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The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

February 22, 2022by Eric Binford 17 Comments

Synopsis: An ordinary American family begin experiencing a series of unexplained events after moving into an isolated old cottage in the British countryside. Curious about the strange phenomena, the family’s […]

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1980

The Mirror Crack’d (1980)

December 29, 2021by Eric Binford 26 Comments

Synopsis: In 1953, an American film crew arrives in a small English village to shoot a historical drama. When a woman is poisoned at a cocktail party held in honor […]

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1980

Flash Gordon (1980)

December 17, 2021by Eric Binford 38 Comments

Synopsis: A football star (Sam J. Jones, 10) somehow finds himself travelling on a spaceship to the mysterious planet Mongo where he discovers that the planet’s ruler, Ming the Merciless […]

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1980

The Island (1980)

February 25, 2021by Eric Binford 23 Comments

Synopsis: After reading that an abnormal amount of boats has vanished without a trace in the Bermuda Triangle (also known as the Devil’s Triangle), journalist Blair Maynard (Michael Caine, Alfie) […]

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1980

Phobia (1980)

October 16, 2018by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: A psychiatrist (Paul Michael Glase, TV’s Stasky & Hutch) gains publicity for his unorthodox methods of treating people’s phobias. When his patients begin to die one by one, a […]

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1980

The Blue Lagoon (1980)

July 25, 2017by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: After a shipwreck, a boy, a girl, and a sailor find themselves marooned on a tropical island. When the sailor dies unexpectedly, the kids grow closer as they battle […]

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1980

Forbidden Zone (1980)

May 24, 2017by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: A suburban family discovers that the basement of their house contains a door that leads to the bizarre Sixth Dimension. After the family’s curious daughter, Frenchy Hercules (Marie-Pascale Elfman, Hot Tomorrows), […]

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1980

Friday the 13th (1980, Uncut Version)

October 18, 2016by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: After a 22-year hiatus, Camp Crystal Lake, located in New Jersey, gets ready to re-open its doors. It was originally closed down after the unsolved murders of two camp […]

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1980

Saturn 3 (1980)

January 28, 2016by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the near future, Earth’s natural resources have been depleted and now the planet relies on space stations for food. In one of those stations, Saturn 3, two scientists, Major Adam (Kirk […]

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1980

Windows (1980)

June 2, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: A recently divorced woman with a stuttering problem, Emily Hollander (Talia Shire, Rocky), is assaulted by a stranger in her own home. Although she is comforted by her close friend, Andrea […]

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1980

He Knows You’re Alone (1980)

March 10, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In Staten Island, New York, a college student, Amy Jensen (Caitlin O’Heaney, Three O’Clock High), prepares for her upcoming wedding unaware that she’s been stalked by a lunatic known […]

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1980

Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

June 1, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Country star Willie Nelson plays — here comes a big surprise — a country star who has trouble letting go of drugs and groupies, much to the chagrin of […]

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1980

American Gigolo (1980)

April 19, 2014by Eric Binford 5 Comments

Synopsis: Julian Kaye (Richard Gere, Days of Heaven) is a young man who makes a living as a “companion” to wealthy older women. Julian makes a point of never getting […]

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1980

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