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.
Mommie Dearest
Movie / 1981-09-16 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Henry Mancini
Renowned film star Joan Crawford's abuse towards Christina, her adopted daughter, intensifies as her professional and romantic relationships turn sour.
Body Heat
Movie / 1981-08-28 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by John Barry
During an extreme heatwave, a beautiful Florida woman and a seedy lawyer engage in an affair while plotting the murder of her rich husband.
Deadly Blessing
Movie / 1981-08-14 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by James Horner
When a former member of a religious cult dies in a mysterious accident, Martha, who now lives alone and close to the cult's church, begins to fear for her life and the lives of her visiting friends.
Heavy Metal
Movie / 1981-08-07 / Canada / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Movie / 1981-08-06 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Barry
When the young Texas Ranger, John Reid, is the sole survivor of an ambush arranged by the militaristic outlaw leader, Butch Cavendich, he is rescued by an old childhood Comanche friend, Tonto. When he recovers from his wounds, he dedicates his life to fighting the evil that Cavendich represents. To this end, John Reid becomes the great masked western hero, The Lone Ranger. With the help of Tonto, the pair go to rescue President Grant when Cavendich takes him hostage.
Blow Out
Movie / 1981-07-24 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Pino Donaggio
While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that might leave him dead.
Wolfen
Movie / 1981-07-24 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Craig Safan, James Horner
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
Eye of the Needle
Movie / 1981-07-24 / United Kingdom / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Miklós Rózsa
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
Time Bandits
Movie / 1981-07-13 / United Kingdom / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Mike Moran
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
Condorman
Movie / 1981-07-02 / United Kingdom / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Henry Mancini
Comic artist and writer Woody performs a simple courier operation for his friend Harry who works for the CIA. But when he successfully fends off hostile agents, he earns the respect of the beautiful Natalia, who requests his assistance for her defection. Woody uses this request as leverage to use the CIA's resources to bring his comic book creation, Condorman, to life to battle the evil Krokov.
Dragonslayer
Movie / 1981-06-26 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Alex North
A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the King himself made with the dragon to protect his kingdom.
Stripes
Movie / 1981-06-26 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
Hard-luck cabbie John Winger, directionless after being fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, enlists in the U.S. Army with his close pal, Russell Ziskey. After his barely satisfactory performance in basic training, the irreverent Winger emerges as the figurehead for a ragtag band of misfits. However, his hijinks threaten to cause an international scandal when he inadvertently commandeers a military assault vehicle behind enemy lines.
Clash of the Titans
Movie / 1981-06-12 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Laurence Rosenthal
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie / 1981-06-12 / United States / Releases: 11 / Recordings: 3
Composed by John Williams
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Outland
Movie / 1981-05-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
On the sunless moon Io, Marshall William T. O’Niel goes toe-to-toe with the corrupt manager of a mining colony and his gang of roughnecks while investigating a rash of worker suicides.
Inchon
Movie / 1981-05-04 / South Korea / Releases: 7 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Gen. Douglas MacArthur leads a Korean War campaign, and the war tests a married couple's relationship.
Friday the 13th Part 2
Movie / 1981-05-01 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Harry Manfredini
Five years after the horrible bloodbath at Camp Crystal Lake, new counselors roam the area, not sensing the ominous lurking presence that proves that the grisly legend is real.
Knightriders
Movie / 1981-04-10 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Donald Rubenstein
A medieval reenactment troupe struggles to maintain its family-like dynamic amid pressure from local authorities, interest from talent agents, and their so-called king's delusions of grandeur.
The Final Conflict
Movie / 1981-03-20 / United States / Releases: 5 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Damien fulfills a terrifying biblical prophecy. He also faces his own potential demise as an astronomical event brings about the second coming of Christ.
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie / 1981-03-20 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Michael Small
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
The Funhouse
Movie / 1981-03-13 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Beal
Rebellious teen Amy defies her parents by going to a trashy carnival that has pulled into town. In tow are her boyfriend, Buzz, and their friends Liz and Richie. Thinking it would be fun to spend the night in the campy "Funhouse" horror ride, the teens witness a murder by a deformed worker wearing a mask. Locked in, Amy and her friends must evade the murderous carnival workers and escape before it leaves town the next day.
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Movie / 1981-02-20 / Italy / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Ennio Morricone
Three Italians travel to their hometown to vote for elections: Pasquale is a Southern immigrant living in Munich who's genuinely happy to come back to Italy, even if just for a few days, but the country he dreams of is far from reality; Furio travels to Rome with his family, but his niggling attitude threatens to push his wife Magda over the edge; young Mimmo is also going to Rome, but the trip is repeatedly interrupted by worries about his grandma's health.