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Subgenre Sampler

 
Shaker RunShaker Run (1985)
Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Cliff Robertson, Leif Garrett, Lisa Harrow
Cult film sees Kiwi scientist Harrow steal a biological weapon that some mercenaries are keen to get their hands on. She enlists daredevil drivers…
Smooth TalkSmooth Talk (1985) Recommended
Dir. Joyce Chopra
Feat. Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place
Poignant yet sinister coming–of–age tale chronicles a young girl's sexual awakening and the attention she attracts from a mysterious…
Starfleet (TV Series)Starfleet (TV Series) (X Bomber) (1985)
Dir. Go Nagai
Heavily influenced by Gerry Anderson's supermarionation series, this sci–fi Japanese production from manga creater Go Nagai kicks off when an…
Vampire Hunter DVampire Hunter D (1985) Recommended
Dir. Toyoo Ashida
Feat. Michael McConnohie, Kaneto Shiozawa
In a barren, distant future where vampires rule what remains of life on earth, a beautiful young girl hires an imposing vampire hunter known as…
Beat StreetBeat Street (1984) Recommended
Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis
Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
Beyond The DoorsBeyond The Doors (Down On Us) (1984)
Dir. Larry Buchanan
Preposterous 'docudrama' about the deaths of 1960s rock–stars Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin (played by obscure actors with the…
Brother from Another PlanetBrother from Another Planet (1984) Recommended
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Joe Morton, Steve James, Bill Cobbs
Quirky comic fantasy from John Sayles about a mute alien negro who crash lands in New York and mixes with some earthbound home–boys in downtown…
Miami Vice (TV Series)Miami Vice (TV Series) (1984)
Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas
One of the premiere TV–fantasies of the 1980s – pastel–suited vice–cops Crockett and Tubbs (Don Johnson and Phillip Michael…
Mixed BloodMixed Blood (1984)
Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Marilia Pera, Richard Ulacia
Appropriately loose and ironic black comedy about gang and drug shenanigans in NYC from Warhol's factory alumni, Morrissey.
Night of the CometNight of the Comet (1984)
Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney
Terrific B–movie where a comet hits earth and two surviving valley girls must fight the resulting cannibal zombie apocalypse. Trashy in all the…

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