Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Red Dawn (1984)- Dir. John Milius
Feat. Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey, Harry Dean Stanton… - Playing out the US fear/fantasy of Commie invasion, this sees a high–school football team (led by Patrick Swayze) make for the hills and wage…
Repo Man (1984)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Emilio Estevez, Harry Dean Stanton - Young punk Emilio Estevez unwittingly becomes involved in the car re–possession business in this curious cocktail of action, sci–fi and…
Robin of Sherwood (TV Series) (1984-1986)- Feat. Michael Praed, Ray Winstone
- A serious–minded retelling of the 'Robin Hood' legend with Michael Praed playing the handsome 'Robin of Loxley' who copes not only the…
Shaka Zulu (TV Mini-series) (1984)- Dir. William C Faure
Feat. Robert Powell, Edward Fox, Henry Cele - Set in 19th century South Africa, this recounts the epic land wars between the Zulu tribes and European immigrants, with true TV mini–series…
Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (1984)- Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott - 80's cult fantasy flop based on the comic book jungle girl heroine Sheena, a female version of Tarzan who was raised by a fictional African tribe.
Street Hawk (1984-1985)- Feat. Rex Smith, Joe Regalbuto
- Short lived KNIGHT RIDER knock–off is still an enjoyable ride. Teen idol Smith plays a formed dirt bike racer recruited by a covert…
Streets of Fire (1984)- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Michael Pare, Rick Moranis… - Surprise hit is an unusual blending of motorcycles, 50s rock'n'roll melodrama and tough, futuristic street action. Lane plays a pop diva who is…
Supergirl (1984)- Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole… - Dilute but amiable spinoff has Superman's kid cousin, Supergirl (Slater), sent to Earth to foil the plans of an evil sorceress (Dunaway) who has laid…
Sword of the Valiant (The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) (1984)- Dir. Stephen Weeks
Feat. Miles O'Keefe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson… - Cannon Films fantasy fodder from the 1980's starring a hilariously coiffured Miles O'Keefe as Sir Gawain and Sean Connery as the Green Knight,…
Tightrope (1984)- Dir. Richard Tuggle
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Genevieve Bujold, Dan Hedaya… - Eastwood boldly portrays an obsessed cop, forced to confront his own disturbed sexuality when on the trail of a sex murderer on the lurid streets of…
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