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Subgenre Sampler

 
2010: The Year We Make Contact2010: 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 DimensionAdventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth Dimension (1984) Recommended
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 CityAlphabet 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)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)Chocky (TV Series) (1984) Recommended
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 DestroyerConan 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]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…
DreamscapeDreamscape (1984)
Dir. Joseph Ruben
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer
Psychic Dennis Quaid treks through the dreams and nightmares of others, ultimately confronting the nihilistic visions of the President. Works well…
DuneDune (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…

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