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    You're Out of Your Mind, Maggie 1979 POSTER

    You're Out of Your Mind, Maggie

    1979

    Swedish

    6.5

    7

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    family

    Family

    family history

    teenage crush

    Göran Graffman Göran Graffman Director Björn Gustafson Björn Gustafson as Doktor Berglund Allan Edwall Allan Edwall as Herr Nilsson Jonna Liljendahl Jonna Liljendahl as Madicken Ted Åström Ted Åström as Sotarn
    Madicken is a Swedish girl from the upper level family, growing up during the time of first world war which did not include Sweden. She lives happily with her family, experiencing the world and making brave and crazy things.
    Quadrophenia 1979 POSTER

    Quadrophenia

    1979

    English

    7.2

    14

    100%

    83%

    Action

    Drama

    england

    london, england

    mods

    Music

    music festival

    rocker

    woodstock, new york

    Franc Roddam Franc Roddam Director Sting Sting as Ace Face Jeremy Child Jeremy Child as Agency Man Michael Elphick Michael Elphick as Father Timothy Spall Timothy Spall as Projectionist
    Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
    Un si joli village... 1979 POSTER

    Un si joli village...

    1979

    French

    6.4

    3

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    Etienne Périer Etienne Périer Director Christian Varini Christian Varini as Guy Di Rigo Guy Di Rigo as Forget Jean Carmet Jean Carmet as Le Juge Noblet Valérie Mairesse Valérie Mairesse as Muriel Olivier
    Stephane (Victor Lanoux) is the mayor of a small village. He is also the manager of the tannery which provides the inhabitants with work. In a fit of anger, he kills his wife (Edith Scob). A judge (Jean Carmet) tries to prove his culpability, but it's not an easy task, because there is a political and social pressure.
    Thirst 1979 POSTER

    Thirst

    1979

    English

    5.7

    13

    100%

    43%

    brainwashing

    cult

    Drama

    Horror

    kidnapping

    Mystery

    nurse

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    swimming pool

    Thriller

    vampire

    Rod Hardy Rod Hardy Director Rod Mullinar Rod Mullinar as Derek David Hemmings David Hemmings as Dr. Fraser Henry Silva Henry Silva as Dr. Gauss Max Phipps Max Phipps as Mr. Hodge
    The descendant of Elizabeth Bathory is abducted by a cult of self-proclaimed supermen who achieve this state of superiority by drinking from the "blood cows" kept at the "dairy farm", and they try to get her to join them.
    La gueule de l'autre 1979 POSTER

    La gueule de l'autre

    1979

    French

    6.0

    1

    assassination

    Comedy

    doppelgänger

    Pierre Tchernia Pierre Tchernia Director Michel Fortin Michel Fortin as Bernadette Lafont Bernadette Lafont as Gisèle Brossard Karl Forest Karl Forest as Un homme de main de Wilfrid Curd Jürgens Curd Jürgens as Wilfrid, ancien terroriste à Djibouti
    Martial Perrin is the president of a right-wing political party which is gearing itself up for a forthcoming election. When he learns that a notorious criminal named Kraus has escaped from prison, Perrin panics and goes into hiding. His deputy, Constant, hires Perrin’s cousin, Gilbert, an actor who is a perfect double of Perrin, to replace him. What Gilbert does no know is that the killer Kraus is bumping off the people who were implicated in the affair for which he was arrested, and that Perrin is next on his list.
    Don't Go in the House 1979 POSTER

    Don't Go in the House

    1979

    English

    5.6

    17

    33%

    34%

    Action

    dancing

    Drama

    flashback

    Horror

    new jersey

    new york city

    revenge

    sadism

    Joseph Ellison Joseph Ellison Director Charles Bonet Charles Bonet as Ben Darcy Shean Darcy Shean as Girl in Car Ken Kelsch Ken Kelsch as Man in Store Eileen Dunn Eileen Dunn as Michael's Mother
    As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a flamethrower.
    The Jerk 1979 POSTER

