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1981 independent films
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The list 1981 independent films includes
Private Lessons, Time Bandits, The Evil Dead, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and They All Laughed.
The list consists of 51 members.
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Private Lessons
1981 film directed by Alan Myerson
Overview: Private Lessons is a 1981 American sex comedy film starring Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley Jr.
Release date: 26 August 1981Genre: ComedyDirector: Alan MyersonCast: Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, Patrick Piccininni, Ed Begley Jr., Pamela Jean BryantProducer: Jack Barry, Steve BassinWriter: Dan GreenburgAn immigrant housemaid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot. Troubles arise when the two start ...
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Christiane F.
1981 film by Uli Edel
Overview: Christiane F. (German: Christiane F. – Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, ) is a 1981 West German biographical drama film directed by Uli Edel. It depicts the descent of Christiane Felscherinow, a bored and ...
Genre: Drama, BiographyDirector: Uli EdelCast: Eberhard Auriga, Natja Brunckhorst, Peggy Bussieck, Lothar Chamski, Rainer Woelk, Uwe DiderichProducer: Uli Edel, Kai HermannThis movie portrays the drug scene in Berlin in the 1970s, following tape recordings of Christiane F... 0
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Time Bandits
1981 British fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam
Overview: Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film co-written, produced, and directed by Terry Gilliam. It stars David Rappaport, Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine ...
Release date: 13 July 1981Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Terry GilliamProducer: Terry Gilliam, George HarrisonWriter: Michael Palin, Terry GilliamA young boy accidentally joins a band of time travelling dwarves, as they jump from era to era looking for treasure to steal. 0
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The Evil Dead
1981 American supernatural horror film by Sam Raimi
Overview: The Evil Dead is a 1981 American independent supernatural horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi (in his feature directorial debut). The film stars Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeMa ...Release date: 15 October 1981Genre: Fantasy, Horror, ThrillerDirector: Sam RaimiCast: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Richard DeManincor, Betsy Baker, Theresa Tilly, Philip A. GillisProducer: Bruce Campbell, Gary HoltWriter: Sam RaimiFive friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons. 0
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The Road Warrior
1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller
Overview: Mad Max 2 (released as The Road Warrior in the United States) is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic dystopian action film directed by George Miller, who co-wrote it with Terry Hayes and Brian Hannant ...
Release date: 24 December 1981Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: George MillerProducer: Byron KennedyWriter: Terry Hayes, George MillerIn the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community escape a horde of bandits. 0
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Zoot Suit
1981 film by Luis Valdez
Overview: Zoot Suit is a 1981 American independent drama musical film of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James ...Release date: 2 October 1981Genre: Musical, DramaDirector: Luis ValdezProducer: Luis Valdez, Kenneth Brecher 0
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They All Laughed
1981 film by Peter Bogdanovich
Overview: They All Laughed is a 1981 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and starring Ben Gazzara, Audrey Hepburn, John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Patti Hansen, and Dorothy Stratten. The film ...
Release date: 14 August 1981Genre: Comedy, RomanceDirector: Peter BogdanovichProducer: George Morfogen, Blaine NovakWriter: Peter Bogdanovich, Blaine NovakA madcap private-eye caper about a team of detectives who are following, and are being followed by, a group of beautiful women. 0
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The Howling
1981 American horror film by Joe Dante
Overview: The Howling is a 1981 American horror film directed and edited by Joe Dante. Written by John Sayles and Terence H. Winkless, based on the novel of the same name by Gary Brandner, the film follows a news ...Release date: 21 January 1981Genre: Horror, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Joe DanteProducer: Daniel H. Blatt, Rob BottinWriter: Gary Brandner, John SaylesAfter a bizarre and near deadly encounter with a serial killer, a television newswoman is sent to a remote mountain resort whose residents may not be what ... 0
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The Burning
1981 film by Tony Maylam
Overview: The Burning is a 1981 American teen slasher film directed by Tony Maylam, and starring Brian Matthews, Leah Ayres, Brian Backer, Larry Joshua, and Lou David. Its plot follows a summer camp caretaker who ...Release date: 8 May 1981Genre: HorrorDirector: Tony MaylamProducer: Michael Cohl, André DjaouiWriter: Harvey Weinstein, Tony MaylamA former summer camp caretaker, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong, lurks around an upstate New York summer camp bent on killing the teenagers re ... 0
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Southern Comfort
1981 film by Walter Hill
Overview: Southern Comfort is a 1981 American action-war drama- thriller film directed by Walter Hill and written by Michael Kane, Hill and his longtime collaborator David Giler. It stars Keith Carradine, Powers ...Release date: 25 September 1981Genre: Drama, Thriller, WarDirector: Walter HillProducer: David Giler, William J. ImmermanWriter: Michael Kane, Walter HillA squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their... 0
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Hell Night
1981 American slasher film by Tom DeSimone
Overview: Hell Night is a 1981 American supernatural slasher film directed by Tom DeSimone, and starring Linda Blair, Vincent Van Patten, Kevin Brophy, and Peter Barton. The film depicts a night of fraternity hazing ...
