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TexTex (1982) Recommended
Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly…
Arguably the best adaptation of S.E. Hinton’s teen fictions (THE OUTSIDERS etc.), with Matt Dillon giving an early, heartbreaking performance as a…
That Night in VarennesThat Night in Varennes (1982) Recommended
Dir. Etore Scolla
Feat. Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Louis Barrault, Harvey Keitel
An enthralling, vivid historical drama set during the last days of Louis XVI's reign during the 1791 revolution, but focusing largely on a band of…
They Call Me Bruce?They Call Me Bruce? (A Fistful of Chopsticks) (1982)
Dir. Elliott Hong
Feat. Johnny Yune
An early, if fumbled, attempt at Asian vs. American humour sees a Mafioso's chef (Yune) sent on a drug–smuggling mission and being mistaken for…
Thing, TheThing, The (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Richard Dysart…
Kurt Russell headlines this remake of the 1951 film about an Antarctic outpost terrorized by an alien organism. Dir. John Carpenter cranks up the…
Things Are Tough All OverThings Are Tough All Over (1982)
Dir. Thomas K. Avildsen
Feat. Cheech and Chong
The fourth outing for smokesters Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong in their usual guises, this time tangling with a pair of Arabs (also played by C & C)…
TootsieTootsie (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray
Much–loved classic, with unemployed actor Dustin Hoffman donning a dress to pay the bills. Unfortunately, his TV–soap character, Dorothy…
Trail of the Pink PantherTrail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Sellers, David Niven, Herbert Lom…
Inspector Clouseau is back again despite the death of the star, Peter Sellers. Using previously unseen footage and newly created linking material,…
Tripods, The (TV Series)Tripods, The (TV Series) (1982) Recommended
Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. John Shackley, Jim Baker II, Peter Dolphin
One of the BBC's most expensive serials was this imaginative, if uneven, handling of John Christopher's Tripods trilogy. In 2089, the Earth is ruled…
TronTron (1982)
Dir. Steve Lisberger
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner…
Jeff Bridges becomes trapped in an alternative computer universe where he is forced to combat evil pac–men and corporate corruption. Made at…
Tube, The (TV Series)Tube, The (TV Series) (1982)
Six hours of highlights from the innovative live music show's first series, featuring a whose who of British musicians. Hosted by Jools Holland and a…

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