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Subgenre Sampler

 
Far EastFar East (1982)
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Bryan Brown, Helen Morse, John Bell
Colourful Aussie CASABLANCA set in the politically unstable Phillipines with Bryan Brown as a seedy disco bar owner and Helen Morse as the…
Hound of the Baskervilles, TheHound of the Baskervilles, The (1982)
Dir. Peter Duguid
Feat. Tom Baker
Former Doctor Who Tom Baker plays Inspector Holmes in this serviceable adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan's most famous Sherlock mystery.
MissingMissing (1982) Recommended
Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Jack Lemmon, Sissy Spacek, Melanie Mayron
Jack Lemmon goes in search of his missing son in volatile Latin America (based on Chile), where even the American representives seem to be concealing…
New York RipperNew York Ripper (1982)
Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Jack Hedley, Daniela Doria
A sadistic tale from Italian dir. Fulci (THE BEYOND) which concerns a killer roaming New York City and murdering women while babbling like 'Donald…
Next of KinNext of Kin (1982)
Dir. Tony Williams  
Feat. Jacki Kerin, John Jarratt, Alex Scott
Moody Australian haunted house flick about a young woman who inherits a retirement home possibly contaminated with a malevolent spirit. Not a classic…
Remington Steele (TV Series)Remington Steele (TV Series) (1982)
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist
A pre–Bond Pierce Brosnan oozes smarm and charm as Remington Steele, the fictitious head of a struggling private eye firm run by the sultry…
Scarecrow, TheScarecrow, The (1982) Recommended
Dir. Sam Pillsbury
Feat. Jono Smith, Tracey Mann, Daniel McLaren
A fine film adaptation of Ronald Hugh Morrieson's classic New Zealand novel about a crazed killer who instills fear and paranoia in a small rural…
Still of the NightStill of the Night (1982)
Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Meryl Streep, Roy Scheider
Hitchcock–style thriller about a psychiatrist who falls in love with a woman who may have brutally murdered one of his patients.
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1982- 1983)
Dir. Various
Feat. Peter Cushing, Brenda Blethyn, Liza Goddard
Fondly remembered British television series of self–contained stories – each with a twist – inspired by the adult macabre of Roald…
TenebraeTenebrae (Unsane) (1982) Recommended
Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. Anthony Franciosa, Daria Nicolodi
Compelling Argento thriller, with a typically contorted plot design – about a crime writer, whose books stimulate copycat killings – used…

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