Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Comedy: 5452 Films to Rent
Author! Author! (1982)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld…
- Pacino plays a playwright whose wife deserts the family shortly before his breakthrough work opens on Broadway. Slight, but attractive comedy is a…
Carry Me Back (1982)
- Dir. John Reid
Feat. Grant Tilly, Kelly Johnson
- Spirited silliness ensues when plans for a trio of South Island farmers go awry when one of them carks it en route to a Wellington rugby match. Worth…
Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1982)
- Dir. Thomas Chong
Feat. Cheech and Chong, Timothy Leary
- Mark III from the C&C dope–movie factory sees the hapless pair use an ice–cream van to smokescreen their illicit activities. Cult…
Cheers (TV Series) (1982-1993)
- Feat. Ted Dansen, Shelley Long, Rhea Perlman…
- One of the longest–running sitcoms, set around a Boston bar and its regulars. Went on to launch the bigscreen careers of many of its cast.
Creepshow (1982)
- Dir. George Romero
Feat. Hal Holbrook, Adrienne Barbeam, Fritz Weaver
- Well–spun compendium of five tales captures the intended spirit and ghoulishness of 1950s EC horror comics in an affectionate homage.
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)
- Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. Steve Martin
- Martin's most clever vehicle has him interacting with vintage film footage of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney and Lauren Bacall, to dazzling effect. A…
Deathtrap (1982)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Joe Silver…
- A clever, self–referential comedy based around a failing writer of crime playwright who plans to murder his student for his brilliant whodunnit…
Diner (1982)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon…
- Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Eating Raoul (1982)
- Dir. Paul Bartel
Feat. Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel
- Bizarre B–movie classic about a conservative couple who discover the lucrative and 'moral' practise of bumping off clients that respond to…
Escape Artist, The (1982)
- Dir. Caleb Deschanel
Feat. Griffin O’Neal, Raul Julia, Teri Garr
- A muddled but oddly captivating comic adventure produced by Francis Ford Coppola about the young and self–confident teenage son of the…