Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1365 Films to Buy & Rent
Suburbia (Rebel Street's aka: Wild Side) (1983)
- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Flea
- Low key yet definitive dramatic portrait of the American punk scene, staged with non–actors as the "T.R. gang" who set up camp in a scuzzy L.A.…
Tales from the Darkside (TV Series) (1983-1988)
- This popular horror/fantasy anthology TV series from the 1980's features more misses than hits, but all are gloriously tacky relics of their time.…
Videodrome (1983)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. James Woods, Debbie Harry
- Cable TV programmer James Woods enters a dark netherworld of psychosis and pornography as he searches for the ultimate thrill. He may have just found…
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Vic Morrow, Fred Williamson, Christopher Connelly
- Renowned cheese–fest in which youth gangs of the post–Apocalypse Bronx, battle each other and an evil corporate arms manufacturer. Prime…
Battletruck (Warlords of the 21st Century) (1982)
- Dir. Harley Cokeliss
Feat. Michael Beck, Annie McEnroe, James Wainwright…
- In the 21st Century oil wars have left civilisation verging on collapse. Lawlessness and anarchy are the order of this day in this…
Class of 1984 (1982)
- Dir. Mark Lester
Feat. Perry King
- A new school–teacher (Perry King) finds himself intimidated by members of his unruly class – to the point where he must exact brutal…
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…