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Subgenre Sampler

 
Funhouse, TheFunhouse, The (1981)
Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin, Sylvia Miles
A seedy carnival plays host to four teenagers, who against their best judgement, decide to spend the night in an ominous–looking funhouse. Dir.…
GallipoliGallipoli (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Mel Gibson, Mark Lee
Well–crafted, intoxicating depiction of the Gallipoli landings in WWI with a boyish Mel Gibson and Mark Lee as youthful idealists who enlist as…
Game of Death 2Game of Death 2 (1981)
Dir. Ng See Yuan
Feat. Bruce Lee
Posthumous reworking of Bruce Lee's uncompleted final film utilises a lookalike and found footage to pad out the fight sequences already…
GenocideGenocide (1981) Recommended
Dir. Arnold Schwartzman
A harrowing recount of the atrocities enacted by Hitler's regime during WW2 as told by the survivors of his infamous death camps. Narrated by…
Ghost StoryGhost Story (1981)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Fred Astaire, Douglas Jr. Fairbanks, Melvyn Douglas
Eerie chiller based on the Peter Straub potboiler has four elderly gentlemen who are bound by a dark secret gather each week to tell each other…
Gods Must Be Crazy, TheGods Must Be Crazy, The (1981) Recommended
Dir. James Uys
Feat. Jamie Uys
The infamous African cult fave about a jolly bush–man who ventures across country to dispose of an 'evil' coke–bottle. The sequel is more…
Going GentlyGoing Gently (1981)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Norman Wisdom, Fulton MacKay
Quality BBC television drama about a group of terminally ill patients on a cancer ward.
Goldberg Variations - Glenn GouldGoldberg Variations - Glenn Gould (1981)
Dir. Bruno Monsaingeon
Carefully prepared filming of Glenn Gould's second version of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations', pieced together over 5 years.
Goodbye Pork PieGoodbye Pork Pie (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Tony Barry, Kelly Johnson, Claire Oberman
This little beauty was the first Kiwi film to make international inroads. An amoral tale about a gang of misfits who travel the length of the country…
Great Muppet Caper, TheGreat Muppet Caper, The (1981)
Dir. Jim Henson
Feat. Jim Henson, Frank Oz
Kermit, Fozzie and Gonzo become amateur sleuths when Miss Piggy is framed for a jewel heist. MUPPET MOVIE sequel is at least as good as the first.

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