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Off Beat (1986): Dir. Michael Dinner
Feat. Judge Reinhold, Meg Tilly, Harvey Keitel; Comedy about a likeable librarian who impersonates a police officer at a charity function as a favour to a friend, but then finds himself in the…
Shadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa) (1986): Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Matti Pellonpaa, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen; The first film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy follows a lonely garbage collector who finds romance with a check–out clerk (Kaurismäki…
Soul Man (1986): Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross…; A privileged white student disguises himself as a black man in order to win a Harvard Law School scholarship, in this disappointing "blackface"…
Tampopo (1986): Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Ken Watanabe…; A crazy, satirical comedy in which heroine Tampopo and her cronies strive to create the perfect noodle. A wonderful movie full of hilarious madness…
Coca Cola Kid, The (1985): Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr…; Quirky Aussie comedy about a Coca Cola marketing guru (Roberts) who visits a small town in the Australian outback to try and sell his product, only…
Creator (1985): Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano…; A charmingly absurd sci–fi rom–com from the 1980's starring Peter O'Toole as a madcap scientist who applies his eccentric methodology to…
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985): Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn…; Rosanna Arquette and Madonna shine in this spunky and spirited New York comedy/murder mystery – up there with the best of John Hughes' popular…
Mischief (1985): Dir. Mel Damski
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelly Preston, Chris Nash…; Nostalgic teen comedy set in 50's Ohio, where an introverted teen attempts to win the love of the school heart throb, while his extroverted friend…
Moonlighting (TV Series) (1985): Dir. Robert Butler
Feat. Bruce Willis, Cybill Shepherd; The softly ironic, comedy–romance TV–series that made Bruce Willis a star, and almost revived Cybill Shepherd, set around a Private…
Prizzi's Honor (1985): Dir. John Huston
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston; Jack Nicholson plays a Mafia hitman, embroiled in some ripely comic and sexy intrigues.

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