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Subgenre Sampler
Nothing in Common (1986)- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint… - Tom Hanks stars as a precocious ad exec who's forced to deal with his aging, unloving father (Jackie Gleason) after his parents separate. The…
Parting Glances (1986)
- Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung - A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
Peking Opera Blues (1986)
- Dir. Tsui Hark
Feat. Brigitte Lin, Cherie Chung, Sally Yeh - One of prolific Hong Kong director/producer Tsui Hark's most celebrated films is a genre–blending romp set around the Peking Opera in 1913. A…
Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986)- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide… - Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
Space Camp (1986)- Dir. Harry Winer
Feat. Kate Capshaw, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott… - Good natured 80's adolescent romp in which a group of young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is…
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)- Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Bryne - Movie adaptation of the musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, about a painter who immerses himself in creating a masterpiece. Inspired by…
Beiderbecke Affair, The (TV Series) (1985)- Feat. James Bolam, Barbara Flynn, Dudley Sutton
- Character–centric Brit TV series that was the first in the 'Beiderbecke Trilogy' following a couple of Leed's teachers ensconced in a…
Echo Park (1985)- Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Tom Hulce, Susan Dey, Cassandra Peterson - Drama structured around a series of vignettes, each exploring the hopes and dreams of characters living in the Echo Park area of central Los Angeles,…
Fandango (1985)- Dir. Kevin Reynolds
Feat. Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards… - Kevin Costner landed his first leading role in this nostalgic comedy/drama about five college students from Texas in 1971 who go on a last road trip…
Legend of Billie Jean, The (1985)- Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Keith Gordon… - Under–rated 80's youth drama about a young woman and her pals who become media–hyped "legends" after an incident involving a gun and…
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