Subgenre Sampler
Animation: 950 Films to Buy & Rent
Postman Pat (TV Series) (1981)
- Dir. Ivor Wood
- Amiable and charming animated TV series with the infectious theme–tune, that concerns the rural goings–on of English village Greendale…
Smurfs, The (TV Series) (1981-1990)
- Originally the Belgian creation of Pierre " Peyo" Culliford, the little blue creatures became a worldwide hit in the 1980s with an…
Willo the Wisp (TV Series) (1981)
- Feat. Kenneth Williams
- Quaint wee BBC animation set in an enchanted forest where various sprites, trolls and elves get in little adventures and spots of bother, with the…
Castle of Cagliostro (1980)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Ground–breaking animated feature from the director of PRINCESS MONONOKE holds its own in today's high–tech animation environment. Based…
Kremmen - The Movie (1980)
- Animated sci–fi comedy with Kenny Everett voicing the egotistical superhero.
Baby Snakes - Frank Zappa (1979)
- Dir. Frank Zappa
Feat. Frank Zappa
- A massively extended concert film from iconoclastic musician Zappa, that is interspersed with the extraordinary claymations of Bruce Bickford. Even…
Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Movie, The (1979)
- Feat. Mel Blanc
- Bugs and Roadrunner collaborate for a feature–length jaunt of Chuck Jones madness.
Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki (1979-2013)
- Dir. Hayao Miyazaki
- Featuring collected Studio Ghibli movies of legendary director Hayao Miyazaki.
Contains:
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
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Flash Gordon: The Animated Series (1979)
- Wonderfully retro Saturday morning animated series sees Flash Gordon crashland on Planet Mongo, ruled by the evil dictator Ming the Merciless, and…
Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, The (1979)
- Dir. Bill Melendez
- Emmy Award–winning animated version of C.S.Lewis’ classic children’s tale that nicely captures the spirit of the text with a unique, visual…