Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
- Dir. Daniel Haller
Feat. Gil Gerrard, Henry Silva
- Feature pilot from the TV–Series about the adventures of a 20th century astronaut who is time–warped into the 25th. Amiable revival of…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series) (1979-1981)
- Feat. Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Tim O'Connor
- Kitsch TV serial adapted from the comic strip with Gil Gerard as the all–American 20th Century astronaut who is cryogenically re–animated…
Buffet Froid (Cold Cuts) (1979)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Bernard Blier, Jean Carmet…
- When his lost switchblade turns up as a murder weapon, petty crim Gerard Depardieu goes on the lam in a nightmarish Paris, several disreputable…
Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Movie, The (1979)
- Feat. Mel Blanc
- Bugs and Roadrunner collaborate for a feature–length jaunt of Chuck Jones madness.
Bushido Blade, The (1979)
- Dir. Shusei Kotani
Feat. Richard Boone, Frank Converse, James Earl Jones…
- Predating SHOGUN by a year, this martial arts adventure set in mid–19th century Japan, has an American marine (Boone) pledged to recover the…
Butch and Sundance: The Early Years (1979)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. William Katt, Tom Berenger, Jeff Corey…
- Surprisingly enjoyable prequel to BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID has the roguish duo pursued across various New Mexico landscapes. Utterly…
Cactus Jack (1979)
- Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kirk Douglas
- A fledgling Arnie and Kirk Douglas square–up in this comic take on the Old West.
Caligula (1979)
- Dir. Tinto Brass
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud…
- Penthouse magnate Bob Guccione's notorious 'legitimate' porno–drama stars Malcolm MacDowell as the ruthless and randy Roman Emperor. This…
Camera Buff (Amator) (1979)
- Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Pointed, if slightly familiar satire of Communist life, has a smalltown clerk in Poland buy a Super8 film camera and begin to film life around him,…
Captain America (1979)
- Dir. Rod Holcomb
Feat. Len Birman, Reb Brown
- A cheesy TV–movie incarnation of the star–spangled crime fighter is an origin tale about a motor–cross crash–survivor who is…