Dreamer
Movie / 1979-04-27 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Bill Conti
The dream began 20 years ago, when a young pinsetter watched a star bowler win a championship. Now, Harold (Dreamer) Nuttingham has a chance to attain his dream — to win the Tournament of Champions and buy his own lanes. But what price will he pay? The woman he loves sees only that his dream re-locates her to second place in his life; Harry White, his friend and mentor pushes him to become the champion Harry wanted to be — and never was. Torn between ambition and love, Dreamer fights to have both.
Love at First Bite
Movie / 1979-04-26 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Charles Bernstein
Dracula and Renfield relocate to '70s era New York in search of Cindy Sondheim, the reincarnation of Dracula's one true love, Mina Harker. "Trouble adjusting" is a wild understatement for the Count as he battles Cindy's psychiatrist, Jeffrey Rosenberg, a descendant of Van Helsing, who may be in love with Cindy too.
Mad Max
Movie / 1979-04-12 / Australia / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Brian May
In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them.
L'umanoide
Movie / 1979-04-11 / Italy / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
Hoping to overthrow his brother as ruler of the planet Metropolis, the evil Graal enlists the help of the insane Dr. Kraspin, who has invented a chemical capable of turning an ordinary person into a perfect soldier. They test this chemical on the pilot Golob, turning the unsuspecting victim into a mindless but indestructible automaton possessing superhuman strength. The people of Metropolis must somehow outwit Graal before he can create an army of these soldiers, or their planet will be destroyed.
Battlestar Galactica (1x20): Take the Celestra
Episode / 1979-04-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Stu Phillips
Starbuck runs in to his long-lost love, Aurora, who is involved with a group trying to free the passenger ship Celestra from its supposedly dictatorial captain.
Effects
Movie / 1979-04-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Harrison
Some crew members of a company shooting a horror film begin to suspect that the "killings" in the movie are real, and that they are actually making a "snuff" film.
Phantasm
Movie / 1979-03-28 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Fred Myrow, Malcolm Seagrave
A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.
Boulevard Nights
Movie / 1979-03-23 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Lalo Schifrin
Raymond Avila is an ex-gang member trying to build a future. His kid brother Chuco is a sullen low-rider still caught up in the life. Despite their differences, their family bond is strong. But that bond is violently tested when rivals challenge Chuco's gang and ignite a neighborhood war.
Stridulum
Movie / 1979-03-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Franco Micalizzi
An ancient intergalactic warrior arrives on Earth to put a stop to a demonic child's plot to reproduce Satan's next generation of evil.
Diane
Movie / 1979-03-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by David Shire
When her marriage falls apart, a psychiatrist seeks out those of her former boyfriends who left the biggest impact on her life, mostly in a bad way.
Fast Company
Movie / 1979-03-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Fred Mollin
An over the hill drag racer finds himself considering retirement and ceding the spotlight to his protégé and targeted for replacement by the oil-company executive who sponsors his team.
The China Syndrome
Movie / 1979-03-16 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Michael Small
While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. Wells is determined to publicize the incident, but soon finds herself entangled in a sinister conspiracy to keep the full impact of the incident a secret.
Tourist Trap
Movie / 1979-03-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Pino Donaggio
After their car breaks down, a group of young travelers find themselves stranded at a roadside museum run by the enigmatic Mr. Slausen and populated by his collection of life-like wax mannequins.
Norma Rae
Movie / 1979-03-02 / United States / Releases: 4 / Recordings: 1
Composed by David Shire
Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Movie / 1979-03-02 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Stu Phillips
Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter recruit for the Earth Defense Directorate.
Cliffhangers
Television / 1979-02-27 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Joe Harnell
Cliffhangers is an American drama series that debuted on February 27, 1979 on NBC. Each hour-long episode was divided into three 20-minute segments : Stop Susan Williams, The Secret Empire and The Curse of Dracula. The show aimed to revive the classic movie serial format but was canceled after just ten episodes due to low ratings. To add to the "in-progress" feeling of the proceedings, all three series were started with different chapter numbers (although this was the first broadcast for all of them): "Stop Susan Williams" began at Chapter II, "The Secret Empire" started with Chapter III, and "The Curse of Dracula" with Chapter VI.
Il Giocattolo
Movie / 1979-02-21 / Italy / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Ennio Morricone
A meek accountant buys himself a gun and finds out he's a natural marksman. After the friend who introduced him to shooting is killed by gangsters, he seeks revenge.
Battlestar Galactica (1x16): Murder on the Rising Star
Episode / 1979-02-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Stu Phillips
When Starbuck's rival in the popular sporting event is found murders, all the evidence points to Starbuck; and Apollo is about the only person who believes in Starbuck's innocence.
The Warriors
Movie / 1979-02-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Barry De Vorzon
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.
The Corn Is Green
Movie / 1979-01-29 / United Kingdom / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Barry
A strong-willed teacher, determined to educate the poor and illiterate youth of an impoverished Welsh village, discovers one student whom she believes to have the seeds of genius in him.
Battlestar Galactica (1x14): The War of the Gods: Part 2
Episode / 1979-01-21 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Stu Phillips
While the fleet is plagued by glowing lights that constantly fly past them too fast to be followed, Apollo, Starbuck, and Sheba find the remains of a shipwreck, with a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful being named Count Iblis, who helps them capture Baltar.
Battlestar Galactica (1x13): The War of the Gods: Part 1
Episode / 1979-01-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Stu Phillips
While the fleet is plagued by glowing lights that constantly fly past them too fast to be followed, Apollo, Starbuck, and Sheba find the remains of a shipwreck, with a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful being named Count Iblis, who helps them capture Baltar.
Brass Target
Movie / 1978-12-22 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Laurence Rosenthal
General George S. Patton died in a car accident in 1945. But was his death actually a murder. Is he targeted by Nazis angered by Germany's defeat? Or by Russians who knew that Patton had argued in favor of invading the Soviet Union towards the end of the war? Or is it because Patton is investigating the theft of a quarter of a billion dollars of Nazi gold? Or is it because his subordinate Colonels - the flamboyantly gay Colonel and his worried lover are fearful that he is getting too close to discovering the truth.
Starcrash
Movie / 1978-12-21 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by John Barry
A pair of smugglers manage to pick up a castaway while running from the authorities, who turns out to be the only survivor from a secret mission to destroy a mysterious superweapon designed by the evil Count Zartharn. The smugglers are soon recruited by the Emperor to complete the mission, as well as to rescue the Emperor's son, who has gone missing.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Movie / 1978-12-20 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by Denny Zeitlin
The residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves, and as the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers uncover the horrifying truth.