Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Reilly Ace Of Spies (TV Mini-series) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Campbell, Jim Goddard
Feat. Sam Neill, Peter Egan, Ian Charleson… - Quintessential 1980s mini–series follows the adventures of a real life British superspy Sidney Reilly in the turbulent Russia, Europe and Asia…
Rembetiko (1983)- Dir. Costas Ferris
Feat. Sotiria Leonardou, Nikos Kalogeropoulos, Michalis Maniatis - Stirring fictionalized biopic of Marika Ninou, a Greek Rebetiko (urban Greek folk music) singer who lived through some of the most dramatic…
Return of Captain Invincible, The (1983)- Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Alan Arkin, Christopher Lee, Bill Hunter… - Campy superhero comedy starring Captain Invincible – a chunky ex superhero who now prefers chopping back the lagers to fighting crime in white…
Return to Eden (TV Series) (1983)- Feat. Rebecca Gilling
- Early 80s mini–series set around the survivor of a treacherous crocodile attack, that garnered a small cult due to its Aussie–kitsch…
Richard III (The Tragedy of Richard III) (1983)- Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke - BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's brilliantly dark play, completely unabridged and loyal to the original text.
Right Stuff, The (1983)- Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward - A richly detailed, down–to–earth account of the lives of the first Americans to travel into space. Top ensemble cast.
Risky Business (1983)- Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay - A kind of '80s update of THE GRADUATE, this imaginative comedy propelled a 17–year old Tom Cruise into the limelight. Uncommonly stylish and…
Rock and Rule (1983)- Dir. Clive A. Smith
- Obscure, though excellent cult animation made by Canada's 'Nelvana' studio, set in a post–apocalyptic world of mutant rodents. The story…
Rumble Fish (1983)- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper… - Coppola's cult fave is a highly stylised treatment of a teen delinquency drama may not be entirely appropriate, but it sure looks impressive. Equally…
Saigon - Year of the Cat (1983)- Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E.G. Marshall… - Potent romantic drama set during the South Vietnam collapse with Dench as a depressed loan officer who falls into the arms of CIA interrogator…
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