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    The Road to Patriation 1982 POSTER

    The Road to Patriation

    1982

    English

    1

    Action

    canada

    Documentary

    History

    political history

    Robert A. Duncan Robert A. Duncan Director Alan Maitland Alan Maitland as Narrated by
    This feature documentary retraces the century of haggling by successive federal and provincial governments to agree on a formula to bring home the Canadian Constitution from England. This film concentrates on the politicking and lobbying that finally led to its patriation in 1982. Five prime ministers had failed before Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau took up the challenge in the early 1970s. Principal players in this documentary are federal Minister of Justice Jean Chrétien, Prime Minister Trudeau, 10 provincial premiers and a host of journalists, politicians, lawyers, and diplomats on both sides of the Atlantic.
    Centipede Horror 1982 POSTER

    Centipede Horror

    1982

    Cn

    5.4

    4

    45%

    45%

    black magic

    body horror

    cannibalism

    curse

    Horror

    insect

    insects

    Keith Li Keith Li Director Chok Chow Cheung Chok Chow Cheung as Han Chen Wang Han Chen Wang as Szu-Ying Chien Szu-Ying Chien as Hui Hsia Hui Hsia as
    A crazed evil wizard uses his powers to take revenge on beautiful women by making them vomit up live centipedes, which then proceed to eat their victims.
    The Plague Dogs 1982 POSTER

    The Plague Dogs

    1982

    English

    7.7

    32

    70%

    89%

    Action

    adult animation

    Adventure

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    cult film

    dog

    Drama

    fox

    psychological drama

    Martin Rosen Martin Rosen Director Geoffrey Matthews Geoffrey Matthews as Farmer Patrick Stewart Patrick Stewart as Major Malcolm Terris Malcolm Terris as Robert John Hurt John Hurt as Snitter
    Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search parties and then the military after rumors spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.
    Teahouse 1982 POSTER

    Teahouse

    1982

    Chinese

    8.2

    4

    Drama

    Tian Xie Tian Xie Director Ruocheng Ying Ruocheng Ying as Liu Ma Zi Zongluo Huang Zongluo Huang as Song Er Ye Xu Zhu Xu Zhu as Tea guest Jin Meng Jin Meng as Wang Shufen
    An old teahouse in Beijing serves as the stage for a drama that unfolds over several tumultuous decades of modern Chinese history, from the waning days of the Qing dynasty to the eve of the People's Republic.
    Mother Lode 1982 POSTER

    Mother Lode

    1982

    English

    5.7

    7

    57%

    57%

    Action

    Adventure

    Drama

    gold

    greed

    mine

    mining

    murder

    Mystery

    Thriller

    twin brother

    Charlton Heston Charlton Heston Director Kim Basinger Kim Basinger as Andrea Spalding John Marley John Marley as Elijha Dale Wilson Dale Wilson as Gerrard Elliot Nick Mancuso Nick Mancuso as Jean Dupre
    A couple of young adventurers go into the wilderness of British Columbia in search of a lost colleague. Their plane crashes and they find themselves at the mercy of a crazed old Scottish miner, who has lived in isolation for many decades searching the mountain caves for a chamber of long lost gold. He is prepared to do anything - including murder - to keep his gold for himself.
    Female Teacher: In Front of the Students 1982 POSTER

    Female Teacher: In Front of the Students

    1982

    Japanese

    5.1

    18

    Action

    Drama

    female teacher

    Horror

    Mystery

    sexploitation

    女教師 生徒の眼の前で

    学生眼中的女老师

    Yasuaki Uegaki Yasuaki Uegaki Director Toshiyuki Kitami Toshiyuki Kitami as Akiyama / Teacher Rina Oka Rina Oka as Kumi / Girl Friend of Takuya Rushia Santô Rushia Santô as Reiko / Teacher Tôru Nakane Tôru Nakane as Takuya / High School Boy
    The lovely Reiko has taken a new teaching job at a creepy old high school. She is an extremely attractive woman and the young students in her class have fallen for her. One night, after tennis practice, she is brutally assaulted in the locker room shower by a man with a stocking over his face. Left on the floor naked and in shock, she discovers a single puzzle piece left behind by the crazed man. A few days later, a pair of students enact a perverted sexual revenge on Reiko for kicking someone off the tennis team. Could one of these students be the man who brutalized her in the locker room? Who owns the strange puzzle piece? As the mystery unfolds, Reiko must come to terms with her own sexual urges and fate.
    Tora-san, the Expert 1982 POSTER

