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Subgenre Sampler
Un Mauvais Fils (A Bad Son) (1980)
- Dir. Claude Sautet
Feat. Patrick Dewaere, Brigitte Fossey, Yves Robert - Affecting working–class drama about a young man returning to France after a jail term in the US for narcotics, where his attempt to restart his…
Union City (1980)- Dir. Mark Reichart
Feat. Debbie Harry, Dennis Lipscomb - Underrated low–budget film noir starkly depicts urban neurosis in a seedy apartment. Grungy lead performances from Debbie Harry and Dennis…
Up The Academy (1980)- Dir. Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Ron Leibman, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston… - Mad Magazine jump on the "National Lampoon" bandwagon with this ANIMAL HOUSE cash–in about the outrageous antics of a group of teenage misfits…
Urban Cowboy (1980)- Dir. James Bridges
Feat. John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn… - An early role for John Travolta, as an oil–worker trying to 'make it' riding mechanical bulls in the roadhouses of Houston. The grimy, downbeat…
Used Cars (1980)- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jack Warden, Kurt Russell - Two sibling used car dealers (both played by Jack Warden) take their rivalry and sales gimmicks to a bad–taste extreme. Good script elevates…
Watcher in the Woods, The (1980)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Bette Davis, David McCallum, Carroll Baker… - One of Disney's spookier efforts, this concerns a family who move into a country house in Britain and are beset with supernatural occurances.…
Water Under the Bridge (TV Mini-series) (1980)- Dir. Igor Auzins
Feat. Judy Davis, Robyn Nevin, David Cameron - Unsentimental drama set between the two World Wars observes an aspiring actor and the three women who shape his life.
We Jam Econo - The Story of The Minutemen (1980-1985)- Dir. Tim Irwin
- Detailed documentary on the too–brief life of the intensely creative and somewhat groundbreaking band, The Minutemen. The history of the band…
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)- Dir. Art Linson
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Boyle - In a piece of dream–casting, Bill Murray plays 'gonzo' journalist Hunter S Thompson, with Peter Boyle as his lawyer sidekick having a series of…
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)- Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. James Warwick, Francesca Annis, John Gielgud… - A classic Agatha Christie TV adaptation in which a vicar sets out to discover the meaning behind "Why didn't they ask Evans?", the last words spoken…
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