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Subgenre Sampler

 
Right Stuff, TheRight Stuff, The (1983) Recommended
Dir. Philip Kaufman
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward
A richly detailed, down–to–earth account of the lives of the first Americans to travel into space. Top ensemble cast.
Risky BusinessRisky Business (1983) Recommended
Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Tom Cruise, Rebecca De Mornay
A kind of '80s update of THE GRADUATE, this imaginative comedy propelled a 17–year old Tom Cruise into the limelight. Uncommonly stylish and…
Rock and RuleRock and Rule (1983)
Dir. Clive A. Smith
Obscure, though excellent cult animation made by Canada's 'Nelvana' studio, set in a post–apocalyptic world of mutant rodents. The story…
Rumble FishRumble Fish (1983) Recommended
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Dennis Hopper
Coppola's cult fave is a highly stylised treatment of a teen delinquency drama may not be entirely appropriate, but it sure looks impressive. Equally…
Saigon - Year of the CatSaigon - Year of the Cat (1983)
Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E.G. Marshall
Potent romantic drama set during the South Vietnam collapse with Dench as a depressed loan officer who falls into the arms of CIA interrogator…
Savage IslandsSavage Islands (Nate and Hayes) (1983)
Dir. Ferninand Fairfax
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O'Keefe
Tommy Lee Jones runs amok in the Pacific, clashing with pirates, missionaries, and a cannibalistic tribesman (played by Prince Tui Teka). Its clunky…
Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series)Scales of Justice (TV Mini-series) (1983)
Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Bill Hunter, Isabelle Anderson
A three–part crime drama which links tales of drug–dealing, organised crime, police corruption and political conspiracy in 1980s…
ScarfaceScarface (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Al Pacino
Sweat–breakingly violent portrait of a contemporary mobster with Pacino in top gear as the ruthless megalomaniac. Stunning, if you can hack…
Scarlet and the Black, TheScarlet and the Black, The (1983)
Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud
Thrilling cat–and–mouse tale of Vatican attempts to save Allied POWs and downed Allied airman from Nazi imprisonment.
Sheer MadnessSheer Madness (Heller Wahn) (1983)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta
Feat. Hanna Schygulla, Angela Winkler
Two women, one a withdrawn painter and the other a confident professor, start to rely upon their friendship as an alternative to their unhappy…

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