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Subgenre Sampler
Magnificent Butcher (Lin shi rong) (1979)- Dir. Sammo Hung, Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen - Peak Samo Hung martial artistry, collaborating here with with action legend Yuen Woo Ping for a tale based on the true–life exploits of Lam Sai…
Manhattan (1979)
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Mariel Hemingway - This classy introspective comedy from Woody Allen tributes his beloved city while his neurotic alter–ego searches for romantic and intellectual…
Martian Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1979)- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Rock Hudson, Bernie Casey, Gayle Hunnicutt… - Sluggish adaptation of the famed Ray Bradbury short stories concerning mankind's first expedition and attempted conquest of Mars. Adapted by Richard…
Measure for Measure (1979)- Dir. Desmond Davis
Feat. Kate Nelligan, Tim Pigott-Smith - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Meatballs (1979)- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray - A laidback Bill Murray injects some meat into the summer camp cliche, here playing a trainee counselor in charge of a group of misfit stereotypes:…
Meteor (1979)- Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden… - Clumsy disaster movie with the USA and the USSR forming an unlikely alliance during the Cold War to prevent a giant asteroid from destroying the…
Middle Age Spread (1979)- Dir. John Reid
Feat. Grant Tilly, Dorothy McKegg, Peter Sumner… - Grant Tilly is priceless as the philandering high–school deputy who reluctantly hosts a dinner party for six. Based on the play by Roger Hall,…
Minder (TV Series) (1979-1994)
- Feat. George Cole, Dennis Waterman
- Long–running British drama set around the shady activities of Arthur Daley (Cole) and his beleaguered 'minder'. Most entertaining for its…
Moonraker (1979)- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Roger Moore, Richard Kiel, Lois Chiles… - Roger Moore as Bond pursues a megalomaniac billionaire into outer space in one of the more outlandish entries of the series. Memorable scenes…
More American Graffiti (1979)- Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. Ron Howard, Bo Hopkins, Candy Clark… - College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s in this creaky sequel to the coming–of–age hit.
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