    Tora-san, the Expert

    1982

    Japanese

    6.6

    4

    Action

    Comedy

    Romance

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Yûko Tanaka Yûko Tanaka as Keiko Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Kenji Sawada Kenji Sawada as Saburô Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Shachô
    Tora-san gets into an argument with his uncle and sets out on the road again. In Kyushu he meets a young woman named Keiko and the shy zoologist Saburō, and attempts to play matchmaker between the two when they all return to Tokyo.
    Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san 1982 POSTER

    Hearts and Flowers for Tora-san

    1982

    Japanese

    6.7

    4

    Comedy

    Yôji Yamada Yôji Yamada Director Gajirô Satô Gajirô Satô as Genko Gin Maeda Gin Maeda as Hiroshi Hidetaka Yoshioka Hidetaka Yoshioka as Mitsuo Hisao Dazai Hisao Dazai as Umetaro
    During his travels, Tora-san gets drunk with an old man in Kyoto. Though Tora-san never fully comprehends his importance, the old man is a Living National Treasure ceramist. At his home, Tora-san makes a good impression on the old man's maid, who apparently falls in love with Tora-san.
    Mercenaries from Hong Kong 1982 POSTER

    Mercenaries from Hong Kong

    1982

    Cn

    6.8

    2

    Action

    Drama

    Jing Wong Jing Wong Director Wah Cheung Wah Cheung as Hoi Sang Lee Hoi Sang Lee as Phillip Ko Phillip Ko as Naiwen Wah Yuen Wah Yuen as Wen's Brother
    Ti Lung plays a Vietnam vet who's now an 'honourable' mercenary-for-hire taking on an assignment tracking down an assassin who's fled to Cambodia after murdering an industrialist from Hong Kong. He recruits a team for the task which consists of who's who of the Shaw Brother's action stars (Lo Lieh, Johnny Wang Lung Wei, Wong Yue, Chan Wei Man and comedy relief Nat Chan). However once they arrived for the mission nothing is what it seems with the standard plot-twists and turns as we find out who's the traitor among the group.
    The Scorpion with Two Tails 1982 POSTER

    The Scorpion with Two Tails

    1982

    Italian

    4.4

    3

    Crime

    etruscan

    Horror

    murder

    Mystery

    smuggling (contraband)

    whodunit

    zombie

    Sergio Martino Sergio Martino Director John Saxon John Saxon as Arthur Barnard Elvire Audray Elvire Audray as Joan Barnard Paolo Malco Paolo Malco as Mike Grant Van Johnson Van Johnson as Mulligan - Joan's father
    An archeologist's wife has recurring nightmares about ritual killings in an Etruscan tomb while her husband is away excavating a lost temple. After a phone call where she is forced to listen to him being murdered, she travels to the excavation site to solve the mystery of his death.
    Nacional III 1982 POSTER

    Nacional III

    1982

    Spanish

    6.5

    Comedy

    Luis García Berlanga Luis García Berlanga Director José Luis López Vázquez José Luis López Vázquez as Luis José Luis Escobar Luis Escobar as Marqués de Leguineche Luis Ciges Luis Ciges as Segundo Chus Lampreave Chus Lampreave as Viti
    In order to solve economic problems, "Leguineche" family decide to move to France with their limited belongings.
    Humongous 1982 POSTER

    Humongous

    1982

    English

    4.8

    5

    13%

    24%

    Action

    boat

    Horror

    island

    monster

    Mystery

    radioactivity

    rape

    Romance

    Thriller

    vacation

    Paul Lynch Paul Lynch Director Layne Coleman Layne Coleman as Bert Defoe Janit Baldwin Janit Baldwin as Carla Simmons Janet Julian Janet Julian as Sandy Ralston Page Fletcher Page Fletcher as Tom Rice
    The monstrous offspring of a violent crime grows up in seclusion on a remote island, where a boatful of hapless teens have shipwrecked, unaware of what's lurking in the woods.
    The Executioner's Song 1982 POSTER

