Ernie Souchak (John Belushi), a tough Chicago reporter, gets a little too close to the Mob Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Lady Caligula in Tokyo AKA Tôkyô Karigyura fujin (1981) Kôyû Ohara, Maiko Kazama, Asami Ogawa, Tsutomu Akashi
A housewife leaves her husband after he has been cheating on her. Read More »
Blue Steel (1989) Kathryn Bigelow, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown
When rookie cop Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) kills a convenience store robber Read More »
A Question of Silence AKA De stilte rond Christine M. (1982) Marleen Gorris, Edda Barends, Nelly Frijda, Henriëtte Tol
Three women, all strangers to each other, meet in a dress boutique. Read More »
Heimat: A Chronicle of Germany AKA Heimat – Eine Chronik in elf Teilen (1984) Edgar Reitz, Marita Breuer, Rüdiger Weigang, Kurt Wagner
The series tells the story of the village Schabbach, on the Hunsrueck in Germany through the years 1919-1982. Read More »
The Lethal Hunt AKA Partida (1985) Ben Yalung, Fernando Poe Jr., Armida Siguion-Reyna, Miguel Rodriguez
Ben Serrano known as a brave heroic cop of Metro Manila until something happened changed his life. Read More »
The Day They Robbed America AKA Sangley Point Robbery (1985) Manuel ‘Fyke’ Cinco, Rudy Fernandez, Rio Locsin, Donna Villa
After being fired for killing a robber with connections, a man is offered a role to play Read More »
Magnificent Warriors AKA Zhong hua zhan shi (1987) David Chung, Michelle Yeoh, Richard Ng, Tung-Shing Yee
Action film about Chinese resistance after Japanese invasion in 1930’s Read More »
84C MoPic (1989) Patrick Sheane Duncan, Jonathan Emerson, Nicholas Cascone, Jason Tomlins
Impressive performance by unknown actors in this low-budget Vietnam drama. Read More »
War Party (1988) Franc Roddam, Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon, Tim Sampson
A group of re-enactors attempt to stage a hundred year anniversary battle between US Cavalry and Blackfeet Indians. Read More »
Deal of the Century (1983) William Friedkin, Chevy Chase, Sigourney Weaver, Gregory Hines
Arms dealers from several companies vie to sell the most expensive Read More »
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Hugh Hudson, Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson
A shipping disaster in the nineteenth century has stranded a man and woman in the wilds of Africa. Read More »
Uncommon Valor (1983) Ted Kotcheff, Gene Hackman, Patrick Swayze, Robert Stack
A group of Vietnam War veterans re-unite to rescue one of their own left behind Read More »
Samurai Reincarnation AKA Makai tenshô (1981) Kinji Fukasaku, Shin’ichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada, Akiko Kana
After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces Read More »
Dangerous Woman AKA Le diaboliche (1987) Luigi Russo, Lisbeth Hummel, Pierangelo Pozzato, Beatrice Palme
A wheelchair-bound woman is terrorized by her chauffeur and her maid in a plot to gain her inheritance. Read More »