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Subgenre Sampler
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…
Outland (1981)- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Sean Connery, Peter Boyle, Frances Sternhagen… - Enjoyable outer–space remake of High Noon with Sean Connery as an ass–kicking 21st Century marshall determined to rid the planet of…
Quest for Fire (1981)- Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud
Feat. Everett McGill, Ron Perlman - Sci–fi set 80,000 years ago, it follows a tribe's attempt to replenish fire when it is stolen from them. Ambitious production makes the most of…
Time After Time (1981)- Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen - Intriguing time–travel fantasy sees a young H G Wells (Malcolm McDowell), tracking Jack the Ripper from 1890s England to 1970s San Fransisco…
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