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Tag Archives: 1980s
Eureka (1983) Nicolas Roeg, Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer
Arctic prospector Jack McCann, after fifteen years of solitary searching, becomes one of the world’s wealthiest men Read More »
Angel (1982) Neil Jordan, Veronica Quilligan, Stephen Rea, Alan Devlin
Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Read More »
R.O.T.O.R. (1987) Cullen Blaine, Margaret Trigg, Richard Gesswein, Jayne Smith
Robotic Officer Tactical Operation Research. A prototype robot intended for crime combat escapes from the development lab and goes on a killing rampage. Read More »
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) Lou Adler, Peter Donat, Diane Lane, Marin Kanter
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother’s death. Read More »
Skin Deep (1989) Blake Edwards, John Ritter, Vincent Gardenia, Alyson Reed
Zach Hutton is a womanizing, drunken writer whose life seems to be falling apart at the seams. Read More »
Two of a Kind (1983) John Herzfeld, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning
God has had just about enough of the human’s attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. Read More »
No More Comics AKA Komikku zasshi nanka iranai! (1986) Yôjirô Takita, Yûya Uchida, Yumi Asô, Takeshi Kitano
Kinameri is a moderately successful television journalist itching for a big scoop. Read More »
Vision Quest (1985) Harold Becker, Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling
Vision Quest is a coming of age movie in which high school wrestler Louden Swain decides he wants to be something more than Read More »
Educating Rita (1983) Lewis Gilbert, Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams
In Liverpool, twenty-seven-year-old hairdresser Rita (Dame Julie Walters) decides to complete her basic education before having children Read More »
Stacy’s Knights (1983) Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner, Andra Millian, Eve Lilith
Everyone has a talent, and dreams do come true. Stacy Lancaster has an incredible knack for Blackjack. Read More »
Flash Gordon (1980) Mike Hodges, Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow
Flash Gordon is an American football hero who is skyjacked aboard Dr. Hans Zarkov’s rocketship along with his beautiful girlfriend Dale Arden. Read More »
Anita: Dances of Vice AKA Anita: Tänze des Lasters (1987) Rosa von Praunheim, Lotti Huber, Ina Blum, Mikael Honesseau
In modern-day Berlin (1987), Frau Kutowski goes insane, believing herself to be the (real-life) notorious Anita Berber Read More »
Honeysuckle Rose (1980) Jerry Schatzberg, Willie Nelson, Dyan Cannon, Amy Irving
Buck Bonham is a county singer, with a good family, struggling to find national fame. Read More »
Oldtimer AKA Stara masina (1989) Zelimir Zilnik
The aged rocker Igor works as a journalist and DJ at the “Radio Student” in Ljubljana. Read More »