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Subgenre Sampler

 
HouseHouse (1986)
Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. William Katt
Expedient, tongue–in–cheek frightfest about a horror novelist who inherits a haunted mansion.
Little Shop of HorrorsLittle Shop of Horrors (1986) Recommended
Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia
Excellent film version of the off–Broadway musical based on the 1960 horror/comedy of the same name. The story of the man–eating plant is…
Ruthless PeopleRuthless People (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Feat. Bette Midler, Danny De Vito
A genuine classic from the Zucker brothers and Touchstone pictures. The ingenious plot is laced with great gags, giving Bette Midler and Danny DeVito…
ScreamplayScreamplay (1986)
Dir. Rufus Butler Seder
Feat. George Kuchar, Katy Bolger
Tacky amusement can be found in this midnight flick about a splatter movie writer whose nightmare visions become frighteningly real!
Shadows in ParadiseShadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa) (1986) Recommended
Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Matti Pellonpaa, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen
The first film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy follows a lonely garbage collector who finds romance with a check–out clerk (Kaurismäki…
Something WildSomething Wild (1986) Recommended
Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta
The then–hip Melanie Griffith takes conservative Jeff Daniels on a crash course in carefree living and kinky sex. But the fun turns to terror…
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, TheTexas Chainsaw Massacre 2, The (1986)
Dir. Tobe Hooper
Feat. Dennis Hopper
A belated, somewhat desperate, return to TCM county by the director of the original, who 'cannibalizes' his authentic horror classic with some…
After HoursAfter Hours (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom
Scorsese picked up Best Director award at Cannes for this brilliant, Kafka–esque black comedy about an ordinary guy's traumatic and bizarre…
BrazilBrazil (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm
Daydreaming bureaucrat Jonathan Pryce becomes unwittingly involved with an underground superhero and a mystery woman before falling victim to his own…
Fright NightFright Night (1985) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tom Holland
Feat. William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Roddy McDowall
Terrific vampire satire in which a boy becomes highly suspicious of his new neighbours, led by a suave Chris Sarandon. The superb make–up…

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