Before the review itself, a word on scheduling. Reviews will be going up on Fridays from now on, as I'm finding it easier to get them written and uploaded with my new work schedule if I shoot for Friday rather than Thursday. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) Dir. by Stephen Herek Starring Keanu Reeves, … Continue reading Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
1980s
Road House
Road House (1989) Dir. by Rowdy Herrington Starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch and Ben Gazzara Plot Dalton, a professional bouncer, is recruited by a nightclub owner from a small town in Missouri to help clean up the bar’s image. Installed as the new manager of the rowdy Double Deuce, he goes to work breaking up … Continue reading Road House
Back to the Future
Back to the Future (1985) Dir. by Robert Zemeckis Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Plot Teenager Marty McFly is accidentally transported thirty years into the past when terrorists interrupt the testing of a time machine invented by a mad scientist friend. Now stuck in the 1950s, he attempts to convince the … Continue reading Back to the Future
Teen Wolf
Teen Wolf (1985) Dir. by Rod Daniel Starring Michael J. Fox, Jerry Levine, Susan Ursitti and Lorie Griffin Plot Average high school student Scott Howard learns that he is from a family of werewolves when he transforms for the first time after a party. He uses his new form’s enhanced athletic prowess to become the … Continue reading Teen Wolf
*Batteries Not Included
*Batteries Not Included (1987) Dir. by Matthew Robbins Starring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae and Elizabeth Pena Plot A crumbling New York City apartment building with only five residents is the lone holdout preventing the construction of a new commercial center. Desperate to tear the building down, a corrupt executive hires a local gang … Continue reading *Batteries Not Included
An American Tail
An American Tail (1986) Dir. by Don Bluth Starring Phillip Glasser, Nehemiah Persoff, John P. Finnegan and Dom DeLuise Plot After their home is burned in an anti-Jewish pogrom in the 1880s, a family of Russian mice emigrate to the United States. Separated from the rest of his family upon arrival, young Fievel Mousekewitz sets … Continue reading An American Tail
Highlander
Highlander (1986) Dir. by Russell Mulcahy Starring Christopher Lambert, Clancy Brown, Roxanne Hart and Sean Connery Plot After recovering from being run through during a battle, Scottish clansman Connor MacLeod discovers that he is an Immortal, and can only be killed by having his head cut off. After receiving training from a fellow Immortal, he … Continue reading Highlander
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer (1981) Dir. by Matthew Robbins Starring Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson and one impressive puppet Plot Tired of a twice-yearly lottery to select a virgin to sacrifice to the rampaging dragon Vermithrax, the citizens of Urland seek the aid of the wizard Ulrich. Before he can help, however, the king’s head knight insists … Continue reading Dragonslayer
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans (1981) Dir. by Desmond Davis Starring Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith and Burgess Meredith Plot A retelling of the Greek myth of Perseus: the son of Zeus, the infant Perseus and his mother are cast into the sea by his grandfather, the king of Argos, whose kingdom is destroyed by … Continue reading Clash of the Titans
Nate and Hayes
Nate and Hayes (1983) Dir. by Ferdinand Fairfax Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Michael O’Keefe and Max Phipps Plot Nate Williamson, a young Christian missionary, is traveling with his fiancée Sophie to his new post in the South Pacific. When the mission is attacked by slavers and Sophie kidnapped, Nate teams up with the ship captain … Continue reading Nate and Hayes
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