Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Cult: 1323 Films to Rent
Comic Strip Presents (DVD Box Set) (1982-1988)
- Feat. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Dawn French…
- At the forefront of the 'alternative comedy' movement in the early 1980s, The Comic Strip are an ensemble of British comedians who have produced many…
Concrete Jungle, The (1982)
- Dir. Tom DeSimone
Feat. Jill St. John, Barbara Luna
- A late ’women in prison’ exploitationer, with the rather standard plotline – innocent girl sent to corrupt prison – given…
Countryman (1982)
- Dir. Dickie Jobson
Feat. Countryman , Hiram Keller, Carl Bradshaw…
- Cult item for reggae–enthusiasts (produced by Island Records), this vaguely political fable about two air–crashed Americans rescued by a…
Crosstalk (1982)
- Dir. Mark Egerton
Feat. Gary Day, Penny Downie, John Ewart
- Gary Day plays a wheelchair–bound computer genius who devises a system that significantly advances AI technology, but appears to be taking…
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…
Human Lanterns (Ren pi deng long) (1982)
- Dir. Chung Sun
Feat. Leih Lo
- The Shaw Brothers' first international star, Lo Leih, excels in this horror–suspenser as a mad lampshade maker in olden–day China who…
Junkman - Gone in 60 Seconds 2 (1982)
- Dir. H.B. Halicki
Feat. H.B. Halicki, Susan Shaw
- Further automotive shenanigans from ace petrolhead Halicki, setting a new record for the sheer number of cars and planes destroyed in one…
Knight Rider (1982)
- Dir. Daniel Heller
Feat. David Hasselhoff
- Pilot–movie for the TV series notable among other infamies for launching David Hasselhoff into stardom. Here he steers his super hi–tech,…
Knight Rider (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. David Hasselhoff
- David Hasselhoff fights crime with the aid of his talking automobile KITT. A classic of early 80s trash television may provide amiable nostalgia for…
Les Maitres du Temps (Time Masters) (1982)
- Dir. Rene Laloux
- Another vivid, otherworldly animation from French dir. Laloux (FANTASTIC PLANET), with design from Jean Giraud (aka Mobius). Bygone sci–fi…