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9 to 5 1980 - PG - Comedy - 109 min - United States - English, French Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him. Directed by: Colin Higgins Written by: Patricia Resnick, Colin Higgins Starring: Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 8 nominations total IMDB # 80319 | |||
Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The 1988 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy - 126 min - United Kingdom, West Germany - English An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits. Directed by: Terry Gilliam Written by: Charles McKeown, Terry Gilliam, Gottfried August Bürger Starring: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley Nominated for 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 14 nominations total IMDB # 96764 | |||
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, The 1984 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi - 103 min - United States - English Adventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth. Directed by: W.D. Richter Written by: Earl Mac Rauch Starring: Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin 5 nominations IMDB # 86856 | |||
Airplane II: The Sequel 1982 - PG - Comedy, Sci-Fi - 85 min - United States - English A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track - again? Directed by: Ken Finkleman Written by: Ken Finkleman, Al Jean, Mike Reiss Starring: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges N/A IMDB # 83530 | |||
Airplane! 1980 - PG - Comedy - 88 min - United States - English A man afraid to fly must ensure that a plane lands safely after the pilots become sick. Directed by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Written by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Starring: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 7 nominations total IMDB # 80339 | |||
Alien Nation 1988 - R - Action, Sci-Fi - 91 min - United States - English In 1988, Earth makes the first contact with an alien civilization. In 1991, these aliens, known as Newcomers, slowly begin to be integrated into human society after three years of quarantine. Directed by: Graham Baker Written by: Rockne S. O'Bannon Starring: James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp 1 win & 4 nominations IMDB # 94631 | |||
Amazon Women on the Moon 1987 - R - Comedy, Sci-Fi - 85 min - United States - English A spoof of low budget 1950s science-fiction movies, interspersed with various comedy sketches and fake commercials making fun of late-night television. Directed by: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton Written by: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland Starring: Rosanna Arquette, Michelle Pfeiffer, Arsenio Hall N/A IMDB # 92546 | |||
Andy Kaufman's Midnight Special 1981 | |||
Back to School 1986 - PG-13 - Comedy, Romance, Sport - 96 min - United States - English To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself. Directed by: Alan Metter Written by: Steven Kampmann, William Porter, PJ Torokvei Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young 1 win & 2 nominations IMDB # 90685 | |||
Bad Taste 1987 - Not Rated - Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi - 91 min - New Zealand - English, Maori The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain. Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Peter Jackson, Tony Hiles, Ken Hammon Starring: Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith 1 win & 1 nomination IMDB # 92610 | |||
Battle Beyond the Stars 1980 - PG - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi - 104 min - United States - English A farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here. Directed by: Jimmy T. Murakami, Roger Corman Written by: John Sayles, Anne Dyer Starring: George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, Richard Thomas 1 win & 4 nominations IMDB # 80421 | |||
Before Stonewall 1984 - Unrated - Documentary, History - 87 min - United States - English The history of the Gay and Lesbian community before the Stonewall riots began the major gay rights movement. Directed by: Greta Schiller, Robert Rosenberg Written by: N/A Starring: Rita Mae Brown, Maua Adele Ajanaku, Red Jordan Arobateau 4 wins & 1 nomination IMDB # 88782 | |||
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The 1982 - R - Comedy, Musical - 114 min - United States - English A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse. Directed by: Colin Higgins Written by: Larry L. King, Peter Masterson, Colin Higgins Starring: Burt Reynolds, Dolly Parton, Dom DeLuise Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total IMDB # 83642 | |||
Big 1988 - PG - Comedy, Drama, Fantasy - 104 min - United States - English, Spanish After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult. Directed by: Penny Marshall Written by: Gary Ross, Anne Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia Nominated for 2 Oscars. 11 wins & 14 nominations total IMDB # 94737 | |||
Big Top Pee-wee 1988 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Romance - 86 min - United States - English, Italian Pee-wee Herman is now a small-town farmer with a fiancée, but when a traveling circus comes to town, he finds himself falling for the trapeze artist. Directed by: Randal Kleiser Written by: Paul Reubens, George McGrath Starring: Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller, Kris Kristofferson 1 nomination IMDB # 94744 | |||
