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Subgenre Sampler

 
ZeligZelig (1983) Recommended
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
Woody seamlessly fuses newsreel footage with new material for this mock–documentary on the fictional life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig.…
'Allo 'Allo (TV Series)'Allo 'Allo (TV Series) (1982-1992)
Feat. Gordon Kaye, Carmen Silvera
British farce at its best and silliest, this sitcom takeoff of every WW2 French Resistance film (and the TV Series 'Secret Army') is set around the…
48hrs48hrs (48 Hours) (1982) Recommended
Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte, Annette O'Toole
Eddie Murphy excels in his film debut as a street–smart ex–con who teams up with veteran cop Nick Nolte to track down some bad…
A Good MarriageA Good Marriage (Le Beau Marriage) (1982)
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Beatrice Romand, Andre Dussollier, Féodor Atkine
An art history student is growing tired of being the mistress of a married painter, then meets a handsome and wealthy younger man whom she vows to…
Author! Author!Author! Author! (1982)
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld
Pacino plays a playwright whose wife deserts the family shortly before his breakthrough work opens on Broadway. Slight, but attractive comedy is a…
Carry Me BackCarry Me Back (1982) Recommended
Dir. John Reid
Feat. Grant Tilly, Kelly Johnson
Spirited silliness ensues when plans for a trio of South Island farmers go awry when one of them carks it en route to a Wellington rugby match. Worth…
Cheech and Chong's Nice DreamsCheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1982)
Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Timothy Leary
Mark III from the C&C dope–movie factory sees the hapless pair use an ice–cream van to smokescreen their illicit activities. Cult…
Cheers (TV Series)Cheers (TV Series) (1982-1993)
Feat. Ted Dansen, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman
One of the longest–running sitcoms, set around a Boston bar and its regulars. Went on to launch the bigscreen careers of many of its cast.
Comic Strip Presents: Beat Generation / WarComic Strip Presents: Beat Generation / War (1982)
Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French, Rik Mayall
Two short films from the Comic Strip. 'Beat Generation' sees a nerdish Adrian Edmondson assailed by beatniks and hepcats, while 'War' spins a loose…
CreepshowCreepshow (1982) Recommended
Dir. George Romero
Feat. Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeam, Fritz Weaver
Well–spun compendium of five tales captures the intended spirit and ghoulishness of 1950s EC horror comics in an affectionate homage.

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