Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1577 Films to Buy & Rent
Somewhere in Time (1980)
- Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer…
- Fantastical love story stars Reeve as a successful playwright who becomes obsessed with a woman he believes he is destined to be with, even if it…
Space Firebird 2772 (1980)
- Dir. Taku Sugiyama
- Futuristic Sci Fi anime conceived by the creator of ASTRO BOY sees a young cadet sent on a search to retrieve a mystical 'firebird', which may have…
Star Fleet (TV Series) (Star Fleet — X Bomber) (1980)
- Influenced by Star Wars and inspired by Thunderbirds, this 24 part Japanese puppet space opera has the bonus feature of giant (rubber suit) robots.…
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Dir. Irvin Kershner
Feat. Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford…
- The remaining rebel forces play a game of cat and mouse with the emperors immense galactic armada.
Tight action sequences, deft plot twists and a…
Superman 2 (Superman II) (1980)
- Dir. Richard Lester
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman
- Laudable continuation of the super–hero franchise, that adds more action and comic sparks to the familiar characters –The Man of Steel…
Uforia (1980)
- Dir. John Binder
Feat. Harry Dean Stanton, Fred Ward
- Quirky comedy about a kooky check–out operator who believes that aliens are about to dock on their doorstep. Harry Dean Stanton and Fred Ward…
Alien (1979)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt…
- One of the best films of modern cinema, this classic combines nail–shredding suspense with H.R. Giger's awesome production design. This film…
Alien Anthology Box Set (Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection) (1979-1999)
- Feat. Sigourney Weaver
- All four of the seminal ALIEN horrors – in their special–edition versions – in one box–set.
Battlestar Galactica (Original TV Series) (1979)
- Feat. Dirk Benedict, Lorne Greene, Jane Seymour…
- The followup television series to the 1978 feature–film concerning the future plight of the human race when persecuted by the powerful Cylon…
Black Hole, The (1979)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster…
- Maniacal scientist Maximilian Schell plans to dive into a vast ‘black hole’ in space – this is the compelling idea of one of…