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Subgenre Sampler
Staying Alive (1983)- Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes - Engagingly tacky sequel to SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, fashioned by dir. Sylvester Stallone as a ROCKY–style vehicle for John Travolta, who juggles…
Yentl (1983)- Dir. Barbra Streisand
Feat. Barbra Streisand - Barbra Streisand directs herself in this musical/drama as an Eastern European woman at the turn of the century who masquerades as a boy in order to…
Fame (TV Series) (1982-1987)- Feat. Lori Singer, Debbie Allen
- Based on the 1980 hit movie, this series charts the ambitions, joys and heartbreaks of assorted dance and music students and teachers at New York's…
Honkytonk Man (1982)- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, John McIntire, Verna Bloom - One of director–star Eastwood's more unusual efforts, playing a TB–stricken country singer in the Great Depression, who tries to make one…
One from the Heart (1982)- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia - A lavishly mounted curiosity loosely following the romantic plight of an estranged couple, set against an impressively stylised backdrop of Las…
Starstruck (1982)
- Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Jo Kennedy - A fabulous, overlooked Aussie musical in which an ambitious barmaid lives out her dreams to be a singing star in the new wave–inflected early…
Les Uns et Les Autres (Bolero) (1981)- Dir. Claude Lelouch
Feat. James Caan, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Hossein… - Sprawling extravaganza of questionable taste is not without its devotees. It charts the impact that music has made on the lives of four…
Pennies from Heaven (1981)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Christopher Walken… - Dennis Potter’s provocative, 1930s–set melding of drama and musical is spot–on in this US version of the BBC TV–series, which…
Pippin: His Life and Times (1981)- Dir. David Sheehan
Feat. Ben Vereen, William Katt, Leslie Denniston - TV movie adapted from the 1972 musical, itself an adaptation of the Bob Fosse Broadway production. Music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz and book…
Breaking Glass (1980)- Dir. Brian Gibson
Feat. Hazel O'Connor, Phil Daniels, Jon Finch… - Grievously under–rated and singular rock music drama from the post–punk era offers more than just nostalgic interest, with an impassioned…
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