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DinerDiner (1982) Recommended
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 RaoulEating Raoul (1982) Aro Favourite
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, TheEscape 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…
Family Ties (TV Series)Family Ties (TV Series) (1982-1989) Aro Favourite
Feat. Michael Gross, Meredith Baxter-Birney, Michael J. Fox
Perhaps the quintessential 80's family sitcom, based around the 'politically–correct' ex–hippie parents who find themselves in the…
Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. Amy Heckerling
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold
This early–80s teen pic survives a lot better than most, finding surprisingly subtle shades of the adolescent experience amid some frank…
Flying High 2 Flying High 2 (1982)
Dir. Ken Finkleman
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges
Sequel to spoof film Flying High has the same cast, same plot, same hero – and pretty much the same jokes, but is not nearly as funny as it's…
Ginger MeggsGinger Meggs (1982)
Dir. Jonathan Dawson
Feat. Garry McDonald
Colourful movie adaptation of the iconic Australian comic strip, following the antics of a red–haired prepubescent mischief–maker who…
Grease 2Grease 2 (1982)
Dir. Patricia Brich
Feat. Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer
Enjoyably bad reprise of the hit musical of 50s High School Americana, still gets by with a handful of good tunes and Michelle Pffiefer.
Home Sweet HomeHome Sweet Home (1982)
Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Timothy Spall, Frances Barber
Postmen, social workers, and desperate housewives converge in this biting Mike Leigh feature, one of the director’s early achievements. Originally…
I Ought to Be in PicturesI Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret
A Hollywood writer whose career is in freefall has his life made even more complicated when his estranged daughter turns up at his door demanding a…

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