Avenging Angel

1985

English

4.9

♡ 11

33%

Robert Vincent O'Neil Director

Barry Pearl as Johnny Glitter

Robert F. Lyons as Lt. Hugh Andrews

Betsy Russell as Molly "Angel" Stewart

Ross Hagen as Ray Mitchell

Molly Stewart, now a law student at UCLA, is determined to leave her prostitute past behind. After learning that the detective who helped save her life has been murdered, she quickly finds herself pitted against an underworld of mob figures who might be more than she's bargained for...

Follow That Bird

1985

English

6.7

♡ 16

Ken Kwapis Director

Kevin Clash as Additional Muppet Performer / Yellow AM Monster

Sandra Bernhard as Grouch Waitress

Sally Kellerman as Miss Finch

John Candy as State Trooper

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

Gotcha!

1985

English

6.2

♡ 18

31%

Jeff Kanew Director

Christie Claridge as Girl Student

Jsu Garcia as Manolo

Irene Olga López as Rosario

Linda Fiorentino as Sasha

A student on a trip to France is tricked into smuggling secrets across the Iron Curtain by a sexy spy.

Fraternity Vacation

1985

English

5.3

♡ 7

36%

James Frawley Director

Britt Ekland as Eyvette

Tim Robbins as Larry 'Mother' Tucker

Charles Rocket as Madman Mac

Stephen Geoffreys as Wendell Tvedt

A nerd gains the friendship of two of his frat brothers when his dad offers them his condo for the week in Palm Springs, and also offers the fraternity a hot tub and jacuzzi if they can help his son find a girl. They meet two guys from a rival fraternity, and make a bet on who can nail the Designated Babe first.

Transylvania 6-5000

1985

English

5.0

♡ 9

20%

Rudy De Luca Director

Jeff Goldblum as Jack Harrison

Jeffrey Jones as Lepescu

Robert F. Lyons as Man Attacked by Frankenstein

Donald Gibb as Wolfman

Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter the sensitive Wolfman, the Vampiress Odette and a whole cast of other weirdos.

Taipei Story

1985

Chinese

7.6

♡ 12

100%

Edward Yang Director

Nai-Chu Ting as

Hsiu-Ling Lin as A-Ling

Edward Yang as Bartender

Hsiao-Hsien Hou as Lung

A young woman urgently seeks to navigate the maze of contemporary Taipei and find a future. She hopes that her boyfriend Lung is the key to the future, but Lung is stuck in a past that combines baseball and traditional loyalty that leads him to squander his nest egg bailing her father out of financial trouble.

Malibu Express

1985

English

4.7

♡ 28

32%

Andy Sidaris Director

Darby Hinton as Cody Abilene

Sybil Danning as Contessa Luciana

Art Metrano as Matthew

Regis Philbin as Regis Philbin

In this erotic spy tale private eye Cody Abilene teams up with the Contessa Luciana and policewoman Beverly McAfee to infiltrate a mansion and discover who is sending computer secrets to the Russians.

Brigade of Death

1985

French

5.9

♡ 5

violence against women

Max Pécas Director

Lucien Jérôme as

Muriel Montossé as

Guy Di Rigo as

Brigitte Lahaie as (as Brigitte Simonin)

When the investigation on a prostitute murder by the Paris vice department derails, one cop will stop at nothing for revenge.

The Man with One Red Shoe

1985

English

5.7

♡ 22

47%

39%

Action

agent

central intelligence agency (cia)

Stan Dragoti Director

Art LaFleur as CIA Agent

Richard McGonagle as CIA Agent

Charles Levin as CIA Dentist

Tom Hanks as Richard

A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.

The Legend of the Stardust Brothers

1985

Japanese

6.6

♡ 6

67%

Action

Comedy

Music

Macoto Tezuka Director

Leo Morimoto as Man of shopping bag

Masatô Ibu as Mystery Man

Eriko Ito as Supercars

Kiyoshi Kurosawa as Visitor of Salon "Uonome"

A shady music mogul brings together two wannabe stars—punk rock rebel Kan and new-wave crooner Shingo—and transforms them into the Stardust Brothers, a girl-friendly, silver-jumpsuited, synth-pop sensation. Along with their #1 fan, who herself dreams of a music career, the duo rockets to stardom.

Patmos

1985

English

6.2

♡ 3

christian film

Drama

History

Jimmy Murphy Director

Liam O'Callaghan as Archangel

Mark Mulholland as Catalinus

Louis Rolston as John

Joe McPartland as Judge

As an older man, the Apostle John was sentenced to forced labor on the Island of Patmos. God honored John with His visions, faithfully transcribed to become the Book of Revelation.

Happy Ghost II

1985

Cn

5.9

♡ 5

Action

Comedy

Horror

Clifton Ko Director

Jeanne Kanai as Miss Lo

Chuen Hau Lee as Student from Male College

Hung-cheung Leung as Student from Male College

Kee-chan Tang as Uncle Tang

A high school teacher constantly has pranks played on him by the students. He becomes a ghost with magical powers, but they keep getting him in trouble with his superiors.

Summer Rental

1985

English

6.3

♡ 18

19%

Carl Reiner Director

Richard Herd as Angus MacLachlan

Reni Santoni as Announcer

Carmine Caridi as Ed

John Candy as Jack Chester

Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in a feud with a local yachtsman, and has to race him to regain his pride and family's respect.

The Comic

1985

English

3.6

♡ 3

Richard Driscoll Director

Daryl Nock as Club Artist

Graham Anderson as Dead Man

John Deerey as Police Victim

Anna Simmons as Prostitute at Bar

In a future police state, a stand-up comic murders a competitor for a job, then gets mixed up with a stripper.

Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love

1985

Japanese

6.6

♡ 12

Kazuo Yamazaki Director

Ichirô Nagai as Cherry

Michihiro Ikemizu as Onsen-Mark Sensei

Mayumi Tanaka as Ryûnosuke

Machiko Washio as Sakura

The third film finds Ataru transformed into a pink hippopotamus, which sends Lum chasing after the wicked magician responsible, with catastrophic results. With Lum gone, her friends decide that there is no reason to remain, and so Tomobiki slowly returns to normal. The highlight of the film is a high speed chase scene with an angry Lum flying after the mysterious Ruu through the city at night and into a hall of mirrors (and illusion ). Ataru's true feelings for Lum are probably more obvious in this film than any of the others.

Plenty

1985

English

6.0

♡ 9

59%

based on play or musical

Drama

french resistance

post-war england

Fred Schepisi Director

Sam Neill as Lazar

Hugh Laurie as Michael

Charles Dance as Raymond Brock

Ian McKellen as Sir Andrew Charleson

David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.

Target

1985

English

5.9

♡ 17

62%

father son relationship

Arthur Penn Director

Dean Denton as Airline Passenger

Robert Liensol as Cafe Vendor

Matt Dillon as Chris Lloyd / Derek Potter

Guy Boyd as Clay

A Texan with a secret past searches Europe with his son after the KGB kidnaps his wife.

Prizzi's Honor

1985

English

6.7

♡ 20

85%

John Huston Director

John Randolph as Angelo 'Pop' Partanna

Jack Nicholson as Charley Partanna

CCH Pounder as Peaches Altamont

Stanley Tucci as Soldier

Charley Partanna is a hitman who works for the Prizzis, one of the richest crime families in the US. When he sees Irene Walker, it's love at first sight. But he soon finds that she, too, is a killer for hire. Charley can overlook his suspicions, but he can't turn off his heart. And the couple must remember that even if they love each other, the Prizzis love only money.