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Fletch (1985)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson…
- Arguably considered his best feature comedy, Chevy Chase plays the titular newspaper reporter with a penchant for changing his identity who stumbles…
Fool for Love (1985)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Sam Shepard, Kim Basinger, Harry Dean Stanton…
- One of dir. Altman's ambitious stageplay adaptations, this largely succeeds in bringing Sam Shepard's brand of 'surreal Americana' to life.
This…
Fortunate Life, A (Mini-series) (1985)
- Feat. Dominic Sweeney
- At the turn of the 20th century, a motherless child faces hard labour, the trauma of Gallipoli, and the unforgiving outback in this life affirming…
Frank Zappa - Does Humour Belong in Music? (1985)
- Dir. Frank Zappa
Feat. Frank Zappa
- Frank Zappa captured in full flight, live in concert in 1984 at The Pier, NYC, providing his patented blend of musical virtuosity, sociological…
Fright Night (1985)
- Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall…
- Terrific vampire satire in which a boy becomes highly suspicious of his new neighbours, led by a suave Chris Sarandon.
The superb make–up…
George Clinton with Parliament Funkadelic: The Mothership Connection (1985)
- One of the few readily available records of the influential US funk pioneers playing live in Houston, Texas in 1976. Despite the poor–quality…
Get Out of My Room (1985)
- Dir. Richard Marin
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Cassandra Peterson, Mary Woronov…
- Cheech and Chong oddity, with the doped–out duo contriving four music–videos and a documentary about the whole deal.
Ghoulies / Ghoulies 2 (1985-1987)
- Dir. Luca Bercovici, Albert Band
Feat. Lisa Pelikan, Jack Nance, Royal Dano
- GREMLINS–inspired comic horrors from the mid–1980s in which a young couple unwittingly let loose half a dozen nasty little critters and…
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
- Dir. Alan Metter
Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Helen Hunt, Lee Montgomery…
- An early lead–role for Sarah Jessica Parker (SEX AND THE CITY) as a teenager frustrated from entering a dance–contest by her conservative…
God's Country (1985)
- Dir. Louis Malle
- This early excursion to the States sees Louis Malle observe the everyday workings of a prosperous farming community in Minnesota, returning six years…