Subgenre Sampler
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Danger Mouse (TV Series) (1981-1987)
- Dir. Brian Cosgrove
- Classic 1980s British cartoon series set around the wild and quirky adventures of super secret agent Danger Mouse and his sidekick Penfold, emerging…
Darkroom (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. James Coburn
- James Coburn hosts this cultish NIGHT GALLERY spinoff, with weekly episodes presenting two or three shorts tales of the mysterious and macabre.
Das Boot (The Boat) (1981)
- Dir. Wolfgang Petersen
Feat. Jurgen Prochnow
- Nail biting, meticulous and realistic account of a German U–boat's prowlings through the North Atlantic. The most expensive German film to…
Day of the Triffids (TV Mini-Series) (1981)
- Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. John Duttine, Emma Relph, Maurice Colbourne
- More convincing and clinical than previous adaptations of John Wyndham's novel, this BBC series depicts the blinding of Earth's human population and…
Dead and Buried (1981)
- Dir. Gary A Sherman
Feat. James Farentino, Melody Anderson
- Low key horror set around a series of murders in Smalltown, USA, in which the victims refuse to stay in the ground. The makers of ALIEN (Dan…
Dead Kennedys - In God We Trust (1981)
- Political punk–rockers the Dead Kennedys present footage from the legendary recording sessions for the 'In God We Trust' album in 1981. Also…
Dead Kids (Strange Behaviour) (1981)
- Dir. Michael Laughlin
Feat. Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher
- Minor cult item concerning a series of nasty murders in a small town, which may be connected to a deranged scientist and his psychology experiments.…
Deadly Blessing (1981)
- Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Maren Jensen, Sharon Stone, Ernest Borgnine
- Blacklisted by a quasi–Amish farming community for marrying one of their own, city girl Martha (Jensen) and her two college friends fend off…
Decline of Western Civilization, The (1981)
- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
- Iconic exploration of the Los Angeles punk scene circa 1980 featuring behind–the–scenes and performance footage of seminal bands X, The…
Devil and Max Devlin, The (1981)
- Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach
- Live–action comedy from Disney, in which slobbish sinner Gould is recruited by a devil to lure innocents into the hot place. Has its moments…