Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Looker (1981)- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey… - Sci–fi thriller written and directed by Michael Crichton that comments upon and satirizes media, advertising, TV's effects on the populace, and…
Mad Max II - The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) (1981)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence - Studio–backed sequel retains the integrity of the first while sprucing up the artillery, pyrotechnics and going for a more futuristic style.…
Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)- Dir. Robert Guenette
Feat. Orson Welles - Orson Welles narrates and appears in this dramatisation of the prophecies of Nostradamus, many of which have proved to be alarmingly accurate.
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)- Dir. David Gladwell
Feat. Julie Christie - Julie Christie portrays the diarist of Doris Lessing's cult novel, aimlessly existing in a crippled, post–apocalyptic future Britain. Genuinely…
Outland (1981)- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen… - Enjoyable outer–space remake of High Noon with Sean Connery as an ass–kicking 21st Century marshall determined to rid the planet of…
Quest for Fire (1981)- Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Everett McGill, Ron Perlman - Sci–fi set 80,000 years ago, it follows a tribe's attempt to replenish fire when it is stolen from them. Ambitious production makes the most of…
Time After Time (1981)- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen - Intriguing time–travel fantasy sees a young H G Wells (Malcolm McDowell), tracking Jack the Ripper from 1890s England to 1970s San Fransisco…
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1981)- A quintessential retro import by way of Japan that found its way onto afternoon TV screens in the eighties, this gleefully pre–empted POWER…
Altered States (1980)- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown - William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
Feat. John Saxon, Richard Thomas - A campy space–set reworking of THE SEVEN SAMURAI/MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, produced by Roger Corman and scripted by John Sayles. The effects shine…
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