Mix-and-match from
the AroVideo archives!
Subgenre Sampler
Night Shift (1982)- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Shelley Long, Pat Corley, Michael Keaton… - Well–delivered comedy concerning a worker at a morgue who is persuaded to start a prostitution racket by a manic co–worker. Whole cast…
Not the Nine O'Clock News (TV Series) (1982)
- Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys-Jones…
- The breakthrough series for comic superstars Rowan Atkinson, Mel Smith, Griff Rhys Jones and, er, Pamela Stephenson. The political sketches are as…
Pirates of Penzance (1982)- Dir. Wilford Leach
Feat. Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Rondstadt… - Kevin Kline and Angela Lansbury star in this hammy screen version of Gilbert and Sullivan's famous operetta.
Police Squad! (TV Series) (1982)- Feat. Leslie Nielsen, Alan North, William Duell
- Shortlived but pungent TV spoof based on the surreal, slapstick fumblings of a police investigation unit headed by a deadpan Leslie Nielsen, which…
Privates On Parade (1982)- Dir. Michael Blakemore
Feat. John Cleese - John Cleese stars in this perky adaptation of the play about a gay Song and Dance Unit of the Brtish army stationed in 1940s Singapore.
Prodigal Son, The (Bai Ga Jai) (1982)- Dir. Sammo Hung
Feat. Sammo Hung, Biao Yuen, Ching-Ying Lam… - One of the all–time great kung fu features, has a young man (Biao) pursue the martial arts, but eventually discovering that his rich father has…
Remington Steele (TV Series) (1982)- Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Stephanie Zimbalist
- A pre–Bond Pierce Brosnan oozes smarm and charm as Remington Steele, the fictitious head of a struggling private eye firm run by the sultry…
Richard Pryor - Here and Now / Live on Sunset Strip (1982-1983)- Feat. Richard Pryor
- Two stellar examples of Richard Pryor in his comedy prime: in HERE AND NOW, Pryor is at his bawdy best performing live in New Orleans; in LIVE ON THE…
Robin Williams - An Evening With (1982)- Feat. Robin Williams
- The unique lunacy of Robin Williams is captured live in concert on his home turf – The Great American Music Hall in San…
Square Pegs (TV Series) (1982-1983)- Feat. Sarah Jessica Parker, Amy Linker, Jami Gertz…
- Sassy high school comedy from the early 1980's centred around Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Linker as two awkward teenage girls desperate to be…
©2026 AroVideo | Using the Catalogue | Feedback Opens in a new window | Terms of use Opens in a new window | Privacy Policy Opens in a new window | AroVideo on Twitter AroVideo on Facebook
