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Tag Archives: 1980s
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 »
Eversmile New Jersey (1989) Carlos Sorin, Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic, Gabriela Acher

Traveling dentist O’Connell traverses South America on his motorcycle for the ‘Eversmile’ foundation of New Jersey Read More »
The Scarecrow (1982) Sam Pillsbury, Jono Smith, Tracy Mann, Daniel McLaren

The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam Read More »
From Riches to Rags AKA Qian zuo guai (1980) John Woo, Ricky Hui, Qiqi Chen, Ka Yik

A doofus wins the lottery. He and his best friend live it up until a fortune teller tells him that he’s going to die. Read More »
Cutting it Short AKA Postriziny (1981) Jirí Menzel, Magda Vásáryová, Jirí Schmitzer, Jaromír Hanzlík

Short Cut is a comedy revealed more in the acting and witty dialogue than in the simple premise of the story itself Read More »
The Promising Boy AKA Decko koji obecava (1981) Milos ‘Misa’ Radivojevic, Aleksandar Bercek, Dara Dzokic, Rade Markovic

Slobodan Milosevic is young promising guy. He is a solid student, obedient son and considerate boyfriend. Read More »