
The story of Bendegúz, the teenage boy who never succeeds in anything and about whom everybody’s first though is “I wish you had been hanged when you were born!” drops out of school and becomes a cowboy. Read More »
Tag Archives: 1980s
The Rosary Murders (1987) Fred Walton, Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Life in the Catholic Church of the Holy Redeemer in Detroit is upset by a series of killings whose victims are all priests and nuns. Read More »
Sekkusu hantâ – sei kariudo / Sex Hunter (1980) Toshiharu Ikeda, Erina Miyai, Ayako Ôta, Rei Asô, Drama, Erotic

A beautiful young ballet dancer is accepted into a prestigious and exclusive dance academy. Read More »
Ming jian / The Sword (1980) Patrick Tam, Qiqi Chen, Adam Cheng, Norman Chu, Action, Thriller

Swordmaster Wah acquires Chi Mud, the famous sword expert, he is advised to destroy it or he will be killed by this very sword. Read More »
Kidnapning / The Kidnapping (1982) Sven Methling, Michael Nezer, Jesper Lund, Tobias Fog, Comedy, Family

Three young brothers decide with their uncle to become criminals and kidnap the son of a wealthy man. This film is based on a story by Bjarne Reuter.
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Lionheart (1987) Franklin J. Schaffner, Eric Stoltz, Gabriel Byrne, Nicola Cowper, Adventure, Drama

A young knight sets out to join King Richard’s crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. Read More »
Smash Palace (1981) Roger Donaldson, Bruno Lawrence, Anna Maria Monticelli, Greer Robson-Kirk, Drama

Al Shaw’s life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the “Smash Palace”. His French wife, Jacqui, doesn’t appreciate the lack of attention due to Al’s obsession with cars. Read More »
El imperio de la fortuna / The Realm of Fortune (1986) Arturo Ripstein, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Blanca Guerra, Alejandro Parodi, Drama

A very poor and handicaped man, lives in a small town in Mexico with his mother. Read More »
Eyewitness (1981) Peter Yates, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Manhattan janitor Daryll Deever is fixated on hard-charging TV commentator, Tony Sokolow; he tapes her commentary daily to watch after work. Read More »
Les Bons Débarras / Good Riddance (1980) Francis Mankiewicz, Charlotte Laurier, Marie Tifo, Germain Houde, Drama

Set in a small rural town in the Quebec Laurentians, Michelle lives in an isolated house with her mentally-challenged brother Guy and her 13 year old daughter Manon. Read More »