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Subgenre Sampler

 
StarmanStarman (1984)
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith
Jeff Bridges plays an alien trying to recover his spaceship on Earth with the help of young widow Karen Allen. Entertaining fantasy–drama.
Stranger than ParadiseStranger than Paradise (1984) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. John Lurie
Jarmusch's breakthrough and best film is the shaggy dog tale of three deadbeats, a slavic grandmother and one endless trip to Florida. The style is…
Street HawkStreet Hawk (1984-1985)
Feat. Rex Smith, Joe Regalbuto
Short lived KNIGHT RIDER knock–off is still an enjoyable ride. Teen idol Smith plays a formed dirt bike racer recruited by a covert…
Streets of FireStreets of Fire (1984)
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Michael Pare, Rick Moranis
Surprise hit is an unusual blending of motorcycles, 50s rock'n'roll melodrama and tough, futuristic street action. Lane plays a pop diva who is…
Sunday in the Country, ASunday in the Country, A (1984)
Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Louis Ducreux, Sabine Azema, Michel Aumont
An elderly painter invites his family to his country villa; in a single day their happinesses and sorrows come to be expressed. Subtle, intelligent…
SupergirlSupergirl (1984)
Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Helen Slater, Faye Dunaway, Peter O'Toole
Dilute but amiable spinoff has Superman's kid cousin, Supergirl (Slater), sent to Earth to foil the plans of an evil sorceress (Dunaway) who has laid…
Swann in LoveSwann in Love (1984)
Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Ornella Muti, Alain Delon
Lavish filming of Proust's novel 'Remembrance of Things Past' which centres around a high class man who risks everything for his erotic obsessions.…
Sword of the ValiantSword of the Valiant (The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) (1984)
Dir. Stephen Weeks
Feat. Miles O'Keefe, Cyrielle Clair, Leigh Lawson
Cannon Films fantasy fodder from the 1980's starring a hilariously coiffured Miles O'Keefe as Sir Gawain and Sean Connery as the Green Knight,…
Tail of a Tiger (1984)
Dir. Rolf De Heer
Feat. Grant Navin, Gordon Poole
Australian treasure Rolf De Heer's thoughtful debut about a young boy who's fascination with aeronautics reaches grand heights when he befriends a…
Terminator, TheTerminator, The (1984) Aro Favourite
Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton
Breakthrough film for Schwarzenegger and its director, it's a high–powered action fantasy that set a precedent for the genre. And 'I'll be…

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