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Subgenre Sampler

 
My Bloody ValentineMy Bloody Valentine (1981)
Dir. George Mihalka
Feat. Paul Kelman, Lori Hallier, Neil Affleck
Apart from having one of the coolest titles of any ‘slasher movie’, this HALLOWEEN–inspired is both bloodier and more grotesque than…
My Dinner with AndreMy Dinner with Andre (1981) Recommended
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory
An honest exchange of philosophy transpires over dinner between an out–of–work playwright and a theatre director. Remarkably compelling…
My Young AuntieMy Young Auntie (1981)
Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Kara Hui, Liu Chia Liang
Screwball comedy fits like a glove in this kung fu farce concerning a family inheritance and the sexual tension between a side–kicking Aunt…
Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians, TheMysterious Castle in the Carpathians, The (Tajemstvi hradu v Karpatech) (1981)
Dir. Oldrich Lipsky
Feat. Michal Docolomansky, Rudolf Hrusinsky, Vlastimil Brodsky…
Cult oddity based on the Jules Verne novel The Carpathian Castle, a sci–fi horror story about a campy count who haunts a house overlooking a…
Naked Civil Servant, TheNaked Civil Servant, The (1981)
Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Hurt, Patricia Hodge, Colin Higgins
The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…
Nanny (TV Series)Nanny (TV Series) (1981)
Feat. Wendy Craig, John Quayle, Natalie Forbes
Lovely period 30's BBC series following Barbara Gray (Craig) a childless, lonely woman who decides to turn her life around and become a nanny for…
NeighborsNeighbors (Neighbours) (1981)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Cathy Moriarty
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi bicker over the back–fence in this suburban comedy.
Night CrossingNight Crossing (1981) Recommended
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges…
A gripping account of the true attempt by two East German families to flee to the West in 1979 using a home–made hot air balloon. Cast all lend…
Night HawksNight Hawks (1981)
Dir. Bruce Malmuth
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer…
Two undercover NYC cops are faced with the unenviable task of tracking down Europe's number one terrorist in this underrated 80's action flick.…
On Golden PondOn Golden Pond (1981)
Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda, Katharine Hepburn
A warm–fuzzy Oscar winner, a fitting swansong for Henry Fonda, filled with poignant moments with his daughter Jane and Katharine Hepburn.

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