Acapulco Mexico-1982: Boat Ride Along Tropical Coastline With Resort Buildings

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationAcapulco, Mexico
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 Acapulco Mexico

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Boat Ride Along Tropical Coastline With Resort Buildings — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Acapulco, Mexico, in 1982, showing a boat ride along the coastline. The clip features a view from a moving boat, with the camera panning across the water to reveal a tropical shoreline dotted with palm trees, modern high-rise hotels, and resort buildings. The footage has a distinct blue-purple color cast typical of aged film, with visible grain and slight motion blur. A woman in a swimsuit is seen relaxing on the boat, capturing a candid moment of a family vacation. The scene evokes a nostalgic, retro atmosphere of 1980s leisure travel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121123713

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Acapulco, Mexico Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Fills 1980s Latin American resort travel requests; suits documentary segments on Mexican tourism, leisure travel, or Acapulco's development as an international vacation destination.
Period detail: Multi-story white resort hotels and the boat's canopy design are consistent with the stated 1982 date; heavy blue-purple dye-shift and visible grain confirm aged 8mm stock.
Home-movie behavior: A vacationer turns the camera from the passing shoreline toward a fellow passenger relaxing on deck, capturing the unhurried pace of a family leisure cruise.
What appears in frame: Blue-purple open water, rocky shoreline headland, multi-story resort hotels, palm trees, tropical vegetation, boat metal canopy frame, white cushioned seating, and a woman passenger.
Film character: Heavy blue-purple dye-shift across all frames indicates significant aging of the 8mm stock; visible grain and motion blur on panning shots add a hazy nostalgic texture characteristic of home-movie archival material.
Edit role: Works as an establishing cutaway for 1980s Mexican resort sequences or as a memory-beat insert evoking leisure tourism of the era; the blurred pan frame may serve as a transition.
Historical context: The high-rise hotel density visible along the shoreline is consistent with Acapulco's role as a major international resort destination in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Research note: One adult woman is identifiable in frame 3; likeness release status is unknown. Structures appear to be resort hotel exteriors viewed from public water; no logos visible. Copyright should be independently verified.
Research search match: Likely found via queries such as '1980s Mexico vacation boat,' 'Acapulco bay resort 8mm,' 'vintage home movie tropical coastline,' or 'Mexican resort travel footage 1982.'
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same reel; then 1980s Acapulco or Mexican coastal footage; then broader Latin American resort or tropical boat-travel home movies from the decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

1982 Acapulco, Mexico: 8mm home-movie view from a moving boat toward a rocky headland lined with palm trees and high-rise resort hotels, heavy blue-purple film shift. — Acapulco coastline with resort hotels viewed from a moving boat, 1982.

Acapulco bay area, 1982: two high-rise resort towers on a rocky palm-lined promontory, shot from a moving boat on blue-purple-cast 8mm film. — High-rise resort buildings on Acapulco's coastline viewed from the water, 1982.

Transitional frame from a 1982 8mm home movie: boat interior during camera pan with heavy motion blur and blue-purple color cast. — Motion-blurred boat interior during camera pan, 1982.

Acapulco boat trip, 1982: a woman relaxing on cushioned boat seating, tropical cliff vegetation behind her, captured on aged 8mm with blue-purple color shift. — Woman relaxing on board during Acapulco bay boat trip, 1982.

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