    The Jerk

    1979

    English

    7.1

    33

    82%

    84%

    Action

    blow

    Comedy

    neominstrelsy

    phone book

    sharecropper

    tennis court

    wild comedy

    Carl Reiner Carl Reiner Director Howard Hesseman Howard Hesseman as Carnival Worker Gene LeBell Gene LeBell as Con Man Dick O'Neill Dick O'Neill as Frosty Carl Gottlieb Carl Gottlieb as Iron Balls McGinty
    After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love.
    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July 1979 POSTER

    Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    1979

    English

    6.3

    20

    14%

    40%

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    friendship

    holiday

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    snowman

    stop motion

    wizard

    Jules Bass Jules Bass Director Don Messick Don Messick as Sam Spangles Mickey Rooney Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus Alan Sues Alan Sues as Scratcher the Jealous Reindeer Paul Frees Paul Frees as Winterbolt / Jack Frost / Policeman
    Winterbolt is trying to make the North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and others to stop him.
    I'm for the Hippopotamus 1979 POSTER

    I'm for the Hippopotamus

    1979

    Italian

    6.6

    15

    62%

    62%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    Comedy

    conflict

    cousin

    love of animals

    poacher

    simbabwe

    Italo Zingarelli Italo Zingarelli Director Joe Bugner Joe Bugner as Ormond Hugh Rouse Hugh Rouse as Police Captain, arresting Slim and Tom Terence Hill Terence Hill as Slim Bud Spencer Bud Spencer as Tom
    In Africa, Slim and Tom don't like it when a German tyrant starts selling all of the African wildlife to Canadian zoos. Slim and Tom must teach this guy a lesson by beating the hell out of him and his gang.
    The Kids Are Alright 1979 POSTER

    The Kids Are Alright

    1979

    English

    8.0

    7

    100%

    88%

    Documentary

    Music

    Jeff Stein Jeff Stein Director Ken Russell Ken Russell as Self Steve Martin Steve Martin as Self Rick Danko Rick Danko as Self Pete Townshend Pete Townshend as Self (The Who)
    Through concert performances and interviews, this film offers us a comprehensive look at the British pioneer rock group, The Who. It captures their zany craziness and outrageous antics from the initial formation of the group in 1964 to 1978. It notably features the band's last performance with long-term drummer Keith Moon, filmed at Shepperton Studios in May 1978, three months before his death.
    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979 POSTER

    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

    1979

    English

    4.7

    7

    21%

    1970s

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    gold

    ocean

    plutonium

    wave

    Irwin Allen Irwin Allen Director Michael Caine Michael Caine as Capt. Mike Turner Peter Boyle Peter Boyle as Frank Mazzetti Telly Savalas Telly Savalas as Stefan Svevo Karl Malden Karl Malden as Wilbur
    After "The Poseidon Adventure", in which the ship got flipped over by a tidal wave, the ship drifts bottom-up in the sea. While the passengers are still on board waiting to be rescued, two rivaling salvage parties enter the ship on search for money, gold and a small amount of plutonium.
    Libidomania 1979 POSTER

    Libidomania

    1979

    Italian

    4.6

    4

    Adventure

    Horror

    Bruno Mattei Bruno Mattei Director Christa Free Christa Free as Michel Jacot Michel Jacot as Man Veriano Ginesi Veriano Ginesi as Singapore Brothel Client Uschi Karnat Uschi Karnat as Woman
    Mondo Movie dealing with various sexual aberrations and perversions. The sources of inspiration include Freud, De Sade and Richard von Kraft-Ebing.
    Stone Cold Dead 1979 POSTER

    Stone Cold Dead

    1979

    English

    5.2

    15

    50%

    50%

    Action

    Crime

    murder

    prostitute

    stalker

    Thriller

    George Mendeluk George Mendeluk Director Paul Williams Paul Williams as Julius Kurtz Alberta Watson Alberta Watson as Olivia Page Belinda Montgomery Belinda Montgomery as Sandy MacAuley Chuck Shamata Chuck Shamata as Sgt. Tony Colabre
    Sergeant Boyd's police search to find a sniper who has been shooting hookers.
    Unidentified Flying Oddball 1979 POSTER

