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Subgenre Sampler
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin - Martin's most clever vehicle has him interacting with vintage film footage of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Lauren Bacall, to dazzling effect. A…
Deathtrap (1982)- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Joe Silver… - A clever, self–referential comedy based around a failing writer of crime playwright who plans to murder his student for his brilliant whodunnit…
Diner (1982)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon… - Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Eating Raoul (1982)- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel - Bizarre B–movie classic about a conservative couple who discover the lucrative and 'moral' practise of bumping off clients that respond to…
Escape Artist, The (1982)- Dir. Caleb Deschanel
Feat. Griffin O’Neal, Raul Julia, Teri Garr - A muddled but oddly captivating comic adventure produced by Francis Ford Coppola about the young and self–confident teenage son of the…
Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989)- Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox…
- Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold… - This early–80s teen pic survives a lot better than most, finding surprisingly subtle shades of the adolescent experience amid some frank…
Flying High 2 (1982)- Dir. Ken Finkleman
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges… - Sequel to spoof film Flying High has the same cast, same plot, same hero – and pretty much the same jokes, but is not nearly as funny as it's…
Ginger Meggs (1982)- Dir. Jonathan Dawson
Feat. Garry McDonald - Colourful movie adaptation of the iconic Australian comic strip, following the antics of a red–haired prepubescent mischief–maker who…
Grease 2 (1982)- Dir. Patricia Brich
Feat. Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer - Enjoyably bad reprise of the hit musical of 50s High School Americana, still gets by with a handful of good tunes and Michelle Pffiefer.
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