Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1843 Films to Buy & Rent
Wiz, The (1978)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor
- Much maligned 'black musical' version of L. Frank Baum's classic fairytale (best known through the Judy Garland version).
Here, New York City was…
Blue Fin (1977)
- Dir. Carl Schultz
Feat. Hardy Kruger, Greg Rowe
- From the creators of STORM BOY, this ocean adventure focuses on the demanding relationship between a father and his son on a tuna–fishing boat…
Christmas Carol, A (1977)
- Dir. Moira Armstrong
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee
- Charles Dickens' time–honoured tale of how Ebenezer Scrooge, too mean to celebrate Xmas, is brought to account by the ghosts of Past, Present…
Freaky Friday (1977)
- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Jodie Foster, Barbara Harris
- Barbara Harris and a 13–year–old Jodie Foster are mother and daughter who miraculosly swap personalities for a day. Plenty of fun here.
Gulliver's Travels (1977)
- Dir. Peter Hunt
Feat. Richard Harris, Catherine Schell
- One of the first films to combine live action and animation, this 1977 version has the gruff old Harris play the shipwrecked sailor who awakens in a…
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- Dir. Vincent McEveety
Feat. Dean Jones, Don Knotts
- Second sequel to THE LOVE BUG, starring everybody's favourite Volkswagen, adds the extra panache to the Paris–Monte Carlo race.
Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, The (1977)
- Dir. Wolfgang Reitherman
- The original Disney version of A A Milne's classic creation, splices together three mis–adventures of Pooh, Tigger, Eey–Ore etc, all…
People That Time Forgot, The (1977)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Patrick Wayne
- Sequel to THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT, sees Patrick Wayne return to the monster–ridden island in search of lost colleagues.
Pete's Dragon (1977)
- Dir. Don Chaffey
Feat. Mickey Rooney, Shelley Winters, Jim Dale…
- Young orphan Pete (Sean Marchall) bonds with animated green dragon Elliot in this lesser–Disney live–action movie.
Sentimental songs…
Red Hand Gang, The (TV Series) (1977)
- Fondly–remembered show has five city kids and their dog Boomer solving crimes. This fun caper–filler seventies kids show that was more…