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Subgenre Sampler

 
Oxford BluesOxford Blues (1984)
Dir. Robert Boris
Feat. Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays
A streetwise American hustler pursues the girl of his dream to England's where he enrols at Oxford University and joins the rowing team in an effort…
Places in the HeartPlaces in the Heart (1984)
Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Sally Field, Danny Glover, John Malkovich
Moving period drama with Sally Field's Oscar–winning performance as a widowed cotton–farmer in Depression era Texas.
Police AcademyPolice Academy (1984)
Dir. Hugh Wilson
Feat. Steve Guttenberg, Michael Winslow, Kim Cattrall
Original of a long–series of 80s comedies lampooning various misfit recruits to a chaotic Police Academy. Stars Steve Guttenberg and Kim…
Pope of Greenwich Village, ThePope of Greenwich Village, The (1984)
Dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Feat. Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke
Perennial no–hoper Eric Roberts cons pal Mickey Rourke into a final heist, but stealing from the Mob proves to be a bad idea.…
ProtocolProtocol (1984)
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Chris Sarandon, Richard Romanus
Goldie Hawn plays a charmingly naive cocktail waitress who ends up employed at the White House after saving the president's life, in this…
Racing with the MoonRacing with the Moon (1984)
Dir. Richard Benjamin
Feat. Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas Cage
A well–observed and resonant drama, about the last few days of boyhood for a couple of inductees into the US Marines in 1942. The cast all…
Revenge of the NerdsRevenge of the Nerds (1984)
Dir. Jeff Kanew
Feat. Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards
Distinguished among 80s comedies by its unique agenda in which two bespectacled, buck–toothed nerds battle it out with the college…
River, TheRiver, The (1984)
Dir. Mark Rydell
Feat. Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson, Scott Glenn
A handsomely–shot epic set around a struggling Midwest farming couple who must battle the elements and local land barons to survive on their…
Samson and DelilahSamson and Delilah (1984)
Dir. Lee Philips
Feat. Antony Hamilton, Belinda Bauer, Max von Sydow
Made–for–TV Old Testament epic centred on the classic Biblical tale of power, persuasion, and love between a Hebrew strongman and a…
Secret HonorSecret Honor (1984) Recommended
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Philip Baker Hall
A fictionalized monologue adapted from the stage by playwrights Donald Freed and Arnold M. Stone, with the great Philip Baker Hall as former…

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