Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1365 Films to Buy & Rent
Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984)
- Dir. Leonard Nimoy
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley…
- Leonard Nimoy himself directed this continuation of 'The Wrath of Khan', in which the crew set out to rescue Spock from Kurge (Christopher Lloyd).…
Streets of Fire (1984)
- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Michael Pare, Rick Moranis…
- Surprise hit is an unusual blending of motorcycles, 50s rock'n'roll melodrama and tough, futuristic street action. Lane plays a pop diva who is…
Black Venus (1983)
- Dir. Claude Mulot
Feat. Josephine Jacqueline Jones
- Ebony eroticism is the skin trade of this sometimes–sordid 19th century scandal: a beautiful seductress becomes a sex object in a debauched…
Blackadder 1 (TV Series) (The Black Adder) (1983)
- Dir. Martin Shardlow
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Brian Blessed, Tim McInnerny…
- Quirky, frequently funny inaugural series of the 80's comedy smash, set in Medieval England. Six episodes contained on one DVD or two tapes: 'The…
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (1983)
- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Karen Black
- Uniquely kooky concoction set around the unpredictable neuroses of a newly single woman (Black), who enters a world of whimsy, crazed encounters and…
Chained Heat (1983)
- Dir. Paul Michaels
Feat. Linda Blair, John Vernon, Sybil Danning…
- The other film of ‘note’ to star Linda Blair (THE EXORCIST), is an unrepentant and sleazy woman–in–prison exploitationer,…
Deathstalker: Last Great Warrior King (1983)
- Dir. James Sbardellati
Feat. Rick Hill, Barbi Benton, Richard Brooker
- Trashtastic sword–and–sandals fantasy sees a chiselled Rick Hill play a warrior who must save the earth (and the girl) from a wicked…
Devil's Sword (1983)
- Dir. Ratno Timoer
Feat. Barry Prima
- A villager must race a band of marauding psychopaths to find and acquire the legendary Devil's Sword. Unfortunately, the sword is no match for the…
Digital Daydreams (1983)
- Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Bill Wyman, James Coburn, Richard O'Brien
- Genuine oddity lossely based around the life and 'digital dreams' of Bill Wyman (bassist of the Rolling Stones), which blends together documentary,…
Escape From the Bronx (1990: Bronx Warriors II) (1983)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Henry Silva, Giancarlo Prete
- Dystopian sequel to the cult 80s dud BRONX WARRIORS, with New York City a wasteland ruled over by vicious motorcycle gangs and corporate villains.…