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    The Plumber 1979 POSTER

    The Plumber

    1979

    English

    6.5

    9

    60%

    60%

    Action

    australian horror

    horror

    Horror

    plumber

    psychological thriller

    Thriller

    Peter Weir Peter Weir Director Henri Szeps Henri Szeps as David Medavoy Bruce Rosen Bruce Rosen as Dr. Don Felder Judy Morris Judy Morris as Jill Cowper David Burchell David Burchell as Professor Cato
    A young couple, living in a campus apartment complex, are repeatedly harassed by an eccentric plumber, who subjects them to a series of bizarre mind games while making unnecessary repairs to their bathroom.
    The 36 Deadly Styles 1979 POSTER

    The 36 Deadly Styles

    1979

    Chinese

    5.4

    8

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Joseph Kuo Joseph Kuo Director Sha-Li Pai Sha-Li Pai as Abbot Bolo Yeung Bolo Yeung as Cheungs Brother Kuan-Wu Lung Kuan-Wu Lung as Ghost Face Killer Jeanie Chang Jeanie Chang as Tsui-Jee
    A man begins studying "The Secret Book of 36 Deadly Styles" to avenge the death of his father.
    World of the Drunken Master 1979 POSTER

    World of the Drunken Master

    1979

    Cn

    5.7

    9

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    drunken master

    fighting

    kung fu

    martial arts

    unofficial

    Joseph Kuo Joseph Kuo Director Sung Hsi Yu Sung Hsi Yu as Beggar Su / Beggar So Ten-Hsiang Long Ten-Hsiang Long as Brother Chin Kuan-Wu Lung Kuan-Wu Lung as Li Chan / Chou Tien-pa / Chou Lien-chan Jeanie Chang Jeanie Chang as Yu-Lu
    Chan Hui Lau stars in this vintage martial arts film as Chang, the owner of a winery and master of Drunken Boxing, a deadly kung fu technique that, as the name implies, requires its practitioner to be drunk. His relatively peaceful life is interrupted when he catches two boys (Li Yi Min and Jack Long) stealing grapes from his vineyards and puts them to work for him. Over time, he teaches them the art of Drunken Boxing. When the two boys get into a fight with some local toughs, they provoke the wrath of Yeh Hu (Lung Fei), Chang's enemy.
    Delirium 1979 POSTER

    Delirium

    1979

    English

    4.7

    15%

    15%

    Action

    flashback

    horror

    Horror

    jealousy

    murder

    sadism

    Thriller

    vigilante

    Peter Maris Peter Maris Director Letty Garris Letty Garris as Hitchhiker Pat Knapko Pat Knapko as Jenny Thompson Mike Kalist Mike Kalist as Specter Myron Kozman Myron Kozman as Wells
    An ex-soldier is hired by local right-wingers as a vigilante to clean up criminals and street people. However, he freaks out and starts killing off everybody.
    Demon Pond 1979 POSTER

    Demon Pond

    1979

    Japanese

    7.0

    11

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Fantasy

    Romance

    taishō period

    Masahiro Shinoda Masahiro Shinoda Director Norihei Miki Norihei Miki as Catfish Messenger Ryûnosuke Kaneda Ryûnosuke Kaneda as Diet Member Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki as Gaukuen Yamazaki Fujio Tokita Fujio Tokita as The Crab
    When a lone traveler stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
    The Wanderers 1979 POSTER

    The Wanderers

    1979

    English

    7.3

    25

    89%

    87%

    Action

    adolescence

    american football

    black people

    Crime

    Drama

    new york city

    rock 'n' roll

    Romance

    street gang

    Philip Kaufman Philip Kaufman Director Ken Foree Ken Foree as Black Sportsman John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy as Himself Karen Allen Karen Allen as Nina Erland van Lidth Erland van Lidth as Terror
    The streets of the Bronx are owned by '60s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
    Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff 1979 POSTER

    Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

    1979

    English

    6.0

    5

    43%

    43%

    Action

    Drama

    exploring sexuality

    janitor

    radiator

    Marvin J. Chomsky Marvin J. Chomsky Director Carolyn Jones Carolyn Jones as Beth J. Patrick McNamara J. Patrick McNamara as Chest Rollins Dana Elcar Dana Elcar as Havermeyer R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Mr. Hemmings
    An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
    The Day Time Ended 1979 POSTER

    The Day Time Ended

    1979

    English

    3.6

    7

    Action

    Adventure

    Horror

    Sci-Fi

    John 'Bud' Cardos John 'Bud' Cardos Director Dorothy Malone Dorothy Malone as Ana Natasha Ryan Natasha Ryan as Jenny Christopher Mitchum Christopher Mitchum as Richard Scott C. Kolden Scott C. Kolden as Steve
    Deep in the desert, a rural American family is forced to endure a night of inter-dimensional, extra terrestrial terror when a UFO appears over their home.
    The House of Hanging 1979 POSTER

    The House of Hanging

    1979

    Japanese

    6.1

    4

    Drama

    Mystery

    Thriller

    Kon Ichikawa Kon Ichikawa Director Masao Kusakari Masao Kusakari as Takako Irie Takako Irie as Chizuru Takeshi Katô Takeshi Katô as Todoroki Yoshiko Sakuma Yoshiko Sakuma as Yayoi
    This time, Kousuke investigates a murder in a hospital. The murderer leaves misleading evidence to divert Kousuke's attention on the case. Suspicion and doubt clouds Kousuke's mind.
    Charles and Lucie 1979 POSTER

    Charles and Lucie

    1979

    French

    6.5

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    southern france

    woman director

    Nelly Kaplan Nelly Kaplan Director Jacques Maury Jacques Maury as Le commissaire Jean Panisse Jean Panisse as Le patron du café Féodor Atkine Féodor Atkine as Le tueur fou Nelly Kaplan Nelly Kaplan as Nostradama
    An old and poor couple, Charles and Lucie, scrape by working as a concierge and an untalented antique dealer, respectively. But one day, their dreary daily routine is disrupted by the surprising news that they have inherited a luxurious house in the South of France.
    We Are All for the Fatherland 1979 POSTER

    We Are All for the Fatherland

    1979

    Arabic

    6.4

    6

    Action

    Documentary

    Maroun Bagdadi Maroun Bagdadi Director
    After the 1978 Israeli invasion of Lebanon, children try to sing the national anthem as citizens search for hope in the war-torn South.
    Eagle's Wing 1979 POSTER

    Eagle's Wing

    1979

    English

    5.9

    3

    32%

    32%

    desertion

    eurowestern

    fur trapping

    indian attack

    scorpion

    Western

    whiskey

    Anthony Harvey Anthony Harvey Director Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel as Henry Jorge Luke Jorge Luke as Red Sky Claudio Brook Claudio Brook as Sanchez John Castle John Castle as The Priest
    Two men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing in antebellum Mexico, meeting marauded stagecoach travelers and garrisoned Mexicans along the way.
    Zoom Up: Rape Site 1979 POSTER

    Zoom Up: Rape Site

    1979

    Japanese

    5.0

    9

    Crime

    Drama

    Horror

    Kôyû Ohara Kôyû Ohara Director Yôko Azusa Yôko Azusa as Fumiyo Yamamoto Kazuo Satake Kazuo Satake as Hiroshi Narita Tatsuya Hamaguchi Tatsuya Hamaguchi as Isao Ukai Yuki Yoshizawa Yuki Yoshizawa as Maya Kawasaki
    A young couple, meeting for a tryst at the site of a brutal rape/murder, witness another murder and have to decide whether to turn the killer in.
    Fast Company 1979 POSTER

