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Subgenre Sampler
Escape from New York (1981)
- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine… - 1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
Excalibur (1981)- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Nigel Terry, Nicol Williamson, Nicholas Clay… - The King Arthur legend is given a fanciful, dynamic spin by a director at his creative peak in an epic fantasy tale of sorcery and magic.
Greatest American Hero, The (TV Series) (1981)- Feat. William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca…
- A reluctant superhero if ever there was one, William Katt is engaging in this spoof sitcom as the toussle–haired school–teacher who is…
Heavy Metal (1981)- Dir. Gerald Potterton
- Based on stories from the 70s sci–fi/fantasy mag, this replicates the stylish artwork, sleazy thrills and quirky storylines, with the added…
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) (1981)- Dir. Alan J.W. Bell
Feat. Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon… - The excellent BBC TV adaptation of Douglas Adams' extraordinary books provides a wealth of brain–candy for cybernerds, techno–buffs and…
Inseminoid (Horror Planet) (1981)- Dir. Norman J. Warren
Feat. Judy Geeson - An interplanetry archaelogical team unleash a female vampire (Geeson) into their spaceship, in this super–trashy ALIEN knockoff. Unconvincing…
Looker (1981)- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Albert Finney, James Coburn, Susan Dey… - Sci–fi thriller written and directed by Michael Crichton that comments upon and satirizes media, advertising, TV's effects on the populace, and…
Mad Max II - The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) (1981)- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence - Studio–backed sequel retains the integrity of the first while sprucing up the artillery, pyrotechnics and going for a more futuristic style.…
Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1981)- Dir. Robert Guenette
Feat. Orson Welles - Orson Welles narrates and appears in this dramatisation of the prophecies of Nostradamus, many of which have proved to be alarmingly accurate.
Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)- Dir. David Gladwell
Feat. Julie Christie - Julie Christie portrays the diarist of Doris Lessing's cult novel, aimlessly existing in a crippled, post–apocalyptic future Britain. Genuinely…
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