Best movies of 1982
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- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.Grade: A+
- DirectorAmy HeckerlingStarsSean PennJennifer Jason LeighJudge ReinholdA group of Southern California high school students are enjoying their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock n' roll.One of the best teen movies of the 80s.
Grade: A - DirectorWalter HillStarsNick NolteEddie MurphyAnnette O'TooleA hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him in order to track down a killer.Grade: A
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHenry ThomasDrew BarrymorePeter CoyoteA troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape from Earth and return to his home planet.Grade: A-
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJerry LewisDiahnne AbbottA passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.Underapprectied and ahead of its time.
Grade: A- - DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyWith the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.Grade: A-
- DirectorSydney PollackStarsDustin HoffmanJessica LangeTeri GarrMichael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.Dustin Hoffman is great here
Grade: A- - DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsRichard GereDebra WingerDavid KeithA young man must complete his work at a Navy Officer Candidate School to become an aviator, with the help of a tough Gunnery Sergeant and his new girlfriend.A more serious top gun great performances throughout
Grade: A- - DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsSteve GuttenbergMickey RourkeKevin BaconA group of college-age buddies struggle with their imminent passage into adulthood in 1959 Baltimore.Great hangout film
Grade: A- - DirectorTed KotcheffStarsSylvester StalloneBrian DennehyRichard CrennaA veteran Green Beret is forced by a cruel Sheriff and his deputies to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.One of Stallone's best.
Grade: A- - DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsPeter O'TooleMark Linn-BakerJessica HarperAn aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.Grade: A-
- DirectorWim WendersStarsFrederic ForrestPeter BoyleMarilu HennerFictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.One of the best private eye films released after the 1940s
Grade: B+ - DirectorTim HunterStarsMatt DillonJim MetzlerMeg TillyAfter their mother dies and their father leaves them, teenage brothers Tex and Mason McCormick struggle to make it on their own.Great raw teen film argubally best se elton edition.
Grade: B+ - DirectorBoaz DavidsonStarsLawrence MonosonDiane FranklinSteve AntinPizza delivery boy Gary, loudmouth David and hunky Rick are three high school students out to lose their virginity any way they can. Gary falls for transfer student Karen, who gets involved with Rick.Underrated and great ending.
Grade: B - DirectorNorman JewisonStarsBurt ReynoldsGoldie HawnJessica TandyAfter five successful years of living and working together, a couple decide to get married. But what they don't count on is how to survive the honeymoon.Burt and Goldie have amazing chemistry. Written by Barry Levension based off his real life romance. One of Burt's last profitable films and one of his last well reviewed films while he was a leading man. This in switching channel show Burt's romance side in the 80s which was mostly wasted on bad romance films during this and later decades. In the 70s he had also had success with romance films like starting over but also huge failures like at long last love
Grade: B - DirectorSteven LisbergerStarsJeff BridgesBruce BoxleitnerDavid WarnerA computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.Groundbreaking, cheesy, classic SCFI
Grade: B - DirectorJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJeff BridgesMia FarrowAngela LansburyA beautiful unicorn sets out to learn if she truly is the last of her kind in this sparkling animated musical.Very underrated beautiful animated film.
Grade: B - DirectorTony RichardsonStarsJack NicholsonHarvey KeitelValerie PerrineA corrupt border Agent decides to clean up his act when an impoverished woman's baby is put up for sale on the black market.under seen Nicholson movie good performance by jack kitel and warren oates are kind of wasted needed a better script
Grade: B- - DirectorFriz FrelengChuck JonesRobert McKimsonStarsMel BlancArthur Q. BryanShepard MenkenRival book salesmen Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are forced by Sultan Yosemite Sam to read fairy tales to his spoiled, selfish son, Prince Abba-Dabba.Late 70s and 80s made a collection of looney tune films full of classic shorts with new animation sequences that were great. Although fun this is the worst of the one's made because they edited too much of the shorts making it look choppy.
Grade: B- - DirectorAlan BridgesStarsAnn-MargretAlan BatesEmily IrvinChris returns from WWI unable to recognize his wife Kitty. He wants to reunite with Margaret, his former lover. Kitty hires a psychiatrist to address Chris's feelings for Margaret and cousin Jenny, but sees the man she knew is gone.A solid adaption of the book
Grade: B- - DirectorKen FinklemanStarsRobert HaysJulie HagertyLloyd BridgesA faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track - again?The first one is one of the best comedies of all time- this one is...... just okay.
Grade: C- - DirectorJohn HustonStarsAileen QuinnAlbert FinneyCarol BurnettA spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage.Not the best, nor the worst adaptation of Annie.
Grade: C-