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Subgenre Sampler

 
Pale RiderPale Rider (1985)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood mounts his heroic saddle to help protect gold miners bullied by a ruthless tycoon. Clint would have to wait seven years before he…
ParkingParking (1985)
Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Francis Huster
Little–seen Jacques Demy musical fantasy that transposes Jean Cocteau's "Orpheus" into the world of 1980s rock.
Pee-Wee's Big AdventurePee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) Aro Favourite
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,…
PerfectPerfect (1985) Recommended
Dir. James Bridges
Feat. John Travolta, Jamie Lee Curtis
John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis get physical in this under–rated slice of 80s sizzle: he plays a Rolling Stone journalist investigating the…
Pickwick Papers, The (Mini-series)Pickwick Papers, The (Mini-series) (1985)
Feat. Nigel Stock, Clive Swift, Ray Brooks
BBC televison production stars Nigel Stock as the titular Mr Samuel Pickwick who – with his pals Nathaniel Winkle, Augustus Snodgrass, and…
PlentyPlenty (1985)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Meryl Streep, John Gielgud, Sam Neill
Meryl Streep plays a hero of WWII, who finds the rest of her life an anticlimax.
PolicePolice (1985) Recommended
Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Sophie Marceau, Richard Anconina
Brilliantly idiosyncratic crime thriller co–written by French auteurs Maurice Pialat (who also directs) and Catherine Breillat (A MA SOEUR!),…
Police AssassinsPolice Assassins (Yes Madam) (1985)
Dir. Corey Yuen
Feat. Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Rothrock, Tsui Hark
Cheesy but fun outing has two hard–as–nails policewomen Michelle Yeoh (in her first lead role) and Cynthia Rothrock turning in their…
Police StoryPolice Story (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung
The incomparable Jackie Chan – a mix of Bruce Lee and Buster Keaton – is in prime form here, weaving his brand of sly Asian humour into a series…
Price, The (TV Mini-series)Price, The (TV Mini-series) (1985)
Feat. Peter Barkworth, Harriet Walter, Aingeal Grehan
UK miniseries building a chilling web of intrigue around a priviledged dilettante wife (Harriet Walter) who finds herself caught between IRA thugs…

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