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Subgenre Sampler
Class of 1984 (1982)
- Dir. Mark Lester
Feat. Perry King - A new school–teacher (Perry King) finds himself intimidated by members of his unruly class – to the point where he must exact brutal…
New York Ripper (1982)- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Jack Hedley, Daniela Doria - A sadistic tale from Italian dir. Fulci (THE BEYOND) which concerns a killer roaming New York City and murdering women while babbling like 'Donald…
Angel of Vengeance (Ms.45) (1981)- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Zoë Tamerlis, Jack Thibeau - Surreal drama about a deaf–mute who seeks revenge after two sexual assaults. Taut and disturbing, with minimal dialogue, it has the distinction…
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)- Dir. Ruggero Deodato
- Enormously controversial apex of the Italian 'cannibal' horror subgenre, concerning an anthropologist who journeys to the Amazon to locate a…
Cruising (1980)- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen - Controversial, grimy thriller places cop Al Pacino undercover in New York's gay community in an effort to ensnare a serial killer, but the job begins…
Dressed to Kill (1980)- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Angie Dickinson, Michael Caine, Nancy Allen - A slick video nasty involving a murderer, a prostitute, a psychiatrist, a bored housewife and her resourceful son. In reworking PSYCHO, De Palma…
Maniac (1980)- Dir. William Lustig
Feat. Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro - Notoriousy grisly 1980s "video nasty", featuring Tom Savini effects (inc a very famous head explosion and several scalpings) amid an otherwise…
Scum (1980)- Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels - Life in a British borstal painted in unflinchingly realistic hues. Clark's deeply affecting indictment of the penal system plays out barbaric rituals…
Angel Mine (1979)- Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Derek Ward, Jennifer Redford, Myra De Groot - A punk, Bunuel–esque social satire in which a married couple escape their material lives through anarchic fantasies, staged as dream–like…
Driller Killer (1979)- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Abel Ferrara - Somewhat notorious as a 'video nasty' of the 80s video boom, this debut from bad boy auteur Abel Ferrara was perhaps misunderstood (like The Texas…
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