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Subgenre Sampler
Coca Cola Kid, The (1985)- Dir. Dusan Makavejev
Feat. Eric Roberts, Greta Scacchi, Bill Kerr… - Quirky Aussie comedy about a Coca Cola marketing guru (Roberts) who visits a small town in the Australian outback to try and sell his product, only…
Cocoon (1985)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn… - Delightful fantasy about a group of elderly folk who find the fountain of youth in a swimming pool that has been adopted by alien visitors. A special…
Creator (1985)- Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano… - A charmingly absurd sci–fi rom–com from the 1980's starring Peter O'Toole as a madcap scientist who applies his eccentric methodology to…
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
- Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn… - Rosanna Arquette and Madonna shine in this spunky and spirited New York comedy/murder mystery – up there with the best of John Hughes' popular…
Echo Park (1985)- Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Tom Hulce, Susan Dey, Cassandra Peterson - Drama structured around a series of vignettes, each exploring the hopes and dreams of characters living in the Echo Park area of central Los Angeles,…
Fandango (1985)- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards… - Kevin Costner landed his first leading role in this nostalgic comedy/drama about five college students from Texas in 1971 who go on a last road trip…
Fletch (1985)- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson… - Arguably considered his best feature comedy, Chevy Chase plays the titular newspaper reporter with a penchant for changing his identity who stumbles…
Fright Night (1985)- 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…
Get Out of My Room (1985)- Dir. Richard Marin
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Cassandra Peterson, Mary Woronov… - Cheech and Chong oddity, with the doped–out duo contriving four music–videos and a documentary about the whole deal.
Ghoulies / Ghoulies 2 (1985-1987)- Dir. Luca Bercovici, Albert Band
Feat. Lisa Pelikan, Jack Nance, Royal Dano - GREMLINS–inspired comic horrors from the mid–1980s in which a young couple unwittingly let loose half a dozen nasty little critters and…
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