The Land Before Time (1988) Dir. by Don Bluth Starring Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson and Pat Hingle Plot A group of young dinosaurs, led by the Apatosaurus Littlefoot, are separated from their families by an earthquake. Together they seek out the Great Valley, the only place remaining with abundant plant life, while attempting to avoid the predation … Continue reading The Land Before Time
1980s
The Fox and the Hound
The Fox and the Hound (1981) Directed by Ted Berman, Richard Rich and Art Stevens Synopsis: A fox cub, orphaned when its mother is killed on a hunt, is found by the owl Big Mama. She and her bird friends arrange for the cub to be adopted by a local widow, who names him Tod. … Continue reading The Fox and the Hound
Red Sonja
Red Sonja (1985) Dir. by Richard Fleischer Starring Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman and Arnold Schwarzenegger Plot A female warrior is tasked by her dying sister to recover and destroy a power magical artifact that has been stolen by an evil queen, before its power grows out of control and it destroys the world. Along the way, she … Continue reading Red Sonja
The Flight of Dragons
It's a TV movie, so there was no theatrical poster, but I found this pretty cool one online by Ursula Lopez The Flight of Dragons (finished in 1982, not released until 1986) Dir. by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass Starring James Earl Jones, John Ritter and Harry Morgan Plot Faced with the weakening of magic … Continue reading The Flight of Dragons
Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke (1985) Dir. by Richard Donner Starring Matthew Broderick, Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer Plot A fast-talking thief escapes from a medieval French dungeon, only to be waylaid by a swordsman who wants his help to break back in. Over the course of their travel, the thief learns of the curse affecting the swordsman and his lover: … Continue reading Ladyhawke
The Last Dragon
The Last Dragon (1985) Dir. by Michael Schultz Starring Taimak, Vanity and Julius J. Carry III Plot An African-American martial artist, “Bruce Leroy” Green, must rescue a popular video DJ from a corrupt video game entrepreneur and his henchman, a rival martial artist/gang leader called the Shogun of Harlem. Nostalgia Like The Beastmaster, this must have been … Continue reading The Last Dragon
The Monster Squad
The Monster Squad Dir. by Fred Dekker Starring Andre Gower, Duncan Regehr and Tom Noonan Plot A club of monster movie-obsessed pre-teens learns that monsters are real when Dracula comes to their town, accompanied by the other Universal horror monsters. He’s searching for a mystical amulet hidden somewhere in the town that will give him … Continue reading The Monster Squad
Cloak & Dagger
Cloak & Dagger (1984) Dir. by Richard Franklin Starring Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy Plot A kid obsessed with secret agent tabletop RPGs and video games finds himself in a real spy adventure when a murdered government agent gives him classified documents disguised as a video game just before dying. Chased by spies and mercenaries, … Continue reading Cloak & Dagger
The Goonies
The Goonies (1985) Dir. by Richard Donner Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin and Corey Feldman Plot A group of kids from Astoria, Oregon, whose homes are about to be demolished to make way for a country club, attempt to follow a map to the hidden treasure of the legendary 17th century pirate One-Eyed Willie. In the process, … Continue reading The Goonies
Krull
Krull (1983) Dir. by Peter Yates Starring Ken Marshall, Freddie Jones, and Lysette Anthony Plot A young prince teams up with a mysterious wise man, a cyclops, an ineffectual sorcerer and a band of thieves to rescue his fiancée from the teleporting fortress of an interplanetary marauder, who believes that the princess’s child is destined to … Continue reading Krull
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