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Little Gloria… Happy at Last (1982, TV-Mini-Series)

December 12, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: In 1934, 10-year-old heiress Gloria Vanderbilt (Jennifer Dundas, Mrs. Soffel) becomes the subject of a fierce custody battle between her mother, socialite Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt (Lucy Gutteridge, The Last […]

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1982

The Grey Fox (1982)

August 1, 2022by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: The year is 1901, and stagecoach robber, Bill Mine (Richard Farnsworth, The Straight Story), has been released from prison after serving a 33-year sentence. Mine finds out that the […]

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1982

Evil Under the Sun (1982)

January 9, 2022by Eric Binford 21 Comments

Synopsis: Belgian detective Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov, Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus) travels to an island resort to investigate the circumstances in which a diamond was given to a famous stage […]

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1982

Kiss Me Goodbye (1982)

August 22, 2017by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: After the sudden death of her charismatic husband (James Caan, The Godfather), magazine writer (Sally Field, Norma Rae) meets a nice but nerdy intellectual (Jeff Bridges, Starman). The writer […]

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1982

Cat People (1982)

October 6, 2016by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: After a long separation, a brother (Malcom McDowell, A Clockwork Orange) and sister (Nastassia Kinski, Tess) meet for the first time since childhood. While the young woman rekindles her […]

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1982

Missing (1982)

September 6, 2016by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: Real-life drama about the search for American filmmaker and journalist Charles Horman (John Shea, Stealing Home), who disappeared during the 1973 coup in Chile. Reaction & Thoughts:  Chile has […]

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1982

The Last Unicorn (1982)

August 12, 2016by Eric Binford 3 Comments

Synopsis: A beautiful unicorn (voiced by Mia Farrow, Rosemary’s Baby) suddenly realizes that she may very well be the last of her kind. With the help of an inept wizard, […]

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1982

Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982)

January 18, 2016by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: In 1975, in a small Texas town, a group of high school friends reunite to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the death of film icon James Dean. The reunion, […]

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1982

The Pirate Movie (1982)

November 16, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Kristy McNichol (Little Darlings) plays a dorky young woman who passes out and dreams of being an 18th century damsel in love with a handsome buccaneer, played by Christopher Atkins […]

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1982

Silent Rage (1982)

October 18, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: A small town Sheriff (Chuck Norris, Lone Wolf McQuade) is faced with the challenge of protecting his community from a psychopath (Brian Libby, Air Force One) who has been made […]

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1982

Amityville II: The Possession (1982)

October 17, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: A family settles into their new home in Long Island, N.Y., and immediately they all begin experiencing strange occurrences. Reaction & Thoughts: “Sonny Montelli is a victim of demonic […]

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1982

The Thing (1982)

April 23, 2015by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: In an isolated research station in Antarctica, a small group of American scientists and workers fight for their lives after they encounter a deadly extraterrestrial shapeshifting creature that takes […]

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1982

The Incubus (1982)

March 18, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a small New England town, a series of brutal rapes and murders baffle the police department. A troubled physician, played by John Cassavetes (Rosemary’s Baby), is determined to […]

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1982

Blood Song (1982)

December 3, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: A disabled high school teenager (Donna Wilkes, Angel) is surprised to discover that she has a strange psychic connection with a vicious psychopath (Frankie Avalon, Grease) who has recently […]

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1982

Turkey Shoot (1982)

May 20, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In the near future, a totalitarian society has created prison camps to modify the behavior of the unruly population. Three prisoners (Steve Railsback, The Stunt Man, Olivia Hussey, Romeo and […]

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1982

Timerider: The Adventure of Lyle Swann (1982)

May 12, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Lyle Swann (Fred Ward, Remo Williams) is a champion road racer who is accidentally sent 100 years back into the past by a time-travel machine. Reaction & Thoughts: “If […]

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1982

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