Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1571 Films to Buy & Rent
Sword and the Sorcerer, The (1982)
- Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Kathleen Beller, Simon MacCorkindale, George Maharis…
- Not bad swords–and–sandals fantasy, set in a medieval kingdom ruled by an evil sorcerer. To the rescue comes a mercenary who wields a…
Thing, The (1982)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart…
- Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…
Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982)
- Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin
- One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
Tron (1982)
- Dir. Steve Lisberger
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner…
- Jeff Bridges becomes trapped in an alternative computer universe where he is forced to combat evil pac–men and corporate corruption. Made at…
Under the Mountain (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. Kirsty Wilkinson, Lance Warren, Roy Leywood
- Disquieting, dark–hued tele adaptation of Maurice Gee's beloved sci–fi fantasy, about a pair of twins with latent psychic powers,…
Voyagers! (TV Series) (1982-1983)
- Feat. Jon-Erik Hexum, Meeno Peluce
- Endearing sci–fi show from the 1980's featuring a time–traveller called Phineas Bogg(!) and a young accomplice who use a hand–held…
Xtro (1982)
- Dir. Harry Bromley Davenport
Feat. Maryam d'Abo, Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer
- Sci–fi horror about a man who is abducted by aliens, then shows up three years later looking for his son. Pretty good fun, with some…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 4 (1981)
- Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating
- More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series.
Series Four: 13 episodes over five…
Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, Ursula Andress
- Brave stab at visualising Greek mythology, taking the Perseus legend as its basis, this turned out to be the swansong for Ray Harryhausen and his…
Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (1981)
- Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne
- More convincing and clinical than previous adaptations of John Wyndham's novel, this BBC series depicts the blinding of Earth's human population and…