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Subgenre Sampler
Muppet Movie, The (1979)
- Dir. James Frawley
Feat. Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning - The first Muppet feature has Kermit the Green One taking a long hop from his swamp in Georgia all the way to Hollywood, en route collecting Miss…
Murder by Decree (1979)- Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings… - Sherlock Holmes and the ever faithful Watson are back, this time investigating the notorious Jack the Ripper and his gruesome fascination with…
My Brilliant Career (1979)- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Neill - Landmark Australian film, with Judy Davis as a determinedly independent femme in the late 19th century. From the novel by Miles Franklin.
Never Dead, The (Phantasm) (1979)- Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. A.Michael Baldwin, Bill Thombury, Reggie Bannister… - This slick slice of macabre, if a little disjointed, has enough gruesome deaths and sinister silliness to please discerning horror buffs.
Norma Rae (1979)- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges - Sally Field won the 1979 Best Actress Oscar for her portrait of a feisty textile factory worker in North Carolina who becomes involved in the labour…
North Dallas Forty (1979)- Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Nick Nolte, Bo Svenson, Steve Forrest - A sports film set in late 1970s Texas, following American Football player Phil Elliott (Nolte), whose independent attitude and lifestyle of…
Nosferatu (1979)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
Feat. Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani - Werner Herzog's remake is a surreal and truly sinister experience, embellished with a haunting soundtrack and a terrific Klaus Kinski as Nosferatu.
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…
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