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Tag Archives: 1980s
See China and Die (1981) Larry Cohen, Esther Rolle, Kene Holiday, Frank Converse
A maid who reads detective stories finds herself embroiled in a real life mystery Read More »
The Girl, the Gold Watch and Everything (1980) William Wiard, Robert Hays, Pam Dawber, Zohra Lampert
When Kirby inherits only one thing from his millionaire uncle: a pocket watch that can stop time. Read More »
What Happened to This City? AKA Kya hua is shahar ko? (1986) Deepa Dhanraj
A pioneering political work of contemporary relevance: Communal violence between Hindus Read More »
Carry On Wise Guy AKA Warrior from Shaolin (1980) Chia-Hui Liu, Chia Yung Liu, Lily Li
Gordon Liu as the Master Killer has taken a vow not to use his superior fighting abilities Read More »
3:15 the Moment of Truth (1986) Larry Gross, Adam Baldwin, Deborah Foreman, Rene Auberjonois
Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. Read More »
A Killer’s Blues AKA Bin yuen sui yuet (1989) Raymond Lee, Lung Ti, Olivia Cheng, Fennie Yuen
Fourteen years ago, Wai Yat Ming (Ti Lung) went to the US to settle affairs Read More »
Beyond the Universe (1981) Robert Emenegger, David Ladd, Jacqueline Ray, Christopher Cary
A 21st-century scientist tries to save Earth after two atomic wars. Read More »
Captive (1980) Robert Emenegger, Allan Sandler, Cameron Mitchell, David Ladd, Lori Saunders
Earth and the planet Sthyrolia are at war over the possession of valuable Dirathium crystals. Read More »
Schizoid (1980) David Paulsen, Klaus Kinski, Donna Wilkes, Marianna Hill
Julie is an advice columnist for the city newspaper who begins to receive anonymous Read More »
Just Like Weather AKA Mei guo xin (1986) Allen Fong, Jiaju Cai, Hung-Nin Chan, Chi-Hung Chang
Fong’s third feature charts the ups and downs of a young, working-class couple in and out of work in Hong Kong Read More »
The House in the Woods AKA Haplos (1982) Butch Perez, Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Rio Locsin
A man returns to his hometown where he becomes involved with two women Read More »
Wherever You Are… (1988) Krzysztof Zanussi, Julian Sands, Renée Soutendijk, Maciej Robakiewicz
An Uruguayan diplomat brings his new wife with him on a business trip to Poland Read More »
The Endless Game (1989) Bryan Forbes, Albert Finney, George Segal, Monica Guerritore
A British MI6 agent comes out of retirement after several of his former colleagues Read More »
Last Romance AKA Liu jin sui yue (1988) Yonfan, Cherie Chung, Maggie Cheung, Shingo Tsurumi
Two giggly schoolgirls fall for the same guy, a cute Japanese-Chinese boy. Read More »