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Octagon, The (1980)
- Dir. Eric Karson
Feat. Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef…
- Economical Chuck Norris martial arts adventure focusing on a retired karate champion recruited to take out a group of Central American terrorists he…
Oppenheimer (TV Mini-series) (1980)
- Dir. Barry Davis
Feat. Sam Waterston, Shane Rimmer, David Suchet
- Excellent mini–series starring Waterson as nuclear physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped build the atomic bomb for the 'Manhattan…
Ordinary People (1980)
- Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch…
- Mary Tyler Moore contends with familial troubles of the well–heeled in Robert Redford's directing debut.
Out of the Blue (1980)
- Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz, Sharon Farrell…
- Dennis Hopper transposes the themes from his EASY RIDER into a punk aesthetic in this downbeat yet compelling dissertation on teenage rebellion and…
Pat Benatar - Choice Cuts: The Complete Video Collection (1980-2001)
- Inclusive collection of music videos from rock's feisty songstress Pat Benatar, also contains commentary from Ms. Benatar and…
Permanent Vacation (1980)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Chris Parker, John Lurie
- Directorial debut feature for future icon Jim Jarmusch, who made this on the cusp of graduating from film school.
Set around the wanderings of a…
Pirates of Penzance, The (1980)
- Dir. Wilford Leach, Joshua White
Feat. Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt…
- A lively version of the Gilbert and Sullivan show, performed live at Delacorte Theatre in Central Park.
Popeye (1980)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall
- Robin Williams is a livewire as the iconic spinach eating sailor man, but it’s Shelley Duvall as gangly Olive Oyl who steals the show in Robert…
Pride and Prejudice (TV Mini-Series) (1980)
- Feat. Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul, Moray Watson
- Fay Weldon adaptation of the Jane Austen perennial in which the arrival of a wealthy gentleman sends her marriage–minded mother into a frenzy,…
Private Benjamin (1980)
- Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante…
- Well–fashioned vehicle for Hawn's natural comic talents, she here plays a swanky socialite who joins the army on the spur of the…