Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Mannaja: A Man Called Blade (1977)- Dir. Sergio Martino
Feat. Maurizio Merli, John Steiner - One of the last belated gasps of the 'spaghetti western' genre, with the handsome Merli playing a bounty hunter whose special talent is with the…
Mighty Peking Man, The (Hsing Hsing wang) (1977)- Dir. Meng-Hwa Ho
Feat. Danny Lee - A hilarious Shaw Brothers riff on KING KONG, with an earthquake disturbing the slumbers of a giant ape in the Himalayas who then heads into India to…
Orca (The Killer Whale) (1977)- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek… - A killer whale goes feral after its pregnant mate is slayed by grizzly fisherman Richard Harris in this largely maligned JAWS spinoff from the dir.…
Professionals, The (TV Series) (1977-1983)- Dir. William Brayne
Feat. Lewis Collins, Martin Shaw, Gordon Jackson - CI5 hard–men Bodie and Doyle shoot first and then ask no questions in their dirty (but necessary) line of work. A seminal TV Series of the…
Rollercoaster (1977)- Dir. James Goldstone
Feat. Timothy Bottoms, George Segal, Henry Fonda… - Star–studded ‘disaster’ thriller set around an amusement–park saboteur Timothy Bottoms who’s being hunted by George Segal. Neat…
Slap Shot (1977)
- Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Michael Ontkean… - Violent ice–hockey scenes jostle with profane humour in this ironic sports–flick based around a failing minor–league team, coached…
Sleeping Dogs (1977)- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Sam Neill, Warren Oates - Roger Donaldson's nihilistic action–thriller in which Sam Neill finds himself alone between two opposing extremist groups. A trail–blazer…
Smokey and the Bandit (1977)- Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Jerry Reed, Jackie Gleason… - Influential action–comedy rides shotgun with trucking good ol’ boys Burt Reynolds and Jerry Reed, trying to out–race sheriff Jackie…
Sorcerer (1977)- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal - Second film adaptation of the French novel WAGES OF FEAR, following the fates of four outcasts who take on a job transporting a cargo of unstable…
Spiderman (1977)- Dir. E.W. Swackhamer
Feat. Nicholas Hammond - Becoming The Webbed One when bitten by a radioactive spider, Nicholas Hammond goes on to display wall–hugging behaviour and lumpy costume, with…
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