Ghost Story
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1981
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Irvin
Actors: Fred Astaire, Melvyn Douglas, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., John Houseman, Craig Wasson, Patricia Neal
Plot: Four old men get together one a week to entertain each other by telling scary tales.
Heartbeeps
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1981
Overall Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Allan Arkush
Actors: Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Christopher Guest, Kenneth McMillan, Melanie Mayron
Plot: While relegated to a factory repair shelf, ValCom 17485, a robot valet,
and hostess robot AquaCom 89045 experience a connection that blossoms into
love. They decide to override their programming and explore the forbidden
world beyond the factory window. But soon, the police are closing in, and
with a baby on the way, the digitized lovers have their robotic hands
full.
Neighbors
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1981
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John G. Avildsen
Actors: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Kathryn Walker, Cathy Moriarty, Igors Gavon, Dru-Ann Chuckran
Sharky's Machine
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1981
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Burt Reynolds
Actors: Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith, Charles Durning, Earl Holliman, Henry Silva
Over the Edge
Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/1981
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Actors: Matt Dillon, Vincent Spano, Michael Eric Kramer, Pamela Ludwig, Harry Northup, Ellen Geer
Plot: In New Grenada, a desert community, the adults look to attract industry to their town while completely neglecting their children. With only a Rec center (that closes at 6 pm), the kids are soon taking part in petty crime to pass the time. When a cop shoots a teen brandishing an unloaded gun - the town gathers to discuss their children's lawlessness, only to find the kids have had enough.
Tales from the Vienna Woods ( Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/13/1981
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Maximilian Schell
Actors: Birgit Doll, Hanno Pöschl, Helmut Qualtinger, Jane Tilden, Adrienne Gessner, Eric Pohlmann
