Subgenre Sampler
Transformers - The Movie (1986)- Dir. Nelson Shin
- Accompanying the mid–80s craze for ‘Transformer’ toys – robots which could transform into cars, planes etc. – was this animated…
When the Wind Blows (1986)- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
Feat. John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft - Superb animated version of Raymond Brigg's comicbook about an elderly couple who prepare for an impending nuclear disaster. Engaging and powerful…
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)- Dir. Peter H. Hunt
Feat. Jim Dale, Lillian Gish, Barnard Hughes… - One of the best adapatations of the Mark Twain classic, this was produced as a 4–part PBS television series which included more or less the…
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
- Dir. Kevin Sullivan
Feat. Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst - Megan Follows is perfect as the orphan who overcame a turbulent adolescence to triumph as a young woman. Timeless children's television…
Baby: 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 Future (1985)
- 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 Trilogy (1985-1990)- 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 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, 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, 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…
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