    The Executioner's Song

    1982

    English

    7.0

    4

    74%

    74%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    capital punishment

    Crime

    death row

    Drama

    murder

    suicide attempt

    utah

    Lawrence Schiller Lawrence Schiller Director Richard Venture Richard Venture as Earl Dorius William Sanderson William Sanderson as Gibbs Rosanna Arquette Rosanna Arquette as Nicole Baker Ray Girardin Ray Girardin as Snyder
    In this fact-based made-for TV film, Gary Gilmore, an Indiana man who just finished serving a lengthy stay in prison, tries to start anew by moving to Utah. Before long, Gary begins an ill-advised romance with the troubled Nicole Baker, a teenage single mother. As their relationship quickly deteriorates, Gary goes on a murderous rampage, leaving two dead. During his trial, he demands capital punishment; a media circus ensues and outsiders look to profit from his story.
    The State of Things 1982 POSTER

    The State of Things

    1982

    German

    6.9

    8

    40%

    83%

    Action

    Drama

    filmmaking

    movie making

    movie producer

    Wim Wenders Wim Wenders Director Isabelle Weingarten Isabelle Weingarten as Anna Allen Garfield Allen Garfield as Gordon Rebecca Pauly Rebecca Pauly as Joan Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller as Joe
    On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
    Hammett 1982 POSTER

    Hammett

    1982

    English

    6.4

    4

    75%

    62%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    chinatown

    Crime

    Drama

    femme fatale

    historical figure

    Mystery

    neo-noir

    san francisco, california

    Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola Director Lloyd Kino Lloyd Kino as Barber Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Donaldina Cameron R.G. Armstrong R.G. Armstrong as Lt. O'Mara David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly as The Punk
    Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.
    The Year of Living Dangerously 1982 POSTER

    The Year of Living Dangerously

    1982

    English

    7.1

    20

    88%

    77%

    Action

    civil war

    Drama

    dwarf

    embassy

    indonesia

    journalism

    photography

    Romance

    War

    Peter Weir Peter Weir Director Linda Hunt Linda Hunt as Billy Kwan Mel Gibson Mel Gibson as Guy Hamilton Sigourney Weaver Sigourney Weaver as Jill Bryant Michael Murphy Michael Murphy as Pete Curtis
    A young Australian reporter tries to navigate the political turmoil of Indonesia during the rule of President Sukarno with the help of a diminutive photographer.
    Making Love 1982 POSTER

    Making Love

    1982

    English

    6.9

    3

    56%

    58%

    Action

    bisexuality

    coming out

    Drama

    gay interest

    los angeles, california

    love triangle

    Romance

    sexual attraction

    Arthur Hiller Arthur Hiller Director Gwen Arner Gwen Arner as Alrene Nancy Olson Nancy Olson as Christine Kate Jackson Kate Jackson as Claire Arthur Taxier Arthur Taxier as Donald
    A perfect typical LA couple find their happily-ever-after life broken when Zach confronts his long-repressed attraction for other men.
    Little Wars 1982 POSTER

    Little Wars

    1982

    Arabic

    6.2

    5

    civil war

    Drama

    lebanon war

    War

    Maroun Bagdadi Maroun Bagdadi Director Reda Khoury Reda Khoury as La mère de Talal Nabil Ismaïl Nabil Ismaïl as Nabil Soraya Khoury Soraya Khoury as Soraya Roger Hawa Roger Hawa as Talal
    Beirut resident Soraya is drawn to two men: daredevil photographer Nabil and Talal, who must embrace his feudal heritage when his father is kidnapped.
    The Shaolin Temple 1982 POSTER

    The Shaolin Temple

    1982

    Chinese

    6.8

    16

    89%

    89%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    kung fu

    loss of loved one

    martial arts

    monastery

    Hsin-Yen Chang Hsin-Yen Chang Director Szu-Ying Chien Szu-Ying Chien as Jet Li Jet Li as Jue Yuan Hai Yu Hai Yu as Tan Zong Shi Fu Chenghui Yu Chenghui Yu as Wng Renze
    The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.
    Bayi Ajaib 1982 POSTER

    Bayi Ajaib

    1982

    Indonesian

    5.6

    3

    Action

    Horror

    Tindra Rengat Tindra Rengat Director El Koesno El Koesno as Mang Diman Mang Diman as Udin Labu Udin Labu as Mang Harry Mang Harry as
    A diamond mine in the village is the source of competition between Kosim and Dorman, who are the first ones to find it. They hope to win the position as head of the village. Dorman believes that the soul of his ancestor, Alberto Dominique, who is buried there, will help him achieve his ambition.
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