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1984 independent films
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The list 1984 independent films includes
The Terminator, Breakin', Bolero, A Nightmare on Elm Street and This Is Spinal Tap.
The list consists of 64 members.
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The Terminator
1984 science fiction film directed by James Cameron
Overview: The Terminator is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by James Cameron, written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd and produced by Hurd. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Terminator, a ...
Release date: 26 October 1984Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: James CameronCast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Winfield, Lance Henriksen, Rick RossovichProducer: John Daly, Derek GibsonWriter: James Cameron, Gale Anne HurdA human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to ...
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Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
1984 film by Sam Firstenberg
Overview: Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is a 1984 American dance musical film directed by Sam Firstenberg. It is a sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin'. Electric Boogaloo was released seven months after ...
Release date: 19 December 1984Genre: Drama, Musical, ComedyDirector: Sam FirstenbergProducer: Pieter Jan Brugge, Yoram GlobusWriter: Charles Parker, Allen DeBevoiseA developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it. 0
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Breakin'
1984 film by Joel Silberg
Overview: Breakin' (also known as Breakdance in the United Kingdom and Break Street '84 in other regions) is a 1983 American breakdancing-themed musical film directed by Joel Silberg and written by Charles Parker ...
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, MusicDirector: Joel SilbergCast: Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones, Michael Chambers, Ben Lokey, Christopher McDonald, Phineas Newborn IIIProducer: Allen DeBevoise, Yoram GlobusWriter: Charles Parker, Allen DeBevoiseA struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds. 0
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Bolero
1984 film
Overview: Bolero is a 1984 American romantic drama film written and directed by John Derek and starring Bo Derek. The film centers on the protagonist's sexual awakening and her journey around the world to pursue ...Release date: 31 August 1984Genre: Drama, Romance, ComedyDirector: John DerekProducer: Bo Derek, Yoram GlobusWriter: John DerekSet in the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter. 0
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A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 film by Wes Craven
Overview: A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American supernatural slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven and produced by Robert Shaye. It is the first installment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise ...Release date: 9 November 1984Genre: Horror, Mystery, ThrillerDirector: Wes CravenProducer: John Burrows, Stanley DudelsonWriter: Wes CravenTeenager Nancy Thompson must uncover the dark truth concealed by her parents after she and her friends become targets of the spirit of a serial killer ... 0
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This Is Spinal Tap
1984 film by Rob Reiner
Overview: This Is Spinal Tap (also known as This Is Spın̈al Tap: A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi) is a 1984 American mockumentary comedy film co-written and directed by Rob Reiner (in his feature directorial ...
Release date: 2 March 1984Genre: Comedy, MusicDirector: Rob ReinerProducer: Jake Eberts, Karen MurphyWriter: Christopher Guest, Michael McKeanSpinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour. 0
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Sheena
1984 film by John Guillermin
Overview: Sheena, also known as Sheena: Queen of the Jungle, is a 1984 superhero film based on a comic-book character that first appeared in the late 1930s, Sheena, Queen of the Jungle.
Release date: 17 August 1984Genre: Action, Adventure, FantasyDirector: John GuillerminCast: Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott, Princess Elizabeth of Toro, France Zobda, Trevor ThomasProducer: Paul Aratow, Yoram Ben-AmiWriter: David Newman, Lorenzo Semple Jr.Sheena's white parents are killed while on Safari. She is raised by the mystical witch woman of an African tribe... 0
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1984
1984 film by Michael Radford
Overview: Nineteen Eighty-Four is a 1984 dystopian film written and directed by Michael Radford, based upon George Orwell's 1949 novel. Starring John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, and Cyril Cusack, the ...
Release date: 10 October 1984Genre: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance, DramaDirector: Michael RadfordProducer: Richard Branson, Al ClarkWriter: Michael Radford, George OrwellIn a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love. 0
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Up the Creek
1984 film by Robert Butler
Overview: Up the Creek is a 1984 comedy film directed by Robert Butler and starring Tim Matheson, Dan Monahan, Stephen Furst, Jeff East, Sandy Helberg, Blaine Novak, James B. Sikking, Jennifer Runyon, and John Hillerman ...
