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Subgenre Sampler

 
Middle Age SpreadMiddle Age Spread (1979) Aro Favourite
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)Minder (TV Series) (1979-1994) Recommended
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…
MoonrakerMoonraker (1979) Recommended
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 GraffitiMore 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.
Mr. Mike's Mondo VideoMr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979) Recommended
Dir. Michael O'Donoghue
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
Notorious spoof of the Italian schockumentaries is the brain child of Saturday Night Live's oddball genius Michael O'Donoghue. Originally…
Muppet Movie, TheMuppet Movie, The (1979) Recommended
Dir. James Frawley
Feat. Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning
The first Muppet feature has Kermit the Green One taking a long hop from his swamp in Georgia all the way to Hollywood, en route collecting Miss…
Murder by DecreeMurder by Decree (1979)
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings
Sherlock Holmes and the ever faithful Watson are back, this time investigating the notorious Jack the Ripper and his gruesome fascination with…
My Brilliant CareerMy Brilliant Career (1979) Recommended
Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Judy Davis, Sam Neill
Landmark Australian film, with Judy Davis as a determinedly independent femme in the late 19th century. From the novel by Miles Franklin.
Never Dead, TheNever Dead, The (Phantasm) (1979) Recommended
Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. A.Michael Baldwin, Bill Thombury, Reggie Bannister
This slick slice of macabre, if a little disjointed, has enough gruesome deaths and sinister silliness to please discerning horror buffs.
Norma RaeNorma Rae (1979)
Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Sally Field, Ron Leibman, Beau Bridges
Sally Field won the 1979 Best Actress Oscar for her portrait of a feisty textile factory worker in North Carolina who becomes involved in the labour…

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