A down-at-the-heels private detective is hired by a crime boss to find his missing wife. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
Pieces AKA Mil gritos tiene la noche (1982) Juan Piquer Simón, Christopher George, Lynda Day George, Frank Braña
While playing with a puzzle, a teenager is repressed by his mother, and he kills her and severs her body with an ax. Read More »
Crime and Punishment AKA Rikos ja rangaistus (1983) Aki Kaurismäki, Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari
An adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel, set in modern Helsinki. Read More »
O.C. and Stiggs (1985) Robert Altman, Daniel Jenkins, Neill Barry, Jane Curtin
O.C. and Stiggs aren’t your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, they plot against it. Read More »
Running Brave (1983) Donald Shebib, Robby Benson, Pat Hingle, Claudia Cron
The story of Billy Mills, the American Indian that came from obscurity, to win the 10,000 meter long distance foot race in the Tokyo Olympics. Read More »
Silkwood (1983) Mike Nichols, Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher
Fairly accurate recounting of the story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-plant worker who blew the whistle Read More »
Best Seller (1987) John Flynn, James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant
Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living Read More »
Chan Is Missing (1982) Wayne Wang, Wood Moy, Marc Hayashi, Laureen Chew
Two cabbies search San Francisco’s Chinatown for a mysterious character who has disappeared with their $4000. Read More »
Stigma (1982) Pavlos Tasios
A young couple (Antonis Kafetzopoulos and Olia Lazaridou) have a baby affected with the Down Syndrome. Read More »
Whatever Happened to Susan Jane? (1982) Marc Huestis, Ann Block, Francesca Rosa, Lulu
This camp classic follows Marcie Clark, a polyester suburban housewife dissatisfied with her bouffant-and-barbecue Read More »