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Used Cars (1980)
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it’s up to the lot’s hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner’s…
Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)
Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who’s sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed…
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
In order to beat inflation and subsidize their alimony checks, three suburban housewives plot to steal $1 million from a large plastic ball which is displayed in a local shopping…
My Bodyguard (1980)
Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money….
The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Two small children and a ship’s cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island. Soon, however, the cook dies and the young boy and girl are…
The Sea Wolves (1980)
A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation…
Airplane! (1980)
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Alligator (1980)
A baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives by eating discarded lab animals that have been injected with growth hormones. The now gigantic animal escapes the city sewers…
Hangar 18 (1980)
During a Space Shuttle mission a satellite rams a unidentified flying object. The UFO afterwards performs an emergency landing in the deserts of Arizona. However the White House denies its…
The Stunt Man (1980)
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady…
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.
The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark (1980)
The only chance to escape a desert island is to convert the plane carrying many different animals into a boat.
Rough Cut (1980)
Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.
The Kid with a Tattoo (1980)
One of Shaw Brothers’ most productive directors, Sun Chung’s action films had strong tension, snappy editing and slow motion which influenced up and coming martial arts director John Woo. Starring…
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.
Wholly Moses (1980)
Harvey and Zoey, two tourists in Israel, discover an ancient scroll about Herschel, the man who was almost Moses. Herschel receives the command from God to free his people from…
Roadie (1980)
A young Texas good ol’ boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous traveling rock-and-roll show.
The Island (1980)
David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive…
The Children (1980)
A nuclear-plant leak turns a bus-load of children into murderous atomic zombies with black fingernails.
Bronco Billy (1980)
An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
Night of the Juggler (1980)
An ex New York cop is desperate to find his kidnapped daughter.
Up the Academy (1980)
Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to a Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make…
Galaxina (1980)
Galaxina is a lifelike, voluptuous android who is assigned to oversee the operations of an intergalactic Space Police cruiser captained by incompetent Cornelius Butt. When a mission requires the ship’s…
Urban Cowboy (1980)
After moving to Pasadena, Texas, country boy Bud Davis starts hanging around a bar called Gilley’s, where he falls in love with Sissy, a cowgirl who believes the sexes are…
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film version of her memoirs.
The Alien Dead (1980)
A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accents. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators…
The Hearse (1980)
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt’s house in a small Californian town, and is harassed by unfriendly locals and a mysterious hearse.
Demented (1980)
A woman is gang-raped in a horse’s stable, and even though the rapists are caught and imprisoned, she is harassed many moons later by ghastly visions of her tormentors, while…
The Mountain Men (1980)
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men — Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp — during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away…
Bon Voyage Charlie Brown (and Don’t Come Back!) (1980)
Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty and Marcie travel to France as foreign exchange students. Also along is Snoopy and Woodstock. While everyone is excited about the opportunity to travel to…
Cloud Dancer (1980)
An aerobatic pilot comes to terms with his work, his photographer ex-lover and a brash newcomer.
The Gong Show Movie (1980)
A week in the life of “The Gong Show” host and creator Chuck Barris.
Carny (1980)
Tired of being a small-town waitress, Donna departs with the latest carnival show, living with entertainers Frankie and Patch in a tense, emotional triangle.
Pray TV (1980)
A failing television station is bought out by a slick TV evangelist and starts making mountains of money in the guise of religious programming, which is actually just an excuse…
The Long Days of Summer (1980)
In this sequel to his 1978 “When Every Day Was the Fourth of July” (and a pilot to a prospective series), producer/director Dan Curtis recalls more of his youth during…
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more…
The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Led by their comedic and pranking leader, Newbomb Turk, the Hollywood Knights car gang raise hell throughout Beverly Hills on Halloween Night, 1965. Everything from drag racing to Vietnam to…
The Long Riders (1980)
The origins, exploits and the ultimate fate of the James gang is told in a sympathetic portrayal of the bank robbers made up of brothers who begin their legendary bank…
Fame (1980)
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
The Return of the King (1980)
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron’s forces in a final battle.