The Boogens
Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James L. Conway
Actors: Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin, Jeff Harlan, John Crawford, Med Flory
Plot: When some local people open up an abandoned silver mine, they accidentally
release the monstrous boogens that were imprisoned there for a century.
Set free, the boogens, gigantic scaly, turtle-like creatures with sharp
teeth, go on a killing rampage.
Carbon Copy
Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/1981
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Schultz
Actors: George Segal, Denzel Washington, Susan Saint James, Jack Warden, Dick Martin, Paul Winfield
Plot: White executive Walter Whitney learns unexpectedly that he has a teenage black son, Roger. Fearing that his uptight neighbors won't approve, Walter tries to dismiss his new houseguest's arrival as race-related research. But soon his secret's out, and he loses his job and his wife. Forced to start over with nothing, Walter learns firsthand about the challenges facing many minorities.
Chariots of Fire
Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sport/Historical
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hugh Hudson
Actors: Ian Holm, Nigel Havers, Nicholas Farrell, Ian Charleson, Daniel Gerroll, John Gielgud
Plot: During the 1924 Olympics a Jewish boy and a Christian boy compete heavily.
The Disappearance
Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/1981
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stuart Cooper
Actors: Donald Sutherland, Francine Racette, David Hemmings, John Hurt, Christopher Plummer, David Warner
Private Lessons
Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/1981
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Myerson
Actors: Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, Meridith Baer, Ed Begley Jr., Ron Foster
Southern Comfort
Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/1981
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Walter Hill
Actors: Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Peter Coyote, Franklyn Seales, T.K. Carter
Plot: A troop of National Guardsmen get on the wrong side of a murderous clan of Cajuns in the bayous of Louisiana.
True Confessions
Theatrical Release Date: 09/25/1981
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Actors: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Kenneth McMillan, Dan Hedaya, Ed Flanders
Only When I Laugh
Theatrical Release Date: 09/23/1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Glenn Jordan
Actors: Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco, Joan Hackett, David Dukes, John Bennett Perry
Rich and Famous
Theatrical Release Date: 09/23/1981
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Cukor
Actors: Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen, David Selby, Hart Bochner, Meg Ryan, Nicole Eggert
El Salvador: Another Vietnam
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/1981
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Glenn Silber, Teté Vasconcellos
Actors: Mike Farrell
