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Subgenre Sampler

 
Night of the CreepsNight of the Creeps (1986)
Dir. Fred Dekker
Feat. Jason Lively, Steve Marshall, Tom Atkins
Good–humored horror about alien brain parasites, entering humans through the mouth, and turning their hosts into rampaging zombies.
Nothing in CommonNothing in Common (1986)
Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint
Tom Hanks stars as a precocious ad exec who's forced to deal with his aging, unloving father (Jackie Gleason) after his parents separate. The…
Off BeatOff Beat (1986)
Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel
Comedy about a likeable librarian who impersonates a police officer at a charity function as a favour to a friend, but then finds himself in the…
Pallet On the FloorPallet On the Floor (1986)
Dir. Lynton Butler
Feat. Bruce Spence, Peter McCauley
A black comedy of errors ensues when a fallen aristocrat and mate cause the accidental death of a notorious criminal.
Parting GlancesParting Glances (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung
A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
Peggy Sue Got MarriedPeggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage
Kathleen Turner returns to the '50s to relive her youth and contemplate what might have been.
Peking Opera BluesPeking Opera Blues (1986) Recommended
Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh
One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Perfect Strangers (TV Series)Perfect Strangers (TV Series) (1986-1993)
Feat. Bronson Pinchot, Mark Linn-Baker
Quirky 80's comedy series following the farcical exploits of a couple of mismatched Chicago roommates – a foreign sheepherder from a distant…
Pretty in PinkPretty in Pink (1986) Recommended
Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Molly Ringwald, Harry Dean Stanton
Molly Ringwald faces some tricky teenage dilemmas in John Hughes' quintessentially '80s rite–of–passage.
Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series)Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series) (1986)
Popular eighties cartoon series furthers the adventures of Ghostbusters Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston, although this time they're joined by past…

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