Inspector Gallien is investigating the rape and murder of two little girls. The only suspect is attorney Jerome Martinaud, but the evidence against him is circumstantial. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
The Liar (1981) Mika Kaurismäki, Aki Kaurismäki, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Juuso Hirvikangas, Comedy, Drama
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends Read More »
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) Jerry London, Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Drama, History, War
Fr. Hugh O’Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian Resistance families. Read More »
Xtro (1982) Harry Bromley Davenport, Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Horror, Sci-Fi
Tony’s father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe and the reunion is awkward. Read More »
Fever Pitch (1985) Richard Brooks, Ryan O’Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini, Drama
Investigative sports journalist veteran Steve Taggart is working on his latest story – an inside look at professional gambling. Read More »
The First Deadly Sin (1980) Brian G. Hutton, Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, Thriller
A serial killer is stalking New York. Inspector Edward X. Delaney is an NYPD detective, nearing retirement, who is trying to put together the pieces of the case. Read More »
The Outsider (1983) Jacques Deray, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Henry Silva, Carlos Sotto Mayor, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
The story is about Commissioner Jordan who arrives in Marseille to combat drug trafficking activities in his own unique way. Read More »
Cant Buy Me Love (1987) Steve Rash, Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ronald Miller is tired of being a nerd, and makes a deal with one of the most popular girls in school to help him break into the “cool” clique. Read More »
Three OClock High (1987) Phil Joanou, Casey Siemaszko, Annie Ryan, Richard Tyson, Comedy
A high school nerd, Jerry Mitchell (Siemaszko) is assigned to write a piece for the school paper about new boy Buddy Revell (Tyson), who is rumored to be a psychopathic nutcase. Read More »
Did You See the Barefoot God? (1986) Soo-Kil Kim, Tamotsu Ishibashi, Gen Kodama, Yoriko Dôguchi, Drama
In a small backwater in Northern Japan, self-assured Shigeru and shy Shinji are best friends since childhood. Read More »