Real Genius (1985)

Real Genius (1985)

[7] Gabe Jarret stars as a 15-year-old science prodigy who is accepted into a tech college where he's immediately placed on a cutting-edge laser project with other college-aged brainiacs. Val Kilmer plays his roommate, a goofy prankster whose irreverent attitude…
Starman (1984)

Starman (1984)

[7] Director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) takes a break from the horror genre for this sensitive sci-fi romance starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen. Bridges plays an alien who takes the form of Allen's deceased husband. After the initial…
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)

[6] When pressured to make a sequel to his seminal masterpiece, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, director Tobe Hooper decided to embrace the comedy and lampoon the original. Caroline Williams stars as a late-night deejay who accidentally records one of…
The Karate Kid (1984)

The Karate Kid (1984)

[8] Teenaged Daniel (Ralph Macchio) moves with his single mother from New Jersey to Los Angeles, where he's immediately targeted by a gang of school bullies who practice karate together. After a few beatings, Macchio is taken under the wing…
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)

[6] A paleontologist (Sean Young) and her husband (William Katt) discover a family of three brontosauruses living in the rain forests of the African Ivory Coast. At first they are thrilled to report their find, but when rival scientists kill…
Cave-In! (1983)

Cave-In! (1983)

[3] In this TV movie from 'the master of disaster' Irwin Allen, a group of strangers tour a cave together and become trapped after a cave-in. The tour guide (Dennis Cole) leads the group through a series of treacherous passages…
The Beastmaster (1982)

The Beastmaster (1982)

[6] Writer/director Don Coscarelli (Phantasm) serves up a cheesy, low-budget sword and sorcery flick with enough heart and exposed flesh to appeal to the adolescent in us all. Marc Singer (TV's V) stars as Dar, a sinewy and perpetually shirtless…
Heavy Metal (1981)

Heavy Metal (1981)

[7] Producer Ivan Reitman (Ghostbusters) wrangled together animation companies from around the world to assemble Heavy Metal, a string of six animated shorts based on the popular adult fantasy magazine. The stories are tied together by a loose framing device…
Creepshow 2 (1987)

Creepshow 2 (1987)

[7] It's not quite as good as its predecessor, but Creepshow 2 is still a fun horror sequel. George Romero (Dawn of the Dead) returns as the screenwriter, adapting story ideas by Stephen King, but he turns the directing duties over…
The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1980)

The Night the Bridge Fell Down (1980)

[2] It didn't fall down fast enough. The master of disaster, Irwin Allen (The Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure), produced this three-hour TV movie about a handful of people trapped on a bridge collapsing at both ends. Making matters worse,…