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Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendBaby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan
Adventure fantasy film about a paleontologist and her husband who discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from a…
Explorers, TheExplorers, The (1985) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix
Imaginative space adventure film also has enormous fun at the expense of American popular culture. Among the explorers are a very baby–faced…
Goonies, TheGoonies, The (1985)
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Martha Plimpton
Junior edition of 'Indiana Jones', from a Steven Speilberg story, has seven bored kids on the Oregon coast hunting for pirate booty after they…
Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomIndiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Roshan Seth
The second in the Indiana Jones trilogy follows further outlandish exploits of the intrepid archeologist.
Neverending Story, TheNeverending Story, The (1984) Recommended
Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn
A boy escapes the neighbourhood bullies by retreating into a mysterious book, where fantasical and exhilirating adventures take flight. Visually…
Star Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the JediStar Wars: Episode VI - The Return of the Jedi (1983) Recommended
Dir. Richard Marquand
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford
Final installment in George Lucas' space–trilogy sees the conclusion of the galactic war between the Empire and the 'Rebel forces'. Mark…
Mysterious Cities of Gold, The (TV Series)Mysterious Cities of Gold, The (TV Series) (Taiyô no ko Esteban) (1982-1983) Recommended
Richly detailed 80's kids anime series centred on a young boy on a worldwide quest to discover his true identity via the Seven Cities of Gold. A…
Tripods, The (TV Series)Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982) Recommended
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…
Man from Snowy River , TheMan from Snowy River , The (1981) Recommended
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson
Sterling entertainment in the old fashioned sense, this Western has both spectacle and a big–hearted story of a man who must prove himself to…
Raiders of the Lost ArkRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman
Iconic adventure movie catapults one Indiana Jones into a world of endless peril to retrieve the mystical Arc of the Covenant. Breath–taking,…

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