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Subgenre Sampler
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)- Dir. Howard Brookner
Feat. Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Julie Hagerty… - An American Playhouse adaptation of four Damon Runyon tales which intersect on New Year's Eve 1928 in a milieu of jazz–age hedonism. A good…
Mack the Knife (1989)- Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Raul Julia, Richard Harris, Julie Walters… - Muddled adaptation of The Threepenny Opera is notable for some pretty inept dance sequences and some rather overt mugging by some well–known…
Bird (1988)
- Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Keith David - Eastwood's biopic tribute to legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker. His turbulent and extraordinary life is sympathetically characterised…
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey… - Under–rated campy musical about a trio of goofy aliens (incl. Jim Carrey in an early role) who crash–land in Geena Davis's swimming pool.
School Daze (1988)- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn… - Spike Lee's black high–school musical is perhaps over–ambitious, but the disorder is compensated in sheer exuberance and…
Dirty Dancing (1987)- Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Jennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach… - Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze set the woods on fire with their passionate dance–moves in a 1960s American holiday resort. Wildly successful…
Absolute Beginners (1986)- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit… - Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
Crossroads (1986)- Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Ralph Macchio, Jami Gertz, Joe Seneca… - Great Ry Cooder music peps this light drama in which Ralph Macchio seeks lost blues tunes in the Deep South.
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia… - Excellent film version of the off–Broadway musical based on the 1960 horror/comedy of the same name. The story of the man–eating plant is…
Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide… - Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
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