All Films

I Hate You Now

1985 • 10 min

“I Hate You Now” is about when you’re in a relationship, and the person you’re in a relationship with starts doing everything you do. So in the film the guy has a burned up face, and his girlfriend burns her face so she can be like him. — Richard Kern

California Images

1985 • 54 min

Hi-fi for the eyes

Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage

1985 • 2 min • Canada

This very short film from the Canada Vignettes series documents the annual pilgrimage that members of Saskatchewan’s Métis Catholic community make to St. Laurent, a village in the Duck Lake area that became the Métis nation’s spiritual centre at the time of the 1885 Northwest Rebellion.

Canada Vignettes: Mussel Mud

1985 • 1 min • Canada

A vignette using animation and live action to depict mussel farmers digging in the mud through the ice on bays and estuaries in Prince Edward Island.

The Emperor's New Clothes

1985 • 49 min • United States of America

Two con men take advantage of an emperor's vanity.

A Chipmunk Reunion

1985 • 30 min • United States of America

The Chipmunks are discussing when they were born and began to argue. They wanted to go and find their mother but Dave doesn't let them. The Chipettes are invited round while the Chipmunks go and look for their mother but Dave finds out and gets worried...

The Bridge Under the Castle

1985 • 40 min • Albania

War film written and directed by Rikard Ljarja.

Oingo Boingo: Live at the Ritz

1985 • 31 min

An MTV special featuring new wave band Oingo Boingo performing live at the Ritz rock club in New York City.

Spirit of the Kata

1985 • 28 min • Canada

Five women are black belts in karate, which to them is more than self-defense, it's a philosophy for life.

The Making of 'The Goonies'

1985 • 7 min • United States of America

TV documentary about the making of 'The Goonies'

B.B. King: Into the Night

1985 • 27 min • United States of America

A short documentary about B.B. King and his time working on the score for the 1985 movie "Into the Night" starring Jeff Goldblum and Michelle Pfeiffer.

The Great Buffalo Saga

1985 • 56 min • Canada

By the late 1800s the free-ranging buffalo of the western plains of North America were almost extinct. This documentary is the story of the buffalo's revival. Live action, eye-witness accounts and archival photos document our fascination with this ancient and legendary animal.

The Berenstain Bears in Giant Bat Cave

1985 • 30 min

The Bear Family find a bat cave.

The Dark Glow of the Mountain

1985 • 45 min • Germany

Werner Herzog follows mountaineers Hans Kammerlander and Reinhold Messner during their expedition into climbing the Gasherbrum mountains, which has some of the most difficult peaks to be conquered, and they'll do it without the use of oxygen tanks. Herzog also takes some time to hear about their past experiences with other mountains, their personal tragedies and the reasons why they are so involved with such activity.

Youth Probe Presents: The Fantasy Explosion

1985 • 38 min • United States of America

How you and your family are being exploited by: pornography & teenage sex films, music videos, occult films, toys, soap operas & romantic novels, role-playing games, and comic books. This book answers by examining our growing fascination with dangerous forms of fantasy and escape.

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas

1985 • 60 min • United States of America

A made for Showtime network comedy special with numerous skits and music starring Martin Short and featuring a number of his fellow SCTV cast members. The special has skits with characters such as Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers Jr., Jerry Lewis, and many more.

На заре во дворе

1985 • 10 min • Soviet Union

We Go to Tokyo~ Innocent Edition

1985 • 55 min • Japan

OV tie in for the hit song We Go to Tokyo

Access All Areas

1985 • 24 min • United States of America

Behind-the-scenes documentary following the band Yes on their 90125 Tour (1984-1985).

Lord of the Dance/Destroyer of Illusion

1985 • 56 min

The documentary focuses on the annual Mani Rimdu festival of Tibet and Nepal, an event which encapsulates the Himalayan Buddhist experience.

Portrait of Christiane Diop

1985 • 6 min

Sarah Maldoror reports on Christiane Diop, editor of the publishing house Présence africaine, which includes an interview with illustrator Sophie Mondesir, about her work as the first black woman to run a major publishing house in Paris.

The Truly Magical Lanterns

1985 • 13 min • Belgium, France

The 6th short film as part of the Magica series dealing with pre-cinema. Featuring demonstrations of magic lanterns by children.

On the Loose

1985 • 32 min

Gu-Gu Ganmo

1985 • 45 min • Japan

Following in the footsteps of manga such as Doraemon and Obake no Q-Taro in that the alien Ganmo (who resembles a chicken wearing sneakers) sets out to help his adopted human friend Hanpeita.