Subgenre Sampler
      Musical: 529 Films to Buy & Rent
	  		 
	        
Under the Cherry Moon (1986) 
- Dir.  Prince
Feat.  Prince 
- Prince stars in this stylistic melodrama as an American gigolo/entertainer in France who is, of course, irresistable to women. Features songs from…
 
A Chorus Line (1985) 
- Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Michael Douglas 
- Michael Douglas plays the cantankerous Broadway director in Sir Richard Attenborough's perfunctory adaptation of the highly successful stage musical.…
 
Cuckoo Land (1985) 
- Quirky Margaret Mahy–scripted telemovie of an aspiring songwriter mother and her two children who live in a strange, metamorphosing house.
 
Parking (1985) 
- Dir. Jacques Demy
Feat. Francis Huster 
- Little–seen Jacques Demy musical fantasy that transposes Jean Cocteau's "Orpheus" into the world of 1980s rock.
 
That's Dancing! (1985) 
- Dir. Jack Haley, Jr.
Feat. Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, James Cagney… 
- A compilation of splendid dance sequences from dozens of Hollywood films. Includes over fifty top dancers, with the best of the crop generally dating…
 
Amadeus (1984)
 
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham 
- Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…
 
Beat Street (1984)
 
- Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis 
- Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
 
Breakdance - The Movie (Breakin’) (1984)
 
- Dir. Joel Silberg
Feat. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers 
- The excellent, highly athletic breakdance performances will be the prime value to hiphop enthusiasts in this FLASHDANCE–clone, which now has a…
 
Breakdance 2 - Electric Boogaloo (Breakin' 2) (1984) 
- Dir. Sam Firstenberg
Feat. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers 
- Less–hokey sequel to BREAKDANCE, with a storyline centred on a group of teens and dancers who try to save a community rec–centre from a…
 
Carmen (1984) 
- Dir. Francesco Rosi
Feat. Placido Domingo, Julia Migenes Johnson 
- The definitive Carmen on film has Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes Johnson perform against a scorching Spanish backdrop. Lorin Maazel conducts…