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Tag Archives: 1980s
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) Robert M. Young, Tom Bower, James Gammon, Edward James Olmos
After he is accused of murdering a lawman in 1901 Texas, a Mexican-American farmer flees Read More »
Elvis and the Beauty Queen (1981) Gus Trikonis, Stephanie Zimbalist, Don Johnson, Ann Dusenberry
After celebrating from his wife Priscilla in February 1972, Elvis Presley begins a love affair with Linda Thompson Read More »
Split Image (1982) Ted Kotcheff, Michael O’Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda
A rootless young man’s drawn into an unnamed religious cult by a beautiful girl. Read More »
Twice in a Lifetime (1985) Bud Yorkin, Gene Hackman, Ann-Margret, Ellen Burstyn
A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. Read More »
Deadly Intent (1988) Nigel Dick, Lisa Eilbacher, Steve Railsback, Maud Adams
An archaeologist smuggles a valuable ancient jewel into the US. Read More »
Lonely Heart AKA Kôfuku (1981) Kon Ichikawa, Yutaka Mizutani, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Rie Nakahara
The plot of ”Lonely Heart” concerns a gunman who murders all the occupants of a bookstore. Read More »
We Children from Bahnhof Zoo AKA Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (1981) Uli Edel, Natja Brunckhorst, Eberhard Auriga, Peggy Bussieck
This movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F. 14-year-old Christiane lives with her mother Read More »
Fire on the Mountain (1981) Donald Wrye, Buddy Ebsen, Ron Howard, Julie Carmen
The story of one man’s defiance of the United States government. Read More »
Ghost Story (1981) John Irvin, Craig Wasson, Alice Krige, Fred Astaire
Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year old secret. Read More »