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Blue Lagoon, TheBlue Lagoon, The (1980)
Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Brooke Shields, Christopher Atkins
Pubescent curiosity in which a young Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins take biology lessons from Mother Nature after they are stranded on a…
Club, TheClub, The (1980)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Jack Thompson, Graham Kennedy, Frank Wilson
Doing for Australian Rules football what DON'S PARTY did for Australian politics, this examines in brawling, bawdy detail the behind–scenes…
Coal Miner's DaughterCoal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones
Biopic of country legend Loretta Lynn.
Formula, TheFormula, The (1980)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Marthe Keller
Muddled thriller with Scott as a detective caught up in a conspiracy to manipulate world fuel prices. Brando –only in three scenes– does…
FoxesFoxes (1980)
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Sally Kellerman
Four teenage loose cannons speed towards self–destruction in this frank, impressionistic portrait of L.A. teen culture. A young Jodie Foster…
Germany, Pale MotherGermany, Pale Mother (Deutschland bleiche Mutter) (1980) Recommended
Dir. Helma Sanders-Brahms
Feat. Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi
Bleak WWII drama that follows the tragic fate of a couple who marry the day before the war breaks out when he is drafted to the Eastern front only to…
HamletHamlet (1980)
Dir. Rodney Bennett
Feat. Derek Jacobi, Claire Bloom, Patrick Stewart
Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Jane Austen in ManhattanJane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anne Baxter, Robert Powell, MIchael Wager
Delightful Merchant Ivory production has two rival theatre companies dueling over the right to produce a recently discovered Jane Austen manuscript.…
Jayne Mansfield Story, TheJayne Mansfield Story, The (1980)
Dir. Dick Lowry
Feat. Loni Anderson, Arnold Schwarzenegger
Loni Anderson plays the titular blonde bombshell in this tacky biopic of one of the Hollywood's most likeable sex kittens. Arnie co–stars as…
Scruples (Mini-series)Scruples (Mini-series) (1980)
Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Kim Cattrall
Trashy, high–society soap opera, with Lindsay Wagner overcoming privilege and class to rise beyond the upper echelons of the L.A. fashion…

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