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The Jayne Mansfield Story
The Jayne Mansfield Story (1980) on 29 october 1980
, 1h40
Directed by Dick Lowry
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about television
Actors Loni Anderson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lewis Arquette, Kathleen Lloyd, G. D. Spradlin, Whitney Rydbeck
Rating52% 2.6122.6122.6122.6122.612
The film tells the fictionalized rise and fall of Hollywood bombshell and sex symbol, Jayne Mansfield.
Witches' Brew
Witches' Brew (1980) on 31 october 1980
, 1h38
Directed by Herbert L. Strock
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Teri Garr, Richard Benjamin, Lana Turner, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Jordan Charney, Angus Scrimm
Rating43% 2.199022.199022.199022.199022.19902
As in earlier film versions of Leiber's story such as Weird Woman (1944) and Night of the Eagle (1962), the story is set around a college campus where rivalries for various chairmanships of faculties take place. While the script's touch is notably lighter than in earlier film versions, verging on comedic in places, the story is basically the same.
The Awakening
The Awakening (1980) on 31 october 1980
, 1h45
Directed by Mike Newell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Charlton Heston, Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stéphanie Zimbalist, Ian McDiarmid, Bruce Myers
Rating48% 2.411812.411812.411812.411812.41181
The film opens on an Egyptian archaeological dig in 1961. Three of the main characters are introduced: Matthew Corbeck (Heston), his wife Anne Corbeck (Jill Townsend), and Jane Turner (Susannah York). Matthew and Jane are discussing their efforts to uncover the tomb of an ancient Egyptian queen. Anne is distressed by the relationship between her husband and his assistant. It is later proved that her distress is justified.
Christmas Evil
Christmas Evil (1980) on 1 november 1980
, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Christmas films
Actors Jeffrey DeMunn, Brandon Maggart, Patricia Richardson, Dianne Hull, Peter Friedman, Philip Casnoff
Rating55% 2.750242.750242.750242.750242.75024
In suburban New Jersey, on Christmas Eve, 1947, young Harry sees his mother being sexually groped by his father, who is dressed up as Santa. Heartbroken, the child rushes up to the attic and cuts his hand with a shard of glass from a shattered snow globe.
Heroes of the East
Heroes of the East (1978) on 1 november 1980
, 1h40
Directed by Liu Chia-liang
Origin Hong kong
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films
Actors Gordon Liu, Hsiao Ho, Hsu Hsao-chiang, Liu Chia-liang, Chin Tsi-ang
Rating74% 3.7428153.7428153.7428153.7428153.742815
Ho Tao (Gordon Liu) is a Kung Fu student. His rich father has set up an arranged marriage for him with the daughter of a Japanese business associate. Ho Tao initially objects and feigns illness, but soon thereafter agrees to the marriage when he finds bride to be, Yumiko Kōda ("Kung Zi" in Mandarin), is attractive. After the wedding, he finds out that she is also a martial artist. Ho Tao finds her style of Karate to be violent, unladylike, and potentially immodest and tries to persuade her to learn feminine but also effectual styles of Chinese Kung Fu. She is later offended during an argument over which nation has the superior martial arts styles and eventually goes back to Japan. When he travels to Japan to entreat Kung Zi to be reconciled with her husband, Ho Tao's father finds Kung Zi in training by her childhood friend and rather too attentive martial arts sensei Takeno.
The Day Time Ended
The Day Time Ended (1980) on 1 november 1980
, 1h19
Directed by John Cardos
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Time travel films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Jim Davis, Dorothy Malone, Christopher Mitchum, Marcy Lafferty, Scott Kolden, Roberto Contreras
Rating35% 1.7622551.7622551.7622551.7622551.762255
A small family relocates to the Sonoran Desert, to be closer to the grandparents of the family. Though there are news reports of a spectacular triple supernova, and the young granddaughter has seen a glowing alien construction behind the barn, the family is at ease until, one night, a UFO soars overhead and appears to land in the nearby hills. Apparently, the triple supernova has opened a rift in space and time.
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) on 1 november 1980
, 1h25
Directed by Paul Morrissey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Penelope Keith, Denholm Elliott, Joan Greenwood, Hugh Griffith
Rating45% 2.260062.260062.260062.260062.26006
The film begins in a theater, where a pianist (Moore) begins to play a piano accompaniment to the actual film being shown in the theater.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980) on 31 october 1980
, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Jeff Goldblum, Meg Foster, Paul Sand, James Griffith, John Sylvester White
Rating61% 3.0532553.0532553.0532553.0532553.053255
The story begins when schoolteacher Ichabod Crane arrives in the quaint town of Sleepy Hollow. There, he discovers his predecessor was driven mad by evil spirits. Not one to believe in ghosts, Ichabod takes a personal interest in the "Headless Horseman" who terrorizes the townspeople with his midnight runs. In one hair-raising encounter after another, Ichabod meets the demon head-on (so to speak) and discovers the truth behind the legend. The timid teacher is soon transformed from laughing-stock to town hero in this gothic tale of early America.
Running Scared
Running Scared (1980) on 1 november 1980
, 1h30
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors Ken Wahl, Judge Reinhold, John Saxon, Bradford Dillman, Annie McEnroe, Pat Hingle
Rating49% 2.466072.466072.466072.466072.46607
Deux conscrits dérobent une boîte de matériel militaire. Ils y trouvent une caméra et prennent par accident des photos d'une base. Mais l'un des clichés est retrouvé, et l'armée pense avoir à faire à des espions communistes...