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Off BeatOff Beat (1986)
Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel
Comedy about a likeable librarian who impersonates a police officer at a charity function as a favour to a friend, but then finds himself in the…
Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary CollectionOprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary Collection (1986-2006)
Feat. Oprah Winfrey
A gigantic 6–DVD distillation of the extremely influential US daytime TV show which propelled Oprah Winfrey into mega–celebrity, wealth…
OtelloOtello (Othello) (1986)
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Placido Domingo, Katia Ricciarelli, Justino Diaz
Exemplary operatic film with Placido Domingo perfectly attuned to the tenor of the title character.
Pallet On the FloorPallet On the Floor (1986)
Dir. Lynton Butler
Feat. Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley
A black comedy of errors ensues when a fallen aristocrat and mate cause the accidental death of a notorious criminal.
Paradise Postponed (TV Series)Paradise Postponed (TV Series) (1986)
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Richard Vernon, Peter Egan
Ambitious series following various characters in a small British village across three post–war decades. Written by John Mortimer, who adapted…
Parting GlancesParting Glances (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung
A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series)Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (1986-1991) Recommended
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…
Peggy Sue Got MarriedPeggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage
Kathleen Turner returns to the '50s to relive her youth and contemplate what might have been.
Peking Opera BluesPeking Opera Blues (1986) Recommended
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Perfect Strangers (TV Series)Perfect Strangers (TV Series) (1986-1993)
Feat. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker
Quirky 80's comedy series following the farcical exploits of a couple of mismatched Chicago roommates – a foreign sheepherder from a distant…

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