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Music - 90 min - United States - English, French, German, Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, are approached by a time machine that helps them make the ultimate history presentation. Directed by: Stephen Herek Written by: Chris Matheson, Ed Solomon Starring: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin 3 nominations IMDB # 96928 | |||
Biloxi Blues 1988 - PG-13 - Comedy, Drama - 106 min - United States - English A group of young recruits go through boot camp during the Second World War in Biloxi, Mississippi. From the play by Neil Simon. Directed by: Mike Nichols Written by: Neil Simon Starring: Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Matt Mulhern N/A IMDB # 94746 | |||
Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (in Peanuts 4-Movie Collection) 1980 - G - Animation, Adventure, Comedy - 75 min - United States - English, French Charlie Brown and his friends travel to Europe as exchange students. Directed by: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman Written by: Charles M. Schulz Starring: Scott Beach, Bill Melendez, Daniel Anderson N/A IMDB # 80461 | |||
Boot, Das / Das Boot (Director's Cut) 1981 - R - Drama, War - 149 min - West Germany, Italy, France, United Kingdom - German A German U-boat stalks the frigid waters of the North Atlantic as its young crew experience the sheer terror and claustrophobic life of a submariner in World War II. Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen Written by: Wolfgang Petersen, Lothar G. Buchheim Starring: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer, Klaus Wennemann Nominated for 6 Oscars. 13 wins & 11 nominations total IMDB # 82096 | |||
Brazil 1985 - R - Drama, Sci-Fi - 132 min - United Kingdom, United States - English A bureaucrat in a dystopic society becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams. Directed by: Terry Gilliam Written by: Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Kim Greist, Robert De Niro Nominated for 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 5 nominations total IMDB # 88846 | |||
Britannia Hospital 1982 - R - Comedy, Sci-Fi - 111 min - United Kingdom - English The chaotic workings of a hospital with staff on strike. Directed by: Lindsay Anderson Written by: David Sherwin Starring: Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Brian Pettifer 1 win & 3 nominations IMDB # 83694 | |||
Broadcast News 1987 - R - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 133 min - United States - English, Spanish, French, German Take two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly. Directed by: James L. Brooks Written by: James L. Brooks Starring: William Hurt, Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter Nominated for 7 Oscars. 15 wins & 24 nominations total IMDB # 92699 | |||
Burbs, The 1989 - PG - Comedy, Mystery, Thriller - 102 min - United States - English An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block is part of a murderous Satanic cult. Directed by: Joe Dante Written by: Dana Olsen Starring: Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher 1 nomination IMDB # 96734 | |||
Caddyshack 1980 - 13+ - Comedy, Sport - 98 min - United States - English An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher. Directed by: Harold Ramis Written by: Brian Doyle-Murray, Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray 1 nomination IMDB # 80487 | |||
Cannonball Run II 1984 - PG - Action, Comedy - 108 min - Hong Kong, United States - English The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks. Directed by: Hal Needham, Ralph Bakshi Written by: Brock Yates, Hal Needham, Albert S. Ruddy Starring: Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin 1 win & 8 nominations IMDB # 87032 | |||
Cannonball Run, The 1981 - PG - Action, Comedy, Sport - 95 min - Hong Kong, United States - English, Cantonese, Japanese, Arabic A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race. However, the eccentric entrants will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks. Directed by: Hal Needham Written by: Brock Yates Starring: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett 1 win & 2 nominations IMDB # 82136 | |||
Christmas Vacation 1989 - PG-13 - Comedy - 97 min - United States - English The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. Directed by: Jeremiah S. Chechik Written by: John Hughes Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis N/A IMDB # 97958 | |||
Claymation Christmas Celebration, A (In Claymation Holiday Celebrations set) 1987 - N/A - Animation, Short, Comedy - 24 min - United States - English Two hosting prehistoric dinosaurs, Rex and Herb, guide you along a typical small town's Christmas choral celebration. There's just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay. Special guest stars: the California Rais... Directed by: Will Vinton Written by: Ralph Liddle Starring: Tim Conner, Johnny Counterfit, June Foray Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 1 win total IMDB # 272045 | |||
Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, The 1989 - X - Crime, Drama - 124 min - Netherlands, United Kingdom, France - English, French, Dutch At Le Hollandais gourmet restaurant, every night is filled with opulence, decadence and gluttony. But when the cook, a thief, his wife and her lover all come together, they unleash a shocking torrent of sex, food, murder and revenge. Directed by: Peter Greenaway Written by: Peter Greenaway Starring: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren 7 wins & 11 nominations IMDB # 97108 | |||
Creator 1985 - R - Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi - 107 min - United States - English An eccentric scientist teaches a student in his own manner while he looks for a way to clone his deceased wife. Directed by: Ivan Passer Written by: Jeremy Leven Starring: Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano N/A IMDB # 88960 | |||
Cruising 1980 - R - Crime, Drama, Mystery - 102 min - West Germany, United States - English A police detective goes undercover in the underground S&M gay subculture of New York City to catch a serial killer who is preying on gay men. Directed by: William Friedkin Written by: William Friedkin, Gerald Walker Starring: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen 5 nominations IMDB # 80569 | |||
Dark Crystal, The 1982 - PG - Adventure, Family, Fantasy - 93 min - United Kingdom, United States - English On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal, and to restore order to his world. Directed by: Jim Henson, Frank Oz Written by: David Odell, Jim Henson Starring: Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 5 nominations total IMDB # 83791 | |||
Dead Poets Society 1989 - PG - Comedy, Drama - 128 min - United States - English, Latin Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression. Directed by: Peter Weir Written by: Tom Schulman Starring: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke Won 1 Oscar. 20 wins & 19 nominations total IMDB # 97165 | |||
Dirty Dancing 1987 - PG-13 - Drama, Music, Romance - 100 min - United States - English Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle. Directed by: Emile Ardolino Written by: Eleanor Bergstein Starring: Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach Won 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 6 nominations total IMDB # 92890 | |||
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 1988 - PG - Comedy, Crime - 110 min - United States - English, French, German Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first. Directed by: Frank Oz Written by: Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning Starring: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly 1 win & 1 nomination IMDB # 95031 | |||
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani (TV Show Episode) 1984 - TV-PG - Adventure, Drama, Family - 25 min - N/A - English The Doctor and Peri get involved with drug running after landing on the twin planet of Androzani Minor and getting arrested as gun runners and targeted for execution. Not before Peri stumbles into some highly toxic and lethal plan... Directed by: Graeme Harper Written by: Robert Holmes, Sydney Newman Starring: Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, Christopher Gable N/A IMDB # 562896 | |||
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors (TV Special) 1983 - TV-G - Adventure, Drama, Family - 90 min - United Kingdom - English The Doctor and his previous incarnations are brought to the Death Zone on his homeworld Gallifrey as part of a renegade Time Lord's scheme. Directed by: Peter Moffatt, John Nathan-Turner, Pennant Roberts Written by: Terrance Dicks, Douglas Adams, Sydney Newman Starring: Peter Davison, Jon Pertwee, Patrick Troughton N/A IMDB # 123044 | |||
Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1986 - R - Comedy - 103 min - United States - English A rich but troubled family find their lives altered by the arrival of a vagrant who tries to drown himself in their swimming pool. Directed by: Paul Mazursky Written by: René Fauchois, Paul Mazursky, Leon Capetanos Starring: Nick Nolte, Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss 1 win & 5 nominations IMDB # 90966 | |||
Drugstore Cowboy 1989 - R - Crime, Drama - 101 min - United States - English A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law. Directed by: Gus Van Sant Written by: James Fogle, Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost Starring: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros 12 wins & 11 nominations IMDB # 97240 | |||
Dune (Extended Edition) 1984 - PG-13 - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi - 137 min - United States, Mexico - English A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule. Directed by: David Lynch Written by: Frank Herbert, David Lynch Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total IMDB # 87182 | |||
Electric Dreams 1984 - PG - Comedy, Drama, Music - 95 min - United States, United Kingdom - English An artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman. Directed by: Steve Barron Written by: Rusty Lemorande Starring: Lenny von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Maxwell Caulfield Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award2 wins & 2 nominations total IMDB # 87197 | |||
