Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Running on Empty (Fast Lane Fever) (1982)- Dir. John Clark
Feat. Max Cullen - A cult movie for modified car fanatics in Australia, this ropey but completely committed street drag thriller is worth a watch for its entertainingly…
Sans Soleil (1982)- Dir. Chris Marker
- An exotic cinematic essay from eclectic film–maker Chris Marker weaving footage from all continents with semi–detached, esoteric…
Scarecrow, The (1982)
- Dir. Sam Pillsbury
Feat. Jono Smith, Tracey Mann, Daniel McLaren… - A fine film adaptation of Ronald Hugh Morrieson's classic New Zealand novel about a crazed killer who instills fear and paranoia in a small rural…
Scarlet Pimpernel, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982)- Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen - Top–notch mini–series version of the classic tale of The Scarlet Pimpernel – an English nobleman who lived a double–life…
Scrubbers (1982)- Dir. Mai Zetterling
Feat. Imogen Bain, Honey Bane, Debby Bishop - A women–behind–bars movie that sidesteps exploitative trappings to deliver a grimly realistic reminder of tragic and frustrated lives.…
Secret of Nimh, The (1982)- Dir. Don Bluth
- The best of Don Bluth's animated features, about a widowed field mouse who faces the impending threats of man and nature. Help is sought through a…
Shaolin Prince (1982)- Dir. Chia Tang
Feat. Ti Lung - Respected fight choreographer Tang Chia helms one of his few films as director: two princes are separated at birth; one is raised by Shaolin monks…
Slumber Party Massacre (1982)- Dir. Amy Holden Jones
Feat. Robin Stille, Michelle Michaels, Michael Villella… - Iconic 80s slasher movie, if only for its plainly prosaic title. Set around a group of teenage girls whose overnight get–together, spiced by…
Smiley's People (1982)- Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Alec Guinness, Bernard Hepton, Barry Foster… - Alec Guinness is John Le Carre's Smiley, a retired agent called back to investigate a collegue's assasination which leads him on a treacherous…
Smithereens (1982)
- Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Richard Hell - Hanging out on the lower rung of the gritty New York music scene in the early 80s, a flaky adolescent girl struggles to make her mark or find…
©2026 AroVideo | Using the Catalogue | Feedback Opens in a new window | Terms of use Opens in a new window | Privacy Policy Opens in a new window | AroVideo on Twitter AroVideo on Facebook
