Subgenre Sampler
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Return of the Living Dead, The (1985)
- Dir. Dan O'Bannon
Feat. Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa
- Pretty–good parody of Romero's Living Dead films, though not quite the same as the real thing. Great thrash–metal soundtrack, though.
Return to Oz (1985)
- Dir. Walter Murch
Feat. Fairuza Balk, Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh
- This unusually–conceived sequel to THE WIZARD OF OZ is almost too scary for kids, with a disturbed Dorothy (Fairuza Balk) blown by a storm from…
Revolution (1985)
- Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski…
- Disastrous epic with Pacino almost committing career suicide as a fur trapper caught in the upheaval of the American Revolution. Some handsome…
Robbery Under Arms (1985)
- Dir. Ken Hannam
Feat. Sam Neill
- Rollicking outback western with our Sam Neill as a charismatic bushranger at the head of a wild colonial gang in search of love, loot and adventure.…
Rocky IV (Rocky 4) (1985)
- Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young…
- Third sequel in the ROCKY franchise adds some new moves, but gets a whole lot dumber. Here, Stallone fights a Russian superboxer (Lundgren) who has…
Romancing the Stone (1985)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas
- Witty, fast–paced adventure through the South American jungle with Turner and Douglas well cast as made–for–each–other…
Room with a View, A (1985)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Day-Lewis, Denholm Elliott…
- Arguably the pinnacle achievement of the Merchant–Ivory partnership, this light–toned but nuanced adaptation of E. M. Forster's novel…
Runaway Train (1985)
- Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Jon Voight, Eric Roberts, Rebecca De Mornay
- Voight and Roberts are terrific as two ecsaped convicts who endure a nerve–jangling journey aboard an unstoppable locomotive. Based on a…
Sacred Hearts (1985)
- Dir. Barbara Rennie
Feat. Anna Massey
- Earnest drama set in a repressive convent (run by Anna Massey) during the Blitz.
Seacoal (1985)
- Dir. Amber Film Collective
- The first feature from the Tyneside film community who mix drama and 'real life' to tell their own stories. This film focuses on the plight of…