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Subgenre Sampler

 
New York RipperNew York Ripper (1982)
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Jack Hedley, Daniela Doria
A sadistic tale from Italian dir. Fulci (THE BEYOND) which concerns a killer roaming New York City and murdering women while babbling like 'Donald…
Angel of VengeanceAngel of Vengeance (Ms.45) (1981) Recommended
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Zoƫ Tamerlis, Jack Thibeau
Surreal drama about a deaf–mute who seeks revenge after two sexual assaults. Taut and disturbing, with minimal dialogue, it has the distinction…
Cannibal HolocaustCannibal Holocaust (1980)
Dir. Ruggero Deodato
Enormously controversial apex of the Italian 'cannibal' horror subgenre, concerning an anthropologist who journeys to the Amazon to locate a…
CruisingCruising (1980) Recommended
Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen
Controversial, grimy thriller places cop Al Pacino undercover in New York's gay community in an effort to ensnare a serial killer, but the job begins…
Dressed to KillDressed to Kill (1980) Recommended
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Angie Dickinson, Michael Caine, Nancy Allen
A slick video nasty involving a murderer, a prostitute, a psychiatrist, a bored housewife and her resourceful son. In reworking PSYCHO, De Palma…
ManiacManiac (1980)
Dir. William Lustig
Feat. Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro
Notoriousy grisly 1980s "video nasty", featuring Tom Savini effects (inc a very famous head explosion and several scalpings) amid an otherwise…
ScumScum (1980) Recommended
Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels
Life in a British borstal painted in unflinchingly realistic hues. Clark's deeply affecting indictment of the penal system plays out barbaric rituals…
Angel MineAngel Mine (1979)
Dir. David Blyth
Feat. Derek Ward, Jennifer Redford, Myra De Groot
A punk, Bunuel–esque social satire in which a married couple escape their material lives through anarchic fantasies, staged as dream–like…
Driller KillerDriller Killer (1979)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Abel Ferrara
Somewhat notorious as a 'video nasty' of the 80s video boom, this debut from bad boy auteur Abel Ferrara was perhaps misunderstood (like The Texas…
Life of BrianLife of Brian (Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
This parody of the life and times of Jesus Christ is the funniest and most successful of the Monty Python features. A cult favourite.

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