Release date: 28 August 1981Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Tom DeSimoneProducer: Bruce Cohn Curtis, Chuck RussellWriter: Randy FeldmanFour college pledges are forced to spend the night in a deserted old mansion where they get killed off one by one by the monstrous surviving members of ... 0
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Happy Birthday to Me
1981 slasher film by J. Lee Thompson
Overview: Happy Birthday to Me is a 1981 slasher film directed by J. Lee Thompson and starring Melissa Sue Anderson and Glenn Ford. Its plot revolves around six brutal murders occurring around a popular high school ...Release date: 15 May 1981Genre: Horror, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: J. Lee ThompsonCast: Melissa Sue Anderson, Glenn Ford, Lawrence Dane, Sharon Acker, Frances Hyland, Tracey E. BregmanProducer: John Dunning, Stewart HardingWriter: John C.W. Saxton, Peter JobinVirginia is proud that she belongs to a clique. The best students at a private school. But before her 18th birthday... 0
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Graduation Day
1981 film by Herb Freed
Overview: Graduation Day is a 1981 American slasher film co-written, co-produced and directed by Herb Freed, and starring Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, Michael Pataki, and E. Danny Murphy in his film debut ...Release date: 1 May 1981Genre: Thriller, Horror, Mystery, SportDirector: Herb FreedCast: Christopher George, Patch Mackenzie, E. Danny Murphy, E.J. Peaker, Michael Pataki, Richard BalinProducer: David Baughn, Herb FreedWriter: Anne Marisse, Herb FreedA masked killer begins murdering students on the school track team after a track runner dies upon completion of a 30 second 200-meter race. 0
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Blow Out
1981 film by Brian De Palma
Overview: Blow Out is a 1981 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars John Travolta as Jack Terry, a movie sound effects technician from Philadelphia who, while ...
Release date: 24 July 1981Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Brian De PalmaProducer: Fred C. Caruso, George LittoWriter: Brian De Palma, Bill Mesce Jr.A movie sound recordist accidentally records the evidence that proves that a car accident was actually murder and consequently finds himself in danger ... 0
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Blood Beach
1981 film by Jeffrey Bloom
Overview: Blood Beach is a 1981 American horror film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Huffman, John Saxon, and Burt Young. The premise, conceived by Steven Nalevansky, involves a creature ...
Release date: 1 September 1980Genre: Horror, Mystery, Comedy, Sci-FiDirector: Jeffrey BloomProducer: Sidney Beckerman, Neil CantonWriter: Jeffrey Bloom, Steven NalevanskySomething or someone is attacking people one by one on the beach. Some of them are mutilated, but most of them are sucked into the sand... 0
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Carnival Magic
1983 American film
Overview: Carnival Magic is a 1983 American film directed by Al Adamson and starring Don Stewart.
Genre: FantasyDirector: Al AdamsonProducer: Elvin Feltner, Bob LevineWriter: Mark Weston, Bob LevineA magician in a carnival--who actually can read minds and levitate people and objects--works with a superintelligent chimp named Alex... 0
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The Prowler
1981 American slasher film by Joseph Zito
Overview: The Prowler is a 1981 American slasher film directed by Joseph Zito, written by Neal Barbera and Glenn Leopold, and starring Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Cindy Weintraub, and Farley ...Release date: 6 November 1981Genre: Horror, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Joseph ZitoCast: Vicky Dawson, Christopher Goutman, Lawrence Tierney, Farley Granger, Cindy Weintraub, Lisa DunsheathProducer: James Bochis, David StreitWriter: Glenn Leopold, Neal BarberaA masked killer, wearing World War II U.S. Army fatigues, stalks a small New Jersey town bent on reliving a 35-year-old double murder by focusing on a ... 0
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Take This Job and Shove It
1981 film by Gus Trikonis
Overview: Take This Job and Shove It is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Gus Trikonis and starring Robert Hays, Barbara Hershey, Art Carney, and David Keith.Release date: 24 April 1981Genre: ComedyDirector: Gus TrikonisProducer: Greg Blackwell, William J. ImmermanWriter: Jeffrey Bernini, Barry SchneiderThe "Alison Group" has bought four beer breweries in difficulties. The young but rising top manager Franck Macklin is sent to reorganize one of ... 0
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Malibu Hot Summer
1981 American film
Overview: Sizzle Beach, U.S.A., also known as Malibu Hot Summer, is a 1981 independent film directed by Richard Brander, and starring Terry Congie, Leslie Brander, Roselyn Royce and Kevin Costner in his film debut ... 0
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Scanners
1981 Canadian film
Overview: Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" ...Release date: 14 January 1981Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: David CronenbergCast: Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane, Michael Ironside, Robert A. SilvermanProducer: Pierre David, Claude HérouxWriter: David CronenbergA scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called "scanning", to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from ... 0
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