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The House on Sorority Row (1983)
You know you’re in good hands about five minutes into The House on Sorority Row. As Richard Band’s lush score swells, the credits unfold over a series of images that depict a girl’s “getting ready” routine with totemic importance. Shot … Continue reading
Psycho II (1983)
Making sequels to movies over twenty years old might be pretty commonplace today but back in the early 1980’s, when Universal decided to produce a follow up to Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal Psycho, it was practically unheard of. Originally conceived as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Anthony Perkins, Dennis Farina, Meg Tilly, Richard Franklin, Vera Miles
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Seeding of a Ghost (1983)
“Your wife’s spirit will now have sex with him. Let’s stay away.” Another batshit Shaw Bros experience. Where to start? Well, for the first hour or so this is pretty much business as usual; ghosts, curses, adultery, colourfully back-lit mist and … Continue reading
The Outsiders (1983)
Like a lot of Coppola B-sides, The Outsiders is a lot better than its non-reputation would suggest. Beyond the novelty factor of seeing an ensemble of future-superstars look all young and baby-faced (Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1983, Diane Lane, Emilio Estevez, Francis Ford Coppola, Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Rob Lowe, Tom Cruise
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