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Subgenre Sampler

 
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…
From the Life of the MarionettesFrom the Life of the Marionettes (1980)
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Robert Atzom, Heinz Bennent, Martin Benrath
A dark themed and intricately plotted drama from dir. Bergman's later period, concerning a businessman who commits the sex–murder of a…
GloriaGloria (1980)
Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen
Rowlands is devastating as a gangster moll who runs from the Mob after taking protective custody of a neighbour's son, whose parents have fallen…
Hangar 18Hangar 18 (1980)
Dir. James L. Conway
Feat. Robert Vaughn, Darren McGavin, Gary Collins
Hokey Sci–Fi riffs on the Roswell incident with two astronauts determined to prove the U.S government is in possession of a flying saucer.
HopscotchHopscotch (1980)
Dir. Ronald Neame
Feat. Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston
Walter Matthau carries this cat–and–mouse comedy as a demoted CIA operative who enjoys being a target after publishing a spiteful memoir…
HussyHussy (1980)
Dir. Michael Chapman
Feat. Helen Mirren, John Shea, Paul Angelis
A prostitute working in a posh London nightclub begins an affair with a mysterious American and is pulled further into the criminal underworld she is…
Juliet Bravo (TV Series)Juliet Bravo (TV Series) (1980)
Feat. Stephanie Turner, David Ellison, Noel Collins
Massively popular – although rather dated – UK police series focused on a female police officer who takes charge of a fictional…
Little Miss MarkerLittle Miss Marker (1980)
Dir. Walter Bernstein
Feat. Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Tony Curtis
Comedy set in the 30's, following a gloomy, cantankerous bookie (Walter Matthau) running a gambling operation, who finds himself with a 6–year…
Long Good Friday, TheLong Good Friday, The (1980) Recommended
Dir. John Mackenzie
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren
Electrifying, influential account of hoodlum rivalry in contemporary London with Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren matching an intelligent, gritty script.
Magnum P.I. (TV Series)Magnum P.I. (TV Series) (1980)
Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Tom Selleck, John Hillerman, Roger E. Mosley
After a tour of duty in Vietnam, the ever–affable Tom Selleck cruises Hawaii in his Porsche as a private investigator. Classic,…

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