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Subgenre Sampler
Of Unknown Origin (1983)
- Dir. George Pan Cosmatos
Feat. Peter Weller, Shannon Tweed - A mostly inspired horror, this suburban myth plays like an extended episode of 'The Twilight Zone', with claws. Peter Weller is a happily married…
Razorback (1983)- Dir. Russell Mulcahy
Feat. Gregory Harrison, Arkie Whitely, Bill Kerr - The expat–Oz director exercises his burgeoning talent with this local debut about a giant wild pig that terrorises a small country town.
An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Dir. John Landis
Feat. Griffin Dunne, David Naughton, Jenny Agutter - Screamingly funny resuscitatation of the werewolf genre is great fun for the whole family, replete with Oscar–winning effects and many a great…
Full Moon High (1981)- Dir. Larry Cohen
Feat. Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon, Elizabeth Hartman… - Wry horror–comedy with Adam Arkin as a jocular teen whose good time in Transylvannia is marred by his transformation into a werewolf. Change of…
Howling, The (1981)- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dee Wallace Stone, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan - A well–regarded werewolf movie that gets funnier and scarier as it progresses. Rob Bottin's bone–crunching werewolf transformation scenes…
Piranha 2 - The Spawning (1981)- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Lance Henriksen - Mediocre but bearable sequel to the fun 1978 horror about the ravenous, maneating fishies. This sacrifices the campy fun of the original for a…
Wolfen (1981)- Dir. Michael Wadleigh
Feat. Albert Finney, Edward James Olmos, Gregory Hines… - Well–made werewolf yarn based around detective Albert Finney's investigation into a series of flesh–shredding killings in…
Alligator (1980)- Dir. Lewis Teague
Feat. Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo - Post–Jaws monster thriller, with giant alligator lurking in Chicago sewers. John Sayles script.
Any Which Way You Can (1980)- Dir. Buddy Van Horn
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis… - Clint Eastwood returns with his ill–tempered pet orangutan 'Clyde', as a truckie fist–fighting his way through the troubles of life. A…
Every Which Way But Loose (1978)- Dir. James Fargo
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Beverly D'Angelo… - Rambling, but loosely enjoyable road–movie, has truckie Eastwood 'befriending' a rowdy orangoutan and following a country singer (Locke) across…
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