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Subgenre Sampler

 
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…
Island, The Island, The (1980)
Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Michael Caine, David Warner
Underrated high–seas adventure, based on the novel by JAWS author Peter Benchley, concerning an investigate reporter and his son who crash land…
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,…
McVicarMcVicar (1980)
Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell
Based on the true story of infamous UK criminal John McVicar, this gritty thriller stars Daltrey as the bad boy sent to a maximum security prison…
Mirror Crack'd, TheMirror Crack'd, The (1980)
Dir. Guy Hamilton
Feat. Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis
Pleasant fun, this Agatha Christie whodunit concerns a quartet of 50s movie stars – played by four real movie stars – embroiled in…

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