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American Gigolo
Great 66 Points 1980

American Gigolo kickstarted the Eighties. It made the Seventies suddenly – instantly – yesterday. Unkempt & brassy gave way to sleek & sophisticated, disco to New Wave. How? Gere wearing Armani, driving a Mercedes, listening to Blondie in Schrader’s glimmering California masterpiece, that’s…

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WikChip Video The Call Me intro defined the Eighties
The Exterminator
None Yet 0 Points 1980
Body Heat
None Yet 0 Points 1981
Tightrope
None Yet 0 Points 1984
Witness
Really Great 66 Points 1985

Harrison Ford came down to earth in Witness, proving his stardom transcended SciFi and Fantasy. More importantly, Peter Weir’s big hit proved a heartwarming thriller. Still is, some 30 years after its premier.

Ford plays an ambitious Philly Detective who holes up with a nearby Amish family a…

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WikChip Image Ford & Haas: Heartwarming & Thrilling
Blue Velvet
Good 66 Points 1986

Claimed a demented masterpiece by many, this soul-sick thriller oozes style, charisma and perverted action. Sadly, it lacks continuity, is overly affected and revels in juxtaposing drug addled wickedness with small town goodness.

Worth seeing – if you have a strong stomach – for Dennis Hopper’…

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WikChip Image He's a bad, bad man.
Sword of Gideon
Very Good 17 Points 1986

Revenge stories are sweet. Sword of Gideon is a made for HBO movie that chronicles Mossad-led payback time for the 1972 Olympics massacre terrorists. Lesser known and less flashy than the movie ‘Munich’ (released in 2005) it is no less taught of a thriller. However, this is nearly a 3 hour mo…

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Manhunter
None Yet 0 Points 1986
Siesta
None Yet 0 Points 1987
The Big Town
None Yet 0 Points 1987