Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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…
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1981)- A quintessential retro import by way of Japan that found its way onto afternoon TV screens in the eighties, this gleefully pre–empted POWER…
Altered States (1980)- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. William Hurt, Blair Brown - William Hurt plays a scientist with a penchant for mind exploration in his starring debut. Russell's overly talky but fascinating film has found a…
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
Feat. John Saxon, Richard Thomas - A campy space–set reworking of THE SEVEN SAMURAI/MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, produced by Roger Corman and scripted by John Sayles. The effects shine…
Blake's 7 (TV Series) - Series 3 (1980)- Feat. Gareth Thomas, Michael Keating
- More adventures and intrigues for the crew of the 'Liberator', in this classic British TV Series. Series Three: 13 episodes over five…
Castle of Cagliostro (1980)- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Ground–breaking animated feature from the director of PRINCESS MONONOKE holds its own in today's high–tech animation environment. Based…
Chain Reaction, The (1980)- Dir. Ian Barry
- A holidaying couple are unwittingly exposed to contamination in this watchable nuclear thriller. Plausibility soons gives way to an enjoyable…
Deathwatch (1980)- Dir. Bertrand Tavernier
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton - Cerebral drama set in the future about a media group who attempt to film the deaths of the terminally ill for public consumption.
Final Countdown, The (1980)- Dir. Don Taylor
Feat. Martin Sheen, Kirk Douglas, Katherine Ross… - The nuclear–era aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, skippered by Martin Sheen, steams into a time–warp and pops up in the Pacific Ocean, just…
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