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1980's Unseen Movies

by philyer • Created 6 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
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  • Father Figure (1980)

    1. Father Figure

    19801h 40mTV Movie
    5.7 (83)
    A man's extra-marital affair drives his wife to commit suicide, after which his younger son grows close to him but the older son hates him.
    DirectorJerry LondonStarsHal LindenTimothy HuttonJeremy Licht
  • Portrait of an Escort (1980)

    2. Portrait of an Escort

    19801h 40mUnratedTV Movie
    5.7 (85)
    Jordan West is a divorcée who moonlights at a professional dating service to make ends meet. But her secret job causes gossip among her neighbors and trouble at the real estate office where she works in the daytime, while her teenage daughter is the only one who remains oblivious to her mother's night job. When Jordan tries to quit her escort profession, she find herself harassed by her boss/madam Mrs. Kennedy and then stalked by an unknown former client.
    DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsSusan AnspachTony BillCyd Charisse
  • The Miracle of Kathy Miller (1981)

    3. The Miracle of Kathy Miller

    19811h 38mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.2 (225)
    With the support of her parents (Sharon Gless and Frank Converse), an Arizona adolescent (Helen Hunt) overcomes severe injuries to run in a 10K race.
    DirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsSharon GlessFrank ConverseHelen Hunt
  • Return of the Rebels (1981)

    4. Return of the Rebels

    19811h 40mNot RatedTV Movie
    4.7 (189)
    An aging motorcycle gang assemble for a twenty-five-year reunion to help out former member Mary Beth, a widowed operator of a popular campground which is being threatened by a band of arrogant groupies.
    DirectorNoel NosseckStarsBarbara EdenDon MurrayChristopher Connelly
  • A Question of Honor (1982)

    5. A Question of Honor

    19822h 14mTV Movie
    6.4 (90)
    Fictionalized account of the death of a New York City policeman who had been involved in a federal corruption investigation within the department after accidently having been caught in the special unit's trap.
    DirectorJud TaylorStarsBen GazzaraPaul SorvinoRobert Vaughn
  • Patrick Swayze, Randy Brooks, Philip Casnoff, Ángel Granados, Peter Kwong, Paul Mones, and Cheryl Paris in The Renegades (1982)

    6. The Renegades

    19822hTV Movie
    5.4 (151)
    In this drama, undercover investigators are recruited from the streets to prevent arms smugglers from getting their weapons to street gangs.
    DirectorRoger SpottiswoodeStarsPatrick SwayzePhilip CasnoffRandy Brooks
  • Missing Pieces (1983)

    7. Missing Pieces

    19831h 36mNot RatedTV Movie
    6.3 (96)
    A private detective has to deal with an unpleasant memory, a near-insoluble mystery, and a pursuing murderer inflicted with drugs and political corruption. The detective narrated throughout in this novel-based story by Karl Alexander.
    DirectorMike HodgesStarsElizabeth MontgomeryRon KarabatsosJohn Reilly
  • Sessions (1983)

    8. Sessions

    19831h 36mTV Movie
    6.0 (62)
    High-priced call girl Lee Churchill, is examining her life via therapy "sessions". Her double-life is unknown to her parents, sister and 'straight' man with whom she falls in love.
    DirectorRichard PearceStarsVeronica HamelJeffrey DeMunnJill Eikenberry
  • Going Back (1984)

    9. Going Back

    19841h 19m
    6.2 (224)
    In 1964 two high school friends, Brice and Cleveland leave their suburban neighborhood in Michigan to spend the summer in the countryside before going off to college. They are befriended by a lonely farmer, Jack Bodell, who offers them a place to stay. As days pass, Cleveland helps Jack around the farm and finds in him the father figure he lacks, while Brice falls in love with a local girl named Cindy. The unforgettable summer ends too soon, but the memories linger. Four years later Brice and Cleveland drive up to Jack's farm and learn that there is no going back...
    DirectorRon TeachworthStarsBruce CampbellChristopher HowePerry Mallette
  • John Ritter and Sharon Gless in Letting Go (1985)

    10. Letting Go

    19851h 44mTV Movie
    6.0 (241)
    Kate thought she had found the man of her dreams. Alex was relishing a dream marriage with his soul mate. Suddenly their two worlds crumble around them and they're each left facing the bittersweet agonies of lost love.
    DirectorJack BenderStarsJohn RitterSharon GlessJoe Cortese
  • Frank M. Benard in Hostage Flight (1985)

    11. Hostage Flight

    19851h 40mTV Movie
    6.4 (225)
    Trans Allied Flight 136 is hijacked in flight and diverted by its four captors to New York's JFK Airport. When the plane departs for London and the terrorists begin murdering hostages, the passengers begin to fight back.
    DirectorSteven Hilliard SternStarsNed BeattyBarbara BossonRené Enríquez
  • Rob Lowe in Thursday's Child (1983)

    12. Thursday's Child

    19831h 40mTV Movie
    6.3 (141)
    17-year-old Sam Alden is a high-school star baseball player who seems to have it all. When his family notices that he is often bothered with coughing fits, his worried parents decide to take him to the hospital, where they are shocked to find out that he has a life-threatening heart disease. Sam has trouble dealing with his illness, but he pretends to still be a joyful teenager to not worry his parents more than they are already. But his health is deteriorating, and it comes to him needing a heart transplant if he wants to survive. This is the beginning of a long journey, which is mentally and physically exhausting as Sam undergoes countless tests and operations, and the search for a donor seems endless. Even before the final operation, Sam is forced to deal with several setbacks in his life.
    DirectorDavid Lowell RichStarsGena RowlandsDon MurrayJessica Walter
  • For Better or for Worse (1989)

