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Carbon Copy
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: When an uptight executive (George Segal) discovers he has a long-lost black son (Denzel Washington), his tidy world goes hopelessly and hilariously awry in this "zany" (Screen International) and wickedly funny comedy.
Four Friends
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: Academy Award-winning screenwriter Steven Tesich and Oscar-nominated director Arthur Penn team up for this "charming, powerful" (Leonard Maltin) coming-of-age story set against the protest, prosperity and broken promises of the '60s.
Coming to America with big dreams, young Danilo stands before a future of endless possibilities... until he falls in love with Georgia. A free-spirited flower child, Georgia loves everyone... including Danilo's two best friends! But their friendships are strained when she becomes pregnant by one and marries another. Hurt and despondent, Danilo begins an angry search for someone to fill the void... until their fateful paths cross once again for a last explosive encounter.
An Eye For An Eye
Genre: MartialArts
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: Shawn Kane, an ex-cop, goes about cracking the narcotics-smuggling ring that slaughtered his partner. He's aided by a lovely news editor and a martial arts master, who doubles as a walking fortune cookie.
Cutter's Way
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: This intriguing film features John Heard as a boozy, belligerent Vietnam vet who seeks passionate revenge on a murderer after his aimless friend (Jeff Bridges) is falsely accused of the crime.
The Howling Special Edition
Genre: Horror
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: From the director of Gremlins and Piranha comes the ultimate masterpiece of primal terror. Filled with edge-of-your-seat suspense, "genuine thrills [and] amazing special effects" (Us), this riveting werewolf tale sinks its teeth into your deepest fears and never lets go!
Severely traumatized by a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, TV newscaster Karen White (Dee Wallace) takes time off at a secluded retreat called "the Colony." But when, after nights of being tormented by bestial, bloodcurdling cries, Karen ventures into the woods seeking answers, she makes a terrifying discovery. Now she must fight not only for her life... but for her soul!
Man Of Iron
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: This exhilarating, seemlessly woven "documentary" of fictional footage tells the story of the 1980 Polish Solidarity strike at the Gdansk shipyard through the eyes of an alcoholic TV journalist.
Swamp Thing
Genre: ScienceFantasyHorror
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: Deep in Florida's darkest everglades, a brilliant scientist, Dr. Alec Holland (Ray Wise), and a sexy government agent, Alice Cable (Adrienne Barneau), have developed a secret formula that could end world hunger and change civilisation forever. Little do they know, however, that their arch nemesis, Arcane (Louis Jourdan), is plotting to steal the serum for his own selfish schemes. Looting the lab and kidnaping Cable, Arcane douses Holland with the chemicals and leaves him for dead in the swamp. Mutated by his own formula, Holland becomes "Swamp Thing"-a half plant superhero who will stop at nothing to rescue the beautiful Cable and defeat the evil Arcane... even if it costs him his life!
James Cagney: That Yankee Doodle Dandy
Genre: Classic
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: An all-American tribute to James Cagney, containing interviews with the actor and a discussion of the Cagney dance technique, interspersed with memorable scenes from some of his greatest films.
Return of The Seacaucus 7
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: Excellent, simple film about a weekend reunion of good friends who shared the 60's radical college life and have since gone on in different directions. Director Sayles gives a terrific supporting performance as Howie.
Southern Comfort
Genre: Adventure
Theatrical Release Date: Jan 01, 1981
Synopsis: National Guardsmen encounter Cajuns in the Louisiana swamps where they are terrorized and must fight to survive in this hostile environment.