Enemy Mine 1985 - PG-13 - Action, Adventure, Drama - 108 min - United Kingdom, West Germany, United States - English During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust. Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen Written by: Barry Longyear, Edward Khmara Starring: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James 2 wins & 7 nominations IMDB # 89092 | |||
Eruption of Mount St. Helens, The 1980 - N/A - Documentary, Short - 25 min - United States - English When mount st helens erupted and ruined everything even killed many human beings this was a sad and devastating story and time for family and friends not in this eruption. man I was born in Washington but in the year of 2004 and i... Directed by: George Casey Written by: George Casey Starring: Robert Foxworth Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total IMDB # 80694 | |||
Flash Gordon 1980 - PG - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi - 111 min - United Kingdom, United States, Netherlands - English A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. Directed by: Mike Hodges Written by: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Michael Allin, Alex Raymond Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow Nominated for 3 BAFTA 2 wins & 12 nominations total IMDB # 80745 | |||
Great Muppet Caper, The 1981 - G - Adventure, Comedy, Crime - 97 min - United Kingdom, United States - English Kermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy. Directed by: Jim Henson Written by: Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Jerry Juhl Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 nominations total IMDB # 82474 | |||
Greater Tuna (HBO Special) 1984 - N/A - Comedy - N/A - USA - English N/A Directed by: Tom Alderman, Bruce Gowers Written by: Ed Howard, Joe Sears, Jaston Williams Starring: Joe Sears, Jaston Williams 1 nomination. IMDB # 1071219 | |||
Gremlins 1984 - PG - Comedy, Fantasy, Horror - 106 min - United States - English, Spanish A young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous monsters on a small town. Directed by: Joe Dante Written by: Chris Columbus Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton 8 wins & 6 nominations IMDB # 87363 | |||
Hackers 1985 - PG-13 - Crime, Drama, Romance - 105 min - United States - English, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Russian Hackers are blamed for making a virus that will capsize five oil tankers. Directed by: Iain Softley Written by: Rafael Moreu Starring: Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, Jesse Bradford N/A IMDB # 113243 | |||
Heartbeeps 1981 - PG - Comedy, Sci-Fi - 78 min - United States - English Two household robots run away and try to start a family. Directed by: Allan Arkush Written by: John Hill Starring: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid Nominated for 1 Oscar. 9 nominations total IMDB # 82507 | |||
Heavy Metal 1981 - R - Animation, Adventure, Fantasy - 86 min - Canada, United Kingdom, United States - English A glowing green orb - which embodies ultimate evil - terrorizes a young girl with an anthology of bizarre and fantastic stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror. Directed by: Gerald Potterton, John Bruno, John Halas Written by: Daniel Goldberg, Len Blum, Dan O'Bannon Starring: Richard Romanus, John Candy, Joe Flaherty 4 wins & 2 nominations IMDB # 82509 | |||
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (TV Series) 1981 - TV-PG - Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi - 1 min - United Kingdom - English Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time. Directed by: N/A Written by: N/A Starring: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Peter Jones Won 3 BAFTA 5 wins total IMDB # 81874 | |||
How to Get Ahead in Advertising 1989 - R - Comedy, Fantasy - 90 min - United Kingdom - English A cynical advertising exec has a block at work leading to a meltdown. He's hilariously out of control. Getting a big, talking boil on his shoulder doesn't help. Directed by: Bruce Robinson Written by: Bruce Robinson Starring: Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, Richard Wilson 1 nomination IMDB # 97531 | |||
Ice Pirates, The 1984 - PG - Action, Adventure, Comedy - 91 min - United States - English In a distant future scarce of water, space pirates get caught after stealing ice from a spaceship. They are sold to a princess looking for her dad. He might have found a planet abundant with water. Directed by: Stewart Raffill Written by: Stewart Raffill, Stanford Sherman Starring: Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts N/A IMDB # 87451 | |||
Killer Klowns from Outer Space 1988 - PG-13 - Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi - 88 min - United States - English Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town. Directed by: Stephen Chiodo Written by: Charles Chiodo, Stephen Chiodo, Edward Chiodo Starring: Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson 2 nominations IMDB # 95444 | |||
