Subgenre Sampler
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Porky's (1981)
- Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier
- ANIMAL HOUSE retread with juvenile male high–jinx on college campus. Massive hit is testament to the adage that no–one ever went broke…
Possession (1981)
- Dir. Andrzej Zulawski
Feat. Sam Neill, Isabelle Adjani
- Brazenly over–the–top tale of domestic disharmony and demon possession, infamous for an incredibly mannered performance by Sam Neill and…
Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1981)
- Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange
- Highly–charged remake of the steamy film–noir classic based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. Written by David Mamet (in his…
Postman Pat (TV Series) (1981)
- Dir. Ivor Wood
- Amiable and charming animated TV series with the infectious theme–tune, that concerns the rural goings–on of English village Greendale…
Present Laughter / Star Quality (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 5) (1981-1985)
- Feat. Donald Sinden, Ian Richardson, Susannah York
- – 'Present Laughter' (81') Semi–autobiographical comedy following a self–obsessed actor as he prepares himself for a tour amid a…
Pride of Jesse Hallam, The (1981)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Johnny Cash, Eli Wallach, Brenda Vaccaro
- Johnny Cash plays a poor and illiterate coal miner who moves from the Kentucky countryside to Cincinnati so that his daughter can have spinal…
Priest Of Love (1981)
- Dir. Christopher Miles
Feat. Ian McKellen, Janet Suzman, Ava Gardner…
- Ian McKellen stars as D.H Lawrence in this biopic, chronicling the author's tempestuous relationship with his wife Frieda (Suzman), and his battle…
Prince of the City (1981)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Treat Williams
- A rookie cop is victimised and ostracised after blowing the whistle on a corruption ring in his own precinct. This epic, highly detailed treatment of…
Private Lessons (1981)
- Dir. Alan Myerson
Feat. Sylvia Kristel, Eric Brown, Howard Hesseman…
- A slightly queasy mix of thriller and sexual drama, has a teenager (Brown) initiated by the family maid (Kristel) into the carnal facts of life, and…
Private Schulz (1981)
- Feat. Michael Elphick, Ian Richardson, Billie Whitelaw…
- Gleefully macabre farce focuses on the scheming titular character who convinces the Nazis to mass counterfeit millions of five pound notes in a bid…