The Swarm
Movie / 1978-06-26 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Jerry Goldsmith
Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
Jaws 2
Movie / 1978-06-16 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
John Williams
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
Damien: Omen II
Movie / 1978-06-09 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Jerry Goldsmith
Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.
The Driver
Movie / 1978-06-08 / United Kingdom / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Michael Small
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He promises pardons to a gang if they help to convict him in a set-up robbery. The Driver seeks help from The Player to mislead the detective.
Big Wednesday
Movie / 1978-05-26 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Basil Poledouris
Three 1960s California surfers fool around, drift apart and reunite years later to ride epic waves.
Martin
Movie / 1978-05-10 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Donald Rubenstein
A young man, convinced he's a vampire, goes to live with his elderly and hostile cousin in a small Pennsylvanian town, where he tries to suppress his bloodlust.
L'état sauvage
Movie / 1978-04-18 / France / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Pierre Jansen
L'Etat Sauvage is based on the novel by Georges Conchon which won the highly esteemed Prix de Goncourt. The story chronicles the mindless racism of both the departing French colonial overlords and the emergent black Africans in a newly emerging African state. Laurence (Marie-Christine Barrault) suffers the outrage of her white acquaintances, including her former lover Gravenoir (Claude Brasseur) and her ex-husband Avit (Jacques Dutronc), for her affair with Patrice Doumbe (Doura Mane), an official in the new government. He in turn is ridiculed by his fellow cabinet ministers for stepping out with a white woman. The vilification escalates to such a point that Patrice is brutally murdered, and Laurence barely escapes the country alive, with the help of her ex-husband Avit.
The Big Sleep
Movie / 1978-03-13 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Jerry Fielding
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.
Gray Lady Down
Movie / 1978-03-10 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Jerry Fielding
The USS Neptune, a nuclear submarine, is sunk off the coast of Connecticut after a collision with a Norwegian cargo ship. The navy must attempt a potentially dangerous rescue in the hope of saving the lives of the crew.
Return from Witch Mountain
Movie / 1978-03-10 / Unknown Country / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Lalo Schifrin
Tony and Tia are other-worldly twins endowed with telekinesis. When their Uncle Bene drops them off in Los Angeles for an earthbound vacation, a display of their supernatural skill catches the eye of the nefarious Dr. Gannon and his partner in crime, Letha, who see rich possibilities in harnessing the children's gifts. They kidnap Tony, and Tia gives chase only to find Gannon is using her brother's powers against her.
The Fury
Movie / 1978-03-10 / United States / Releases: 5 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
John Williams
When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his psychic abilities, Robin is being held by Ben Childress, who is studying people with supernatural powers in hopes of developing their talents as weapons. Soon Peter pairs up with Gillian, a teen who has telekinesis, to find and rescue Robin.
Laserblast
Movie / 1978-03-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Joel Goldsmith
Happy go-lucky teen Billy Duncan discovers an otherworldly laser gun in the southern California desert, making him the target of a pair of aliens who had recently executed its previous owner.
The Other Side of the Mountain: Part II
Movie / 1978-02-10 / United States / Releases: 0 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2 is a 1978 film directed by Larry Peerce. It stars Marilyn Hassett and Timothy Bottoms. It is a sequel to The Other Side of the Mountain
The Bermuda Triangle
Movie / 1978-02-10 / Mexico / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
The passengers and crew of a boat on a summer cruise in the Caribbean stray into the famed Bermuda Triangle and mysterious things start happening.
Hiob
Movie / 1978-01-01 / Austria / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 0
Composer tba
In war-torn Galicia, devout Jew Mendel Singer’s family faces hardship: his eldest sons are conscripted - one flees to Austria, then America - while their frail newborn Menuchim is deemed unfit to emigrate. Torn between love and survival, Mendel must choose who goes to the New World.
Uncle Joe Shannon
Movie / 1978-01-01 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Bill Conti
A trumpet player, self-destructive after the death of his wife and child in a fire, befriends a crippled youngster and together they battle obstacles through each other's encouragement.
The Gauntlet
Movie / 1977-12-17 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Jerry Fielding
Phoenix cop Ben Shockley is well on his way to becoming a derelict when he is assigned to transport a witness from Las Vegas. The witness turns out to be a belligerent prostitute with mob ties—and incriminating information regarding a high-ranking official.
Il Gatto
Movie / 1977-12-16 / Italy / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Ennio Morricone
Amedeo and Ofelia, middle aged brother and sister, own jointly an old decadent, but still attractive, condominium. They want to sell it, but before they have to evict all the tenants. Of course, these don't want to leave at all. The cat (Il Gatto), mascot and beloved by all, dies and this gives the two an excuse to enter the tenants' life. Amedeo starts to court the young Wanda and Ofelia seduces the priest Don Pezzolla. In the meantime police is looking for the cat killer...
Telefon
Movie / 1977-12-16 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Lalo Schifrin
Nicolai Dalchimski, a mad KGB agent steals a notebook full of names of "sleeping" undercover KGB agents sent to the U.S. in the 1950's. These agents got their assignments under hypnosis, so they can't remember their missions until they're told a line of a Robert Frost poem. Dalchimski flees to the U.S. and starts phoning these agents who perform sabotage acts against military targets.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Movie / 1977-12-14 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by
John Williams
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Capricorn One
Movie / 1977-12-10 / United States / Releases: 3 / Recordings: 2
Composed by
Jerry Goldsmith
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Holocaust 2000
Movie / 1977-11-25 / United Kingdom / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Ennio Morricone
An executive in charge of a nuclear power plant in the Mid-East must stop his son-- who turns out to be the Anti Christ -- from blowing it up.
First Love
Movie / 1977-11-04 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
John Barry
A college soccer player falls hard for a campus beauty, who is the mistress of an older married attorney.
Starship Invasions
Movie / 1977-10-14 / United States / Releases: 1 / Recordings: 1
Composed by
Gil Mellé
Captain Rameses and his Legion of the Winged Serpent brigade are out to claim Earth for their dying race. Out to save Earth is an alien guard patrol located in the Bermuda Triangle, the League of Races. LOR leaders warn Rameses that he's breaking galactic treaty rules. The alien villain responds by launching an invasion which telepathically drives Earthlings to suicide. The LOR implore UFO expert Professor Duncan to help them. Eventually, the two alien forces battle. Will the Earth be saved?
CHiPs
Television / 1977-09-15 / United States / Releases: 2 / Recordings: 2
Composed by
Alan Silvestri
Lighthearted look at the adventures of two Highway Patrol officers in Los Angeles. The main characters are Jon Baker and Frank Poncherello, two motorcycle officers always on the street to save lives.