Bliss
Movie / 1985-10-04 / Australia / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Peter Best
An advertising executive dies and goes to hell... except nothing changes. Well, his daughter is buying drugs with sexual favours from her brother, and the number of cancer-causing products is on the increase. But the notes he writes to himself to prove he hasn't gone insane are getting more disjointed, and he runs off with an ex-prostitute called Honey Barbera.
Commando
Movie / 1985-10-03 / United States / Releases: 6 / Recordings: 1
Composed by James Horner
John Matrix, the former leader of a special commando strike force that always got the toughest jobs done, is forced back into action when his young daughter is kidnapped. To find her, Matrix has to fight his way through an array of punks, killers, one of his former commandos, and a fully equipped private army. With the help of a feisty stewardess and an old friend, Matrix has only a few hours to overcome his greatest challenge: finding his daughter before she's killed.
Amazing Stories
Television / 1985-09-29 / United States / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
A truly amazing, fantastical, science fiction, funny and odd, and sometimes scary, sad and endearing anthology series presented by Steven Spielberg with guest appearances by many famous actors, actresses, and directors.
The Journey of Natty Gann
Movie / 1985-09-27 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by James Horner, Elmer Bernstein
America is in the depths of the Great Depression. Families drift apart when faraway jobs beckon. A courageous young girl confronts overwhelming odds when she embarks on a cross-country search for her father. During her odyssey, she forms a close bond with two diverse traveling companions: a magnificent, protective wolf, and a hardened drifter.
Invasion U.S.A.
Movie / 1985-09-27 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jay Chattaway
A one-man army comes to the rescue of the United States when a spy attempts an invasion.
Maxie
Movie / 1985-09-27 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Georges Delerue
When Nick and Jan move into their new apartment in San Francisco, the batty landlady upstairs tells them about a girl who used to live there in the 20's: a brash young party girl named Maxie, who died in a car crash the morning before her big audition for a Hollywood studio. The trouble is, Maxie, or rather her ghost, hasn't left the house. Worse, she can take over Jan's body. And the only way she's going to leave is if she gets that audition.
Agnes of God
Movie / 1985-09-13 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Georges Delerue
When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.
Legend
Movie / 1985-08-28 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest. He must save the beautiful Princess Lili and defeat the demonic Lord of Darkness, or the world will be plunged into a never-ending ice age.
The Bride
Movie / 1985-08-16 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Hildur Guðnadóttir
Doctor Frankenstein creates a mate for his monster, a woman called Eva, who promptly rejects the male creature. In turn, the doctor becomes obsessed with Eva, and tries to make her a perfect Victorian woman.
My Science Project
Movie / 1985-08-09 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Peter Bernstein
His high school teacher issues an ultimatum: turn in a science project or flunk. So Mike Harlan scavenges a military base's junk pile for a suitable gizmo. He finds one... and unwittingly unleashes the awesome power and energy of the unknown. Twisted dimensions. Time warps. A fantastic realm where the past, present, and future collide in a whirling vortex of startling adventure and superlative special effects.
Fright Night
Movie / 1985-08-02 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Brad Fiedel
Charley Brewster, a high school student, accidentally discovers the true and creepy nature of Jerry Dandrige, his dashing and enigmatic new neighbor; but no one seems willing to believe him.
The Jewel of the Nile
Movie / 1985-08-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
Joan Wilder is thrust back into a world of murder, chases, foreign intrigue... and love. This time out she's duped by a duplicitous Arab dignitary who brings her to the Middle East, ostensibly to write a book about his life. Of course, he's up to no good, and Joan is just another pawn in his wicked game. But Jack Colton and his sidekick Ralph show up to help our intrepid heroine save the day.
Weird Science
Movie / 1985-08-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
Two unpopular teenagers, Gary and Wyatt, fail at all attempts to be accepted by their peers. Their desperation to be liked leads them to "create" a woman via their computer. Their living and breathing creation is a gorgeous woman, Lisa, whose purpose is to boost their confidence level by putting them into situations which require Gary and Wyatt to act like men.
The Black Cauldron
Movie / 1985-07-24 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
The Man with One Red Shoe
Movie / 1985-07-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Thomas Newman
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.
Explorers
Movie / 1985-07-12 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
Silverado
Movie / 1985-07-10 / United States / Releases: 5 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Bruce Broughton
Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.
Day of the Dead
Movie / 1985-07-03 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Harrison
As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead.
Back to the Future
Movie / 1985-07-03 / United States / Releases: 13 / Recordings: 4
Composed by Alan Silvestri
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Movie / 1985-06-29 / Australia / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Maurice Jarre
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of a technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children.
St. Elmo's Fire
Movie / 1985-06-28 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by David Foster
Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the burdens of maturity close in on the young dreamers, the complexities of adulthood and the daily struggle of growing up put their sacred friendship to the test. But everyone knows life is not a bed of roses. It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, what will it take for St. Elmo's clique to find its place in the real world?
Return to Oz
Movie / 1985-06-21 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by David Shire
Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and dangerous new enemies.
Cocoon
Movie / 1985-06-21 / United States / Releases: 6 / Recordings: 2
Composed by James Horner
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Lifeforce
Movie / 1985-06-21 / United Kingdom / Releases: 5 / Recordings: 3
Composed by Henry Mancini, Michael Kamen
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
D.A.R.Y.L.
Movie / 1985-06-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Marvin Hamlisch
Daryl is a normal 10-year-old boy in many ways. However, unbeknown to his foster parents and friends, Daryl is actually a government-created robot with superhuman reflexes and mental abilities. Even his name has a hidden meaning -- it's actually an acronym for Data Analyzing Robot Youth Life-form. When the organization that created him deems the "super soldier" experiment a failure and schedules Daryl to be disassembled, it is up to a few rogue scientists to help him escape.