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Subgenre Sampler
Only When I Laugh (TV Series) (1979)- Feat. James Bolam, Peter Bowles, Richard Wilson
- Chaotic sitcom series written by Eric Chappell (RISING DAMP) set in a madcap hospital occupied by bickering patients and hackneyed staff.…
Over the Edge (1979)
- Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Matt Dillon, Harry Northrup - One of the best portraits of delinquency yet committed to the screen, Matt Dillon, in his acting debut, is just one of the aimless youths who erupt…
Passe ton Bac d'abord (Graduate First) (1979)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Sabine Haudepin, Philippe Marlaud, Bernard Tronczak… - Dir. Pialat’s matter–of–fact realism and blasé cast of young actors conveys all the aimlessness and uncertainty of youth in this…
Perfect Couple, A (1979)- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Paul Dooley, Marta Heflin - A low–key romantic comedy for Robert Altman that revels in its delightfully mismatched pair: Helfin, a wannabe rock star, and Dooley, a…
Plumber, The (1979)- Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Judy Morris, Ivor Kants - An obscure, one–of–a–kind telemovie from Peter Weir concerning a middle–class couple whose apartment is besieged by an…
Porridge (1979)- Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale - Ronnie Barker returns for this feature film based on the popular British TV series as a long–time prison inmate Fletcher who here arranges a…
Porridge (TV Series) (1979)- Dir. Dick Clement
Feat. Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale - Ronnie Barker and Richard Beckinsale are on oatmeal and water in this classic British comedy set within the prison walls of Her Majesty’s…
Potter (TV Series) (1979)- Feat. Arthur Lowe
- Memorable British sitcom of a busybody retiree who occupies his time by meddling in other people's business – much to the chagrin of his…
Prisoner (TV Series) (Prisoner Cell Block H) (1979-1986)- Feat. Sheila Florance
- The classic Australian women's prison series, which still sets the standard for its tough–as–nails cast, pithy dialogue and unglamorous…
Punk Rock Movie, The (1979)- Dir. Don Letts
- Filmed at the height of the punk rock movement, this captures the raw essence of an astonishing era. Live clips of the bands that mattered –…
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