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PatrickPatrick (1978)
Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Robert Thompson, Sir Robert Helpmann, Susan Penhaligon
Shrill Aussie B–movie about a comatose hospital patient who utilizes his psychokinetic powers to inflict pain and death. Takes its time to…
Second Awakening of Christina Klages, TheSecond Awakening of Christina Klages, The (Das zweite Erwachen der Christa Klages) (1978)
Dir. Margarethe von Trotta
A young woman robs a bank to pay for her daughter’s day–care. On the run, she is pursued by the police along with the cashier she has taken…
Silent Partner, TheSilent Partner, The (1978) Aro Favourite
Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Elliott Gould, Susannah York, Christopher Plummer
A clever twister about a bank heist during the Christmas season involving crafty teller Elliot Gould and psychotic hoodlum Christopher Plummer. A…
Summer of FearSummer of Fear (Stranger in the House) (1978)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Linda Blair, Lee Purcell, Jeremy Slate
One of dir. Wes Craven's early commercial successes (initially a telemovie), sees teenager Linda Blair suffer the perils of occult forces in suburban…
Sweeney 2Sweeney 2 (1978)
Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Denholm Elliott
Sequel to the 1977 movie SWEENEY, continuing the adventures of members of the Flying Squad, a division of London's Metropolitan Police. This time the…
Vegas (TV Series)Vegas (TV Series) (Vega$) (1978)
Feat. Robert Urich, Tony Curtis
Although Michael Mann is credited as creator of this splashy 70s detective series (in which Sin City is at its gaudy and ostentatious best), the…
Who'll Stop The Rain?Who'll Stop The Rain? (Dog Soldiers) (1978) Recommended
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. Nick Nolte, Tuesday Weld, Michael Moriarty
Classic post–Vietnam War thriller has journalist Moriarty ditching his journalistic career for heroin–smuggling, recruiting wife Weld and…
BackroadsBackroads (1977)
Dir. Phillip Noyce
Feat. Bill Hunter
This short road–movie was a moody debut for dir. Noyce, laying out the tale of two drifters (one black, one white) who steal a car for an…
BadBad (Andy Warhol's Bad) (1977)
Dir. Jed Johnson
Feat. Carroll Baker, Perry King, Susan Tyrrell
The last Andy Warhol production before his death is a pleasingly demented soap–opera directed by Jed Johnson, a man who originally worked…
Black SundayBlack Sunday (1977)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller
A suspenseful, violent terrorist thriller based on Thomas Harris' fictional novel about the pro–Palestinian "Black September" group who…

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