Labyrinth 1986 - PG - Adventure, Family, Fantasy - 101 min - United Kingdom, United States - English Sixteen-year-old Sarah is given thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue her baby brother Toby when her wish for him to be taken away is granted by the Goblin King Jareth. Directed by: Jim Henson Written by: Dennis Lee, Jim Henson, Terry Jones Starring: David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly, Toby Froud Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award4 nominations total IMDB # 91369 | |||
Lathe of Heaven, The 1980 - N/A - Sci-Fi - 105 min - United States, West Germany - English In a highly controlled and overpopulated society, a man who has terrifying dreams that affect reality is assigned a psychiatrist who takes advantage of the situation. Directed by: Fred Barzyk, David R. Loxton Written by: Roger Swaybill, Diane English, Ursula K. Le Guin Starring: Bruce Davison, Peyton E. Park, Niki Flacks 1 nomination IMDB # 81036 | |||
Less than Zero 1987 - R - Crime, Drama - 98 min - United States - English, Spanish A college freshman returns to L.A. for the holidays at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit. Directed by: Marek Kanievska Written by: Bret Easton Ellis, Harley Peyton Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr. 1 nomination IMDB # 93407 | |||
Little Shop of Horrors 1986 - PG-13 - Comedy, Horror, Musical - 94 min - United States - English A nerdy florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. Directed by: Frank Oz Written by: Howard Ashman, Roger Corman, Charles B. Griffith Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia Nominated for 2 Oscars. 2 wins & 14 nominations total IMDB # 91419 | |||
Lost Boys, The 1987 - R - Comedy, Horror - 97 min - United States - English After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires. Directed by: Joel Schumacher Written by: Jan Fischer, James Jeremias, Jeffrey Boam Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest 3 wins & 5 nominations IMDB # 93437 | |||
Mala Noche 1986 - Not Rated - Drama - 78 min - United States - English, Spanish A story of amour fou. Walt is madly in love/lust with a young illegal Mexican immigrant. However, the object of his unrequited affection doesn't even speak any English and finds Walt really strange and undesirable. Directed by: Gus Van Sant Written by: Walt Curtis, Gus Van Sant Starring: Tim Streeter, Doug Cooeyate, Ray Monge 2 wins IMDB # 89537 | |||
Mannequin 1987 - PG - Comedy, Fantasy, Romance - 90 min - United States - English A young artist, searching for his vocation, makes a mannequin so perfect he falls in love with it. Finding the mannequin in a store window, he gets a job there and his creation comes to life. Directed by: Michael Gottlieb Written by: Edward Rugoff, Michael Gottlieb Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 4 nominations total IMDB # 93493 | |||
Meet the Feebles 1989 - Not Rated - Comedy, Music, Musical - 97 min - New Zealand - English Multiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show. Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair, Danny Mulheron Starring: Danny Mulheron, Donna Akersten, Stuart Devenie 4 wins & 1 nomination IMDB # 97858 | |||
Millennium 1989 - PG-13 - Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller - 108 min - Canada, United States - English An NTSB investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster meets a warrior woman from 1000 years in the future. Directed by: Michael Anderson Written by: John Varley Starring: Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti 1 win & 5 nominations IMDB # 97883 | |||
Money Pit, The 1986 - PG - Comedy - 91 min - United States - English, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese A young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house. Directed by: Richard Benjamin Written by: David Giler Starring: Tom Hanks, Shelley Long, Alexander Godunov N/A IMDB # 91541 | |||
Muppets Take Manhattan, The 1984 - G - Adventure, Comedy, Drama - 94 min - United States - English Kermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated. Directed by: Frank Oz Written by: Tom Patchett, Jay Tarses, Frank Oz Starring: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total IMDB # 87755 | |||
My Neighbor Totoro 1988 - G - Animation, Comedy, Family - 86 min - Japan - Japanese When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby. Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki Written by: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto 5 wins & 2 nominations IMDB # 96283 | |||
Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The (in Naked Gun Trilogy set) 1988 - PG-13 - Comedy, Crime - 85 min - United States - English Incompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Directed by: David Zucker Written by: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, O.J. Simpson 1 nomination IMDB # 95705 | |||
Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special (TV Special) 1988 - TV-PG - Comedy, Family, Musical - 49 min - United States - English, Spanish Pee-Wee Herman throws a Christmas party at his playhouse with his friends and some celebrity guests. Directed by: Wayne Orr, Paul Reubens Written by: John Paragon, Paul Reubens Starring: Kevin Carlson, Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Fletcher Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. 3 nominations total IMDB # 251640 | |||
