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Subgenre Sampler
Never Say Die (1988)- Dir. Geoff Murphy
Feat. Temuera Morrison - Geoff Murphy re–applies his GOODBYE PORK PIE formula for this good–natured action yarn which posits Temuera Morrison as an unwitting…
Rain Man (1988)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino - Oscar–winning road drama featuring Dustin Hoffman's virtuoso performance as the idiot savant brother of Tom Cruise, who does equally well in a…
Dudes (1987)- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Jon Cryer, Catherine Mary Stewart - A wacky road movie about a trio of New York punks who attempt to get to LA in a VW. They bargain on fame and fortune, but end up with serious…
Mark II (1987)- Dir. John Anderson
- Three unemployed Maori youth embark on a bumpy ride south in their Mark II Ford Zephyr. The young novice actors exude charm and raw energy that…
Gladiator, The (1986)- Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Ken Wahl, Robert Culp, Nancy Allen - Telemovie excursion for Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT), pummeling viewers with a patented and occasionally intriguing exercise in petrolhead…
Hitcher, The (1986)
- Dir. Robert Harmon
Feat. Rutger Hauer, C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh… - One of the best and most terrifying thrillers to be made in the '80s. A superbly controlled, often shocking account of a young motorist who is…
Fandango (1985)- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards… - Kevin Costner landed his first leading role in this nostalgic comedy/drama about five college students from Texas in 1971 who go on a last road trip…
Lost in America (1985)- Dir. Albert Brooks
Feat. Albert Brooks, Julie Hagerty - Albert Brooks and Julie Hagerty give up their stressful yuppie lifestyle to travel in a road–home across America, but things don't go quite to…
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)- Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Beverly D'Angelo, Chevy Chase, John Astin - Second in National Lampoon's 'Vacation' series sees the Griswald family off to Europe for a round of slapstick shenanigans with the English, French,…
Sure Thing, The (1985)- Dir. Rob Reiner
Feat. John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Tim Robbins… - Early John Cusack film puts an agreeable spin on the plot of IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, where he and female–nemesis Daphne Zuniga uncomfortably…
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