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Subgenre Sampler

 
Cosby Show, The (TV Series)Cosby Show, The (TV Series) (1984-1992)
Feat. Bill Cosby
Classic sitcom which deals with life in the affluent black–American Huxtable household of five children and two working parents. Although later…
Cotton Club, TheCotton Club, The (1984)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Richard Gere, Diane Lane, Gregory Hines
Richard Gere heads the ensemble for Coppola's glossy musical melodrama set in the thick of New York's glitzy gangster culture of the 1930s.
CountryCountry (1984)
Dir. Richard Pearce
Feat. Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley
Drama following a Midwestern American family during the economic hardship of the 1980's, as they struggle to hold onto their way of life.…
Crimes of PassionCrimes of Passion (1984) Recommended
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins
An outrageous, kinky psycho–drama in which Kathleen Turner portrays a high–class hooker, shadowed by crackpot priest Anthony Perkins…
Cult, The - Pure CultCult, The - Pure Cult (1984-1995) Recommended
A compendium of music–videos, interviews and live cuts from the 'cult' UK heavy rock group, who crafted their own guitar–gothic…
Dim SumDim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart) (1984)
Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong
Endearing, warm–hearted tale of Chinese–Americans living in San Fransisco. Distinctly Chinese but the themes and the humour are universal.
Doctor Who (TV Series) [Colin Baker]Doctor Who (TV Series) [Colin Baker] (Dr. Who) (1984-1986)
Feat. Colin Baker
The sixth 'Doctor Who' was played by Colin Baker as flamboyant and over–dressed, as the BBC tried to quell dropping audience figures by turning…
Dream One (Nemo) (1984)
Dir. Arnaud Sélignac
Feat. Jason Connery, Harvey Keitel, Mathilda May
Very strange, tonally confused but often fascinating fantasia, a very loose adaptation of Winsor McKay's 1920s comic strip Little Nemo – itself…
DreamscapeDreamscape (1984)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
DuneDune (1984)
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Brad Dourif
Ambitious but muddled adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult novel recouped less than half its $25 million cost. Still of interest to spotters of…

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