Augustine of Hippo ( Agostino d'Ippona )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1979
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Biography/Historical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Actors: Dary Berkani, Virgilio Gazzolo, Cesare Barbetti, Bruno Cattaneo, Leonardo Fioravanti, Dannunzio Papini
Baby Snakes
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Frank Zappa
Actors: Frank Zappa, Ron Delsener, Johnny Psychotic, Donna U. Wanna, Diva Zappa, Tommy Mars
The Black Hole
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Gary Nelson
Actors: Robert Forster, Anthony Perkins, Maximilian Schell, Ernest Borgnine, Roddy McDowall, Yvette Mimieux
Plot: A small research ship is at the outskirts of a black hole in which they discover a long missing ship manned by a scientist who's vessel is run by robots.
C.H.O.M.P.S.
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1979
Overall Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Don Chaffey
Actors: Wesley Eure, Valerie Bertinelli, Conrad Bain, Chuck McCann, Red Buttons, Larry Bishop
Plot: An inventor invents a robot dog and a businessman tries to steal it from him.
Cuba
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1979
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Lester
Actors: Sean Connery, Brooke Adams, Hector Elizondo, Denholm Elliott, Martin Balsam, Chris Sarandon
Scavenger Hunt
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1979
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Schultz
Actors: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Cloris Leachman, Ruth Gordon, Roddy McDowall
All That Jazz
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bob Fosse
Actors: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Leland Palmer, Ben Vereen, Ann Reinking, Cliff Gorman
Plot: Bob Fosse wrote and directed this somewhat biopic - replacing himself with Joe Gideon, a chain-smoking, drug-abusing, womanizing and struggling father - whose lifestyles is literally putting him in an early grave.
Being There
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Hal Ashby
Actors: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden, Richard Dysart, Richard Basehart
Plot: A simple gardener has to leave the only home he has ever known when the owner dies. Out on the D.C. streets alone, only speaking what he has learned from TV, he none-the-less comes into contact with a wealthy lobbyist, who is dying himself. Soon he is the toast of town, but remains the simple man he has always been.
The Electric Horseman
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/1979
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sydney Pollack
Actors: Robert Redford, Jane Fonda, Valerie Perrine, Willie Nelson, John Saxon, Nicolas Coster
Plot: A cowboy turned huckster unexpectedly finds love as he tries to regain his self-respect in this romantic comedy drama.
I... For Icarus ( I... comme Icare )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/1979
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Henri Verneuil
Actors: Yves Montand, Michel Albertini, Roland Amstutz, Jean-Pierre Bagot, Georges Beller, Maurice Bénichou
Kramer vs. Kramer
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/1979
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Benton
Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry, Jane Alexander, Meryl Streep, JoBeth Williams, Howard Duff
Plot: A divorced couple cope with caring and not caring for their son as the man must battle in court to try to keep him.
Roller Boogie
Theatrical Release Date: 12/19/1979
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mark L. Lester
Actors: Linda Blair, Jim Bray, Beverly Garland, James Van Patten, Roger Perry, Sean McClory
The Human Factor
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1979
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Otto Preminger
Actors: Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer, John Gielgud, Derek Jacobi, Robert Morley, Nicol Williamson
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro ( Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/15/1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Anime/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Bob Bergen, Yasuo Yamada, Eiko Masuyama, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Gorô Naya, Tarô Ishida
Plot: A princess kept in the clutches of an evil count holds the key to finding a fabulous treasure. Master thief Lupin III and his gang hatch a plan to free the princess and get their hands on the riches.
