Subgenre Sampler
Year of the Dragon (1985)- Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Mickey Rourke, John Lone - Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…
Amadeus (1984)
- Dir. Milos Forman
Feat. Tom Hulce, F. Murray Abraham - Academy–award winning biopic of Mozart's illustrious but brief existence that spawned much of the greatest music ever written. A humourous yet…
Dune (1984)- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Jose Ferrer, Brad Dourif… - Ambitious but muddled adaptation of Frank Herbert's cult novel recouped less than half its $25 million cost. Still of interest to spotters of…
Ghostbusters (1984)
- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver… - Blockbuster supernatural comedy follows the lives of three flaky paranormal investigators who find themselves in countless gooey situations. The…
Night of the Comet (1984)- Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney - Terrific B–movie where a comet hits earth and two surviving valley girls must fight the resulting cannibal zombie apocalypse. Trashy in all the…
Star Trek III - The Search for Spock (1984)- Dir. Leonard Nimoy
Feat. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley… - Leonard Nimoy himself directed this continuation of 'The Wrath of Khan', in which the crew set out to rescue Spock from Kurge (Christopher Lloyd).…
Terminator, The (1984)- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton - Breakthrough film for Schwarzenegger and its director, it's a high–powered action fantasy that set a precedent for the genre. And 'I'll be…
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)- Dir. Rob Reiner, Rob Reiner
Feat. Michael McKean, Michael McKean, Michael McKean… - Brilliant parody of a burnt–out British Heavy–Metal band on tour in America, filmed in the classic tradition of a rock documentary. A…
Koyaanisqatsi (1983)- Dir. Godfrey Reggio
- This unique visual and aural masterpiece looks at our earth and 20th Century 'progress' through the eye of time–lapse camera. The…
Scarface (1983)- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Al Pacino - Sweat–breakingly violent portrait of a contemporary mobster with Pacino in top gear as the ruthless megalomaniac. Stunning, if you can hack…
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