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Tag Archives: 1980s
Firehouse (1987) J. Christian Ingvordsen, Gianna Palminteri, Martha Peterson, Renee Raiford, Comedy
An evil businessman is secretly setting fires to the old buildings of a rundown neighborhood Read More »
American Drive-In (1985) Krishna Shah, Emily Longstreth, Patrick Kirton, Rhonda Selesnow, Comedy
The goings-on at a typical drive-in on a summer night. Read More »
Love on the Ground (1984) Jacques Rivette, Jane Birkin, Geraldine Chaplin, André Dussollier, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
One of Jacques Rivette’s most accessible films – a reflection on theatre and life, mixed with playful references to haunted-house thrillers and mysterious-mansion whodunnits. Read More »
Wuthering Heights (1985) Jacques Rivette, Fabienne Babe, Lucas Belvaux, Sandra Montaigu, Drama, Romance, Mystery
Acclaimed French director Jacques Rivette’s version of Emily Bronte’s classic novel. Read More »
Burst City (1982) Gakuryû Ishii, Michirô Endô, Shigeru Izumiya, Takanori Jinnai, Action, Music, Sci-Fi
Set in a barren, futuristic Tokyo of highways and wastelands, a rowdy group of punk bands and their fans gather to protest slow, boring, Japanese living. Read More »
Straight to Hell (1987) Alex Cox, Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude, Action, Comedy, Western
A gang of bank robbers with a suitcase full of money go to the desert to hide out. Read More »
Thats Life! (1986) Blake Edwards, Jack Lemmon, Julie Andrews, Sally Kellerman, Comedy, Drama
Harvey and Gillian Fairchild face a very difficult weekend. Harvey, celebrating his 60th birthday, is stressed and depressed. Read More »
Peking Opera Blues (1986) Hark Tsui, Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung, Comedy, Action
The movie is set in chaotic 1920’s China, when warlords fought each other for power while Sun Yat-Sen’s underground movement tried to establish a democratic republic. Read More »
Ninja Hunter (1987) Kuo-Ren Wu, Alexander Rei Lo, Kuan-Wu Lung, William Yen, Action, Fantasy
Abbot Withe of the Wu Tang clan has teamed up with the Ninjas in order to destroy Shaolin this making him the most powerful fighter in the Martial world. Read More »
Transylvania Twist (1989) Jim Wynorski, Robert Vaughn, Teri Copley, Steve Altman, Comedy, Fantasy
The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, “The Book of Ulthar.” that should have never been checked out by the Evil Count Orlock Read More »
Sky Pirates (1986) Colin Eggleston, John Hargreaves, Meredith Phillips, Max Phipps, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Air force Lieutenant Harris starts for a flight to Boa Boa, on board Reverend Mitchell with a box containing a part of a top-secret extraterrestrial key. Read More »
Heat and Dust (1983) James Ivory, Julie Christie, Greta Scacchi, Christopher Cazenove, Drama, Romance
Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. Read More »
Summer Vacation 1999 (1988) Shûsuke Kaneko, Eri Miyajima, Tomoko Ôtakara, Miyuki Nakano, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Summer vacation has emptied a Japanese boys’ school of all but three boys: the junior Norio & the seniors Kazuhiko & Naoto. Read More »
Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis (1988) Akio Jissôji, Shintarô Katsu, Kyûsaku Shimada, Mieko Harada, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A demonic reincarnation of a Japanese general from the 10th century appears in the early 20th century Tokyo with a mission to destroy the blooming city. Read More »