Subgenre Sampler
Whoops Apocalypse (TV Series) (1982)- Dir. John Reardon
Feat. John Cleese, Richard Griffiths, Rik Mayall… - An assortment of crusty politicians weigh up the future of their careers against the stability of all life itself in this 6 part ITV satire. This…
Wild Style (1982)
- Dir. Charles Ahearn
- The Hip–hop movement had it first wide impact via this documentary–drama shot on the streets of The Bronx in 1982. With its close…
Wim Wenders Documentaries (Room 666, Tokyo-Ga, Notebook on Cities and Clothes) (1982-1989)- Dir. Wim Wenders
- Three documentaries from the hand of Wim Wenders, concerned with his chief obsessions in Japanese culture and the state of cinema.
Woman Called Golda, A (1982)- Dir. Alan Gibson
Feat. Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Judy Davis… - Much–praised biopic in which Ingrid Bergman gives her final performance as Israeli Prime Minister and so–called "mother of Israel', Golda…
World According to Garp, The (1982)- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow… - Dazzling adaptation of John Irving's novel about an eccentric's often ill–fated journey through life. Robin Williams is brilliant as Garp, with…
Wrong is Right (1982)- Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Sean Connery, George Grizzard, Robert Conrad… - Patchy media satire with Connery as a newsman on the trail of two nuclear weapons that have fallen into terrorist hands. Some fine supporting turns…
Xtro (1982)- Dir. Harry Bromley Davenport
Feat. Maryam d'Abo, Bernice Stegers, Philip Sayer - Sci–fi horror about a man who is abducted by aliens, then shows up three years later looking for his son. Pretty good fun, with some…
Young Ones, The (TV Series) (1982-1984)
- Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Planer…
- Off–the–wall, anarchic 80s sitcom about young rebels (liberal Rik, punk Vyvian, hippy Neil and bodgy Mike) co–habitating in a…
36 Chowringhee Lane (1981)- Dir. Aparna Sen
Feat. Jennifer Kendal, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Debashree Roy… - An English spinster living out her twilight years teaching in India befriends a young couple whose motives might not be what she suspects. Tender…
Alison's Birthday (1981)- Dir. Ian Coughlan
Feat. Joanne Samuel, Bunney Brooke, Lou Brown - Low–budget Ocker entry into the occult genre with Samuel's birthday celebrations with her Aunt and Uncle going horribly awry.
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