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Subgenre Sampler

 
Midnite SparesMidnite Spares (1983)
Dir. Quentin Masters
Feat. Bruce Spence, James Laurie
Cult Aussie race car movie. Young racing driver Steve comes up against a nefarious den of car thieves who may just have something to do with his…
Mikado, The (1983)
Dir. Rodney Greenberg
Top–flight version (with William Conrad, Kate Flowers, Clive Revill and the LSO) of perhaps the best Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. The…
Moon in the GutterMoon in the Gutter (1983)
Dir. Jean-Jacques Beineix
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Nastassja Kinski, Victoria Abril
Dockworker Gerard Depardieu befriends Nastassja Kinski as he hunts for the killer of his sister. Pompous or excellent? Watch and decide for yourself.…
Mr. MomMr. Mom (1983)
Dir. Stan Dragoti
Feat. Michael Keaton, Teri Garr, Christopher Lloyd
Easy–going, if predictable role reversal comedy with a screenplay written by 80's teen icon John Hughes. Keaton plays a dad who, after…
Murder In Coweta CountyMurder In Coweta County (1983)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Johnny Cash, Andy Griffith, June Carter-Cash
A gritty fact–based policier about a cold–blooded land baron in 1940s rural Georgia (Griffiths) who murders a black tenant farmer and…
My Brother's WeddingMy Brother's Wedding (1983)
Dir. Charles Burnett
Feat. Everett Silas
Crude but affecting follow–up to KILLER OF SHEEP concerns a South Central LA resident torn between attending the funeral of his best friend, or…
National Lampoon's VacationNational Lampoon's Vacation (1983) Recommended
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Randy Quaid, John Candy
Inaugurating a series that would yield two more vacations/sequels, this moderately amusing gagfest follows the travails of Chevy Chase and family as…
Never Cry Wolf Never Cry Wolf (1983)
Dir. Carroll Ballard
Feat. Charles Martin Smith, Brian Dennehy
Contemplative true story with a biologist studying the declining population of caribou in the Canadian tundra. Caused a small storm for being the…
Never Say Never AgainNever Say Never Again (1983)
Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Sean Connery, Barbara Carrera
Connery returns to role he made famous after a twelve year absence. He's lost none of his earlier style and charm or gorgeous women for that matter.…
NostalgiaNostalgia (Nostalghia) (1983)
Dir. Andrei Tarkovsky
Feat. Oleg Jankovsky
A lingering essay on the angst of living in exile, with Oleg Jankovsky as a beleaguered Russian academic subsisting in Italy (like Tarkovsky…

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