Subgenre Sampler
Warriors, The (1979)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Michael Beck, James Remar - NY street–gang Warriors, stranded far from their home–turf, must risk crossing the territory of a dozen other hostile gangs. Sleek yet…
When a Stranger Calls (1979)- Dir. Fred Walton
Feat. Carol Kane, Charles Durning, Colleen Dewhurst… - "Have you checked the children?". This line and the opening twenty minutes of this film (later parodied in SCREAM) preyed on babysitters' fears the…
When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
- Dir. Milton Katselas
Feat. Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner - A confrontational yet riveting psychodrama centering on a Vietnam vet–turned–drug dealer who terrorizes the patrons of a diner in a small…
Winter Kills (1979)- Dir. William Richert
Feat. Jeff Bridges, John Huston, Anthony Perkins… - Low–key but satisfying 'redux' of the Kennedy assassination posits a parallel scenario where the half–brother of an assassinated…
Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) (1979-1981)- Feat. Jon Pertwee, Una Stubbs, Geoffrey Bayldon
- Oddball and much–loved children's TV series about a living, grubby and rather bad–tempered scarecrow (Pertwee) who muddles through life…
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Tisa Farrow, Ian McCulloch, Richard Johnson - The Italian goremeister's answer to DAWN OF THE DEAD (and originally marketed as a sequel to it) sees zombies making grisly mincemeat of various poor…
Zombie Holocaust (1979)- Dir. Marino Girolami
Feat. Donald O'Brien, Ian McCulloch - One of the more successful Italian gore–films, this strange blend of NYC policier, DAWN OF THE DEAD and ISLAND OF LOST SOULS is entertaining in…
Zulu Dawn (1979)- Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Phil Daniels… - Prequel to ZULU is a vivid recreation of the Battle of Isandhlwana.Â
36th Chamber of Shaolin, The (Master Killer) (1978)- Dir. Liu Chia Liang
Feat. Chia Hui Liu - Thirsty for revenge, Gordon Liu (of KILL BILL) joins the Shaolin Temple to equip himself with the necessary kung fu skills in the definitive Shaw…
39 Steps, The (Thirty-Nine Steps, The) (1978)- Dir. Don Sharp
Feat. Robert Powell, David Warner, Eric Porter… - Perhaps the most literally faithful of the various adaptations of John Buchan's classic suspense novel. Powell plays the man on the run in…
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