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Jesus of Montreal (1989)
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Denys Arcand actor: Lothaire Bluteau / Catherine Wilkening …
other title: Jésus de Montréal / Jesus von Montreal …
A group of actors putting on an interpretive Passion Play in Montreal begin to experience a meshing of their characters and their private lives as the production takes form against the growing opposition of the Catholic church.
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It Came from Hollywood (1982)
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Malcolm Leo / Andrew Solt actor: Dan Aykroyd / John Candy …
other title: It Came From Hollywood
Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Gilda Radner and Cheech and Chong present this compilation of classic bad films from the 50's, 60's and 70's. Special features on gorilla pictures, anti-marijuana films and a special tribute to the worst film maker of all-time, Ed Wood.
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Le Bal (1983)
Le bal
Ettore Scola actor: Étienne Guichard / Régis Bouquet …
other title: 舞厅 / Le bal …
In a French nightclub, choreographed song and dance routines are performed, rather than a streamlined narrative. They tell the story of Parisian culture and politics from the 1920s—1980s. A disparate, anachronistic series of characters, including an ordinary waiter, a Nazi collaborator, resistance fighters, and 1960s student protestors gather to celebrate and satirize 20th century France's icons, demons, and social changes.
To watch Oct. 10, 2026
Because: Multi-César-winning film, inc Best Music for Vladimir Cosma who also scored Diva (1981)
France 1980s
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Diva (1981)
Diva
Jean-Jacques Beineix actor: Frédéric Andréi / Richard Bohringer …
other title: La diva / Diva: Paixão Perigosa
Jules, a young Parisian postman, secretly records a concert performance given by the opera singer Cynthia Hawkins, whom he idolises. The following day, Jules runs into a woman who is being pursued by armed thugs. Before she is killed, the woman slips an audio cassette into his mail bag...
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Peter Knife (1984)
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Alfonso Rosas Priego Jr. actor: Andrés García / Sergio Goyri …
other title: Pedro Navaja / Pedro Navalha
The story of the coolest, street-smart hustler ever to walk the streets of Mexico City, based on the international hit song. The police are after him, his rivals are after him, and all the while the most beautiful women of Mexico are in the cup of his hand.
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Take It or Leave It (1981)
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Dave Robinson actor: Suggs / Mark Bedford …
Take It or Leave It is an autobiographical account of the cult '80s British pop group Madness, with members of the group playing themselves, charting their rise from humble beginnings as pub band The Invaders to chart success and their first overseas tour. The film follows the ups and downs of individual members of the group, and features all of their early hits including The Prince, One Step Beyond, Baggy Trousers, and Night Boat to Cairo.
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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.