Subgenre Sampler
Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4, The (1985)
- Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Gian Sammarco, Julie Walters, Lulu … - Engaging TV adaptation of Sue Townsend's much–loved book about the pains of adolescence chronicled by a teenage diarist as he struggles to come…
Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear (1985)- Dir. Barry Levinson
- Highly watchable updating of Sherlock Holmes, with his teenage incarnation plumbing 'thugee' cult mysteries in Victorian London. Notable at the…
Children Of The Dog Star (TV Mini-series) (1984)- Feat. Sarah Dunn, Jason Wallace, Hamish Bartle…
- Beloved New Zealand sci–fi series following 12–year–old Gretchen (Dunn) who discovers a link to an extra–extraterrestrial…
Chocky (TV Series) (1984)- Dir. Vic Hughes, Christopher Hodson
Feat. Carol Drinkwater - One of the best sci–fi TV serials of the 1980s is set around a schoolboy who begins to develop supernormal talents. It seems an alien force has…
Christmas Carol, A (1984)- Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. George C. Scott, Frank Finlay, Angela Pleasence… - Faithful adaptation of the Charles Dickson classic with George C. Scott as the DEFINITIVE Ebenezer Scrooge. Faultless Christmas fare.
Cloak and Dagger (1984)- Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman, Michael Murphy - A boy with a reputation for "crying wolf" is convinced he's just witnessed an espionage plot by Russian spies in America, only no one believes his…
Dream One (Nemo) (1984)- Dir. Arnaud Sélignac
Feat. Jason Connery, Harvey Keitel, Mathilda May - Very strange, tonally confused but often fascinating fantasia, a very loose adaptation of Winsor McKay's 1920s comic strip Little Nemo – itself…
Ghostbusters (1984)- Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver… - Blockbuster supernatural comedy follows the lives of three flaky paranormal investigators who find themselves in countless gooey situations. The…
Gremlins (1984)- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Hoyt Axton, Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates… - Comedy–horror gold just mild enough for the kids, about a boy's new pet that spawns a legion of furry, unruly monsters.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Roshan Seth… - The second in the Indiana Jones trilogy follows further outlandish exploits of the intrepid archeologist.
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