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Twilight Zone, The (TV Series) (1985): Dir. Wes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace, Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Bruce Willis, Eric Bogosian, Amy Irving…; A solid if variable 1980's reprise of Rod Serling's iconic series of off–beat fantasy stories. Also available; "Lost Classics" (1994),…
1984 (1984): Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. John Hurt, Richard Burton; Adaptation of George Orwell's novel remains faithful to his book and is thus a despairing experience. John Hurt and Richard Burton represent the…
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984): Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren; Belated sequel jettisons the metaphysics of 2001 for more traditional sci–fi explanations, bolstered by excellent special f/x. Roy Scheider…
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…
Alphabet City (1984): Dir. Amos Poe
Feat. Vincent Spano; Crime drama set entirely over one evening and following a NYC drug dealer who decides to get out of the business and escape the the wrath of the mob.
Children Of The Dog Star (TV Mini-series) (1984): Feat. Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle…; Beloved New Zealand sci–fi series following 12–year–old Gretchen (Dunn) who discovers a link to an extra–extraterrestrial…
Chocky (TV Series) (1984): Dir. Vic Hughes, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Carol Drinkwater; One of the best sci–fi TV serials of the 1980s is set around a schoolboy who begins to develop supernormal talents. It seems an alien force has…
Conan the Destroyer (1984): Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Grace Jones; Semi–nude Arnie grunts through his second Conan adventure.
Doctor Who (TV Series) [Colin Baker] (Dr. Who) (1984-1986): Feat. Colin Baker; The sixth 'Doctor Who' was played by Colin Baker as flamboyant and over–dressed, as the BBC tried to quell dropping audience figures by turning…
Dream One (Nemo) (1984): Dir. Arnaud Sélignac
Feat. Jason Connery, Harvey Keitel, Mathilda May; Very strange, tonally confused but often fascinating fantasia, a very loose adaptation of Winsor McKay's 1920s comic strip Little Nemo – itself…

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