Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1365 Films to Buy & Rent
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…
Love Butcher, The (1982)
- Dir. Mikel Angel, Donald M. Jones
Feat. Eric Stern
- Amusing sleaze/cheesefest about a retarded, sexually frustrated gardener (Eric Stern) who harbours a slick, womanizing alter–ego, not to…
Ninja Wars (Iga ninpûchô) (1982)
- Dir. Mitsumasa Saito
Feat. Hiroyuki Sanada, Sonny Chiba
- Period fantasy action involving magicians, love potions and endangered royalty in ancient Japan, a story resolved with a fair amount of…
One Down Two To Go (1982)
- Dir. Fred Williamson
Feat. Jim Brown, Fred Williamson, Jim Kelly…
- Straight–to–video blaxploitation, about a trio of kung fu fighters (Kelly, Brown and Williamson) who go after crooked event promoters.…
Plague Dogs, The (1982)
- Dir. Martin Rosen
- Sensitive animated version of Richard Adam's (WATERSHIP DOWN) novel about two dogs who escape from a vivisection laboratory and try to evade their…