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Baby: Secret of the Lost LegendBaby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
Dir. Bill L. Norton
Feat. William Katt, Sean Young, Patrick McGoohan
Adventure fantasy film about a paleontologist and her husband who discover a mother and baby brontosaurus in Africa, and try to protect them from a…
Back to the FutureBack to the Future (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson
A bona fide 80s classic, this original sci–fi comedy/adventure has a perfectly cast Michael J. Fox sent back to the '50s to have his mother…
Back to the Future TrilogyBack to the Future Trilogy (1985-1990) Recommended
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Michael J. Fox
A quality sci–fi comedy/adventure series perfectly suited to the youthful charm of Michael J. Fox. The classy original, where he is sent back…
Biggles - Adventure in TimeBiggles - Adventure in Time (1985)
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Peter Cushing, Alex Hyde-White
Curious, though effective recasting of the 'Biggles' stories by W.E. Johns, in which a NYC office–worker travels through time back to WWI to…
Black Cauldron, TheBlack Cauldron, The (1985)
Dir. Richard Rich, Ted Berman
Fairytale animation set in the mythical realm of Prydain, where a young boy sets out to defeat ruling villain, the Horned King. Based on the book…
Care Bears Movie, TheCare Bears Movie, The (1985)
Dir. Arna Selznick
Animated orphans Kim and Jason are transported to the land of Care–a–Lot, where they assist the various ‘care–bears’ in…
Cuckoo Land (1985)
Quirky Margaret Mahy–scripted telemovie of an aspiring songwriter mother and her two children who live in a strange, metamorphosing house.
D.A.R.Y.L.D.A.R.Y.L. (Daryl) (1985)
Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Mary Beth Hurt, Michael McKean, Barret Oliver
A whitebread American couple adopt a young boy (Oliver) who has striking talents and abilities. Turns out he is in fact a Pentagon robot or Data…
Explorers, TheExplorers, The (1985) Recommended
Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix
Imaginative space adventure film also has enormous fun at the expense of American popular culture. Among the explorers are a very baby–faced…
Fireman Sam (TV Series)Fireman Sam (TV Series) (1985)
Dir. John Walker, Ian Frampton
Two tales from the jovial, animated fireman on a '2 for 1' tape: “The Hero Next Door” and “Deep Trouble”.

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