Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Stir Crazy (1980)- Dir. Sidney Poitier
Feat. Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Craig T. Nelson - The first and best of the Pryor/Wilder comedies, about a pair of clumsy crooks who land in jail. Plenty of laughs – though fairly predictable…
Taming of the Shrew (1980)- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. John Cleese, Sarah Badel - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV Series) (1980)- Feat. Ben Vereen, Jeff Goldblum
- Comedic detective show from the 80's following the unlikely crime–fighting partnership between a con–man and an accountant who dreams of…
Time Bandits (1980)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall - John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall and others star in this breathlessly inventive fantasy in which a young boy journeys through history to…
Uforia (1980)- Dir. John Binder
Feat. Harry Dean Stanton, Fred Ward - Quirky comedy about a kooky check–out operator who believes that aliens are about to dock on their doorstep. Harry Dean Stanton and Fred Ward…
Up The Academy (1980)- Dir. Robert Downey Snr.
Feat. Ron Leibman, Ralph Macchio, Tom Poston… - Mad Magazine jump on the "National Lampoon" bandwagon with this ANIMAL HOUSE cash–in about the outrageous antics of a group of teenage misfits…
Used Cars (1980)- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Jack Warden, Kurt Russell - Two sibling used car dealers (both played by Jack Warden) take their rivalry and sales gimmicks to a bad–taste extreme. Good script elevates…
Where the Buffalo Roam (1980)- Dir. Art Linson
Feat. Bill Murray, Peter Boyle - In a piece of dream–casting, Bill Murray plays 'gonzo' journalist Hunter S Thompson, with Peter Boyle as his lawyer sidekick having a series of…
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)- Dir. Tony Wharmby
Feat. James Warwick, Francesca Annis, John Gielgud… - A classic Agatha Christie TV adaptation in which a vicar sets out to discover the meaning behind "Why didn't they ask Evans?", the last words spoken…
Yes Minister (TV Series) (1980-1982)- Dir. Sydney Lotterby
Feat. Paul Eddington, Derek Fowlds, Nigel Hawthorne - The excellent, mildly pointed satire on British politics in Whitehall, with aristocratic bureaucrats Nigel Hawthorne and Derek Fowlds gently guiding…
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