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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 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.
Tre fratelli
Movie / 1981-03-19 / France / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Piero Piccioni
In a farmhouse in southern Italy, an old woman dies. Her husband summons their sons: from Rome, Raffaele, a judge facing a political case for which he risks assassination; from Naples, the religious and ideological Rocco, a counselor at a correctional institute for boys; from Turin, Nicola, a factory worker involved in labor disputes. Once home, each encounters the past and engages in reveries of what may come.
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.
A Whale for the Killing
Movie / 1981-02-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Basil Poledouris
A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.
The Howling
Movie / 1981-01-21 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Pino Donaggio
After a bizarre and near fatal encounter with a serial killer, a newswoman is sent to a rehabilitation center whose inhabitants may not be what they seem.
Tarabas
Movie / 1981-01-01 / Austria / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
On the eve of WWI, Russian landowner’s son Nicholas Tarabas, a Catholic sympathizer turned assassin exiled to America, returns as a ruthless soldier dubbed “the Terrible.” Yet when anti-Jewish violence erupts, his conscience awakens for the first time.
Altered States
Movie / 1980-12-25 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
John Corigliano
A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
Borderline
Movie / 1980-12-19 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Gil Mellé
Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has just been murdered. Maynard knows that a smuggler of illegal aliens is responsible for Scooter's death, but the feds insist that drug dealers committed the crime.
The Formula
Movie / 1980-12-19 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Bill Conti
While investigating the death of a friend and fellow cop, Los Angeles police officer Barney Caine stumbles across evidence that Nazis created a synthetic alternative to gasoline during World War II. This revelation has the potential to end the established global oil industry, making the formula a very valuable and dangerous piece of information. Eventually, Caine must contend with oil tycoon Adam Steiffel, who clearly has his own agenda regarding the formula.
Nine to Five
Movie / 1980-12-18 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Charles Fox
Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.
Je vous aime
Movie / 1980-12-17 / France / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Serge Gainsbourg
Alice invites all four men she has loved in her life for the dinner of New Year's Eve at the same time and unites them all in her house. In sentimental flashbacks they recall the former times. At 35, Alice is a career woman who doesn't think she has time for a lasting relationship. Thus, her love life has been, and probably always will be, a series of trysts and one-night stands.
The Dogs of War
Movie / 1980-12-17 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Geoffrey Burgon
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
Popeye
Movie / 1980-12-12 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Harry Nilsson
Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and winds up rooming at the Oyl household, where he meets Olive. Before he can win her heart, he must first contend with Olive's fiancé, Bluto.
Superman II
Movie / 1980-12-12 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
John Williams
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.