Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Journey of Natty Gann, The (1985)- Dir. Jeremy Kagan
Feat. John Cusack, Meredith Salenger, Ray Wise… - Lowkey and rich in atmosphere, this superior Disney feature crosses Depression–era America with a young runaway, who forms an unlikely bond…
Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The (1985)- Dir. Arthur Rankin Jnr, Jules Bass
- Stop–motion animated version of the story by "Wizard of Oz" creator, L. Frank Baum about how St. Nick became the symbol of Christmas.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Paul Ruebens - A stylised masterpiece in which Pee–Wee Herman embarks on a priceless search for his prized possession; a bicycle. A brilliant,…
Return to Oz (1985)
- Dir. Walter Murch
Feat. Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh - This unusually–conceived sequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ is almost too scary for kids, with a disturbed Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) blown by a storm from…
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, The (1985)- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Gian Sammarco, Julie Walters, Lulu … - Engaging TV adaptation of Sue Townsend's much–loved book about the pains of adolescence chronicled by a teenage diarist as he struggles to come…
Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (1985)- Dir. Barry Levinson
- Highly watchable updating of Sherlock Holmes, with his teenage incarnation plumbing 'thugee' cult mysteries in Victorian London. Notable at the…
Children Of The Dog Star (TV Mini-series) (1984)- Feat. Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle…
- Beloved New Zealand sci–fi series following 12–year–old Gretchen (Dunn) who discovers a link to an extra–extraterrestrial…
Chocky (TV Series) (1984)- Dir. Vic Hughes, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Carol Drinkwater - One of the best sci–fi TV serials of the 1980s is set around a schoolboy who begins to develop supernormal talents. It seems an alien force has…
Christmas Carol, A (1984)- Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence… - Faithful adaptation of the Charles Dickson classic with George C. Scott as the DEFINITIVE Ebenezer Scrooge. Faultless Christmas fare.
Cloak and Dagger (1984)- Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy - A boy with a reputation for "crying wolf" is convinced he's just witnessed an espionage plot by Russian spies in America, only no one believes his…
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