Less well known films from the 70s and 80s you enjoy

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I thought I would start a thread for films from the 70s and 80s which you enjoy but most people have forgotten. Here's a few to start you off:

Rolling Thunder
Time after Time
Somewhere in time
Star Trek IV the voyage home.

I'll add more in a while,
Feel free to add yours.

I've heard of it! My mate and I were briefly obsessed with John Cusack at uni and tracked down all his films we could get hold of. That wasn't one of my favourites tbh 😅

I will offer for the thread A Fish Called Wanda. Doesn't count as lesser known, really, but somewhat forgotten now. I saw it again recently and loved every minute.

Gallipoli, Mel Gibson before he went weird, and another one of his, The Year of Living Dangerously

Streets of Fire, great soundtrack

Purple Rain, and lesser known follow up Graffiti Bridge

Masquerade, Rob Lowe looking too gorgeous

Some Kind of Wonderful, best kissing scene ever

The Goodbye Girl - Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason
Grosse Point Blank

Some Kind of Wonderful, best kissing scene ever

100%

A few more:

Broadcast News – great journalism film with Holly Hunter in excellent form.

Always – Holly Hunter (again!) and Richard Dreyfuss (again!!) in a very soppy film but I like it. I just checked the date (yes 1989) and realised the amazing Audrey Hepburn is also in it.

Miller’s Crossing – another early Coen brothers (the one after the excellent Raising Arizona I think) with a great performance from Gabriel Byrne and very much Albert Finney. That’s more of a thriller than my other suggestions (a bit gory) but great. Also Steve Buscemi in that one, pre-Reservoir Dogs. Actually just checked and that one is 1990 but let’s allow it anyway.

I saw it at the midnight movies in Cannock back in the day. It's very well made for an erotic film.
Loved the space ship and the giant!

By the way, can I say how much I'm enjoying everyone's support on this thread.

Oh thought of about one...Network!

Amazing film.

I love this as well as all the other brat pack films!

I will add La Bamba about Richie Valans who died other same plane crash as Buddy Holly (I think)

Am sure will think of some more

I think these might be 90s but:

The thing called love, I think it was River Phoenix's last film. I was obsessed with him. It was about a girl who becomes a country singer and I loved country for a while after that.

Strictly Ballroom with Paul Mercurio. Loved that film. Yes I do think that's 90s actually.

Withnail and I
Restless Natives (wonderful soundtrack by Big Country)

I’m very fond of British films, and a few have already been mentioned:

Educating Rita
A Fish Called Wanda
Invitation to the Wedding
the Porridge movie
Clockwise
Shirley Valentine

Also:
Arthur
Youngblood (Ice hockey movie with Rob Lowe)
Amadeus

Drugstore Cowboy
Ordinary People

About Last Night
Burglar
Jumpin Jack Flash
Sister Act

Do you mean Young Frankenstein?
If so, I agree. One of my favourites of all time; along with Shirley Valentine.

So many ....
Outrageous Fortune
Overboard
Jagged Edge
Betrayed
Deadly Pursuit
Catholic Boys
Amazon Women on the Moon
Deceived

Jagged Edge was good 👍🏻

Comrades. I love a good period drama and this is my favourite not just from the 80s but in general. It's about a bunch of farm labourers who get transported to Australia. It's visually beautiful and completely gripping. One of those films that feels completely authentic to the era. The nearest thing I've seen in recent times of probably wolf hall, which I also loved. It's got quite a few recognisable faces in it - Imelda Staunton, Keith Allen, Phil Davis - but it somehow slipped under the radar and isn't that famous. It should be.

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Are you the farmer?

I could quote all of Withnail and I 🤣

Also - Falling in Love, which has one of Meryl Streep's most underrated performances. She plays a commuter in New York who has a fling with the Robert De Niro character. Think Brief Encounter circa 1984. It's set at Christmas and is easily available.

Someone beat me to it with Weird Science!

I used to love Murder FX, not seen it for decades, I'm sure its aged poorly.

Another vote for Clockwise.

The Big Easy-Dennis Quaid 😍

Zulu for sure and Goonies!