Subgenre Sampler
Shaker Run (1985)- Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Cliff Robertson, Leif Garrett, Lisa Harrow… - Cult film sees Kiwi scientist Harrow steal a biological weapon that some mercenaries are keen to get their hands on. She enlists daredevil drivers…
Smooth Talk (1985)
- Dir. Joyce Chopra
Feat. Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place… - Poignant yet sinister coming–of–age tale chronicles a young girl's sexual awakening and the attention she attracts from a mysterious…
Starfleet (TV Series) (X Bomber) (1985)- Dir. Go Nagai
- Heavily influenced by Gerry Anderson's supermarionation series, this sci–fi Japanese production from manga creater Go Nagai kicks off when an…
Vampire Hunter D (1985)- Dir. Toyoo Ashida
Feat. Michael McConnohie, Kaneto Shiozawa - In a barren, distant future where vampires rule what remains of life on earth, a beautiful young girl hires an imposing vampire hunter known as…
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth Dimension (1984)- Dir. W.D. Richter
Feat. Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin… - This offbeat genre film has been described as a silly movie for smart people. A bored neurosurgeon (Buck) decides to become a rock star and defender…
Beat Street (1984)- Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis - Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
Beyond The Doors (Down On Us) (1984)- Dir. Larry Buchanan
- Preposterous 'docudrama' about the deaths of 1960s rock–stars Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin (played by obscure actors with the…
Brother from Another Planet (1984)- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Joe Morton, Steve James, Bill Cobbs - Quirky comic fantasy from John Sayles about a mute alien negro who crash lands in New York and mixes with some earthbound home–boys in downtown…
Miami Vice (TV Series) (1984)- Dir. Thomas Carter
Feat. Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas - One of the premiere TV–fantasies of the 1980s – pastel–suited vice–cops Crockett and Tubbs (Don Johnson and Phillip Michael…
Mixed Blood (1984)- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Marilia Pera, Richard Ulacia - Appropriately loose and ironic black comedy about gang and drug shenanigans in NYC from Warhol's factory alumni, Morrissey.
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