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Firewalker (1986) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Firewalker
director: J. Lee Thompson actor: Chuck Norris / Louis Gossett Jr. …
other title: Il tempio di fuoco / Caminho de Fogo …
A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984) IMDb NeoDB Douban TMDB WikiData
This Is Spinal Tap
director: Rob Reiner actor: Christopher Guest / Michael McKean …
other title: On the Rocks / Spinal Tap …
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.
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Life of Brian (1979) Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
Life of Brian
7.9 (7 ratings) director: Terry Jones actor: Graham Chapman / John Cleese …
other title: Brian di Nazareth / Monty Python's life of Brian - et herrens liv …
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
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Dark Star (1974) TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
Dark Star
director: John Carpenter actor: Brian Narelle / Cal Kuniholm …
other title: Estrela Negra / Dark Star - Finsterer Stern …
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
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Sullivan's Travels (1941) Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Sullivan's Travels
director: Preston Sturges actor: Joel McCrea / Veronica Lake …
other title: I dimenticati / Contrastes Humanos …
Successful movie director John L. Sullivan, convinced he won't be able to film his ambitious masterpiece until he has suffered, dons a hobo disguise and sets off on a journey, aiming to "know trouble" first-hand. When all he finds is a train ride back to Hollywood and a beautiful blonde companion, he redoubles his efforts, managing to land himself in more trouble than he bargained for when he loses his memory and ends up a prisoner on a chain gang.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) TMDB Douban NeoDB WikiData IMDb
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
6.2 (5 ratings) director: Shane Black actor: Robert Downey Jr. / Val Kilmer …
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) NeoDB Douban WikiData TMDB IMDb
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
director: John Hughes actor: Steve Martin / John Candy …
other title: Un biglietto in due / Røvtur på 1. klasse …
An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith.
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¡Three Amigos! (1986) TMDB IMDb WikiData
¡Three Amigos!
director: John Landis actor: Chevy Chase / Steve Martin …
other title: I tre amigos! / De kom, de så, de løb! …
A trio of unemployed silent film actors are mistaken for real heroes by a small Mexican village in search of someone to stop a malevolent bandit.
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Stripes (1981) NeoDB IMDb WikiData TMDB Douban
Stripes
director: Ivan Reitman actor: Bill Murray / Harold Ramis …
other title: Stripes - Un plotone di svitati / Røven af 4. division …
Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.
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3 Idiots (2009) Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData TMDB
3 Idiots
8.0 (27 ratings) director: Rajkumar Hirani actor: Aamir Khan / R. Madhavan …
other title: 3 Idiotas
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
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Fright Night Part 2 (1988) NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Fright Night Part 2
director: Tommy Lee Wallace actor: Roddy McDowall / William Ragsdale …
other title: Ammazzavampiri 2 / Gysertimen 2 …
After three years of therapy Charley Brewster, now a college student, is convinced that Jerry Dandridge was a serial killer posing as a vampire. But when Regine, a mysterious actress and her entourage move into Peter Vincent's apartment block, the nightmare starts again - and this time it's personal!
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Critters 2 (1988) TMDB IMDb WikiData
Critters 2
director: Mick Garris actor: Scott Grimes / Liane Curtis …
other title: Critters - Seres do Espaço 2 / Critters 2 - Sie kehren zurück …
Three bounty hunters from space fly back to the town of Grovers Bend, hoping to save local residents from a new batch of Critter eggs.
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Mad Love (1985) TMDB
L'Amour braque
director: Andrzej Żuławski actor: Sophie Marceau / Tchéky Karyo …
other title: Amour braque - L'amore balordo / Skør kærlighed …
After a successful bank robbery, Micky hopes to take back his girlfriend Marie who has been taken from him. On the way to Paris he meets Leon, a neurotic dreamer whom he considers an idiot. Leon can hardly understand what Micky is up to but he follows him everywhere and soon falls in love with Marie.