ALTERNATE ESSENTIALS of AMERICAN CINEMA -- 1980s

SAY ANYTHING… (1989, Cameron Crowe)

BEETLEJUICE (1988, Tim Burton)

BIRD (1988, Clint Eastwood)

DIE HARD (1988, John McTiernan)

HAIRSPRAY (1988, John Waters)

WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (Robert Zemeckis, 1988)

HOUSE OF GAMES (1987, David Mamet)

EMPIRE OF THE SUN (1987, Steven Spielberg)

RAISING ARIZONA (1987, Coen Brothers)

SUPERSTAR: THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY (1988, Todd Haynes)

ALIENS (1986, James Cameron)

HANNAH AND HER SISTERS (1986, Woody Allen)

AFTER HOURS (1985, Martin Scorsese)

PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE (1985, Tim Burton)

PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO (1985, Woody Allen)

BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985, Robert Zemeckis)

AMADEUS (1984, Milos Forman)

BLOOD SIMPLE (1984, Coen Brothers)

BROADWAY DANNY ROSE (1984, Woody Allen)

LOVE STREAMS (1984, John Cassavetes)

STRANGER THAN PARADISE (1984, Jim Jarmusch)

KOYAANISQATSI (1983, Godfrey Reggio)

MY BROTHER’S WEDDING (1983, Charles Burnett)

BURDEN OF DREAMS (1982, Les Blank)

BLOW OUT (1981, Brian De Palma)

THE EVIL DEAD (1981, Sam Raimi)

MY DINNER WITH ANDRE (1981, Louis Malle)

DRESSED TO KILL (1980, Brian De Palma)

THE BIG RED ONE (1980, Samuel Fuller)

THE ELEPHANT MAN (1980, David Lynch)

MELVIN AND HOWARD (1980, Jonathan Demme)

ORDINARY PEOPLE (1980, Robert Redford)

THE SHINING (1980, Stanley Kubrick)

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