Release date: 6 April 1984Genre: ComedyDirector: Robert ButlerProducer: Lou Arkoff, Samuel Z. ArkoffWriter: Jim Kouf, Jeff ShermanBob McGraw is in his 12th year of college, goofing his way through life, until he has to win a river rafting race with three college buddies. 0
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The Toxic Avenger
1984 American action comedy film
Overview: The Toxic Avenger is a 1984 American superhero black comedy splatter film produced and directed by Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman (the latter credited as Samuel Weil for directing) from a screenplay by ...Release date: 1 May 1984Genre: Comedy, Horror, Action, Sci-FiDirector: Michael Herz, Lloyd KaufmanProducer: Michael Herz, Lloyd KaufmanWriter: Lloyd Kaufman, Joe RitterTromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot ... 0
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Silent Night, Deadly Night
1984 American slasher film by Charles E. Sellier, Jr
Overview: Silent Night, Deadly Night is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Charles E. Sellier, Jr., and starring Robert Brian Wilson, and Linnea Quigley. The story concerns a young man named Billy Chapman ...Release date: 9 November 1984Genre: Horror, ThrillerDirector: Charles E. Sellier Jr.Cast: Lilyan Chauvin, Gilmer McCormick, Toni Nero, Robert Brian Wilson, Britt Leach, Nancy BorgenichtProducer: Paul Caimi, Michael HickeyAfter his parents are murdered, a young tormented teenager goes on a murderous rampage dressed as Santa, due to his stay at an orphanage where he was abused ... 0
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Savage Streets
1984 film by Danny Steinmann
Overview: Savage Streets is a 1984 American teen vigilante exploitation film directed by Danny Steinmann and starring Linda Blair, with Linnea Quigley and John Vernon appearing in supporting roles. It follows a ...Release date: 31 August 1984Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDirector: Danny Steinmann, Tom DeSimoneProducer: John L. Chambliss, Michael FranzeseWriter: Norman Yonemoto, Danny SteinmannA teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and killed her best friend. 0
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Repo Man
1984 film by Alex Cox
Overview: Repo Man is a 1984 American science fiction black comedy film written and directed by Alex Cox in his directorial debut. It stars Harry Dean Stanton and Emilio Estevez, with Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash ...
Release date: 1 February 1984Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Crime, ThrillerDirector: Alex CoxProducer: Peter McCarthy, Michael NesmithWriter: Alex CoxA young punk recruited by a car repossession agency finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu that is wanted for a $20,000 bounty - and has something ... 0
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Paris, Texas
1984 film directed by Wim Wenders
Overview: Paris, Texas is a 1984 neo-Western drama road film directed by Wim Wenders, co-written by Sam Shepard and L. M. Kit Carson, and produced by Don Guest. It stars Harry Dean Stanton, Nastassja Kinski, Dean ...
Release date: 19 May 1984Genre: DramaDirector: Wim WendersCast: Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry, Bernhard Wicki, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, Claresie MobleyProducer: Anatole Dauman, Pascale DaumanWriter: L.M. Kit Carson, Sam ShepardTravis Henderson, an aimless drifter who has been missing for four years, wanders out of the desert and must reconnect with society, himself, his life ... 0
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Night of the Comet
1984 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Thom Eberhardt
Overview: Night of the Comet is a 1984 American science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Thom Eberhardt. It stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, and Kelli Maroney as survivors of a comet ...
Release date: 16 November 1984Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, ThrillerDirector: Thom EberhardtCast: Robert Beltran, Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Sharon Farrell, Mary Woronov, Geoffrey LewisProducer: Thomas Coleman, Wayne CrawfordWriter: Thom EberhardtA comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists. 0
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Electric Dreams
1984 American-British science fiction romantic comedy film
Overview: Electric Dreams is a 1984 science fiction romantic comedy film directed by Steve Barron (in his feature film directorial debut) and written by Rusty Lemorande. The film stars Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia ...
Release date: 20 July 1984Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, Sci-FiDirector: Steve BarronProducer: Rusty Lemorande, Richard BransonAn artificially intelligent PC and his human owner find themselves in a romantic rivalry over a woman. 0
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Crimes of Passion
1984 film by Ken Russell
Overview: Crimes of Passion is a 1984 American erotic thriller film directed by Ken Russell and starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, and John Laughlin. The film explores themes of human relationships and mental ...Release date: 19 October 1984Genre: Drama, Romance, ThrillerDirector: Ken RussellProducer: Barry Sandler, Donald P. BorchersA sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker named China Blue. One of her clients, a divorced man... 0
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Body Rock
1984 film directed by Marcelo Epstein
Overview: Body Rock is a 1984 American dance drama film directed by Marcelo Epstein, and written by Desmond Nakano and Kimberly Lynn White. It stars Lorenzo Lamas as a young man "from the streets" with a talent ...Release date: 28 September 1984Genre: MusicalDirector: Marcelo EpsteinProducer: Desmond Nakano, Kimberly Lynn WhiteChilly is just a guy from the streets with a talent for break-dancing. When his wicked moves catch the eye of an inustry pro, Chilly finds his dreams of ... 0
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Voyage of the Rock Aliens
1984 American film
Overview: Voyage of the Rock Aliens is a 1984 film directed by James Fargo and starring Pia Zadora and Craig Sheffer.
Genre: Musical, Sci-Fi, ComedyDirector: James FargoProducer: Tino Barzie, Mike CurbWriter: Edward Gold, James GuidottiAliens land in the town of "Speelburgh" searching for the source of rock & roll. They find trouble with Dee Dee, Frankie and the pack. 0
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Trancers
1985 film by Charles Band
Overview: Trancers (also released as Future Cop) is a 1984 American science fiction action film directed by Charles Band and starring Tim Thomerson, Helen Hunt, and Art LaFleur. It is the first film in the Trancers ...Release date: 31 May 1985Genre: Action, Sci-FiDirector: Charles BandProducer: Danny Bilson, Paul De MeoJack Deth is a kind of cop/bounty hunter in the bleak Los Angeles of the future. He's become obssessed with chasing Whistler... 0
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