    13. For Better or for Worse

    19891h 40mPG-13
    4.9 (463)
    A honeymooning couple become entangled in a plot to recover plates for counterfeiting U.S. dollars. She thinks she's just retired from a government "dirty jobs" department, but her superiors have other ideas. He thinks she's a retired travel agent. Set in Spain, there's a constant flow of visual jokes, mainly at the expense of a group of incompetent thieves who are in hot pursuit of the plates. Many of the jokes are predictable, but there's enough to keep almost everyone amused.
    DirectorGene QuintanoStarsKim CattrallRobert HaysLeigh Taylor-Young
  • Roses Are for the Rich (1987)

    14. Roses Are for the Rich

    1987– 2 epsTV Series
    6.3 (189)
    In a small town in Appalachia, Autumn's young husband is killed in a suspicious mine explosion. She vows vengeance on mine owner Douglas Osborne and dedicates her life to destroying him, even at the cost of her own happiness. When her attempts at financial ruin fail, she manipulates Osborne into marriage by claiming she is carrying his child. After Osborne dies from cyanide poisoning, Autumn is arrested for his murder, but she professes her innocence.
    StarsLisa HartmanBruce DernBritton Elliott
  • Cease Fire (1985)

    15. Cease Fire

    19851h 37mR
    6.1 (267)
    Tim Murphy is a Vietnam Vet. When he loses his job he starts to relive all the pain and horror of his time in Vietnam. The stresses and strains nearly destroy his marriage and his family. Only after joining a veterans' therapy group does Tim find relief from his nightmares. With the support of his fellow vets and the love of his wife, Tim recovers.
    DirectorDavid NutterStarsDon JohnsonLisa BlountRobert F. Lyons
  • Sweet Lies (1987)

    16. Sweet Lies

    19871h 33mR
    4.3 (268)
    An insurance investigator is visiting Paris on assigment. He is soon made the object of a seduction bet amongst three ladies. Problems arise when the girls realize they are really falling for him.
    DirectorNathalie DelonStarsTreat WilliamsJoanna PaculaJulianne Phillips
  • Fever Pitch (1985)

    17. Fever Pitch

    19851h 36mR25Metascore
    4.2 (381)
    An investigative journalist gets hooked on the subject of his inquiry - professional gambling.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsRyan O'NealCatherine HicksGiancarlo Giannini
  • Hard Choices (1984)

    18. Hard Choices

    19841h 30mNot Rated
    6.1 (153)
    A teenaged boy goes for a ride with his brother and the brother's friends, who proceed to rob a store and murder the clerk. They are caught and, despite the young boy's protestations, he is convicted of murder and sent to prison. A female social worker assigned to the boy's case not only believes him, but begins to fall in love with him, and determines to either help him prove his innocence or escape.
    DirectorRick KingStarsMargaret KlenckGary McCleeryJohn Seitz
  • Beginner's Luck (1985)

    19. Beginner's Luck

    19851h 24mR
    4.9 (66)
    Hunter, an otherwise reserved groom-to-be, talks his neighbors Tech and Aris into pursuing their unrealized sexual fantasies. Dubious at first, Tech and Aris, an unmarried couple, finally consent.
    DirectorFrank MourisStarsSam RushRiley SteinerCharles Homet
  • Where Are the Children? (1985)

    20. Where Are the Children?

    19851h 37mR
    5.6 (352)
    In Cape Cod, Missy and Michael, the two children of Nancy Eldridge, are kidnapped by a man who has disturbing intentions for them. Local police chief Ed Coffin wrongfully suspects that Nancy is behind the disappearances.
    DirectorBruce MalmuthStarsJill ClayburghMax GailHarley Cross
  • Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (1987)

    21. Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder

    19873 epsTV Mini Series
    7.2 (146)
    Sociopathic socialite plots her father's murder.
    StarsLee RemickTate DonovanJohn Glover
  • Jill Eikenberry, John Hillerman, and Michael Tucker in Assault and Matrimony (1987)

    22. Assault and Matrimony

    19871h 40mPGTV Movie
    5.5 (118)
    Silvia and Edgar have been married for a long time, but can't stand each other now. But a divorce would mean having to sell their dream house, which both of them want to keep. Instead they both secretly decide the answer is to kill the other.
    DirectorJames FrawleyStarsJill EikenberryMichael TuckerJohn Hillerman
  • Jimmy Smits and Judith Light in Stamp of a Killer (1987)

    23. Stamp of a Killer

    19871h 35mPGTV Movie
    6.3 (116)
    A pregnant mother and her young son become the target of a killer.
    DirectorLarry ElikannStarsJudith LightJimmy SmitsAudra Lindley
  • Street Justice (1987)

    24. Street Justice

    19871h 33mR
    5.9 (123)
    A forgotten CIA agent escapes after 12 years and returns to his corrupt New Jersey hometown.
    DirectorRichard C. SarafianStarsMichael OntkeanJoanna KernsCatherine Bach
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    25. The Suicide Club

    19871h 32mR
    3.6 (153)
    A woman traumatized by her brother's suicide is inducted into a world of games involving murder.
    DirectorJames BruceStarsMariel HemingwayRobert JoyLenny Henry

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