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Unidentified Flying OddballUnidentified Flying Oddball (The Spaceman and King Arthur) (1979)
Dir. Russ Mayberry
Feat. Dennis Dugan, Kenneth More, Jim Dale
A lighthearted and updated Disney version of Mark Twain's comic novel 'Connecticut Yankee'. Here an astronaut and his robot pal do the timewarp and…
Victor Borge - In Concert and EncoreVictor Borge - In Concert and Encore (1979)
Humorist and piano recitalist Victor Borge demonstrates his indelible musical wit in this 1979 concert recorded live in London with accompanying…
Visitor, TheVisitor, The (Stridulum) (1979)
Dir. Giulio Paradisi
Feat. Joanne Nail, Lance Henriksen, Paige Conner
A young girl cursed with an inhuman, malevolent power is central to a cosmic battle between forces of good and evil in this ambitious and at times…
Wanderers, TheWanderers, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Ken Wahl, Karen Allen, Linda Manz
Bittersweet throw back to life in a Bronx high school in 1963, focused on Italian gang 'The Wanderers', who fumble their way through romance and…
Warriors, TheWarriors, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Michael Beck, James Remar
NY street–gang Warriors, stranded far from their home–turf, must risk crossing the territory of a dozen other hostile gangs. Sleek yet…
When a Stranger CallsWhen a Stranger Calls (1979)
Dir. Fred Walton
Feat. Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst
"Have you checked the children?". This line and the opening twenty minutes of this film (later parodied in SCREAM) preyed on babysitters' fears the…
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Milton Katselas
Feat. Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner
A confrontational yet riveting psychodrama centering on a Vietnam vet–turned–drug dealer who terrorizes the patrons of a diner in a small…
Winter KillsWinter Kills (1979)
Dir. William Richert
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins
Low–key but satisfying 'redux' of the Kennedy assassination posits a parallel scenario where the half–brother of an assassinated…
Worzel Gummidge (TV Series)Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) (1979-1981) Recommended
Feat. Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon
Oddball and much–loved children's TV series about a living, grubby and rather bad–tempered scarecrow (Pertwee) who muddles through life…
Zombie Flesh EatersZombie Flesh Eaters (1979) Recommended
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson
The Italian goremeister's answer to DAWN OF THE DEAD (and originally marketed as a sequel to it) sees zombies making grisly mincemeat of various poor…

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