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Alternative Eighties (10 titles)
Some of the films that didn't make it big but are definately worth a look.
60% from 3 members
The Sure Thing
John Cusack road movie featuring the usual themes of 'gettin' laid' and being a frat boy. There are one or two surprises, not least some early appearances by Tim Robbins, Anthony Edwards and Nicholette Sheridan.
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The Sure Thing
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Nicolette Sheridan
Director: Rob Reiner
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When free-spirited but juvenile Walter 'Gib' Gibson (John Cusack) meets studious, uptight Alison Bradbury (Daphne Zuniga) at an unnamed Ivy League college, sparks fly; unfortunately, they are mostly of the disastrous variety as all of Gib's attempts at courtship fall painfully apart. Inevitably, ..read more »
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from 7,610 members
Restless Natives
Two young Scots become unlikely folk heroes when they attempt to turn to crime.
In the Bill Forsythe mould.
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Restless Natives
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Vincent Friell, Joe Mullaney, Ned Beatty
Director: Michael Hoffman
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Two Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour busses with novelty items.
72%
from 1,328 member
Comfort And Joy
Slow but satisfying story of a jilted DJ who becomes involved in an ice cream war.
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Comfort And Joy
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Bill Paterson, Clare Grogan, Eleanor David
Director: Bill Forsyth
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Scottish DJ Alan Bird, looking for something meaningful in life, stumbles across a vendetta between rival Italian ice-cream families and sets out to settle the dispute himself.
61%
from 693 members
Dreamscape
Far fetched but interesting story exploring the extremes of telepathy. A young Dennis Quaid stars.
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Dreamscape
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Max Von Sydow, Max von Sydow
Director: Joseph Ruben
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In this sci-fi thriller, Alex Gardner (Dennis Quaid), a young, extremely gifted psychic, is taught by a doctor (Max von Sydow) to actually enter other peoples' dreams, and even participate in them. Another psychic is being groomed to enter the troubled dreams of the President of the United States, ..read more »
58%
from 524 members
Fandango
Kevin Costner road movie about a group of college students who enjoy one last fling before one of them is shipped off to Viet Nam.
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Fandango
(1985)
Starring: Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards
Director: Kevin Reynolds
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Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.
67%
from 65 members
Back To School
Rodney Dangerfield pricks the pomposity of his son's school teachers by signing himself up for an education. Predictable but entertaining.
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Back To School
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young
Director: Alan Metter
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To help his discouraged son get through college, a funloving and obnoxious rich businessman decides to enter the school as a student himself.
64%
from 404 members
Stanley And Iris
Melodrama about a factory worker who helps a neighbour with his literacy. Stars Robert De Niro and Jane Fonda.
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Stanley And Iris
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Martha Plimpton
Director: Martin Ritt
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An illiterate cook tries for the attentions of a recently widowed woman. When sh finds out about his inability to read, she takes it upon herself to teach him.
62%
from 378 members
Radio Days
An absolute joy of a Woody Allen movie that slipped by somehow. I watched it again recently and fell about.
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Radio Days
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Dianne Wiest, Julie Kavner, Michael Tucker
Director: Woody Allen
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RADIO DAYS is Woody Allen's charming, nostalgic, very funny love letter to growing up in 1940s Brooklyn during the golden age of radio. The setting is the close-knit working-class neighborhood of Rockaway, New York, where a warm, crazy, sprawling Jewish family lives, sharing their happiness as well ..read more »
69%
from 2,356 members
All Of Me
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All Of Me
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Richard Libertini
Director: Carl Reiner
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With the help of her guru, an ailing millionairess plans a 'spiritually uplifting' experience that's designed to give her a new life -- inside a beautiful woman's younger body. But the transfer goes awry and her spirit accidentally enters her frustrated male lawyer instead! Now the attorney, who'd ..read more »
63%
from 2,739 members
Henry V
Kenneth Brannagh's directorial debut reads like a 'who's who' of British acting talent. There is some clever writing that fills in what happened in Henry IV parts 1&2.
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Henry V
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Paul Scofield
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh makes his directorial debut and also plays the title role in HENRY V, an ambitious film that began a resurgence of interest in films of Shakespeare's plays. Henry is a young king seeking a way to make his mark on history. He gets his chance when he learns he can make a legal claim ..read more »
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from 2,659 members
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