Subgenre Sampler
Cult: 1365 Films to Buy & Rent
Withnail and I (1986)
- Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
- Anarchic cult sensation about a pair of young degenerate actors who decide to spend a soul–cleansing weekend at an Uncle's farmhouse in the…
2019: The New Barbarians (Nuovi barbari, I) (1985)
- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Fred Williamson, Giancarlo Prete
- Third and final episode in the post–apocalyptic BRONX WARRIORS series, escapes the bloody rubble of New York City for a MAD MAX–style…
Barbarian Queen (Queens of the Naked Steel) (1985)
- Dir. Hector Olivera
Feat. Lana Clarkson, Frank Zagarino, Dawn Dunlap
- Trashy boobs and broadswords flick with the tragic Lana Clarkson leading a trio of warrior women in rebellion against the nefarious Roman Empire.…
Best of John Belushi, The (1985)
- Feat. John Belushi
- Collection of 16 skits from Belushi's time at Saturday Night Live (1975–1979). Showcases his unpredictable, madcap style in many classic…
Boys Next Door, The (1985)
- Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Maxwell Caulfield
- Early feature film by celebrated underground film maker Penelope Spheeris (DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILISATION), with Charlie Sheen Maxwell Caulfield…
Brazil (1985)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm…
- Daydreaming bureaucrat Jonathan Pryce becomes unwittingly involved with an underground superhero and a mystery woman before falling victim to his own…
Commando (1985)
- Dir. Mark Lester
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Dan Hedaya…
- When his daughter is kidnapped, retired marine "John Matrix" (Schwarzenegger) is forced to murder an entire army of other marines with his bare…
Crimewave (1985)
- Dir. Sam Raimi
Feat. Louise Lasser, Brion James
- Written by the Coen Brothers for the director of the EVIL DEAD movies, this curious crime picture is a brilliant mix of zany slapstick humour and…
Insignificance (1985)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gary Busey, Tony Curtis, Theresa Russell
- Curious chamber piece intriguingly posits Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn Monroe, Joseph McCarthy and Albert Einstein as characters who meet in a hotel room in…
Love Circles (Ronde de l'amour, La) (1985)
- Dir. Gerard Kikoine
Feat. Sophie Berger, Josephine Jacqueline Jones
- A late–night erotic confection masquerading as a remake of classic LA RONDE, this touts steamy sex scenes strung together narratively by a…