Penn & Teller Get Killed 1989 - R - Adventure, Comedy, Crime - 89 min - United States - English The "bad boys of magic" go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos. Directed by: Arthur Penn Written by: Penn Jillette, Teller Starring: Penn Jillette, Teller, Caitlin Clarke N/A IMDB # 98073 | |||
Phantasm II 1988 - R - Action, Fantasy, Horror - 97 min - United States - English Mike, now released from a psychiatric hospital, meets with Reggie, and discover his dreams ( the events of the original film) are real, and they both journey to find and stop the evil Tall Man from his grim work. Directed by: Don Coscarelli Written by: Don Coscarelli Starring: James Le Gros, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm 3 nominations IMDB # 95863 | |||
Pink Floyd The Wall 1982 - R - Drama, Fantasy, Music - 95 min - United Kingdom - English A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone. Directed by: Alan Parker Written by: Roger Waters Starring: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson Won 2 BAFTA 3 wins & 2 nominations total IMDB # 84503 | |||
Planes, Trains & Automobiles 1987 - R - Comedy, Drama - 93 min - United States - English A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower-curtain-ring salesman as his only companion. Directed by: John Hughes Written by: John Hughes Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins 1 nomination IMDB # 93748 | |||
Platoon 1986 - R - Drama, War - 120 min - United States, United Kingdom - English, Vietnamese Chris Taylor, a neophyte recruit in Vietnam, finds himself caught in a battle of wills between two sergeants, one good and the other evil. A shrewd examination of the brutality of war and the duality of man in conflict. Directed by: Oliver Stone Written by: Oliver Stone Starring: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe Won 4 Oscars. 24 wins & 15 nominations total IMDB # 91763 | |||
Popeye 1980 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Family - 114 min - United States - English The adventures of the famous sailor man and his friends in the seaside town of Sweethaven. Directed by: Robert Altman Written by: Jules Feiffer, E.C. Segar Starring: Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Ray Walston 3 wins & 4 nominations IMDB # 81353 | |||
Prick Up Your Ears 1987 - R - Biography, Drama - 105 min - United Kingdom - English Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful. Directed by: Stephen Frears Written by: John Lahr, Alan Bennett Starring: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave Nominated for 3 BAFTA 5 wins & 8 nominations total IMDB # 93776 | |||
Princess Bride, The 1987 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Family - 98 min - United States - English A bedridden boy's grandfather reads him the story of a farmboy-turned-pirate who encounters numerous obstacles, enemies and allies in his quest to be reunited with his true love. Directed by: Rob Reiner Written by: William Goldman Starring: Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Robin Wright Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 10 nominations total IMDB # 93779 | |||
Psycho II 1983 - R - Crime, Horror, Mystery - 113 min - United States - English After twenty-two years of psychiatric care, Norman Bates attempts to return to a life of solitude, but the specters of his crimes - and his mother - continue to haunt him. Directed by: Richard Franklin Written by: Tom Holland, Robert Bloch Starring: Anthony Perkins, Vera Miles, Meg Tilly 2 nominations IMDB # 86154 | |||
Psycho III 1986 - R - Horror, Mystery, Thriller - 93 min - United States - English Norman Bates falls in love with a fallen nun who stays at the Bates Motel alongside a drifter and a curious reporter. Meanwhile, "Mother" is still watching. Directed by: Anthony Perkins Written by: Charles Edward Pogue, Robert Bloch Starring: Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey 2 nominations IMDB # 91799 | |||
Rain Man 1988 - R - Drama - 133 min - United States - English, Italian After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheri... Directed by: Barry Levinson Written by: Barry Morrow, Ron Bass Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino Won 4 Oscars. 27 wins & 23 nominations total IMDB # 95953 | |||
Rosalie Goes Shopping 1989 - PG - Comedy - 94 min - United States, West Germany - English, German A kindly but thieving shopaholic tries to turn her mistakes around, but does so by becoming a skilled computer hacker, something that could only get her into more trouble despite her goal to impress her beloved family. Directed by: Percy Adlon Written by: Christopher Doherty, Percy Adlon, Eleonore Adlon Starring: Marianne Sägebrecht, Brad Davis, Judge Reinhold 1 win & 1 nomination IMDB # 98224 | |||
Ruthless People 1986 - R - Comedy, Crime - 93 min - United States - English A couple cheated by a vile businessman kidnaps his wife in retaliation, not knowing that their enemy is delighted that they did. Directed by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Written by: Dale Launer, O. Henry Starring: Bette Midler, Danny DeVito, Judge Reinhold 1 win & 3 nominations IMDB # 91877 | |||
