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Tag Archives: 1980s
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980) Ralph Senensky, Jack Starrett, Klair Bybee, Michael Conrad, James Daughton
A television movie made from two segments of the TV Series Planet of the Apes (1974), The Horse Race (1974) and The Tyrant (1974). Read More »
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) Val Guest, Bernard Cribbins, Bill Maynard, Joss Ackland
Det. Const. “Dangerous” Davies is not known for his finesse, but often finds Read More »
Near Dark (1987) Kathryn Bigelow, Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen
A small-town farmer’s son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter. Read More »
Thrilling Love (1989) Maurizio Pradeaux, Tony Kendall, Sharon Kane, Michel Durand
A man, sexually maimed by his former wife, lives vicariously through her affairs. Read More »
The Sleazy Uncle / Lo zio indegno (1989) Franco Brusati, Vittorio Gassman, Giancarlo Giannini, Andréa Ferréol
This wickedly funny Italian comedy centers upon a lascivious, fun-loving old uncle who hands out blood-test Read More »
At the Top of the Stairs / En haut des marches (1983) Paul Vecchiali, Danielle Darrieux, Hélène Surgère, Françoise Lebrun
A woman returns after twenty years to Toulon where her husband Read More »
Thunderbirds / Isfugle (1983) Søren Kragh-Jacobsen, Peter Hesse Overgaard, Michael Falch, Mette Munk Plum
John and René are in their twenties, close friends but different enough for René Read More »
Silent Fear / Een zaak van leven of dood (1983) George Schouten, Peter Faber, Carla Hardy, Derek de Lint
When Eva no longer finds satisfaction in her relationship with Hans, her phobias reappear. Read More »
The Alcove / L’alcova (1985) Joe D’Amato, Lilli Carati, Annie Belle, Laura Gemser, Al Cliver
A faded aristocrat military officer returns from the Abyssinian war with a dusky slave girl as a prize Read More »