Shōgun
Television / 1980-09-15 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Maurice Jarre
An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
Battle Beyond the Stars
Movie / 1980-09-08 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by James Horner
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
Hawk the Slayer
Movie / 1980-08-27 / United Kingdom / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Harry Robertson
Hawk the Slayer, after seeing both his father and bride die at the hands of his malevolent brother, Voltan, sets out for revenge and the chance to live up to his title. Tooling himself up with the "mind-sword" and recruiting a motley band of warriors — a giant, a dwarf, a one-armed man with a machine-crossbow, and an elf with the fastest bow in the land — Hawk leads the battle against Voltan to free the land from the forces of evil and avenge his loved ones.
Smokey and the Bandit II
Movie / 1980-08-15 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail.
Dressed to Kill
Movie / 1980-07-25 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Pino Donaggio
After witnessing a mysterious woman brutally slay a homemaker, prostitute Liz Blake finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation. While the police thinks she is the murderer, the real killer is intent on silencing her only witness.
Caddyshack
Movie / 1980-07-25 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Johnny Mandel
At an exclusive country club, an ambitious young caddy, Danny Noonan, eagerly pursues a caddy scholarship in hopes of attending college and, in turn, avoiding a job at the lumber yard. In order to succeed, he must first win the favour of the elitist Judge Smails, and then the caddy golf tournament which Smails sponsors.
Used Cars
Movie / 1980-07-11 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Ernest Gold, Patrick Williams
When the owner of a struggling used car lot is killed, it's up to the lot's hot-shot salesman to save the property from falling into the hands of the owner's ruthless brother and used-car rival.
The Stunt Man
Movie / 1980-06-27 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Dominic Frontiere
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.
Airplane!
Movie / 1980-06-27 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 2
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Movie / 1980-06-24 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Maurice Jarre
The only chance to escape a desert island is to convert the plane carrying many different animals into a boat.
Brubaker
Movie / 1980-06-20 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Lalo Schifrin
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate.
The Island
Movie / 1980-06-13 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Ennio Morricone
David Nau leads a band of modern day pirates who raid yachts and sail boats of people on vacation in the Caribbean. When reporter Blair Maynard and his son arrive to investigate the mystery of the disappearing boats, Nau and his band of raiders decide to induct them into their tribe.
The Mountain Men
Movie / 1980-06-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Michel Legrand
The story concerns two grizzled mountain men -- Bill Tyler and Henry Frapp -- during the dying days of the fur-trapping era. The plot begins when Running Moon runs away from her abusive husband Heavy Eagle and comes across the two seedy fur trappers. The mountain men take her in, unaware that Heavy Eagle has dispatched an army of Indian braves to reclaim her.
The Shining
Movie / 1980-05-23 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
Jack Torrance accepts a caretaker job at the Overlook Hotel, where he, along with his wife Wendy and their son Danny, must live isolated from the rest of the world for the winter. But they aren't prepared for the madness that lurks within.
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Movie / 1980-05-20 / United States / Releases: 12 / Recordings: 5
Composed by John Williams
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Home Movies
Movie / 1980-05-16 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Pino Donaggio
A cult guru urges a shy disciple to make life a movie and be its star.
Maniac
Movie / 1980-05-10 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jay Chattaway
A psychotic man, troubled by his childhood abuse, kills and mutilates young women and local models on the streets of New York City.
Friday the 13th
Movie / 1980-05-09 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Harry Manfredini
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Humanoids from the Deep
Movie / 1980-05-01 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by James Horner
After a new cannery introduces scientifically augmented salmon to a seaside town in the Pacific Northwest, a species of mysterious, mutated sea creatures begin killing the men and raping the women.
The Changeling
Movie / 1980-03-28 / Canada / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
After a tragic event happens, composer John Russell moves to Seattle to try to overcome it and build a new and peaceful life in a lonely big house that has been uninhabited for many years. But, soon after, the obscure history of such an old mansion and his own past begin to haunt him.
Hide in Plain Sight
Movie / 1980-03-21 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Leonard Rosenman
True story of a man in search of his children after his ex-wife enters the Witness Protection Program.
Saturn 3
Movie / 1980-02-15 / United Kingdom / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Elmer Bernstein
In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam and the scientist Alex, who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally. Captain Benson arrives Saturn 3 with Hector, incapable to controlling his emotions he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.
La terrazza
Movie / 1980-02-08 / Italy / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Armando Trovajoli
Eight Italian politicians from the communist party gather on a terrace in Rome for a get-together. They discuss about their past, present and future.
The Fog
Movie / 1980-02-01 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Carpenter
Strange things begin to occur as a tiny California coastal town prepares to commemorate its centenary. Inanimate objects spring eerily to life; Rev. Malone stumbles upon a dark secret about the town's founding; radio announcer Stevie witnesses a mystical fire; and hitchhiker Elizabeth discovers the mutilated corpse of a fisherman. Then a mysterious iridescent fog descends upon the village, and more people start to die.
Caboblanco
Movie / 1980-01-23 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Jerry Goldsmith
Giff Hoyt, a cafe owner in Cabo Blanco, Peru after World War II is caught between refuge-seeking Nazis and their enemies. After the murder of a sea explorer is passed off as accidental death by the corrupt local police, Giff becomes suspicious. The police chief also intimidates a new arrival Marie, and Giff intervenes to help her. Giff suspects Beckdorff, a Nazi refugee living in the area. Beckdorff, it emerges, is seeking to uncover sunken treasure.