Subgenre Sampler
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Space Firebird 2772 (1980)
- Dir. Taku Sugiyama
- Futuristic Sci Fi anime conceived by the creator of ASTRO BOY sees a young cadet sent on a search to retrieve a mystical 'firebird', which may have…
Space Movie, The (1980)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
- Documentary produced by the great Tony Palmer, at the request of NASA, to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Taking the…
Spoils of War, The (TV Series) (1980)
- Feat. Alan Hunter, William Lucas, Emily Moore
- British drama series examining the effects of World War II on two families.
Star Fleet (TV Series) (Star Fleet — X Bomber) (1980)
- Influenced by Star Wars and inspired by Thunderbirds, this 24 part Japanese puppet space opera has the bonus feature of giant (rubber suit) robots.…
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- The remaining rebel forces play a game of cat and mouse with the emperors immense galactic armada.
Tight action sequences, deft plot twists and a…
Stardust Memories (1980)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper
- Serio–comic look at the fame and 'successes' of a Woody Allen–ish filmmaker.
Stir (1980)
- Dir. Stephen Wallace
Feat. Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller…
- Grimily authentic prison drama (an Australian specialty) charts the brutality of the NSW penal system in the 1970s and the eventual consequence: mass…
Stir Crazy (1980)
- Dir. Sidney Poitier
Feat. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Craig T. Nelson
- The first and best of the Pryor/Wilder comedies, about a pair of clumsy crooks who land in jail. Plenty of laughs – though fairly predictable…
Storm Boy (1980)
- Dir. Henri Safran
Feat. Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil
- Minor Australian classic set in the beautiful, windswept wilds of South Australia, where a young boy leads an isolated existence with his father and…
Strumpet City (Mini-Series) (1980)
- Feat. Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov
- Broad, sweeping Irish history of Dubliners in the early 20th century. Based on James Plunkett’s popular novel.