All Films

Contract

1985 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Bearded contract employee goes on a "giant bouquet of flowers" planet and prefers friendship with the robot because all inhabitants are creepy psychos.

About Tap

1985 • 28 min • United States of America

ABOUT TAP features stylistic performances and recollections by three of America’s leading male tap dancers: Steve Condos, Jimmy Slyde, and Chuck Green.

Elephantrio

1985 • 9 min

In this zany tale, three storybook characters experience the dangers and temptations of life while trying to maintain physical and moral integrity. Three well-known animators collaborated to create this potpourri, and though each section was animated independently of the others, recurring threads of story and theme weave the whole into a unified moral fable. Film without words.

The Adventures of the Scrabble People in a Pumpkin Full of Nonsense

1985 • 30 min

A character called Sir Scrabble and two children travel to a land called Nonsense, where education has been forbidden. Sir Scrabble teams up with the residents to defeat an evil ruler, the Muddler, through the power of learning and spelling.

A Worker's Marriage

1985 • 19 min • Yugoslavia

Film about a provincial worker's life.

Human Sex

1985 • 55 min • Canada

Canadas contemporary dance group La La La Human Steps performs Édouard Lock's "Human Sex" .

Davydov and Goliath

1985 • 26 min • Soviet Union

Seventh-grader Vitya Davydov is sent to a factory for practical training. His mentor, a worker nicknamed Goliath, gives him an assignment, unaware that their relationship is about to become a battle of wits.

Pink Bowties

1985 • 45 min

Rubik's Cube

1985 • 8 min • Soviet Union

Animated TV magazine for schoolchildren, including the cartoons "A Box with Pencils", "Have You Seen a Hare?" and "Rubik's Cube - clowning".

Macadam: En suivant son rêve

1985 • 54 min • France

Dorothée is the new schoolteacher in a small village.

The Napping House

1985 • 5 min • United States of America

The Napping House: Granny and all the critters in her house pile on her bed for a nap...until a little flea causes a big stir. Somebody's got an itch!

Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter

1985 • 22 min

Spoof comedy.

RADAR on Trial

1985 • 35 min • United States of America

This video documents the history of RADAR and the many problems associated with its use. Judge Nesbitt himself will walk you through a RADAR trial and experts will demonstrate many of the more common errors that occur. Drivers who have never been in a courtroom will find this video excellent preparation for their own defense of a RADAR based speeding ticket.

Paradise

1985 • 15 min • Canada

A magnificent bird performs for the Emperor inside a glittering palace. Its plumage is a blaze of colour. A blackbird, watching enviously, strives to acquire what he so desperately covets, only to discover that a golden cage can't compete with the open skies.

El centro del laberinto

1985 • 45 min • Mexico

Mexican feature film

California Big Hunks

1985 • 56 min • United States of America

Six sexy California hunks perform erotic dances while stripping down to T-strings.

The Best of Cannon & Ball

1985 • 51 min

Double act Tommy Cannon and Bobby Ball entertain us with their own unique brand of humour. The programmes feature various sketch shows along with many celebrity guests.

The Rhythmatist

1985 • 59 min

A musical oddessy through the heart of Africa in search of the roots of Rock & Roll.

Arata Isozaki: Early work in Japan

1985 • 58 min

Arata Isozaki: Early Work in Japan takes a detailed look at the architect's pieces, exploring applauded projects such as the EXPO '70 Osaka Festival Plaza, Gunma Prefectural Museum of Modern Art and Kitakyushu Municipal Library. The extraordinary series of architectural breakthroughs made during this time contributed significantly to the evolution of contemporary architecture worldwide, and eventually gained him his first foreign commission

The Tale of Yevpatiy Kolovrat

1985 • 20 min • Soviet Union

Based on XIII century historical chronicles (The Tale of the Destruction of Riazan by Batu) it's a story about how folk hero Yevpatiy Kolovrat seeks revenge on Batu Khan for burning the city of Riazan.

Tales of Meeting and Parting

1985 • 32 min

Tales of Meeting and Parting is a 1985 English language short film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, starring Jeanne Sakata, Patricia Ayame Thomson and Patti Yasutake. An elderly Japanese man recalls his experiences as a young interpreter during a particularly brutal prisoner-of-war interrogation. The kindness he showed was unexpectedly returned following the war when he was being held captive by the Allies. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

The Sappy Sap

1985 • 4 min • United States of America

Early Sam Raimi/Bruce Campbell short.

Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme

1985 • 19 min • Soviet Union

Short film from Sergei Parajanov, a personal view of the director on the spectacular heritage of Niko Pirosmani (1862–1918), a Georgian primitivist painter.

The Devil Worshippers

1985 • 25 min • United States of America

"The Devil Worshippers" investigates Satanism and focuses on allegations that there are satanic cults committing crimes and murders in the United States. “Police have been skeptical when investigating these acts, just as we are in reporting them. But there is no question that something is going on out there, and that’s sufficient reason for ‘20/20’ to look into it.”