1985

Title: The Color Purple Tagline: It's about life. It's about love. It's about us. Genre: Drama Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh, Akosua Busia, Desreta Jackson, Adolph Caesar, Rae Dawn Chong, Dana Ivey...

Title: Pee-wee's Big Adventure Tagline: The story of a rebel and his bike. Genre: Comedy, Adventure Director: Tim Burton Cast: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton, Diane Salinger, Judd Omen, Irving Hellman, Monte Landis, Damon Martin, David Glasser, Gregory Brown, Mark...

Title: Police Story Tagline: You may know the name, but the game has changed. Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller Director: Jackie Chan Cast: Jackie Chan, Brigitte Lin, Maggie Cheung, Bill Tung, Chor Yuen, Charlie Cho, Mars, Lam Kwok-Hung, David Lau, Kam Hing-Yin, Wan Faat, Fung Hak-On...

Title: Fletch Tagline: Meet the only guy who changes his identity more often than his underwear. Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery Director: Michael Ritchie Cast: Chevy Chase, Joe Don Baker, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Richard Libertini, Tim Matheson, M. Emmet Walsh, Geena Davis, George...

Title: Real Genius Tagline: Who ELSE can turn lasers into light shows, aircraft into armchairs, and high-tech into hijinks? Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction Director: Martha Coolidge Cast: Val Kilmer, Gabriel Jarret, Michelle Meyrink, William Atherton, Jon Gries, Patti...

Title: Silverado Tagline: Four strangers become friends. Four friends become heros. On the road to... Genre: Western Director: Lawrence Kasdan Cast: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Linda Hunt, Jeff Goldblum, Brad...

Title: To Live and Die in L.A. Tagline: A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode. Genre: Crime, Thriller, Action Director: William Friedkin Cast: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Dean Stockwell...

Title: Fright Night Tagline: There are some very good reasons to be afraid of the dark. Genre: Comedy, Horror Director: Tom Holland Cast: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Amanda Bearse, Roddy McDowall, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Dorothy Fielding, Art Evans, Stewart Stern...

Title: Day of the Dead Tagline: The darkest day of horror the world has ever known. Genre: Horror, Thriller Director: George A. Romero Cast: Lori Cardille, Anthony Dileo Jr., Terry Alexander, Joseph Pilato, Jarlath Conroy, Richard Liberty, Sherman Howard, Gary Klar, Ralph Marrero...

Title: Witness Tagline: A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common... but a murder. Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller Director: Peter Weir Cast: Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis, Josef Sommer, Lukas Haas, Jan Rubeš, Alexander Godunov, Danny Glover, Brent...

Title: Pale Rider Tagline: ...and hell followed with him. Genre: Western Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Chris Penn, Richard Dysart, Sydney Penny, Richard Kiel, Doug McGrath, John Russell, Charles Hallahan, Marvin J. McIntyre, Fran...

Title: Better Off Dead... Tagline: Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops. Genre: Comedy Director: Savage Steve Holland Cast: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade, Amanda Wyss, Diane Franklin, Scooter Stevens, Curtis Armstrong, Yuji Okumoto, Brian Imada...

Title: Clue Tagline: Seven Suspects, Six Weapons, Five Bodies and Three Endings. Genre: Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Mystery Director: Jonathan Lynn Cast: Eileen Brennan, Tim Curry, Madeline Kahn, Christopher Lloyd, Michael McKean, Martin Mull, Lesley Ann Warren, Colleen Camp, Lee Ving...

Title: Rambo: First Blood Part II Tagline: What most people call hell, he calls home. Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, War Director: George P. Cosmatos Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, Steven Berkoff, Julia Nickson, Martin Kove, George Cheung, Andy Wood...

Title: Brazil Tagline: It's only a state of mind. Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction Director: Terry Gilliam Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan, Kim Greist, Jim Broadbent, Terry Gilliam, Derrick...

Title: The Goonies Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family Director: Richard Donner Cast: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Jonathan Ke Quan, John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, Anne Ramsey, Lupe Ontiveros, Mary Ellen Trainor, Keith...

Title: Back to the Future Tagline: He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born. Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction, Family Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, Marc...

Title: Mr. Belvedere Genre: Comedy First aired: 1985-03-15 Creator: Gwen Davenport Cast: Christopher Hewett, Ilene Graff, Bob Uecker, Rob Stone, Tracy Wells, Brice Beckham Overview: Mr. Belvedere takes a job as a housekeeper with an American family headed by George Owens.

Title: Moonlighting Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery First aired: 1985-03-03 Creator: Glenn Gordon Caron Cast: Cybill Shepherd, Bruce Willis, Allyce Beasley Overview: After being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in a detective agency...

Title: The Max Headroom Show Cast: Matt Frewer Overview: The Max Headroom Show started life in the UK in 1985. It was made by Carlton TV and shown on Channel 4 with an initial season of 6 shows. The show featured actor Matt Frewer playing the role as computer-generated talk-show host Max...