MFB: September 1984

Introduction for newcomers

Monthly Film Bulletin

September 1984

Vol. 51 No. 608

Bachelor Party

USA - 1984 - 105m - col

20th Century Fox (18)

D: Neal Israel
Followed by: Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008).
Dolby Stereo

Best Revenge

(aka: Misdeal)

USA/Canada - 1983 - 96m - col

Black Cat (18)

D: John Trent

The Bostonians

UK - 1984 - 122m - col

Curzon (PG)

D: James Ivory
Dolby Stereo

Broadway Danny Rose

USA - 1984 - 84m - col

Rank (PG)

D: Woody Allen

Cal

UK - 1984 - 102m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (15)

D: Pat O’Connor

The Company of Wolves

UK - 1984 - 95m - col

Palace (18)

D: Neil Jordan
Dolby Stereo

Cross Country

Canada - 1983 - 104m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (18) (cut)

D: Paul Lynch

The Day After

USA (TV) - 1983 - 121m - col

V: CBS/Fox (pre-VRA)

D: Nicholas Meyer

Electric Dreams

USA/UK - 1984 - 112m - col

Virgin / 20th Century Fox (PG)

D: Steve Barron
Dolby Stereo

Emmanuelle IV

France - 1984 - 92m - col / scope / 3-D

Columbia-EMI-Warner (18) (cut)

D: Francis Giacobetti
Series: Emmanuelle (1974, Oct/1974).

Erotic Awakening
Nothing to Hide

USA - 1981 - 101m - col
Black Cat (18) (cut)
D: Anthony Spinelli
Followed by: Nothing to Hide II: Justine (1993), Nothing to Hide 3 (1999).

Finders Keepers

USA - 1984 - 96m - col

Rank (15)

D: Richard Lester

Hambone and Hillie

USA - 1983 - 90m - col / scope

VTC (PG)

D: Roy Watts
Dolby Stereo

The Home and the World
Ghare-Baire
ঘরে-বাইরে
India - 1984 - 140m - col
Artificial Eye (U)
D: Satyajit Ray

Independence Day

(aka: Love, Honour and Obey)

USA - 1982 - 110m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (15)

D: Robert Mandel

The Karate Kid

USA - 1984 - 127m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (PG)

D: John G. Avildsen
Followed by: The Karate Kid Part II (1986, Aug/1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989, Sep/1989), The Next Karate Kid (1994).
Dolby Stereo

Lonely Hearts

Australia - 1981 - 95m - col

Gala (15)

D: Paul Cox

Mikey and Nicky

USA - 1976 - 106m - col

Enterprise (15)

D: Elaine May

P’Tang, Yang, Kipperbang.

UK (TV) - 1982 - 80m - col

20th Century Fox (PG)

D: Michael Apted

Richard Pryor... Here and Now

USA - 1983 - 95m - col

Columbia-EMI-Warner (18)

D: Richard Pryor

Spring Symphony

Frühlingssinfonie

W.Germany - 1983 - 103m - col

Blue Dolphin (PG)

D: Peter Schamoni

Streets of Fire

USA - 1984 - 94m - col

UIP (15)

D: Walter Hill
35mm and 70mm release prints.
The film spawned an unauthorised sequel, Road to Hell (2012).
4.2-channel Dolby Stereo

This is Spinal Tap

USA - 1983 - 82m - col

Mainline (15)

D: Rob Reiner
Dolby Stereo

Those Glory Glory Days

UK (TV) - 1983 - 90m - col

20th Century Fox (PG)

D: Philip Saville

Top Secret!

USA - 1984 - 90m - col

UIP (15) (cut)

D: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker
Dolby Stereo

Twelve Views of Kensal House

UK - 1984 - 55m - col

Concord

D: Peter Wyeth

What You Take for Granted

USA - 1983 - 74m - bw

Cinema of Women

D: Michelle Citron

Where the Green Ants Dream

Wo die grünen Ameisen träumen

W.Germany - 1984 - 100m - col

Artificial Eye (15)

D: Werner Herzog