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Subgenre Sampler
Losing Ground (1982)- Dir. Kathleen Collins
Feat. Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones - Noted as the first feature–length drama directed by a black American woman since the 1920s – a semi–autobiographical story of a…
Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982)- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Jose Ferrer… - A breezy romp in the fresh fields of a country estate with three ill–assorted couples at the turn of the century. Under–rated Woody Allen…
Missionary, The (1982)- Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard… - Jolly Brit comedy sees Palin as the Rev. Charles Fortesque, recalled to England from missionary work in Africa to minister London's prostitutes,…
Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)- Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam… - Sheaf of classic sketches, incl. Lumberjacks, delivered onstage in Los Angeles. Should provoke tears of nostalgic merriment for fans.
My Favourite Year (1982)- Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Jessica Harper, Mark Linn-Baker… - An inventive, well–regarded 'backstage–comedy' based on the TV career of comedian Sid Caesar. Standing out among a handful of great…
National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982)- Dir. Michael Miller
Feat. Gerrit Graham, Fred McCarren, Miriam Flynn… - More of the same from National Lampoon – Lizzie Borden High's Class of '72 have their reunion disrupted by a deranged alum out for revenge…
Night Shift (1982)- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Shelley Long, Pat Corley, Michael Keaton… - Well–delivered comedy concerning a worker at a morgue who is persuaded to start a prostitution racket by a manic co–worker. Whole cast…
Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones…
- The breakthrough series for comic superstars Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and, er, Pamela Stephenson. The political sketches are as…
Pirates of Penzance (1982)- Dir. Wilford Leach
Feat. Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Rondstadt… - Kevin Kline and Angela Lansbury star in this hammy screen version of Gilbert and Sullivan's famous operetta.
Police Squad! (TV Series) (1982)- Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Duell
- Shortlived but pungent TV spoof based on the surreal, slapstick fumblings of a police investigation unit headed by a deadpan Leslie Nielsen, which…
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