Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986)- Dir. Gene Saks
Feat. Blythe Danner, Bob Dishy, Jonathan Silverman - A humourous slice of nostalgia set in pre–war Brooklyn, from the pen of Neil Simon.
Castle in the Sky (Laputa) (1986)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
Feat. Anna Paquin, James Van Der Beek, Cloris Leachman - A triumph of craft and narrative sophistication, this is an epic, supremely imaginative feature from master animator/storyteller Miyazaki that will…
Flight of the Navigator (1986)- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff De Young… - An ordinary boy is thrown behind the wheel of a fantastic flying machine, accompanied by an assortment of bizarre aliens. A fun–filled odyssey…
Frog Dreaming (The Quest, The Go-Kids) (1986)- Dir. Brian Trenchard-Smith
Feat. Tony Barry, Rachel Friend - E.T. star Henry Thomas heads to the land down under in this unsettling children's film, directed by the distinguished Ozploitationist Brian…
Labyrinth (1986)- Dir. Jim Henson
Feat. David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly - Jennifer Connelly goes in search of her baby brother, kidnapped by the Goblin King (David Bowie). An entourage of creatures from Jim Henson highlight…
My Little Pony: The Movie (1986)- Dir. Michael Joens
- Extemely cutesy animation about a herd of Little Ponies threatened by witchcraft. Should appeal to most young girls and has a certain 80s cache…
Pee-Wee's Playhouse (TV Series) (1986-1991)
- Feat. Paul Ruebens, Laurence Fishburne
- Successfully spinning–off from his big–screen Big Adventure, Paul Reubens returns as his man–child alter–ego Pee–Wee…
Pingu (TV Series) (1986)- Pingu the penguin gets in and out of icy water with his pals, in school, playing hockey etc. Suitable for the very young, as Pingu doesn't even…
Real Ghostbusters, The (TV Series) (1986)- Popular eighties cartoon series furthers the adventures of Ghostbusters Peter, Egon, Ray and Winston, although this time they're joined by past…
Short Circuit (1986)- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg - A family adopts an alien–robot which develops a personality of its own. Good family fodder.
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