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Subgenre Sampler

 
RoadieRoadie (1980)
Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Meatloaf, Art Carney, Alice Cooper
A rock’n’roll satire starring Meat Loaf as a roadie on the road to nowhere, this had a rather mixed reception on release. Trying to…
Rude BoyRude Boy (1980) Recommended
Dir. Hazan, Mingay
Feat. Jimmy Pursey, Johnny Green
Semi–doco in which a teenage punk is forced to choose political allegiances while scamming a roadie job with the Clash. Features nine Clash…
Scruples (Mini-series)Scruples (Mini-series) (1980)
Dir. Robert Day
Feat. Lindsay Wagner, Barry Bostwick, Kim Cattrall
Trashy, high–society soap opera, with Lindsay Wagner overcoming privilege and class to rise beyond the upper echelons of the L.A. fashion…
ScumScum (1980) Recommended
Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Ray Winstone, Phil Daniels
Life in a British borstal painted in unflinchingly realistic hues. Clark's deeply affecting indictment of the penal system plays out barbaric rituals…
Somewhere in Time Somewhere in Time (1980)
Dir. Jeannot Szwarc
Feat. Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer
Fantastical love story stars Reeve as a successful playwright who becomes obsessed with a woman he believes he is destined to be with, even if it…
Spoils of War, The (TV Series)Spoils of War, The (TV Series) (1980)
Feat. Alan Hunter, William Lucas, Emily Moore
British drama series examining the effects of World War II on two families.
Stardust MemoriesStardust Memories (1980)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper
Serio–comic look at the fame and 'successes' of a Woody Allen–ish filmmaker.
Staying OnStaying On (1980)
Dir. Silvio Narizzano
Feat. Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Saeed Jaffrey
Drama based on the award–winning novel by Paul Scott (The Jewel in the Crown), and reuniting BRIEF ENCOUNTER actors Celia Johnson and Trevor…
Strumpet City (Mini-Series)Strumpet City (Mini-Series) (1980)
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Peter Ustinov
Broad, sweeping Irish history of Dubliners in the early 20th century. Based on James Plunkett’s popular novel.
Stunt Man, TheStunt Man, The (1980) Recommended
Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey
A fugitive stumbles upon a movie set, where he is embraced and hired as a stuntman by the fervant director. A bizarre,…

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