1. Dirty Dancing: the lift (1987)

2. Titanic: Jack and Rose floating in the water as the Titanic sinks behind them (1997)

3. Star Wars Episode V: 'I am your father' scene (1980)

4. Pulp Fiction: John Travolta and Uma Thurma dancing scene (1994)

5. Lord of The Rings, The Return of the King: destruction of the ring at Mount Doom (2003)

6. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone: Harry receiving his letter from Hogwarts (2001)

7. When Harry Met Sally: orgasm scene (1989)

8. Thelma and Louise: car driving off the edge of the cliff (1991)

9. Frozen: Elsa singing 'Let It Go'  (2013)

10. Fight Club: Tyler Durden’s first basement fight, cigarette dangling out his mouth (1999)

Simon Wallis, Sales and Marketing Director of Domino’s Pizza UK, said: “Domino’s has been bringing people together to make movie nights to remember for over 30 years. We know nothing goes better with a great Betamax, VHS, DVD, Blue Ray DVD, Download or Boxset on the sofa than hot, freshly-made pizza. So here’s to another 30 years of great nights in!” 

-ENDS-

Notes to editors

*survey conducted by One Poll on 1500 UK adults. Period polled 1985-2015.

For further information about Domino’s Pizza and its products or to request samples, please contact the Domino’s PR team:

Jamie Tomlin                     E: jamietomlin@lightbrigade.co.uk                          020 7148 0679

Georgia Nidd                     E: georgianidd@lightbrigade.co.uk                             020 7148 7222

About Domino’s Pizza

Domino’s Pizza Group plc is the leading player in the fast-growing pizza market and holds the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg. The first UK store opened in Luton in 1985 and the first Irish store opened in 1991. In April 2011, the Group acquired a majority stake in the exclusive master franchise to own, operate and franchise Domino’s Pizza stores in Germany (now fully owned). In September 2012, the Group acquired the master franchise for Switzerland, Luxembourg and Liechtenstein.  Founded in 1960, Domino’s is one of the world’s leading pizza brands. Through its primarily franchised system, it operates a global network of more than 11,000 stores in over 70 international markets. Domino’s has a singular focus – pizza made freshly to order with high quality ingredients. Customers in the UK can order online at www.dominos.co.uk, in the Republic of Ireland at www.dominos.ie, in Germany at www.dominos.de and in Switzerland at www.dominos.ch. In addition, mobile customers can order by downloading Domino’s free iPhone, iPad and Android Apps.

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