Subgenre Sampler
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…
Devil At Your Heels, The (1981)
- Dir. Robert Fortier
- Sensational, now classic documentary chronicling a major turning point in the life of stuntman Ken Carter, who is put under financial and public…
Dragonslayer (1981)- Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson… - Highly under–rated medieval fantasy in which a young wizard defies substantial and often thrilling odds to defeat a malevolent dragon.…
Duet for Four (1981)- Dir. Tim Burstall
Feat. Michael Pate, Wendy Hughes, Diane Cilento… - Wry Aussie dramatic comedy centres on wealthy toy manufacturer in the midst of a mid–life crisis, both his and his wife's infidelities and his…
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