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Tag Archives: 1980s
Indio (1989) Antonio Margheriti, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Francesco Quinn, Brian Dennehy
“Indio”, a half-Indian ex-Marine, fights to save the rainforest against the forces Read More »
Brewster’s Millions (1985) Walter Hill, Richard Pryor, John Candy, Lonette McKee
Brewster is a minor league baseball player. Unknown to him, he had a (recently deceased) rich relative. Read More »
The Murdered House AKA La maison assassinée (1988) Georges Lautner, Patrick Bruel, Anne Brochet, Agnès Blanchot
A French mystery story set in 1896 and 1914 about the infant survivor of a mysterious massacre at a provincial inn Read More »
To the Fields, to the Hills, to the Beaches AKA Noyuki yamayuki umibe yuki (1986) Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Saburô Bôya, Izumi Hara, Yasufumi Hayashi
Summer 1937 Japan begins a war with China. Militaristic moods are growing in the country. Read More »
Wagner (1983) Tony Palmer, Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Miguel Herz-Kestranek
A huge panorama of Richard Wagner’s life and work, from before the 1848 revolution Read More »
Melvin and Howard (1980) Jonathan Demme, Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire
This movie tells the possibly true story of Melvin E. Dummar. Read More »
The Magnate AKA Magnat (1987) Filip Bajon, Jan Nowicki, Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jan Englert
Film traces the fascinating saga of princely Polish dynasty in years 1900-1935. Read More »
Scandal in a Small Town (1988) Anthony Page, Raquel Welch, Christa Denton, Frances Lee McCain
Leda Beth Vincent (Raquel Welch) lives in the small town of Shiloh and works as a cocktail waitress there. Read More »
Creature (1985) William Malone, Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, Lyman Ward
A crew of scientists arrives on a far, cold planet to examine archaic artifacts of unknown origin. Read More »
Sexy Timetrip Ninjas AKA Chikan densha: Gokuhi honban (1984) Yôjirô Takita, Yûka Takemura, Arisa Shindo, Yûko Aoki
1615. Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke is assigned the task of finding a hidden treasure that will restore his clan to their full power. Read More »
I Enjoy the World with You AKA S tebou me baví svet (1983) Marie Polednáková, Július Satinský, Jana Sulcová, Václav Postránecký
Three middle-aged men go for a vacation with their children and learn to cope with their needs without their wives. Read More »
Robot Jox (1989) Stuart Gordon, Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo
It is post-World War III. War is outlawed. In its place, are matches between large Robots called Robot Jox. Read More »
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) Stephen Frears, Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer
In 18th century France, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont Read More »
One and Eight AKA Yi ge he ba ge (1984) Junzhao Zhang, Daoming Chen, Xiaoyan Lu, Zeru Tao
Set in the Anti-Japanese War, an instructor who used to be an undercover Read More »