Secret of My Success, The 1987 - PG-13 - Comedy, Romance - 111 min - United States - English A talented young man can't get an executive position without rising through the ranks, so he comes up with a shortcut, which also benefits his love life. Directed by: Herbert Ross Written by: Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., AJ Carothers Starring: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan 1 win & 1 nomination IMDB # 93936 | |||
Serpent and the Rainbow, The (in The Wes Craven Horror Collection) 1988 - R - Fantasy, Horror - 98 min - United States - English, French, Spanish An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies. Directed by: Wes Craven Written by: Wade Davis, Richard Maxwell, Adam Rodman Starring: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae 1 nomination IMDB # 96071 | |||
Shock Treatment 1981 - PG - Comedy, Musical - 94 min - United States - English Janet and Brad become contestants on a game show and wind up as captives. Directed by: Jim Sharman Written by: Richard O'Brien, Jim Sharman Starring: Jessica Harper, Cliff De Young, Richard O'Brien 2 wins & 3 nominations IMDB # 83067 | |||
Shocker (in The Wes Craven Horror Collection) 1989 - R - Comedy, Horror, Thriller - 109 min - United States - English After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police. Directed by: Wes Craven Written by: Wes Craven Starring: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh 1 nomination IMDB # 98320 | |||
Short Circuit 1986 - PG - Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi - 98 min - United States - English Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes. Directed by: John Badham Written by: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Jay Tarses Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens 1 win & 3 nominations IMDB # 91949 | |||
Silkwood 1983 - R - Biography, Drama, History - 131 min - United States - English A worker at a plutonium processing plant is purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing worker safety violations at the plant. Directed by: Mike Nichols Written by: Nora Ephron, Alice Arlen Starring: Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher Nominated for 5 Oscars. 2 wins & 18 nominations total IMDB # 86312 | |||
Sixteen Candles 1984 - PG - Comedy, Romance - 93 min - United States - English A girl's "sweet" sixteenth birthday is anything but special: her family forgets about it, and she suffers from every embarrassment possible. Directed by: John Hughes Written by: John Hughes Starring: Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, Justin Henry 2 wins & 1 nomination IMDB # 88128 | |||
Smokey and the Bandit II 1980 - PG - Action, Adventure, Comedy - 100 min - United States - English, Spanish The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail. Directed by: Hal Needham Written by: Hal Needham, Robert L. Levy, Jerry Belson Starring: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed 1 win & 5 nominations IMDB # 81529 | |||
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 1983 - PG - Action, Comedy, Crime - 85 min - United States - English, Spanish Big and Little Enos are opening a sea food restaurant. They bet Sheriff Buford T. Justice that he cannot drive from Miami to the Enos ranch in Texas in a given amount of time. If Buford loses he has to give up his badge. Directed by: Dick Lowry Written by: Stuart Birnbaum, David Dashev, Jackie Gleason Starring: Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Paul Williams N/A IMDB # 86325 | |||
Spaceballs 1987 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi - 96 min - United States - English, German A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs. Directed by: Mel Brooks Written by: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham Starring: Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis 1 win IMDB # 94012 | |||
Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - PG - Action, Adventure, Fantasy - 124 min - United States - English After the Rebels are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett. Directed by: Irvin Kershner Written by: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Won 1 Oscar. 26 wins & 20 nominations total IMDB # 80684 | |||
Star Wars: Episode 6 - Return of the Jedi 1983 - PG - Action, Adventure, Fantasy - 131 min - United States - English, Kikuyu, Tagalog, Kalmyk-Oirat, Quechua, Polish After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels attempt to destroy the second Death Star, while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side. Directed by: Richard Marquand Written by: Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher Nominated for 4 Oscars. 23 wins & 20 nominations total IMDB # 86190 | |||
Superman II (in Superman - 4 Film Favorites set) 1980 - PG - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi - 127 min - United States, United Kingdom, Canada - English, French, Russian Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. Directed by: Richard Lester, Richard Donner Written by: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mario Puzo Starring: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder 3 wins & 7 nominations IMDB # 81573 | |||
Superman III (in Superman - 4 Film Favorites set) 1983 - PG - Action, Adventure, Comedy - 125 min - United Kingdom, United States - English, Italian, Spanish Synthetic kryptonite laced with tar splits Superman in two: good Clark Kent and bad Man of Steel. Directed by: Richard Lester Written by: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, David Newman Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder 2 wins & 7 nominations IMDB # 86393 | |||
