Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Richard Pryor - Live in Concert (1979)
- Dir. Jeff Margolis
Feat. Richard Pryor - The ground breaking black comedian at his finest ‘standup’ moment – picking up the tradition of Lenny Bruce and stretching it into raunchy,…
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
- Dir. Alan Arkush
Feat. P.J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard… - Pop–crazy student and 'Ramones' no. 1 fan, Riff Randell (PJ Soles) fights for her right to party against dragonlady principal Togar (Mary…
Rocky II (1979)- Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young… - First sequel to the boxing smash–hit, sees a straight rematch between Rocky Balboa (Stallone) and Apollo Cread. Final fight scene is a…
Rose, The (1979)- Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Bette Midler - Bette Midler's acting debut was this raunchy rock biopic based loosely on the antics of Janis Joplin. She is given plenty of room here to display her…
Running (1979)- Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Anspach, Eugene Levy - Michael Douglas stars in this sports drama about a fictional American marathon runner's struggle to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Rust Never Sleeps (1979)- Dir. Neil Young
Feat. Neil Young - King loser Neil Young triumphs in this concert film of him and Crazy Horse at the height of their rustic charm. Twenty songs, a great guitar sound…
S.O.S. Titanic (1979)- Dir. William Hale
Feat. Helen Mirren, Ian Holm, David Janssen… - Solid telemovie depiction of the notorious sinking of the Big Ship in 1912, with an approach that distinguishes it from the other versions. Involving…
Saint Jack (1979)- Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Feat. Ben Gazzara, Denholm Elliott - Enjoyably amoral later gem from dir. Bogdanovich, about an American hustler who fulfils his dubious dream of opening a whorehouse in Singapore during…
Salem's Lot (1979)- Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin - Creepy Stephen King story made for TV, but no less scary for it. The town of Salem don't take kindly to nosy strangers!
Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) (1979- 1982)- Dir. Shaun O'Riordan
Feat. Joanna Lumley, David McCallum - A pre–AB FAB Joanna Lumley and a post–INVISIBLE MAN David McCallum cavort around in eerie abodes repairing 'tears in time'. High concept,…
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