41. Used Cars
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham, Joe Flaherty, Michael McKean, Deborah Harmon
Plot: Used-car salesman Rudy Russo needs money to run for State Senate. His
boss, Luke, loans him the cash, but then falls victim to an "accident"
orchestrated by his brother Roy, who runs the car lot across the street
and is scheming to take over Luke's shop. After Luke disappears, it's all-
out war between the competing car shops, as Rudy and his friends fight to
keep Roy from taking Luke's property.
42. Stage Fright ( Nightmares )
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John D. Lamond
Actors: Jenny Neumann, Gary Sweet, Nina Landis, Max Phipps, John Michael Howson, Edmund Pegge
43. Shogun
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jerry London
Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Frankie Sakai, Alan Badel, Damien Thomas
Plot: The epic mini series follows Captain John Blackthorne, an Englishman whose ship is wrecked off the Japanese coast in the 17th century. He soon finds himself caught between warring factions of Lords Toranaga and Ishido - both who vie for the title of Shogun and the absolute power that it brings.
44. Police Python 357
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alain Corneau
Actors: Yves Montand, François Périer, Simone Signoret, Stefania Sandrelli, Mathieu Carrière, Vadim Glowna
45. Altered States
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ken Russell
Actors: William Hurt, Blair Brown, Drew Barrymore, Bob Balaban, Charles Haid, Thaao Penghlis
Plot: A scientist begins to experiment with the literal functions of evolution.
Has he achieved the secret of the theory and can he maintain what he's
discovered?
46. Mighty Peking Man ( Xing xing wang )
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Meng Hua Ho
Actors: Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee, Feng Ku, Wei Tu Lin, Norman Chu, Hang-Sheng Wu
47. Gloria
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: John Cassavetes
Actors: Julie Carmen, Gena Rowlands, John Adames, Buck Henry, Jessica Castillo, Lupe Garnica
48. Private Benjamin
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Howard Zieff
Actors: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Harry Dean Stanton, Robert Webber, Sam Wanamaker
49. Big Brawl, The ( Battle Creek Brawl )
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Clouse
Actors: Jackie Chan, José Ferrer, Kristine DeBell, Mako, Ron Max, David Sheiner
50. Motel Hell
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kevin Connor
Actors: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod, Wolfman Jack, Elaine Joyce
Plot: Farmer/Motel operator Vincent Smith had some very special ingredients at
his roadside stand - namely the many people he kidnaps to give an extra
kick to Farmer Vincent fritters.
