1980s
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Rich and Famous (1987)
江湖情
Taylor Wong Tai-Loi actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Alex Man Chi-Leung …
other title: 江湖情
To pay off his debt as a gambler, a man drags his sister and step-brother into a life of crime and a violent war between rival gang lords.
Watched
Oct. 4, 2026
Thought this was the film on an incomplete loop in the hotel I stayed in Taipei in the early 90s, but now I've seen it, not sure. Maybe it was the sequel, Tragic Hero.

Watched in #KungFuSat watchparty on Mastodon.
HongKong AlexMan WatchParty PaulineWong Crime
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Graduation Day (1981)
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Herb Freed actor: Christopher George / Patch Mackenzie …
other title: El día de la graduación / 血溅毕业日 …
After the death of a high school track star during a race, a mysterious killer in a fencing mask begins murdering her friends and teachers.
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Disorganized Crime (1989)
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Jim Kouf actor: Hoyt Axton / Corbin Bernsen …
other title: Crimine disorganizzato / Im Tresor ist die Hölle los …
Lou Diamond Phillips and Fred Gwynne team up with a gang of professional criminals who have everything it takes to rob a bank. The only things they do have going for them are a cop and his partner, who are dumber than they are! By the time the gang hits the bank vault, it's a safe bet there's going to be organized insanity and disorganized crime!
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Prisoners of the Lost Universe (1983)
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Terry Marcel actor: Richard Hatch / Kay Lenz …
other title: Gefangene des Universums / Les Aventuriers de l'Univers Perdu …
Three people are transported into a parallel universe. There they find that they must use modern technology, but medieval weapons, in order to save the citizenry from a murderous warlord.
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Omega Syndrome (1986)
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Joseph Manduke actor: Ken Wahl / George DiCenzo …
other title: Omega Syndrom / 欧米茄综合症
An ex-GI's daughter is abducted by a gang of white supremacists. He calls on one of his former Army buddies, and together they set out to track down the gang and rescue his daughter.
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Brideshead Revisited (1981)
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Derek Granger actor: Jeremy Irons / Anthony Andrews …
other title: Retorno a Brideshead / Wiedersehen mit Brideshead …
Agnostic Charles Ryder is seduced by the allure of the Flytes, a wealthy aristocratic family. Although he finds himself at odds with their strong Catholicism, his ties to the family deepen for the decades between the two world wars.
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Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
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Alan Bleasdale actor: Bernard Hill / Michael Angelis …
Alan Bleasdale's five-part series relates the further experiences of unemployed Liverpudlian tarmac layers Dixie, Chrissie, Loggo and Yosser, and their revered older friend, retired longshoreman and union leader, George Malone. As they struggle to make ends meet in a depressed economy, and to hold together their financially battered families, they are harrassed by the petty bureaucrats of the DHSS. But the lumbering investigational juggernaut is, both comically and tragically, guided by drivers with only a provisional license.
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The Monocled Mutineer (1986)
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Jim O'Brien actor: Paul McGann / Philip McGough …
The Monocled Mutineer follows the rebellion that took place at the notorious Etaples Training Camp in northern France on the eve of "The Battle of Passchendaele" in 1917. After the mutiny, the dashing Percy Toplis takes flight, dressed as a British officer, soon to embark on a love affair with beautiful young widow, Dorothy. A solder in the First World War, the real Percy Toplis was a rake, rogue and master of disguise who became the most wanted man in Britain. This controversial BBC dramatisation of high romance, hilarious impudence and savage retribution was adapted by Alan Bleasdale from the book by William Allison and John Fairley.
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Tokyo: The Last War (1989)
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Takashige Ichise actor: Kyūsaku Shimada / Kaho Minami …
other title: 帝都大戦
The year is 1945. After the horrific fire-bombings of the Pacific War levels Japan to the ground, the government decides to consult spiritual psychics to aid them in winning the war. Unfortunately, the resentment and agony of the souls of the fire-bombing victims culminate together to revive the evil Onmyoji, Yasunori Kato. Only a young, psychically imbued apprentice of the priests will dare fight against the evil magic user. However, can this lone man possibly contend with Kato's overwhelming power?
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Blue Money (1985)
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Colin Bucksey actor: Tim Curry / Debby Bishop …
other title: Dinero sucio / Die Jagd nach dem Schwarzgeld
Mobsters and the IRA chase a stagestruck London cabby who has found a briefcase full of cash.
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Pass the Ammo (1988)
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David Beaird actor: Bill Paxton / Linda Kozlowski …
other title: Faule Tricks und dumme Sprüche / Assalto al network …
A corrupt television preacher and his congregation are held hostage by a woman, her lover, and her two cousins in an attempt to avenge the theft of her inheritance. A quirky look at the dishonesty of the televangelist industry.
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Legend (1985)
Legend
Ridley Scott actor: Tom Cruise / Mia Sara …
other title: A Lenda da Floresta / Legende
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.
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Intrépidos punks (1988)
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Francisco Guerrero actor: Juan Valentín / Juan Gallardo …
other title: Intrepidos Punks / Intrépidos Punks
Punks ridículos, monjas con armas, desnudos injustificados, motos, punk mexicano, Mad Max Clase B, violencia y más punks ridículos.
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Mutant Hunt (1987)
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Tim Kincaid actor: Rick Gianasi / Mary Fahey …
other title: Guerre di Mutanti / Robot Killer
In New York City sometime in the near future, Z, the evil chairman of the Inteltrax Corporation, has taken a small army of cyborgs designed to perform hazardous tasks and altered them to kill humans for pleasure. The inventor of the cyborgs, Dr. Paul Haynes, is held captive, and his sister Darla seeks the aid of Matt Riker, an expert in high-tech weaponry and martial arts.
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The Stuff (1985)
The Stuff
Larry Cohen actor: Michael Moriarty / Andrea Marcovicci …
other title: Stuff - Il gelato che uccide / A Coisa …
Amalgamated Dairies hires David Rutherford, an FBI man turned industrial saboteur, to investigate a popular new product called “the Stuff,” a new dessert product that is blowing ice cream sales out of the water. Nobody knows how it’s made or what’s in it, but people are lining up to buy it. It's got a delicious flavor to die for!