    Fast Company

    1979

    English

    5.4

    7

    89%

    29%

    Action

    canuxploitation

    drag racer

    drag racing

    drag strip

    Drama

    racing

    revenge

    Sport

    David Cronenberg David Cronenberg Director Nicholas Campbell Nicholas Campbell as Billy 'The Kid' Brooker Michael Bell Michael Bell as Chuck Randall William Smith William Smith as Lonnie 'Lucky Man' Johnson John Saxon John Saxon as Phil Adamson
    An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.
    Oretachi ni haka wa nai 1979 POSTER

    Oretachi ni haka wa nai

    1979

    Japanese

    5.9

    1

    Action

    bus

    Crime

    department store

    drug abuse

    sex shop

    thief

    Thriller

    yakuza

    Yukihiro Sawada Yukihiro Sawada Director Yuri Yamashina Yuri Yamashina as Akemi Renji Ishibashi Renji Ishibashi as Ko Hatsuo Yamaya Hatsuo Yamaya as Nakai Akira Takahashi Akira Takahashi as Yoshioka
    A plot to steal money from gangsters leads to trouble...
    The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979 POSTER

    The Seduction of Joe Tynan

    1979

    English

    6.1

    75%

    39%

    Action

    career

    Drama

    senator

    supreme court

    Jerry Schatzberg Jerry Schatzberg Director Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya as Alex Heller Meryl Streep Meryl Streep as Karen Traynor Peter Henry Schroeder Peter Henry Schroeder as Ned Merv Griffin Merv Griffin as Self
    Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.
    Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider 1979 POSTER

    Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider

    1979

    English

    5.4

    1

    1920s

    Action

    Comedy

    motorcycle

    race

    speed

    Steve Carver Steve Carver Director R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Al Barber Joe Unger Joe Unger as Bank Teller Brenda Vaccaro Brenda Vaccaro as Grace Wolf Noble Willingham Noble Willingham as Pop Bauer
    A World War I deserter competes in the first long-distance motorcycle race.
    The Kid with the Golden Arm 1979 POSTER

    The Kid with the Golden Arm

    1979

    Chinese

    7.0

    11

    75%

    75%

    Action

    Drama

    kung fu

    sword fight

    Cheh Chang Cheh Chang Director Te-Lo Mai Te-Lo Mai as Ming Fung Ming Fung as Meng Lo Meng Lo as Boss 'Golden Arms' Dick Wei Dick Wei as Sand Palm Fighter
    Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present within a single film.
    C.H.O.M.P.S. 1979 POSTER

    C.H.O.M.P.S.

    1979

    English

    4.9

    5

    28%

    28%

    Action

    Comedy

    dog

    Family

    invention

    robot

    Sci-Fi

    strength

    x-ray

    Don Chaffey Don Chaffey Director Chuck McCann Chuck McCann as Brooks Valerie Bertinelli Valerie Bertinelli as Casey Norton Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Chief Patterson Don Messick Don Messick as TV Announcer / Dog Snickering in Main Titles
    A young man invents a robot dog that has super strength, x-ray vision and can detect crimes being committed. A greedy businessman tries to steal the boy's invention from him.
    Images in a Convent 1979 POSTER

    Images in a Convent

    1979

    Italian

    5.4

    14

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    exorcism

    Horror

    nunsploitation

    satan

    Thriller

    Joe D'Amato Joe D'Amato Director Angelo Arquilla Angelo Arquilla as Guido / Lieutenant Nana Aslanoglu Nana Aslanoglu as Mother Superior Paola Maiolini Paola Maiolini as Sister Consolata Giovanna Mainardi Giovanna Mainardi as Sister Veronica
    Locked behind the walls of a convent are an order of beautiful nuns whose vows force them to forget the pleasures of sexual contact. Crazed with lust and desire many of the nuns pleasure themselves and each other in fear of the Mother Superior. One night a wounded man is found on the grounds of the convent and is brought inside to be healed. He becomes the focus of the young nuns' desires as each one tries to visit this young man. But along with him has come the evil force of Satan. A local priest proceeds to exorcise the demon from within the holy building driving the nuns into a delirium of sexual madness.
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