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Subgenre Sampler

 
Running on EmptyRunning on Empty (Fast Lane Fever) (1982)
Dir. John Clark
Feat. Max Cullen
A cult movie for modified car fanatics in Australia, this ropey but completely committed street drag thriller is worth a watch for its entertainingly…
Star Trek II - The Wrath of KhanStar Trek II - The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley
The Enterprise crew are back to do battle with Kirk's old enemy Khan, as he takes control of a Federation Starship. Nice touches of humour and…
Angel of VengeanceAngel of Vengeance (Ms.45) (1981) Recommended
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Zoë Tamerlis, Jack Thibeau
Surreal drama about a deaf–mute who seeks revenge after two sexual assaults. Taut and disturbing, with minimal dialogue, it has the distinction…
Being DifferentBeing Different (1981) Recommended
Dir. Harry Rasky
Feat. Billy Barty, Sandra Elaine Allen, Jo-Ann Cantilla
Siamese–twin cowboys, a bearded lady, the world's tallest woman and a living 'elephant man' are among those that come upfront for this well…
Beyond, TheBeyond, The (E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà) (1981) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck
This eerie celluloid nightmare from Italian gore–meister Fulci can be fully appreciated in this uncut version, restoring its succession…
Britannia HospitalBritannia Hospital (1981)
Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Leonard Rossiter, Malcolm McDowell, Joan Plowright
Political allegory dressed as raucous Blighty comedy going all out, but it hasn't quite the magic of cult predecessors IF... and O LUCKY MAN!
Christiane F.Christiane F. (1981) Recommended
Dir. Ulrich Edel
Feat. David Bowie
Absorbing account of the decline and fall into the Berlin's degrading drug and prostitution scene of two young heroin addicts. Features the music and…
Elephant Parts, The (1981)
Dir. William Dear
Feat. Michael Nesmith
Escape from New YorkEscape from New York (1981) Recommended
Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine
1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
EurekaEureka (1981)
Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gene Hackman, Rutger Hauer, Nicolas Roeg
Irishman Gene Hackman strikes it rich in Alaska, and retires to his own Carribean island for family fights with flaky son–in–law Rutger…

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