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Subgenre Sampler

 
Bustin' LooseBustin' Loose (1981)
Dir. Oz Scott
Feat. Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson
Comedian Richard Pryor produced, wrote and starred in this mad 80's comedy involving a criminal forced to help out the director of a school for…
Cannonball RunCannonball Run (1981)
Dir. Hal Needham
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Farrah Fawcett
Packed with an absurd combination of stars, this trans–continental car race yarn is largely a vehicle for Burt Reynolds wisecracks and some…
CavemanCaveman (1981)
Dir. Carl Gottlieb
Feat. Ringo Starr, Dennis Quaid, Shelley Long
Stone Age spoof in which a hairy Starr cavorts with various other grunting stars in a distant past ruled by dinosaurs. High quality production and…
CondormanCondorman (Condor Man) (1981)
Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Barbara Carrera
An odd, but likeable superhero–spy yarn from Disney, in which a cartoonist (Crawford) turns himself into a living version of one of his own…
Continental DivideContinental Divide (1981)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. John Belushi, Blair Brown, Allen Garfield
Neglected Belushi outing is a gentle comedy with a hard–nosed journalist falling for an eagle researcher high in the mountains of Colorado.
Devil and Max Devlin, TheDevil and Max Devlin, The (1981)
Dir. Steven Hilliard Stern
Feat. Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby, Susan Anspach
Live–action comedy from Disney, in which slobbish sinner Gould is recruited by a devil to lure innocents into the hot place. Has its moments…
Elephant Parts, The (1981)
Dir. William Dear
Feat. Michael Nesmith
For Your Height OnlyFor Your Height Only (1981)
Dir. Eddie Nicart
Feat. Weng Weng, Yehlen Catral, Carmi Martin
Schlocky riff on the 007 franchise with pint sized ass–kicker Weng Weng as the world's smallest super spy, Agent 00, doing battle with mad…
Four Seasons, TheFour Seasons, The (1981)
Dir. Alan Alda
Feat. Alan Alda, Carol Burnett, Len Cariou
Inspired by the theme and format of SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, Alda wrote and directed this grown–up comedy in which three wealthy,…
Full Moon HighFull Moon High (1981)
Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Elizabeth Hartman
Wry horror–comedy with Adam Arkin as a jocular teen whose good time in Transylvannia is marred by his transformation into a werewolf. Change of…

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