Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Beach Boys: An American Band (1984)- Dir. Malcolm Leo
- Authorized history of the Californian hitmakers. Includes some rare, eyebrow–raising footage of Wilson family dysfunction.
Before Stonewall (1984)- Dir. Greta Schiller
- Anecdotes and archival footage reflect the difficulties and absurdities of gay life from the 1920s up until the landmark revolt in 1969 following a…
Beyond The Doors (Down On Us) (1984)- Dir. Larry Buchanan
- Preposterous 'docudrama' about the deaths of 1960s rock–stars Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin (played by obscure actors with the…
Chicken Ranch (1984)
- Dir. Nick Broomfield
- Astonishing expose of a famous legal whorehouse in Texas on which a popular Dolly Parton movie was based. What is revealed, however, is far from the…
Comfort and Joy (1984)- Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Bill Paterson, Eleanor David - Another likeable and quirky comedy from Bill Forsyth, about a disc–jockey who becomes involved in a mob feud over a mobile ice–cream…
Comic Strip Presents: Bad News Tour (1983) / A Fistful of Travellers' Cheques (1984)
- Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Dawn French… - Excellent 'Comic Strip' double bill that teams up Adrian Edmonson's classic headbanger's satire with the cult repertory's memorable…
Comic Strip Presents: Fistful of Travellers Cheques, A / Gino (1984)- Dir. Bob Spiers
Feat. Rik Mayall, Pete Richardson, Keith Allen… - Winning 'Spaghetti Western' spoof has straw–chewing posers Rik Mayall and Peter Richardson check into the Hotel Bastardos, where they meet…
Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart) (1984)- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong - Endearing, warm–hearted tale of Chinese–Americans living in San Fransisco. Distinctly Chinese but the themes and the humour are universal.
Echo and the Bunnymen (1984)- Dir. Bill Butt, Kevin Hewitt
- 14 songs from these dour Liverpudlian new wavers. Accurate to 1984.
Funeral, The (1984)- Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto - A Buddhist funeral service for a brothel owner makes an ideal vehicle for both fiendish black comedy and social satire. An assured debut from the…
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