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Subgenre Sampler

 
True ConfessionsTrue Confessions (1981)
Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
Roberts' De Niro and Duvall act their socks off as cop and priest who happen to be brothers. Conflicting loyalties come to a head through a…
Winter of Our DreamsWinter of Our Dreams (1981)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Judy Davis, Bryan Brown, Baz Luhrmann
A fiercely acted Australian drama, with Judy David as a drug–addicted prostitute looking for solace in a former 60s radical (Bryan Brown).
9 to 59 to 5 (Nine to Five) (1980) Recommended
Dir. Colin Higgins
Feat. Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin
Secretarial trio of Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin combine forces to outwit their sexist–pig boss in one of the spunkier 80s…
A Change of SeasonsA Change of Seasons (1980)
Dir. Richard Lang
Feat. Shirley Maclaine, Anthony Hopkins, Bo Derek
Comedy of tangled relationships and mid–life crises, following a forty–something woman who begins a relationship with a young,…
A Christmas Without SnowA Christmas Without Snow (1980)
Dir. John Korty
Feat. Michael Learned, John Houseman, James Cromwell
A divorced mother moves to San Francisco and joins the choir of a local church, lead by a curmudgeonly old gentleman who will accept nothing but…
American GigoloAmerican Gigolo (1980)
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo
Low–key but effective drama. Richard Gere is suspected in a Hollywood murder.
Blue Lagoon, TheBlue Lagoon, The (1980)
Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins
Pubescent curiosity in which a young Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins take biology lessons from Mother Nature after they are stranded on a…
Blues Brothers, TheBlues Brothers, The (1980) Recommended
Dir. John Landis
Feat. John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher
Smash comedy with great soul music and epic sight–gags.
CaddyshackCaddyshack (1980)
Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray
Rude and crude golfing hi–jinks, often deliriously funny. Perhaps most famous for the infantile chocolate–bar in the swimming pool scene.
Cheech and Chong's Next MovieCheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech Marin, Thomas Chong, Paul Reubens
The pot–head duo followed UP IN SMOKE with another batch of set pieces spiked with a brand of humour that (surely?) requires a particular state…

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