1979 movies

My Brilliant Career (1979)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Genres: Biography | Drama | Romance
Countries: Australia
Actors: Davis, Judy | Neill, Sam | Hughes, Wendy | Grubb, Robert | Cullen, Max | Britton, Aileen | Whitford, Peter | Kennedy, Patricia | Hopgood, Alan | Blake, Julia | Franklin, David | Shad, Marion | Wood, Aaron | Davies, Sue | Piper, Gordon
Directors: Armstrong, Gillian
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The heroine, Sybylla (Davis), a headstrong girl growing up in early 20th century Australia, has the opportunity of marriage to a wealthy young man (Harry played by Niel) whom she loves, but rejects it in order to maintain her independence, preferring to take a job as governess/housekeeper to the family of an illiterate neighbor to whom her father owes money.

Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Genres: Adventure | Mystery | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Shatner, William | Nimoy, Leonard | Kelley, DeForest | Doohan, James | Takei, George | Barrett, Majel | Koenig, Walter | Nichols, Nichelle | Khambatta, Persis | Collins, Stephen | Whitney, Grace Lee | Lenard, Mark | Van Zandt, Billy | Brown, Roger Aaron | Faga, Gary
Directors: Wise, Robert
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A strange cloud descends upon Klingon vessels and eradicates them with an energy bolt. The Epsilon IX space station alerts the Federation, but they too are wiped out by the entity. The starship assigned to the case is, what else, the NCC-1701. That would be the registration number for the U.S.S. Enterprise, which has been rebuilt. Thus, the entire original crew you knew from the TV show returns. Although they are prepared to face the entity, nothing will prepare them for the ride to come. The film asks the question Paul Gauguin asks in a painting bearing this name: “Where do [I] come from? What [am I]? Where [am I] going?” Trekkers, note the appearance of Will Decker, the son of Matt Decker, who killed himself in the TV episode, “The Doomsday Machine”. The film can be summed up in a single word: beautiful.

Hair (1979)

Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Musical
Countries: USA | West Germany
Actors: Savage, John | Williams, Treat | D'Angelo, Beverly | Golden, Annie | Wright, Dorsey | Dacus, Don | Barnes, Cheryl | Bright, Richard | Nicholas, Ray | Rae, Charlotte | Chapin, Miles | Tailer, Fern | Denny, Charles | Meckler, Herman | Breen, Agness
Directors: Forman, Milos
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This movie, based on the cult Broadway musical of the 60s, tells a story about Claude, a young man from Oklahoma who comes to New York City. There he strikes up a friendship with a group of hippies, led by Berger, and falls in love with Sheila, a girl from a rich family. However, their happiness is short because Claude must go to the Vietnam war.

Thirst (1979)

Monday, February 8th, 2010
Genres: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: Australia
Actors: Contouri, Chantal | Cameron, Shirley | Phipps, Max | Silva, Henry | Mullinar, Rod | Hemmings, David | Sturgess, Rosie | Thompson, Robert | Pym, Walter | Muggleton, Amanda | Pinkus, Lulu | Milne, Chris | Gordon, Jacqui | Christensen, Val | O'Brien, Glenys
Directors: Hardy, Rod
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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” (read: people) kept at the “dairy farm”, and they try to get her to join them.

Prophecy (1979)

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Genres: Horror | Sci-Fi
Countries: USA
Actors: Shire, Talia | Foxworth, Robert | Assante, Armand | Dysart, Richard | Racimo, Victoria | Clutesi, George | Byrnes, Burke | McFadden, Tom | Evans, Evans | Bendixsen, Mia | Timko, Johnny | Creach, Everett | Gray, Charles H. | Holmes, Lyvingston | Jarvis, Graham
Directors: Frankenheimer, John
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A Savage beast, grown to monstrous size and driven mad by toxic wastes that are poisoning the waters, spreads terror and death on a Maine countryside.

Quadrophenia (1979)

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
Genres: Crime | Drama | Music
Countries: UK
Actors: Daniels, Phil | Ash, Leslie | Davis, Philip | Wingett, Mark | Sting | Winstone, Ray | Cooper, Garry | Shail, Gary | Willcox, Toyah | Laird, Trevor | Williams, Kate | Elphick, Michael | Neve, Kim | Whitrow, Benjamin | Peacock, Daniel
Directors: Roddam, Franc
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In 1960s London Jimmy, loathing his dead-end job and dead-end parents, lives for his scooter and his Mod mates. August Bank Holiday in Brighton looks like it will be great, with a chance to see his Vespa-riding hero Ace, do battle with the Rockers, and maybe get lucky with Steph. Sadly, after the weekend, reality and disppointments crowd in all the more.

North Dallas Forty (1979)

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Nolte, Nick | Davis, Mac | Durning, Charles | Haddon, Dayle | Svenson, Bo | Matuszak, John | Forrest, Steve | Spradlin, G.D. | Coleman, Dabney | Boucher, Savannah Smith | Colt, Marshall | Koock, Guich | Benson, Deborah | Boeke, Jim | Bottoms, John
Directors: Kotcheff, Ted
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A semi-fictional account of life as a professional Football (American-style) player. Loosely based on the Dallas Cowboys team of the early 1970s.

Porridge (1979)

Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Genres: Comedy
Countries: UK
Actors: Barker, Ronnie | Beckinsale, Richard | Mackay, Fulton | Wilde, Brian | Vaughan, Peter | Holloway, Julian | Bayldon, Geoffrey | Godwin, Christopher | Rutter, Barrie | Peacock, Daniel | Kelly, Sam | Jones, Ken | Locke, Philip | Kaye, Gorden | Smith, Oliver
Directors: Clement, Dick
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This prison comedy is based on the popular British televison series of the same name. Long time Slade prison inmate Fletcher (Ronnie Barker) is ordered by Grouty (Peter Vaughan) to arrange a football match between the prisoners and an all-star celebrity team. Fletcher is unaware that the match is only a diversion so that an escape can take place. When Fletcher and his cell mate Lennie (Richard Beckinsale) stumble on the escape, they are taken along, and find themselves having to break back into prison to avoid getting into trouble.

Arabian Adventure (1979)

Thursday, October 1st, 2009
Genres: Adventure | Fantasy
Countries: UK
Actors: Lee, Christopher | O'Shea, Milo | Tobias, Oliver | Samms, Emma | Sira, Puneet | Cushing, Peter | Capucine | Rooney, Mickey | Wyman, John | Ratzenberger, John | Rimmer, Shane | Galili, Hal | Welch, Elisabeth | Danielle, Suzanne | Malik, Art
Directors: Connor, Kevin
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An evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a prince join forces to stop him.

Van Nuys Blvd. (1979)

Saturday, September 5th, 2009
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Adler, Bill | Wood, Cynthia | Bowen, Dennis | Prophet, Melissa | Hayward, David | Strohmeier, Tara | Gladstone, Dana | Monaco, Di Ann | Sawyer, Don | Kester, Jim | Lindsey, Minnie Summers | Severeid, Susanne | Bailey, Doug | Aquarian, Aesop | Bruck, Bella
Directors: Sachs, William
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A small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers, topless dancers and bikers.