Link
Movie / 1986-03-05 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Jerry Goldsmith
Young graduate student Jane Chase becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and an elderly orangutan butler named Link. But when one of the chimps is found dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dangerously aggressive towards Jane. Now, the time for “monkey business” is over and the true terror is about to begin.
The Legend of Zelda
Videogame / 1986-02-21 / Japan / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Kōji Kondō
The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe. The player controls Link and must make his way through the forests, graveyards, plains and deserts of the Otherworld to find the secret entrances to the eight dungeons and try to restore the broken Triforce. Among the game's mechanics, it was the first time we saw a continuous world that could be freely explored, power-ups that permanently enhanced the main character's abilities and a battery save feature that allowed players to keep their progress instead of having to start over. The gameplay balanced action sequences with discovery, secrets and exploration.
The Delta Force
Movie / 1986-02-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Alan Silvestri
A 707 aircraft jetliner, en route from Athens to Rome and then to New York City, is hijacked by Lebanese terrorists, who demand that the pilot take them to Beirut. What the terrorists don't realize is that an elite team of commandos have been called in to eliminate all terrorists on the jetliner.
TerrorVision
Movie / 1986-02-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Richard Band
Stanley Putterman installs a state-of-the-art satellite dish in his backyard, soon unleashing a strange monster that leaps off the screen and needs to feed on humans for survival.
F/X
Movie / 1986-02-07 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Bill Conti
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Troppo forte
Movie / 1986-01-30 / Italy / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Antonello Venditti
Oscar dreams of becoming an actor or a stuntman. To contact a manufacturer he stages an accident and consequently injures a young actress, then tries to limit the damage by taking the girl to his home.
The Clan of the Cave Bear
Movie / 1986-01-17 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Alan Silvestri
Natural changes have the clans moving. Iza, medicine woman of the "Clan of the Cave Bear" finds little Ayla from the "others"' clan - tradition would have the clan kill Ayla immediately, but Iza insists on keeping her. When the little one finds a most needed new cave, she's allowed to stay - and thrive.
Iron Eagle
Movie / 1986-01-17 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Basil Poledouris
When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug's father after bombing the MiG base.
Troll
Movie / 1986-01-17 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Richard Band
When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy, thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual control of the planet. We soon discover Torok is the ex-husband of Eunice St. Clair, a resident in the building who was married to Torok.
Revolution
Movie / 1985-12-25 / United Kingdom / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 2
Composed by
John Corigliano
New York trapper Tom Dobb becomes an unwilling participant in the American Revolution after his son Ned is drafted into the Army by the villainous Sergeant Major Peasy. Tom attempts to find his son, and eventually becomes convinced that he must take a stand and fight for the freedom of the Colonies, alongside the aristocratic rebel Daisy McConnahay. As Tom undergoes his change of heart, the events of the war unfold in large-scale grandeur.
Out of Africa
Movie / 1985-12-20 / United States / Releases: 6 / Recordings: 4
Composed by
John Barry
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved to Africa to build a new life for herself. The film is based on her 1937 autobiographical novel.
The Color Purple
Movie / 1985-12-18 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Quincy Jones
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Clue
Movie / 1985-12-13 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
John Morris
Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, the guests and Boddy's chatty butler must suss out the culprit before the body count rises.
Enemy Mine
Movie / 1985-12-12 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Maurice Jarre
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
Spies Like Us
Movie / 1985-12-06 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Elmer Bernstein
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
House
Movie / 1985-12-06 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Harry Manfredini
Roger Cobb, a divorced horror novelist coming to terms with the disappearance of his young son, inherits an old mansion home to malevolent supernatural residents.
Young Sherlock Holmes
Movie / 1985-12-04 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Bruce Broughton
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson meet as boys in an English Boarding school. Holmes is known for his deductive ability even as a youth, amazing his classmates with his abilities. When they discover a plot to murder a series of British business men by an Egyptian cult, they move to stop it.
Prince Jack
Movie / 1985-12-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Elmer Bernstein
A dramatic look at the inner workings of the Kennedy administration.
White Nights
Movie / 1985-11-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
After his plane crashes in Siberia, a Russian dancer, who defected to the West, is held prisoner in the Soviet Union. The KGB keeps him under watch and tries to convince him to become a dancer for the Kirov Academy of Ballet again. Determined to escape, he befriends a black American expatriate and his pregnant Russian wife, who agree to help him escape to the American Embassy.
One Magic Christmas
Movie / 1985-11-22 / Canada / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Michael Conway Baker
Ginny Grainger, a young mother, rediscovers the joy and beauty of Christmas, thanks to the unshakable faith of her six-year-old daughter Abbie and Gideon, Ginny's very own guardian angel.
King Solomon's Mines
Movie / 1985-11-22 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Jerry Goldsmith
Ever in search of adventure, explorer Allan Quatermain agrees to join the beautiful Jesse Huston on a mission to locate her archaeologist father, who has been abducted for his knowledge of the legendary mines of King Solomon. As the kidnappers, led by sinister German military officer Bockner, journey into the wilds of Africa, Allan and Jesse track the party and must contend with fierce natives and dangerous creatures, among other perils.
Rocky IV
Movie / 1985-11-21 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Vince DiCola
Rocky Balboa holds the world heavyweight championship, but a new challenger has stepped forward: Drago, a six-foot-four, 261-pound fighter who has the backing of the Soviet Union. This time, Rocky's training regimen takes him to Siberia, where he prepares for a globally televised match in the heart of Moscow. But nothing can truly prepare him for what he's about to face – a fight to the finish, in which he must defend not only himself, but also the honor of his country!
Runaway Train
Movie / 1985-11-15 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Trevor Jones
A hardened convict and a younger prisoner escape from a brutal prison in the middle of winter only to find themselves on an out-of-control train with a female railway worker while being pursued by the vengeful head of security.
L'homme aux yeux d'argent
Movie / 1985-11-13 / France / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Philippe Sarde
After serving his sentence, a robber returns to his small, quiet hometown to retrieve the loot. But a ruthless Police inspector and his equally nasty young subordinate are after the criminal.
Transylvania 6-5000
Movie / 1985-11-08 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Lee Holdridge
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein, and encounter the sensitive Wolfman, the Vampiress Odette and a whole cast of other weirdos.