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Two of a Kind (1983)- Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning… - God (voiced by Gene Hackman) is so disappointed with mankind he prepares a second Flood, but is persuaded by angels to bet on the reformation of two…
Valley Girl (1983)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily… - One of the coolest teen flicks of the early 80s exults a first starring role for Nicolas Cage as a Hollywood punk who crashes a suburban party and…
Yellowbeard (1983)- Dir. Mel Damski
Feat. Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Eric Idle… - Pirate farce for serious Python completists only. Impressive cast though.
Author! Author! (1982)- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld… - Pacino plays a playwright whose wife deserts the family shortly before his breakthrough work opens on Broadway. Slight, but attractive comedy is a…
Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1982)- Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Timothy Leary - Mark III from the C&C dope–movie factory sees the hapless pair use an ice–cream van to smokescreen their illicit activities. Cult…
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin - Martin's most clever vehicle has him interacting with vintage film footage of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Lauren Bacall, to dazzling effect. A…
Deathtrap (1982)- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Joe Silver… - A clever, self–referential comedy based around a failing writer of crime playwright who plans to murder his student for his brilliant whodunnit…
Diner (1982)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon… - Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold… - This early–80s teen pic survives a lot better than most, finding surprisingly subtle shades of the adolescent experience amid some frank…
Flying High 2 (1982)- Dir. Ken Finkleman
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges… - Sequel to spoof film Flying High has the same cast, same plot, same hero – and pretty much the same jokes, but is not nearly as funny as it's…
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