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Subgenre Sampler
Mapp and Lucia (TV Mini-series) (1984)- Dir. Donald McWhinnie
Feat. Geraldine McEwan, Prunella Scales, Nigel Hawthorne… - Set in a small seaside town in 1920's England, this comedy of manners is an exquisitely stylised adaptation of E.F Benson's novel. Chronicles the…
Moscow on the Hudson (1984)- Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Robin Williams, Alejandro Rey, Maria Conchita Alonso - Robin Williams plays a Russian musician who defects while touring the U.S., but finds his new home often less than rosy. Tragicomedy, played and…
Mother and Son (TV Series) (1984-1994)- Feat. Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald
- A long–running, unlikely hit series about a hard–working career man who is saddled with the responsibility of caring for his bewildered,…
Much Ado About Nothing (1984)- Dir. Stuart Burge
Feat. Cherie Lunghi, Robert Lindsay, Michael Elphick - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
My New Partner (Les Ripoux) (1984)
- Dir. Claude Zidi
Feat. Philippe Noiret, Thierry Lhermitte - The genial Phillipe Noiret plays a slobbish corrupt cop saddled with a straight–laced partner in this hilarious caper comedy. It's a delight…
Not for Publication (1984)- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Nancy Allen, David Naughton - Screwball take on NYC tabloid reporters from the director of EATING RAOUL.
Oxford 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…
Police 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…
Protocol (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…
Punky Brewster (TV Series) (1984)- Feat. Soleil Moon-Frye, George Gaynes
- Colourful family sitcom with Soleil Moon Frye attaining semi–iconic status as the feisty orphan adopted by a grumpy old widower.
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