1980
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1. The Fog (1980)
R | 89 min | Horror, Thriller
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh, John Houseman
Votes: 82,983 | Gross: $21.38M
EA: 31.01.1980
DVD: Fog - Nebel des Grauens, The (german) (Kinowelt)
2. Inferno (1980)
R | 106 min | Horror
An American student investigates the disappearance of his sister and the death of a friend, both connected from New York to Rome by an old alchemy book.
Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi
Votes: 24,015
EA: 07.02.1980
BlueRay: Inferno (engl.) (Arrow)
3. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Unrated | 95 min | Adventure, Horror
During a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi
Votes: 61,133
EA: 07.02.1980
DVD: Nackt und zerfleischt - Cannibal Holocaust (german) (XTVideo)
4. The Hard Way (1980 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 89 min | Crime, Thriller
A professional assassin is coerced into taking on one last job.
Director: Michael Dryhurst | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Lee Van Cleef, Edna O'Brien, Donal McCann
Votes: 461
EA: 19.02.1980
DVD: The Hard Way (engl.) (Network)
5. Eaten Alive! (1980)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Horror
A young woman teams up with a mercenary to find her missing sister in the jungles of New Guinea where they find that a deranged leader of a religious cult has located his commune in an area inhabited by cannibals.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Robert Kerman, Janet Agren, Ivan Rassimov, Mel Ferrer
Votes: 4,597
EA: 20.03.1980
DVD: Lebendig Gefressen (german) (XT Video Steelbook)
6. Caged Women (1980)
Not Rated | 80 min | Adventure, Action
Delinquent women are shipped to an island prison run by the sadistic warden Carla. Forced into situations of sexual perversion and violence and torture, the prisoners band together to try to overthrow Carla and escape the island.
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Karine Gambier, Brigitte Lahaie, Nadine Pascal, France Lomay
Votes: 575
EA: 28.03.1980
DVD: Gefangene Frauen (german) (Ascot Elite / Erwin C. Dietrich Collection)
7. Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
R | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Humanoid sea creatures start killing a fishing town's residents, and raping their women. It's up to the townsfolk and a visiting biologist to fight back and fend them off.
Directors: Barbara Peeters, Jimmy T. Murakami | Stars: Doug McClure, Ann Turkel, Vic Morrow, Cindy Weintraub
Votes: 10,511
EA: 28.03.1980
BluRay: Das Grauen Aus Der Tiefe (german) (OFDB / Koch Media)
8. Zombie Holocaust (1980)
Unrated | 84 min | Adventure, Horror, Mystery
An expedition in the East Indies, encounters not only the cannibals they were looking for, but also an evil scientist and his zombie army.
Director: Marino Girolami | Stars: Ian McCulloch, Alexandra Delli Colli, Sherry Buchanan, Peter O'Neal
Votes: 5,891
EA: 28.03.1980
DVD: Zombies unter Kannibalen (german) (Remastered Edition / Zombie Productions/Intergroove)
Blu-ray: Zombi Holocaust (engl.) (88 Films / The Italian Collection 05)
9. Alien 2: On Earth (1980)
R | 92 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A spaceship lands back on Earth after a failed mission, but the astronauts have been replaced by hideous creatures that can penetrate people's bodies and make them explode. A group of cave ... See full summary »
Directors: Ciro Ippolito, Biagio Proietti | Stars: Belinda Mayne, Mark Bodin, Roberto Barrese, Benedetta Fantoli
Votes: 1,695
EA: 11.04.1980
BluRay: Alien 2: On Earth (engl.) (88 Films / The Italian Collection # 15)
10. Two Champions of Death (1980)
R | 101 min | Action, Drama
The Wu Tang chief sends out his men, each of whom is given a symbol so they can recognize each other. The largest is given to Lee, whom the others are to obey.
Director: Cheh Chang | Stars: Meng Lo, Sheng Chiang, Li Wang, Feng Lu
Votes: 767
EA: 12.04.1980
DVD: Grabmal des Shaolin, Das (german) (Koch Media / Shaw Brothers Limited Edition No. 1)
11. The Hearse (1980)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A schoolteacher moves into her deceased aunt's home in a small town, only to find herself plagued by supernatural occurrences and unexplained hostility from the local townspeople connected to her aunt's past.
Director: George Bowers | Stars: Trish Van Devere, Joseph Cotten, David Gautreaux, Donald Hotton
Votes: 2,368
EA: 25.04.1980
DVD: Hearse, The (engl.) (on Double-DVD "Katarinas Nightmare Theater" with "Blood Of Dracula's Castle" / Scorpion Releasing)
12. Friday the 13th (1980)
R | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer.
Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Betsy Palmer, Adrienne King, Jeannine Taylor, Robbi Morgan
Votes: 157,421 | Gross: $39.75M
EA: 09.05.1980
DVD: Friday the 13th (engl.) (on Box "Friday the 13th 4-Movie Collection" / Paramount)
13. Maniac (1980)
18+ | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A psychopathic man goes on a killing and mutilation spree in New York City.
Director: William Lustig | Stars: Joe Spinell, Caroline Munro, Abigail Clayton, Kelly Piper
Votes: 20,210
EA: 10.05.1980
DVD: Maniac (german) (18er Version, gekürzt)
14. Beast in Space (1980)
86 min | Adult, Horror, Sci-Fi
In the future the struggle for space superiority has forced humanity to search the cosmos for a rare element called Antallum that is the key ingredient for the construction of neutron bombs... See full summary »
Director: Alfonso Brescia | Stars: Sirpa Lane, Vassili Karis, Lucio Rosato, Umberto Ceriani
Votes: 565
EA: 13.05.1980
DVD: Beast In Space, The (ital. with engl. UT) (on Box "Sexploitation Triple Sinema Bill" / Shameless)
15. The Buddha Assassinator (1980)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Drama
A skilled fighter is employed by a Manchu after saving him from Ming assassins, but his loyalty is tested when he discovers that his family have been targeted by the Manchus.
Director: Chin-Hu Tung | Stars: Jeong-lee Hwang, Hoi Mang, Yuet-Sang Chin, Fei Lung
Votes: 122
EA: 15.05.1980
DVD: Buddha Killer (german) (on Eastern Double Feature Vol. 7)
16. The Master (1980)
92 min | Action, Comedy
Although injured, a martial-arts expert teaches an orphan his methods.
Director: Chun-Ku Lu | Stars: Kuan Tai Chen, Tak Yuen, Hsueh-Erh Wen, Lung-Wei Wang
Votes: 461
EA: 23.05.1980
DVD: Shaolin Gigant, Der (german) (Koch Media / Shaw Brothers Limited Edition No. 1)
17. Galaxina (1980)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the 31st century, sexy blonde android Galaxina helms the crew of a space cruiser on a mission to find the Blue Star, a mystical gem that holds unlimited power.
Director: William Sachs | Stars: Stephen Macht, Avery Schreiber, J.D. Hinton, Dorothy Stratten
Votes: 3,428
EA: 06.06.1980
DVD: Galaxina (german) (on Box "Space07 Science Fiction Collection")
18. The Grim Reaper (1980)
R | 92 min | Horror
A group of friends and a hitchhiker become stranded on a tourist island where they are stalked by a disfigured cannibalistic killer who is prowling the island after killing its residents.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Tisa Farrow, Saverio Vallone, Serena Grandi, Margaret Mazzantini
Votes: 6,968
EA: 09.08.1980
BluRay: Anthropophagous (engl.) (88Films / The Italian Collection #07)
19. Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
PG | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Roger Corman | Stars: George Peppard, Robert Vaughn, Richard Thomas, John Saxon
Votes: 10,222
EA: 10.08.1980
DVD: Battle Beyond The Stars (engl.) (Shout! Factory / Roger Corman's Cult Classics)
20. City of the Living Dead (1980)
Not Rated | 93 min | Horror
A reporter and a psychic race to close the Gates of Hell after the suicide of a clergyman caused them to open, allowing the dead to rise from their graves.
Director: Lucio Fulci | Stars: Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo, Antonella Interlenghi
Votes: 19,350
EA: 11.08.1980
DVD: Ein Zombie hing am Glockenseil (german) (TB Horror/Intergroove - Limited Collectors Edt.)
21. Il giorno del Cobra (1980)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An American narcotics agent is murdered in Italy. The head of the department decides to hire Larry Stanziani, 'The Cobra'. Larry, a former agent and now a third-rate private detective, uses... See full summary »
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Franco Nero, Sybil Danning, Mario Maranzana, Licinia Lentini
Votes: 577
EA: 12.08.1980
DVD: Tag der Cobra, Der (german) (MiB)
22. The Sword (1980)
85 min | Action, Thriller
A swordsman and a samurai work together to find a blade.
Director: Patrick Tam | Stars: Chi-Chi Chen, Adam Cheng, Norman Chu, Jade Hsu
Votes: 493
EA: 14.08.1980
DVD: Schwert, Das (german) (on Box: "Die Todesbox des gelben Drachen" / Paragon)
23. The Octagon (1980)
R | 103 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A martial artist must defeat a plan by ninjas to create a worldwide training camp for terrorists.
