1980s
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Xanadu (1980)
Xanadu
Robert Greenwald actor: Olivia Newton-John / Gene Kelly …
other title: 仙樂都 / 仙乐都
Kira, a Greek muse incarnated on Earth to inspire people, helps Dan McGuire and an artist named Sonny Malone to meet. She inspires them to build a huge disco roller rink called Xanadu.
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God of Gamblers (1989)
賭神
★ 8.0 14 ratings
Wong Jing actor: Chow Yun-Fat / Andy Lau …
other title: Les Dieux du jeu
Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. Little Knife, an amateur gambler, offers him shelter and realizes that he has a penchant for gambling.
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Wolfman vs. Godzilla (1983)
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Shizuo Nakajima actor: Shitosi Shima / Ema Ishihara …
other title: 伝説の巨獣狼男対ゴジラ / Wolfman vs Godzilla
A high production fan film directed and produced by Shizuo Nakajima and several former Toho filmmakers in 1983. Principal photography on Wolfman vs. Godzilla began in 1983 and concluded in the mid 1980's. Post-production ("editing, sound design, and visual effects") is ongoing.
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Millionaires' Express (1986)
富貴列車
★ 5.6 5 ratings
Sammo Hung Kam-Bo actor: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo / Yuen Biao …
other title: Millionaires Express / Shanghai Police - Die wüsteste Truppe der Welt …
What happens when a glamorous express, with high government officials, wealthy merchants, concubines and a gang of brigands on board, speeds towards the small town of Hanshui, where escaping bank robbers, corrupt officials, and gamblers await? Well, let's just say the Titanic had a smoother maiden voyage.
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All of Me (1984)
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Carl Reiner actor: Steve Martin / Lily Tomlin …
other title: Ho sposato un fantasma / Min bedre halvdel …
Just before stubborn millionaire Edwina Cutwater dies, she asks her uptight lawyer, Roger Cobb, to amend her will so that her soul will pass to the young, vibrant Terry Hoskins – but the spiritual transference goes awry. Edwina enters Roger's body instead, forcing him to battle Edwina for control of his own being.
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The Fog (1980)
The Fog
★ 6.4 9 ratings
John Carpenter actor: Adrienne Barbeau / Tom Atkins …
other title: Fog / Tågen …
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
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Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop
★ 6.4 5 ratings
Martin Brest actor: Eddie Murphy / Judge Reinhold …
other title: Beverly Hills Cop - Un piedipiatti a Beverly Hills / Frækkere end politiet tillader …
Fast-talking, quick-thinking Detroit street cop Axel Foley has bent more than a few rules and regs in his time, but when his best friend is murdered, he heads to sunny Beverly Hills to work the case like only he can.
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Miami Connection (1987)
Miami Connection
Y.K. Kim / Richard Park Wu-sang actor: Y.K. Kim / Vincent Hirsch …
other title: American Streetfighter / Conexión Miami …
In a world where ninjas dream of being rock stars and rock stars dream of being ninjas, a martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade.
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The Beastmaster (1982)
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Don Coscarelli actor: Marc Singer / Tanya Roberts …
other title: Kaan principe guerriero / O Guerreiro Sagrado …
Dar, the son of a king, is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. When he becomes a grown man, his new father is murdered by savages and he discovers that he has the ability to communicate with animals, which leads him on a quest for revenge against his father's killers.
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Hawk the Slayer (1980)
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★ 4.4 5 ratings
Terry Marcel actor: Jack Palance / John Terry …
other title: La spada di Hok / Hawk - Hüter des magischen Schwertes …
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band of warriors — a giant, a dwarf, a one-armed man with a machine-crossbow, and an elf with the fastest bow in the land — Hawk leads the battle against Voltan to free the land from the forces of evil and avenge his loved ones.
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Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
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Troy Kennedy Martin actor: Sam Neill
other title: Reilly – Spion der Spione / Reilly. As de espías …
Reilly, Ace of Spies is a 1983 television miniseries dramatising the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies ever to work for the British. Among his exploits, in the early 20th-century, were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage.
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Crazy Thunder Road (1980)
狂い咲きサンダーロード
Gakuryu Ishii actor: Koji Nanjo / Tatsuo Yamada …
other title: 狂い咲きサンダーロード / 狂雷街区 …
When Ken, the leader of the once-notorious biker gang of Tokyo, falls in love with a barmaid, he quickly loses his rebellious ideals. The rest of the gang feels betrayed, especially the reputedly troubled kid Jin who revolts against his former friend.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982)
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Lou Adler actor: Diane Lane / Ray Winstone …
other title: Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains
Corrine Burns retreats far into plans for her band, The Fabulous Stains, after her mother's death.
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Rhinestone (1984)
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Bob Clark actor: Sylvester Stallone / Dolly Parton …
other title: Nick lo scatenato / Um brilho na noite …
After a big-time country singer brags that she can turn anybody in to a country-singin' star, she's out to prove she can live up to her talk when she recruits a cab-driver as a country singer. He's scheduled to sing at a big-time NYC country night club and she puts her ample powers to work in preparing her protege.
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The Miracle Fighters (1982)
奇門遁甲
Yuen Woo-Ping actor: Yuen Yat-Choh / Bryan Leung Kar-Yan …
other title: Miracle Fighters / 奇門遁甲 …
When two elderly Taoist priests take on a young apprentice who is mistakenly presumed to be the long-lost crown prince of the Imperial Court, the emperor dispatches a eunuch with magic powers to apprehend him.
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Shaolin Intruders (1983)
三闖少林
Tong Kai actor: Derek Yee Tung-Sing / Lau Yuk-Pok …
other title: Os invasores de Shaolin / 三闖少林
On a routine courier mission, the prestigious Chin Hu chief was murdered by four mysterious monks. When all evidence points to Ching Hua, his friend Lei Hsin is determined to clear his name by barging in the Shaolin Temple thrice, and gets intwined in an intricate web of deception!
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Magic of Spell (1988)
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Chiu Chung-Hing actor: Lin Hsiao-Lao / Ku Pao-ming …
other title: 桃太郎大顯神威 / Child of Peach 2
Peach Boy and his mother live in a village. One day, there is a young man that suddenly comes to the village and asks Peach Boy to be his teacher because. At the same time, the elder of the devil palace wants to set Peach Boy to the deathtrap. They grasp children in order to have better martial arts skills. Peach Boy becomes righteous and indignant, he decides to exorcise the demons, but unexpectedly, his mother is killed by the devil. The battle between Peach Boy and the devil is unavoidable...
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Scared Stiff (1987)
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Lau Kar-Wing actor: Michael Miu Kiu-Wai / Eric Tsang Chi-Wai …
other title: Hallucinations / 小生夢驚魂 …
Alan and Halley are partners in a pest control company. Handsome Alan gets the girls and puffy Halley gets nothing. One night the two are injured in a car crash. Halley suffers slight injuries but Alan is dead for all purposes except his brain wave which still works actively.