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Death Screams
Death Screams (1982) on 1 may 1982
, 1h28
Directed by David Nelson
Origin USA
Genres Horror, Slasher
Rating44% 2.2135752.2135752.2135752.2135752.213575
Locals are celebrating the last night of carnival, such as newly in-love couple Bob and Kathy, coach, Neil Marshall, waitresses, timid blonde Lily and comely, nubile Ramona, their boss Jackson and learning difficulties teenage peeping tom Casey, whose dad Avery is the town sheriff. Several them decide to spend the night down at the river, where an unknown double homicide climaxed there some nights before. But among the fairgoers is the one responsible for the deaths and as he/she lurks in the shadows; troubled over a tragic past (or just about one thing or another) deciding to take his/her frustrations out with a machete on those he/she blames for all the misfortunes in his/her life. Following the group back to his/her riverside stomping grounds he/she sets about ensuring no one leaves the area alive.
Smash Palace
Smash Palace (1981) on 30 april 1982
, 1h48
Directed by Roger Donaldson
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Bruno Lawrence, Greer Robson-Kirk, Terence Donovan
Rating69% 3.4865453.4865453.4865453.4865453.486545
The film centers around the "Smash Palace" car wrecking yard known on the North Island Volcanic Plateau, where former racing driver Al Shaw (Lawrence) lives with his unhappy French wife Jacqui (Jemison) and daughter Georgie (Robson).
Safari 3000
Safari 3000 (1982) on 1 may 1982
, 1h32
Directed by Harry Hurwitz
Genres Action
Themes Films set in Africa, Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors David Carradine, Stockard Channing, Christopher Lee, Hamilton Camp
Rating46% 2.3222552.3222552.3222552.3222552.322255
A reporter follows a stunt driver on a 3000-mile race across Africa.
The Chosen
The Chosen (1981) on 30 april 1982
, 1h48
Directed by Jeremy Kagan
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism, Children's films
Actors Maximilian Schell, Rod Steiger, Robby Benson, Barry Miller, Ron Rifkin, Robert John Burke
Rating71% 3.5957753.5957753.5957753.5957753.595775
The film takes place in Brooklyn, beginning near the conclusion of the Second World War. Reuven Malter is a middle-class Modern Orthodox Jewish teenager, and the son of David Malter, a college professor and dedicated Zionist. At a baseball game between their schools, Reuven meets Danny Saunders, another Jewish teenage boy. At first, the meeting is one of enmity since Danny accidentally injures Reuven's eye during the game; this results in Reuven wearing an eye patch for a good portion of the movie. Danny goes to Reuven's house to apologize to him and the teens gradually become friends, despite their differing backgrounds. It turns out that Danny is the eldest son of a Hasidic Rebbe, the dynastic leader the Hasidic Jews in that neighborhood. However, Danny is somewhat distant from him. Danny has also been going to the nearby public library and reading books on psychology. He amazes Reuven with his ability to remember word-for-word what he has read. It turns out that Reuven's father has been showing him these books. Reuven and Danny also go to a Sabbath service in Danny's Hasidic community as Danny is eager for Reuven to meet his father. Danny's father approves of their friendship - however, Rebbe Saunders disapproves of Prof. Malter's writings, which doesn't surprise the professor. Rebbe Saunders also wishes for Danny to become a rabbi and to eventually succeed him in leading his Hasidic community, as this has been tradition for several generations, but Danny doesn't seem very eager to pursue this.
A Woman Called Golda
A Woman Called Golda (1982) on 26 april 1982
, 3h20
Directed by Alan Gibson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Ingrid Bergman, Ned Beatty, Judy Davis, David de Keyser, Robert Loggia, Leonard Nimoy
Rating74% 3.7414053.7414053.7414053.7414053.741405
In 1977, Golda Meir returns to her old school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she tells the students her life story. She recounts her early years in Russia, and how her family emigrated to America to avoid the persecution of Jews throughout Europe. As a young woman, Golda dreams of fighting for a country for all Jews of the world. She marries Morris Meyerson, and they eventually move to Palestine to work in a kibbutz, although they soon end up leaving, much to Golda's disappointment. They move to Jerusalem and have two children, but Golda's tremendous ambition soon drives her and Morris apart, although they remain married until his death in 1951.
Partners
Partners (1982) on 30 april 1982
, 1h33
Directed by James Burrows
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Buddy films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Ryan O'Neal, John Hurt, Kenneth McMillan, Jay Robinson, Rick Jason, Denise Galik
Rating53% 2.6555852.6555852.6555852.6555852.655585
After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police Sgt. Benson (O'Neal) is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay couple with Officer Kerwin (Hurt), a Records Clerk. Kerwin naively believes that he is closeted although the entire Department knows about his sexual identity. The pair discover an earlier murder and learn that both victims appeared in the same gay magazine. Each had received a call from a hoarse-voiced man asking them to model for him, only to turn up dead soon after. Benson models for the magazine and is approached by the same hoarse-voiced man; but, when another model turns up dead, the man is cleared as a suspect.