Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (1986-1991)
- Feat. Paul Ruebens, Laurence Fishburne
- Successfully spinning–off from his big–screen Big Adventure, Paul Reubens returns as his man–child alter–ego Pee–Wee…
Pingu (TV Series) (1986)- Pingu the penguin gets in and out of icy water with his pals, in school, playing hockey etc. Suitable for the very young, as Pingu doesn't even…
Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series) (1986)- Popular eighties cartoon series furthers the adventures of Ghostbusters Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston, although this time they're joined by past…
Short Circuit (1986)- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg - A family adopts an alien–robot which develops a personality of its own. Good family fodder.
Stand by Me (1986)- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman… - Stephen King adaptation has its darker moments, as four boys journey across 50s rural Maine to see a dead body, but a genuine feeling for childhood…
Transformers - The Movie (1986)- Dir. Nelson Shin
- Accompanying the mid–80s craze for ‘Transformer’ toys – robots which could transform into cars, planes etc. – was this animated…
When the Wind Blows (1986)- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
Feat. John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft - Superb animated version of Raymond Brigg's comicbook about an elderly couple who prepare for an impending nuclear disaster. Engaging and powerful…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)- Dir. Peter H. Hunt
Feat. Jim Dale, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes… - One of the best adapatations of the Mark Twain classic, this was produced as a 4–part PBS television series which included more or less the…
Anne of Green Gables (1985)- Dir. Kevin Sullivan
Feat. Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst - Megan Follows is perfect as the orphan who overcame a turbulent adolescence to triumph as a young woman. Timeless children's television…
Baby: 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…
©2025 AroVideo | Using the Catalogue | Feedback Opens in a new window | Terms of use Opens in a new window | Privacy Policy Opens in a new window | AroVideo on Twitter AroVideo on Facebook