    Unidentified Flying Oddball

    1979

    English

    5.2

    7

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    camelot

    Comedy

    cornwall, england

    Family

    Fantasy

    nasa

    prison

    Sci-Fi

    time travel

    Russ Mayberry Russ Mayberry Director Bruce Boa Bruce Boa as Air Force Officer Cyril Shaps Cyril Shaps as Dr. Zimmerman Ron Moody Ron Moody as Merlin John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier as Sir Gawain
    A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.
    Prophecy 1979 POSTER

    Prophecy

    1979

    English

    5.6

    21

    35%

    35%

    Action

    animal horror

    environmental

    Horror

    monster

    mutant

    native american

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    toxic

    John Frankenheimer John Frankenheimer Director Talia Shire Talia Shire as Maggie Tom McLoughlin Tom McLoughlin as Mutant Bear Tom McFadden Tom McFadden as Pilot Charles H. Gray Charles H. Gray as Sheriff
    When a dispute occurs between a logging operation and a nearby Native American tribe, Dr. Robert Verne and his wife, Maggie, are sent in to mediate. Chief John Hawks insists the loggers are poisoning the water supply, and, though company man Isley denies it, the Vernes can't ignore the strangely mutated wildlife roaming the woods. Robert captures a bear cub for testing and soon finds himself the target of an angry mutant grizzly.
    French Fried Vacation 2 1979 POSTER

    French Fried Vacation 2

    1979

    French

    7.4

    6

    83%

    83%

    Action

    alps mountains

    Comedy

    french alps

    sequel

    skiing

    ski resort

    Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Director Dominique Lavanant Dominique Lavanant as Christiane Michel Blanc Michel Blanc as Jean-Claude Dus Christian Clavier Christian Clavier as Jerome Thierry Lhermitte Thierry Lhermitte as Popeye
    In this sequel to Les Bronzes (1978) summer has passed, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end for Bernard, Nathalie, Gigi, Jerome, Popeye, Jean-Claude, and Christiane.
    Hanover Street 1979 POSTER

    Hanover Street

    1979

    English

    6.0

    15

    70%

    40%

    Action

    Adventure

    bomber pilot

    Drama

    london, england

    Romance

    secret mission

    War

    world war ii

    Peter Hyams Peter Hyams Director Richard Masur Richard Masur as 2nd Lieut. Jerry Cimino Jay Benedict Jay Benedict as Corporal Daniel Giler Harrison Ford Harrison Ford as David Halloran Eddie Kidd Eddie Kidd as Motorcycle Jump Performer
    Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.
    Moonraker 1979 POSTER

    Moonraker

    1979

    English

    6.3

    72

    59%

    43%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    loose adaptation

    mass murder

    rio de janeiro

    Sci-Fi

    space marine

    Thriller

    venice, italy

    Lewis Gilbert Lewis Gilbert Director Walter Gotell Walter Gotell as General Gogol Lois Maxwell Lois Maxwell as Miss Moneypenny Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jean-Pierre Castaldi as Pilot Private Jet Geoffrey Keen Geoffrey Keen as Sir Frederick Gray
    After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and even outer space.
    Being There 1979 POSTER

    Being There

    1979

    English

    7.9

    62

    95%

    92%

    Action

    autism

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    identity

    policy and organisations

    usa president

    washington dc, usa

    Hal Ashby Hal Ashby Director John Harkins John Harkins as Courtney Allen Williams Allen Williams as Other Reporter Richard Basehart Richard Basehart as Vladimir Skrapinov Richard Venture Richard Venture as Wilson
    A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 POSTER

    Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    1979

    English

    6.4

    74

    51%

    42%

    Action

    Adventure

    artificial intelligence

    artificial intelligence (a.i.)

    man vs machine

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    self sacrifice

    spacecraft

    teleportation

    Thriller

    Robert Wise Robert Wise Director John Gowans John Gowans as Assistant to Rand David Armstrong David Armstrong as Enterprise Crewmember Roger Aaron Brown Roger Aaron Brown as Epsilon Technician Sheb Wooley Sheb Wooley as Screaming Crewmember
    When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
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