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Drunken MasterDrunken Master (1978)
Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Jackie Chan
The martial arts comedy that put Jackie Chan on the map tells the tale of a disobedient son learning the art of Drunken Fist Kung Fu in order to stop…
Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series)Edward and Mrs. Simpson (TV Mini-series) (1978)
Dir. Waris Hussein
Feat. Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft
Tasteful, but perceptive television series follows the scandalous romance between British monarch Edward VIII and American socialite (and divorcee)…
Electric Light Orchestra: 'Out of the Blue' Tour Live at WembleyElectric Light Orchestra: 'Out of the Blue' Tour Live at Wembley (incl. 'Discovery') (1978)
A TV special featuring Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra live in concert at London's Wembley Arena at the peak of their popularity after the…
Empire of the PassionsEmpire of the Passions (ai no borei) (1978)
Dir. Nagisa Oshima
Feat. Tatsuya Fuji, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Searing, underrated crime of passion from the dir. of IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES focuses less on explicit sex, unfolding as a ghost…
End, TheEnd, The (1978)
Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise
Black comedy directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, who plays a real–estate agent who decides to kill himself when he is diagnosed with a…
Every Which Way But LooseEvery Which Way But Loose (1978)
Dir. James Fargo
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Beverly D'Angelo
Rambling, but loosely enjoyable road–movie, has truckie Eastwood 'befriending' a rowdy orangoutan and following a country singer (Locke) across…
Eyes of Laura MarsEyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif
A tightly made popcorn suspenser, with Dunaway playing a fashion photographer who believes she can see through the eyes of a serial killer as he…
F.I.S.T.F.I.S.T. (Fist) (1978)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle
Earnest union drama with Stallone as a Jimmy Hoffa type union leader whose idealism is gradually corrupted. Curious misfire is worth a watch with a…
Famous Five, The (TV Series)Famous Five, The (TV Series) (Enid Blyton's The Famous Five) (1978-1979) Recommended
Feat. Michele Gallagher, Marcus Harris, Gary Russell
The original and most beloved of The Famous Five TV serials, based on Enid Blyton's classic children's adventure novels. Of Blyton's 21 stories,…
Fantasy Island (TV series)Fantasy Island (TV series) (1978-1984)
Feat. Ricardo Montalban, Herve Villechaize
Unique and often inventive television classic set around a mysterious island resort, where white–suited Montalban and his diminutive sidekick…

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