Superman IV (in Superman - 4 Film Favorites set) 1987 - PG - Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi - 90 min - United Kingdom, United States - English, Russian, French, Italian The Man of Steel crusades for nuclear disarmament and meets Lex Luthor's latest creation, Nuclear Man. Directed by: Sidney J. Furie Written by: Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Christopher Reeve Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Margot Kidder 2 wins & 6 nominations IMDB # 94074 | |||
Swimming to Cambodia 1987 - R - Comedy, Drama - 85 min - United States - English Spalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia. Directed by: Jonathan Demme Written by: Spalding Gray Starring: Spalding Gray, Sam Waterston, Ira Wheeler 5 nominations IMDB # 94089 | |||
This is Spinal Tap 1984 - R - Comedy, Music - 82 min - United States - English Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. Directed by: Rob Reiner Written by: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer Starring: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest 3 wins & 2 nominations IMDB # 88258 | |||
Throw Momma from the Train 1987 - PG-13 - Comedy, Crime, Thriller - 88 min - United States - English A bitter ex-husband wants his former spouse dead. A put-upon momma's boy wants his mother dead. Who will pull it off? Directed by: Danny DeVito Written by: Stu Silver Starring: Danny DeVito, Billy Crystal, Kim Greist Nominated for 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 4 nominations total IMDB # 94142 | |||
Time Bandits 1981 - PG - Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy - 110 min - United Kingdom - English A young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal. Directed by: Terry Gilliam Written by: Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam Starring: Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, John Cleese 1 win & 8 nominations IMDB # 81633 | |||
To Be or Not to Be 1983 - PG - Comedy, Drama, War - 107 min - United States - English, Polish At the onset of WW2, a Polish actor's family and the Polish Resistance help the troupe of a theatre escape Poland and the invading Nazis. Directed by: Alan Johnson Written by: Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham, Edwin Justus Mayer Starring: Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Ronny Graham Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 nominations total IMDB # 86450 | |||
Tootsie 1982 - PG - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 116 min - United States - English Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Directed by: Sydney Pollack Written by: Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart, Murray Schisgal Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr Won 1 Oscar. 25 wins & 30 nominations total IMDB # 84805 | |||
Top Secret 1984 - PG - Comedy, Crime, Music - 90 min - United Kingdom, United States - English, German, Yiddish, Latin, French An American rock and roll singer (Val Kilmer) becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist (Michael Gough) imprisoned in East Germany. Directed by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Written by: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker Starring: Val Kilmer, Omar Sharif, Jeremy Kemp N/A IMDB # 88286 | |||
Torch Song Trilogy 1988 - R - Comedy, Drama, Romance - 120 min - United States - English, Hebrew Arnold is a gay man working as drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man. Directed by: Paul Bogart Written by: Harvey Fierstein Starring: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein 1 win & 3 nominations IMDB # 96289 | |||
Twice Upon a Time 1983 - PG - Animation, Action, Adventure - 74 min - United States - English Two wannabe heroes and their friends must stop a madman from giving everyone nightmares. Directed by: John Korty, Charles Swenson Written by: John Korty, Bill Couturié, Suella Kennedy Starring: Lorenzo Music, Judith Kahan, Marshall Efron N/A IMDB # 86489 | |||
UHF 1989 - PG-13 - Comedy, Sci-Fi - 97 min - United States - English An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. Directed by: Jay Levey Written by: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Jay Levey, Charles Holloway Starring: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy N/A IMDB # 98546 | |||
Victor Victoria 1982 - PG - Comedy, Music, Romance - 134 min - United Kingdom, United States - English, French A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life. Directed by: Blake Edwards Written by: Blake Edwards, Hans Hoemburg, Reinhold Schünzel Starring: Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 18 nominations total IMDB # 84865 | |||
Where the Wild Things Are 1988 | |||
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (TV Special) 1985 - G - Animation, Comedy, Family - 49 min - United States - English The Peanuts gang performs the classic Broadway musical. Directed by: Sam Jaimes Written by: Charles M. Schulz, Clark Gesner Starring: Kevin Brando, Michael Dockery, Brad Kesten 2 nominations IMDB # 153997 |