All Films

Feast of the Fallen Angels

1985 • 21 min • Japan

Datenshi-tachi no Kyōen is an OAV (1985) where the younger sister of a family (who gets in way over their heads) ends up owing the yakuza money. Because she can't pay, she is taken by the gang members to be used as a sexual toy. Then she vows to take gruesome revenge upon her perpetrators.

Tino

1985 • 28 min • France

A contemporary scenario, in which American journalist Doug Ireland visits Europe and meets an oppressed young Arab man, is played against the celebrated story of Emperor Hadrian’s relationship with his favourite Antinous.

Madonna: The Virgin Tour Live

1985 • 54 min • United States of America

Madonna: The Virgin Tour — Live contains the concert footage from The Virgin Tour, filmed at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan on May 25, 1985. Madonna launched her first major concert tour in support of her album Like a Virgin, and this video captures the Material Girl on-stage, baring her famous tummy and dancing up a storm as she belts out a set of hits from her first two albums.

Winners: Just Friends

1985 • 47 min • Australia

Just Friends - A classic Australian children's telemovie about growing up, peer pressure, friendship and family. When Susan Foster moves to a new suburb she has difficulty fitting in. Susan's home life is uncomfortable with an unemployed father, a distant mother and an unexpectedly pregnant big sister. Susan seeks refuge at the local Roller Skate rink where she meets Buzz, the brash young gang leader and the best skater in town. Susan becomes part of Buzz's gang but is soon confronted with his selfish behaviour and cruel treatment of his friends. Susan must decide which is more important to her - fitting in or being fair. Just Friends is part of the Winners series of television programs created by the Australian Children's Television Foundation.

Tango

1985 • 6 min • East Germany

A brief history of the emergence and artistic innovations of tango in 19th-century Argentina and Europe. The film offers a mosaic of tango melodies, art works, dance performances, historical footage, photographs of Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century, and texts by Celedonio Flores and Enrique Santos Discépolo.

Dead Kennedys: DMPO's on Broadway

1985 • 58 min • United States of America

This 58 minute DVD video is one of the Dead Kennedy's last ever live concerts, captured on film just months before their breakup in 1984. This 14-song performance at San Francisco's On Broadway catches Jello and company at the height of their punk powers.

The Berenstain Bears and The Truth

1985 • 30 min

Plus The Berenstain Bears Save the Bees, 1980's video.

Three Cloaked Men

1985 • 56 min • Albania

Three cloaked partisans are carrying out their duty in the harsh winter. During the way, they are disovered by the Germans.. The shepherd, Xhemo use a brave trick to save them, thus risking his life.

Chief, Let's Go!

1985 • 60 min • Czechoslovakia

Criminal comedy, a third movie from the "Chief" series.

We Are The Clowns

1985 • 19 min • Soviet Union

Clowns are coming to town. There is a performance of the clowning theater "Litsedei". Their reprises are laughter and jokes bordering on sadness and sadness.

Public Writer

1985 • 3 min

Sarah Maldoror interviews women of different nationalities who serve as “public” writers, linking French administrative bodies with people who cannot speak or write French.

The Portrait of Wendy's Father

1985 • 19 min

An old boyfriend, Tony (Joe Petruzzi) turns up at the home of Wendy (Kim Deacon), catching her by surprise as she tends to the washing on her Hills Hoist.

This Unnameable Little Broom

1985 • 11 min • United Kingdom

Stop-motion animated short film in which a puppet on a trike captures a puppet bird-man.

The Making of 'Superman III'

1985 • 48 min • United States of America

This documentary treats movie fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Superman III, a more comical take on the superhero story in which the Man of Steel takes on a supercomputer and its bumbling programmer. Included are interviews with the cast and crew who share their experiences from making the film, as well as disscuss the efforts that went into it.

Shipbuilder

1985 • 6 min • Canada

This film recreates the true story of Tom Sukanen, an eccentric Finnish immigrant who homesteaded in Saskatchewan in the 1920s and 1930s. Sukanen spent ten years building and moving overland a huge iron ship that was to carry him back to his native Finland. The ship never reached water.

Everywhere at Once

1985 • 10 min • United States of America

A symphony of found footage scenes, each shot loosely connected to the one before.

Joshidai-ryô: SEX Nozoki shokku

1985 • 60 min • Japan

One day, Reiko, a female college student who aims to be active in the world of mass media, is asked to investigate the actual situation regarding sex among female college students. Reiko infiltrates the girls' dormitory, but as soon as she moves in, Kyoko, who manages her dormitory, forces her to attend a party on Saturday night...

And the Children Shall Lead

1985 • 58 min • United States of America

Mississippi in the early '60s is the setting for this story of a 12-year-old African-American girl who, along with her white friends, tries to ease increasing racial tensions.

Garfield's Halloween Adventure

1985 • 25 min • United States of America

Garfield and his pup pal Odie go trick-or-treating, only to wind up in a house haunted by ghostly pirates.

Four Clowns Under One Roof

1985 • 56 min • Soviet Union

A simple story about the creative crisis of a group of circus clowns who, after great success, are forgotten and recall the past, living in an old attic.

Gallagher: the Bookkeeper

1985 • 58 min

A live performance by "Sledge-O-Matic" stand-up comedian Gallagher.

About War

1985 • 29 min • Soviet Union

Interviews with the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and VGIK alumni Grigory Chukhrai, Valentin Ezhov, Rostislav Yurenev, Vasily Ordynsky, Peter Todorovsky, Vasily Solovyov and the writer and a scriptwriter Boris Vasiliev about their war experience and war cinema.

Assassins: A Film Concerning Rimbaud

1985 • 43 min • United States of America

The violent love between poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine.

Kimagure Orange Road: Shonen Jump Special

1985 • 25 min • Japan

Kyosuke, Madoka, Hiraku & friend go on a vacation to the beach, staying in 2 cabins, boys in one, girls in another. It's basically Kyosuke & Madoka get together, & Hiraku flirts with the blond guy friend. Then, Kyosuke & Madoka go night swimming with dangerous results.