Author! Author!
Movie / 1982-06-18 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Dave Grusin, Johnny Mandel
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.
Firefox
Movie / 1982-06-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Maurice Jarre
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
The Secret of NIMH
Movie / 1982-06-17 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
A widowed field mouse must move her family -- including an ailing son -- to escape a farmer's plow. Aided by a crow and a pack of superintelligent, escaped lab rats, the brave mother struggles to transplant her home to firmer ground.
E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial
Movie / 1982-06-11 / United States / Releases: 13 / Recordings: 3
Composed by John Williams
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Movie / 1982-06-04 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 2
Composed by James Horner
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.
Poltergeist
Movie / 1982-06-04 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
The Freelings' suburban home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a portal to the 'other side'. With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Forbidden World
Movie / 1982-05-07 / United States / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.
Le Choc
Movie / 1982-04-28 / France / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
Martin Terrier wants to quit his job as a hired hitman, but his organized crime employers are unwilling to see him turned out to pasture, Terrier knows too much, and he is still useful to the organization. He escapes to the countryside where he meets Claire, and the two soon fall in love. Back in Paris to confront his employers, Terrier learns that they've stolen all his money from the bank. They give him an ultimatum—do one last job for them and he gets his money and his freedom...
I, the Jury
Movie / 1982-04-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Bill Conti
Jack Williams was the best friend of Vietnam veteran and detective Mike Hammer. When Jack is murdered, Mike makes it his business to solve the crime. He is helped by his secretary Velda, and partly helped, partly hindered by the Chief of Police, Pat Chambers. On the trail of the killer, Mike discovers government conspiracies, and plots used by the CIA and the Mafia.
The Sword and the Sorcerer
Movie / 1982-04-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by David Whitaker
A mercenary with a three-bladed sword rediscovers his royal heritage when he is recruited to help a princess foil a brutal tyrant and a powerful sorcerer's plans to conquer the land.
The Man from Snowy River
Movie / 1982-03-25 / Australia / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Bruce Rowland
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.
The Aftermath
Movie / 1982-03-22 / United States / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
After a lengthy space mission, two astronauts (Steve Barkett and Larry Latham) return to an Earth transformed by nuclear war. As renegade gangs and mutants rule Los Angeles, the astronauts join two pretty women and a couple of kids in a growing resistance movement. This sci-fi adventure follows the men as they battle bell-bottomed biker leader Cutter and his brutal gang.
Conan the Barbarian
Movie / 1982-03-16 / United States / Releases: 5 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Basil Poledouris
A horde of rampaging warriors massacre the parents of young Conan and enslave the young child for years on The Wheel of Pain. As the sole survivor of the childhood massacre, Conan is released from slavery and taught the ancient arts of fighting. Transforming himself into a killing machine, Conan travels into the wilderness to seek vengeance on Thulsa Doom, the man responsible for killing his family. In the wilderness, Conan takes up with the thieves Valeria and Subotai. The group comes upon King Osric, who wants the trio of warriors to help rescue his daughter who has joined Doom in the hills.
Genocide
Movie / 1982-03-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again. The history of European Jewish culture and events before and during the Holocaust are seen in newsreels, photographs, and animated segments. The words of the victims of the era are read, and footage from the liberation os a concentration camp is shown.
Parasite
Movie / 1982-03-12 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Richard Band
Paul Dean has created a deadly parasite that is now attached to his stomach. He and his female companion, Patricia Welles, must find a way to destroy it while also trying to avoid Ricus & his rednecks, and an evil government agent named Merchant.
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
Movie / 1982-02-27 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by James Horner
The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their involvement when they fall in with a gang of con artists, take up with a ragtag circus, help a freed slave buy his sister's freedom, and then see a dastardly villain get her.
The Beast Within
Movie / 1982-02-12 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Les Baxter
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals.
Mad Max 2
Movie / 1981-12-24 / Australia / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Brian May
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
Taps
Movie / 1981-12-20 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Maurice Jarre
Military cadets take extreme measures to ensure the future of their academy when its existence is threatened by local condo developers.
Heartbeeps
Movie / 1981-12-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Williams
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.
Neighbors
Movie / 1981-12-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Tom Scott
One man's quiet suburban life takes a sickening lurch for the worse when a young couple move into the deserted house next door. From the word go it is obvious these are not the quiet professional types who *should* be living in such a nice street. As more and more unbelievable events unfold, our hero starts to question his own sanity... and those of his family.
On Golden Pond
Movie / 1981-12-04 / United Kingdom / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Dave Grusin
For Norman and Ethel Thayer, this summer on golden pond is filled with conflict and resolution. When their daughter Chelsea arrives, the family is forced to renew the bonds of love and overcome the generational friction that has existed for years.
Dinotopia
Television / 1981-11-05 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Trevor Jones
Jessica Novak is a 1981 drama television series that aired on CBS from November 5, 1981 till December 3, 1981 and was written by Ira Steven Behr. The cast includes Helen Shaver, Kip Gilman, Erik Kilpatrick, and Lara Parker.
Halloween II
Movie / 1981-10-30 / United States / Releases: 5 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Alan Howarth, John Carpenter
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie to the Haddonfield Memorial Hospital, where she's been admitted for Myers' attempt on her life. The institution proves to be particularly suited to serial killers, however, as Myers cuts, stabs and slashes his way through hospital staff to reach his favorite victim.
Raggedy Man
Movie / 1981-09-18 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Nita, a divorced mother of two boys, is stuck working as a telephone operator in a small Texas town in World War II. Her friendship with a sailor on leave causes tongues to wag in town.