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Dead Zone, TheDead Zone, The (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Brooke Adams
A dynamite thriller based on one of Stephen King's best stories. Christopher Walken plays a clairvoyant, who after helping police with homicide…
Death Warmed UpDeath Warmed Up (1983)
Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Michael Hurst
Hell–bent on exacting revenge on a loony scientist, Michael Hurst leads his friends to a secret island where toxic abominations run riot. This…
Man With Two Brains, TheMan With Two Brains, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner
Steve Martin plays a surgeon who frustrated with his wicked, overbearing wife (Kathleen Turner), falls in love with a…
TronTron (1982)
Dir. Steve Lisberger
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner
Jeff Bridges becomes trapped in an alternative computer universe where he is forced to combat evil pac–men and corporate corruption. Made at…
Hand, TheHand, The (1981)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Caine
Michael Caine stars in this early Oliver Stone mess (still suffering from shell–shock?) as a cartoonist whose severed hand goes about murdering…
Incredible Shrinking Woman, TheIncredible Shrinking Woman, The (1981)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty
Fitfully amusing comedy mines the considerable talents of Lily Tomlin in the role of a housewife accidentally shrunk by her husband. Considerably…
ScannersScanners (1981) Recommended
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan
A 'scanner' describes a person able to read minds, but with a potential to cause nasty headaches. An intense cautionary tale about the dangers of…
Altered StatesAltered States (1980) Recommended
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown
William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
Incredible Melting Man, The (1978)
Dir. William Sachs
Feat. Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey
Radiation poisoning causes an astronaut to literally fall to pieces during a murderous rampage. Slimy effects by Rick Baker distinguish this pure…
RabidRabid (1977)
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Marilyn Chambers
Early David Cronenberg nasty starring '70s porn queen, Marilyn Chambers, who she develops an insatiable thirst for human blood after a motorcycle…

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