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Mork and Mindy (TV Series)Mork and Mindy (TV Series) (1978-1982)
Feat. Robin Williams, Pam Dawber
The wacky TV show that proved a breakthrough vehicle for Robin Williams, playing the cutesome, unpredictable Mork, an alien from the planet…
NewsfrontNewsfront (1978)
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughes, Chris Haywood
Picture perfect if conservative account of the newsreel professionals who became obsolete by the advent of television in the late 1950s. The episodic…
Night The Prowler, TheNight The Prowler, The (1978) Recommended
Dir. Jim Sharman
Feat. Ruth Cracknell, John Frawley, Kerry Walker
Based on a play by Patrick White, this stylised drama concerns a sexually repressed young woman (Walker), under the thumb of her domineering snobbish…
NighthawksNighthawks (1978) Recommended
Dir. Ron Peck
Hailed on release as the first British gay feature , this groundbreaking drama focuses on the double life of a school–teacher who remains in…
Odds and EvensOdds and Evens (Pari e dispari) (1978)
Dir. Sergio Corbucci
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill
'Spaghetti comedy' with Bub Spencer and Terence Hill as crime–busting brothers bumbling their way around Miami and trying to take down a…
Oliver's StoryOliver's Story (1978)
Dir. John Korty
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett
Ryan O'Neal returns as Oliver Barrett IV in this tender sequel to LOVE STORY.
Paradise AlleyParadise Alley (1978)
Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Armand Assante, Anne Archer, Tom Waits
Sly’s directorial debut replays the ROCKY plotline, as a Hell’s Kitchen Italian–American trying to wrestle his way out of tenements of the…
PatrickPatrick (1978)
Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Robert Thompson, Sir Robert Helpmann, Susan Penhaligon
Shrill Aussie B–movie about a comatose hospital patient who utilizes his psychokinetic powers to inflict pain and death. Takes its time to…
Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series)Pennies From Heaven (Mini Series) (1978) Aro Favourite
Dir. Piers Haggard
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Cheryl Campbell, Gemma Craven
The original television version of Dennis Potter's acclaimed and much–remembered musical drama, set around philandering sheet–music…
PiranhaPiranha (1978)
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy
A gag–filled spoof of JAWS and B–Movies from the 1950s. Premium schlock from the pen of John Sayles.

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