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Reds (1981) film poster

Reds (1981)

Warren Beatty's 1981 John Reed biopic. American journalist who covered the Russian Revolution.

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) film poster

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Steven Spielberg's 1981 archeology adventure launcher. Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones.

The Last Emperor (1987) film poster

The Last Emperor (1987)

Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 Pu Yi biopic. First Western film granted Forbidden City access.

Cheerleader Camp (1988) film poster

Cheerleader Camp (1988)

John Quinn's 1988 American slasher film about a high school cheerleading squad attending a competitive summer camp where members are murdered one by one. Cheerleader Camp is John Quinn's 1988 American slasher film depicting a high school cheerleading squad attending…

Look Who's Talking (1989) film poster

Look Who’s Talking (1989)

1989 Amy Heckerling comedy with John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Bruce Willis voices a sarcastic infant narrator.

Risky Business (1983) film poster

Risky Business (1983)

1983 Paul Brickman comedy with Tom Cruise as a Chicago teen who turns his parents' empty house into a brothel for one weekend. Risky Business is Paul Brickman's 1983 American comedy and the film that launched Tom Cruise's career.

Taps (1981) film poster

Taps (1981)

Scott and a young Tom Cruise. Taps is Harold Becker's 1981 military academy drama.

The Living Daylights (1987) film poster

The Living Daylights (1987)

1987 John Glen Bond film with Timothy Dalton's debut. Soviet defector plot, Maryam d'Abo as cellist, return to serious tone.

For Your Eyes Only (1981) film poster

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

1981 John Glen Bond film with Moore. Greek Mediterranean setting, ATAC recovery mission, return to grounded espionage after Moonraker.

Octopussy (1983) film poster

Octopussy (1983)

1983 John Glen Bond film with Moore in India. Maud Adams as Octopussy, jewel-smuggling circus train, Soviet nuclear plot.

Never Say Never Again (1983) film poster

Never Say Never Again (1983)

Thunderball remake by rights-holder Kevin McClory. Never Say Never Again is Irvin Kershner's 1983 British spy film operating outside the official Eon Productions Bond franchise through specific rights arrangements.

A View to a Kill (1985) film poster

A View to a Kill (1985)

A View to a Kill is John Glen's 1985 British spy film. The work represents Moore's final Bond appearance at age fifty-seven and the weakest late Moore Bond entry.