Subgenre Sampler
Return of the Living Dead, The (1985)- Dir. Dan O'Bannon
Feat. Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa - Pretty–good parody of Romero's Living Dead films, though not quite the same as the real thing. Great thrash–metal soundtrack, though.
Romancing the Stone (1985)- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas - Witty, fast–paced adventure through the South American jungle with Turner and Douglas well cast as made–for–each–other…
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, The (1985)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Gian Sammarco, Julie Walters, Lulu … - Engaging TV adaptation of Sue Townsend's much–loved book about the pains of adolescence chronicled by a teenage diarist as he struggles to come…
Silverado (1985)- Dir. Lawrence Kasdan
Feat. Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette… - An excellent modern Western with an all–star cast including Kevins' Costner and Kline. It's a non–stop, spirited concoction of action and…
Spies Like Us (1985)- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd - Sending up the spy–caper genre, this piece of Chevy Chase–Dan Aykroyd fluff is amusing enough. Filled with numerous cameos by film…
St. Elmo's Fire (1985)- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy… - The definitive 'Brat Pack' movie – seven graduates find the big wide world and the urge to pair off has consequences on their friendship as a…
Summer Rental (1985)- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. John Candy, Richard Crenna, Kerri Green… - A half–decent, though critically–panned, comic vehicle for John Candy in which the big man plays an overworked air–traffic…
Supergrass, The (1985)- Dir. Peter Richardson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Robbie Coltrane, Jennifer Saunders… - A clever, understated comedy from the Comic Strip team with Adrian Edmondson as an ordinary bloke mistaken for a major–league drug dealer.
Sure Thing, The (1985)- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Tim Robbins… - Early John Cusack film puts an agreeable spin on the plot of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, where he and female–nemesis Daphne Zuniga uncomfortably…
Teen Wolf / Teen Wolf Too (1985-1986)- Dir. Rod Daniel, Christopher Leitch
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Jason Bateman - In TEEN WOLF, Fox plays a high–school student who discovers he has lycanthropic tendencies. The sequel TEEN WOLF TOO continues the story in…
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