Tag: 1980
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Motel Hell
Read more: Motel HellMotel Hell is a 1980 American comedy horror film starring Rory Calhoun, Nancy Parsons, and Nina Axelrod. The plot follows farmer, butcher, motel manager, and meat entrepreneur Vincent Smith, who traps travelers and harvests them for his human sausages. Because of its low budget, the original intent was to make a serious horror film, with moments of disturbing wit and irony. […]
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Alligator
Read more: AlligatorAlligator is a 1980 American independent horror film directed by Lewis Teague and written by John Sayles. It stars Robert Forster, Robin Riker and Michael V. Gazzo. It also includes an appearance by actress Sue Lyon in her last screen role. Set in Chicago, the film follows a police officer and a reptile expert who track an enormous, ravenous man-eating alligator flushed down the toilet years earlier, that is attacking residents after […]
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Inferno
Read more: InfernoInferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror film written and directed by Dario Argento, and starring Irene Miracle, Leigh McCloskey, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi and Alida Valli. The plot follows a young man’s investigation into the disappearance of his sister, who had been living in a New York City apartment building that also served as a home for a powerful, centuries-old witch. A thematic sequel to Suspiria (1977), the film is […]
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1941
Read more: 19411941 is a 1979/80 American war comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale. The film stars an ensemble cast including Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, John Candy, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Toshiro Mifune, Robert Stack, Nancy Allen, and Mickey Rourke in his film debut. The story involves the panic in the Los Angeles area after the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. An assorted group of defenders attempt to make […]
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Russ Abbot’s Madhouse
Read more: Russ Abbot’s MadhouseRuss Abbot’s Madhouse is a British television sketch comedy series which stars Russ Abbot and would run for 16 years on tv. The series originated as The Freddie Starr Variety Madhouse; with Russ Abbot, Mike Newman, Toni Palmer, Norman Collier and Bella Emberg. After one series in 1979, Freddie Starr left and the show was […]
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Fangface
Read more: FangfaceShown on ITV in the UK in April 1980 this cartoon series follows the adventures of Sherman Fangsworth, a teenager who is cursed with the ability to change into a werewolf at the sight of a full moon, even if it is only a picture of one. Together with his friends, they investigate various mysteries […]
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Boys from the Black Stuff
Read more: Boys from the Black StuffFirst aired on BBC1 on 2nd January 1980 Boys from the Back Stuff was written by Alan Bleasdale and the 5 part serial concerned a group of Liverpudlian tarmac layers (hence the slang for tarmac: ‘the black stuff’) on a job near Middlesbrough. The series was highly acclaimed for its powerful and emotional depiction of […]
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The Amityville Horror
Read more: The Amityville HorrorReleased in the UK on 10th January 1980 The Amityville Horror, starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger was based on Jay Anson’s 1977 book of the same name, which documented the alleged paranormal experiences of the Lutz family who briefly resided in the Amityville, New York home where Ronald DeFeo Jr. committed the mass murder of his family […]
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Blondie
Read more: BlondieBlondie is an American rock band co-founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band’s name was derived from comments made by truck drivers who catcalled “Hey, Blondie” to Debbie Harry as they drove past. The band were very successful in the late 70s and the early 80s. They had their first hits in 1978 with “Denis” (No. 2) […]
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Private Benjamin
Read more: Private BenjaminPrivate Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn. The film was one of the biggest box office hits of 1980 and also spawned a short-lived television series. It was released in October 1980 in the US and later in February 1981 in the UK. It grossed nearly $70 million. Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) is a 28-year-old Jewish […]