All Films

Four American Composers: John Cage

1983 • 54 min • United Kingdom

A television documentary about John Cage and his music.

La Peur

1983 • 6 min

A woman is approached by a man. Frightened, she runs away. A film on the physiological mechanisms of fear.

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore

1983 • 25 min • United States of America

Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.

EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program

1983 • 21 min

Welcome to this very special place, EPCOT Center, Walt Disney’s dream is now a reality. Epcot Center has two major themed areas, Future World, A showplace for new ideas, and new technologies. World Showcase presents a colorful array of architectural styles and landmarks, a true community of nations. In this Souvenir VHS Cassette, we get a look at EPCOT Center as it appeared in 1983.

The Care Bears in the Land Without Feelings

1983 • 23 min • Canada

Kevin, an angry boy on Earth, is mad because he has to move away from his friend Donna. Declaring that he doesn't care, he decides to run away and ends up in The Land Without Feelings, which is ruled by Professeur Coldheart. The Care Bears, along with Donna, go into the Land Without Feelings to save Kevin.

Une sale histoire de sardines

1983 • 56 min • France

Marcel is his garage's handyman. With the smell of grease and petrol wafting through the air, alternating between night watchman, petrol pump attendant and confidant, he is visited every evening by the slightly lost night owls who pass by. They all confide in him about their daily troubles.

Imitation of Life

1983 • 60 min • Switzerland

Portrait of filmmaker Douglas Sirk.

Andy Kaufman: The Andy Kaufman Show: Soundstage

1983 • 59 min

From the PBS series "Soundstage" comes this special broadcast of Andy Kaufman's satirical talk show, which includes "The Has-Been Corner," a spoof segment with a washed-up celebrity, and a routine featuring his marionette alter ego, Tony Clifton. In other highlights, Kaufman and ex-girlfriend Elayne Boosler publicly expose their turbulent relationship, and one of Kaufman's guests is unmasked as a charlatan.

God

1983 • 60 min • India

A dacoit named Lakhan Pal kidnaps a girl called Chandrika. He tries to rape her along with his gang members. Chandrika bites Lakhan's hand and applies his blood on her forehead making him her husband so that he protects her. They have a son Sunil. When his gang is attacked Lakhan escapes with his family to his wife's father's place. He gives up being a criminal but years later it still affects Sunil.

Dead on Time

1983 • 33 min • United Kingdom

Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.

The Making of 'Superman II'

1983 • 52 min • United States of America

Documentary about the making of the sequel to Superman.

A Letter to Freddy Buache

1983 • 11 min • Switzerland

This short film is Godard’s message to the people of Lausanne, specifically journalist and critic Freddy Buache, addressing his reasons why he will not make a film about their town’s 500th anniversary. Rather than cynical or defensive, Godard's bemused narration of the footage of Lausanne is imaginative and even playful, a rumination on cinema's possibilities.

The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

1983 • 45 min • United States of America

Based on the true story of May Lemke. Her adopted son Leslie was born with cerebral palsy. May teaches him basic survival skills through the years. In his teens, he suddenly manifests an ability to play classical music on the piano.

Iron Maiden: Live In Dortmund

1983 • 36 min

Live In Dortmund, 18 December 1983 IRON MAIDEN Setlist: "Sanctuary", "The Trooper", "Revelations", "Flight of Icarus", "22 Acacia Avenue", "The Number of the Beast", "Run to the Hills"

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

1983 • 16 min • United Kingdom

A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.

The Smurfs Halloween Special

1983 • 23 min

Jokey Smurf's birthday is on Halloween and so is Gargamel's. Papa Smurf sends Lazy Smurf out to gather red leaves for Jokey's birthday party. Of course, Lazy falls asleep in the woods and Mother Nature turns him red while she is coloring leaves.

Around Midnight

1983 • 33 min • Poland

A man has a mysterious power which causes the death of each person he condemns.

Possibly in Michigan

1983 • 12 min • United States of America

A musical horror story about two young women who are stalked through a shopping mall by a cannibal. He follows them home, and here the victims become the aggressors.

A Pillar In The Stream

1983 • 46 min • East Germany

The story of communist Walter Zauner who in 1952 was one of the first in the Federal Republic to be convicted of sabotage of a military installation.

Suzanne Somers... And 10,000 G.I.s

1983 • 60 min

A variety special starring Suzanne Somers as she entertains Army and Air Force personnel at Ramstein Air Base in Kaiserslautern, West Germany.

Sprout Wings and Fly

1983 • 30 min • United States of America

Set in the North Carolina Appalachians, Sprout Wings and Fly honors the fiddle playing of 82-year-old Tommy Jarrell of Toast, NC. Tommy was quirky, gregarious and generous, and this film shows him at his best, in fine fiddling form.

Quiet Riot Live in Dortmund

1983 • 25 min

Recorded Live in Dortmund, Germany December 18, 1983, as part of the Metal Health tour. Setlist: : "Let’s Get Crazy", "Metal Health", "Slick Black Cadillac", "Cum On Feel The Noize"

Aliens From Inner Space

1983 • 25 min

An incredible look at cephalopods – squids, octopi, and cuttlefish, from the Wildlife on One series. Filmed from Hawaii to the Gulf of Mexico, and using computers, scientists study the shape and color-changing abilities of these bizarre animals. Narrated by David Attenborough. (This film was shown on BBC as Season 12, Episode 2 of Wildlife on One. This listing is for the 16mm film release.)

Last Love

1983 • 60 min

Tending her husband's grave one day, Annabel Fox meets Jack Ives, a retired regimental sergeant-major. But when their friendship turns to love and talk of marriage, Annabel's children step in. They have other plans for her and, anyway, "He's so common, mummy..."