Director: Eric Karson | Stars: Chuck Norris, Karen Carlson, Lee Van Cleef, Art Hindle
Votes: 6,170 | Gross: $18.97M
EA: 15.08.1980
DVD: Octagon (german) (EuroVideo)
24. The Night of the Hunted (1980)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Futuristic asylum residents in a skyscraper suffer insanity, amnesia. Blank-eyed inmates roam halls of "Black Tower" as tension escalates and bodies pile up.
Director: Jean Rollin | Stars: Brigitte Lahaie, Alain Duclos, Dominique Journet, Bernard Papineau
Votes: 2,092
EA: 20.08.1980
MediaBook: Nacht der Gejagten (german) (Wicked-Vision /Jean Rollin Coll. Nr. 8)
25. Return to the 36th Chamber (1980)
R | 99 min | Action, Comedy
When thugs prey upon innocent factory workers, a small-time scammer trains for revenge by studying the moves of Shaolin temple monks.
Director: Chia-Liang Liu | Stars: Chia-Hui Liu, Lung-Wei Wang, Hou Hsiao, Lun Hua
Votes: 4,238
EA: 24.08.1980
DVD: Rückkehr zu den 36 Kammern der Shaolin, Die (german) (MIB / Shaw Brothers Classics 4er DVD-Box)
26. Jishin rettô (1980)
TV-14 | 126 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A large earthquake hits Tokyo, which was predicted by a seismologist but was ignored.
Director: Kenjirô Ohmori | Stars: Hiroshi Katsuno, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Yumi Takigawa, Kayo Matsuo
Votes: 214
EA: 30.08.1980
DVD: Erdbeben - Flammendes Inferno in Tokio (Science Fiction Classic Box Vol. 2)
27. Mother's Day (1980)
Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Two brothers kidnap and brutalize three women for the pleasure of their demented mother.
Director: Charles Kaufman | Stars: Tiana Pierce, Nancy Hendrickson, Deborah Luce, Frederick Coffin
Votes: 6,202
EA: 19.09.1980
BluRay: Mother's Day (engl.) (88 Films / Slasher Classics Collection #02)
28. Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980)
Unrated | 88 min | Adult, Horror
With a 20 year lease on an tropical island, horny John heads out with Fiona on a yacht skippered by horny Larry, to inspect the island for resort development. They meet Luna/Laura Gemser. John didn't expect zombies.
Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Laura Gemser, George Eastman, Dirce Funari, Mark Shannon
Votes: 1,499
EA: 06.11.1980
DVD: In der Gewalt der Zombies (german) (on Box "The Lost Collection - Laura Gemser" / VZM)
29. The Boogey Man (1980)
R | 82 min | Horror
Through the reflection in the mirror, a girl witnesses her mother's boyfriend's murder.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Suzanna Love, John Carradine, Ron James, Nicholas Love
Votes: 5,105 | Gross: $4.50M
EA: 07.11.1980
Blu-Ray: The Bogey Man (engl.) (88 Films / Slasher Classics Collection #10)
30. The Georgia Peaches (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy
The Georgia Peaches aka Follow That Car is a Roger Corman produced pilot for a proposed TV series. Two sisters running an auto repair shop are extorted into becoming undercover FBI agents.
Director: Daniel Haller | Stars: Tanya Tucker, Terri Nunn, Lane Smith, Sally Kirkland
Votes: 172
EA: 08.11.1980
DVD: Georgia Peaches (engl.) (Shout! Factory Action Packed Collection / Roger Corman Classics)
31. Alligator (1980)
R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.
Director: Lewis Teague | Stars: Robert Forster, Robin Riker, Michael V. Gazzo, Dean Jagger
Votes: 15,865
EA: 13.11.1980
DVD: Alligator I (german) (on Box "Alligator I / Alligator II" / Laser Paradise)
32. Nightmare City (1980)
R | 88 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An airplane exposed to radiation lands, and blood drinking zombies emerge armed with knives, guns and teeth! They go on a rampage slicing, dicing, and biting their way across the Italian countryside.
Director: Umberto Lenzi | Stars: Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal
Votes: 6,732
EA: 11.12.1980
DVD: Grossangriff der Zombies (german) (NSM Records, CMV Laservision)
33. La dottoressa ci sta col colonnello (1980)
88 min | Comedy
Anacleto Punch, a military doctor, falls in love with Dr. Eve Russell, specializing in transplants. Thinking that his manhood is not adequate for the beautiful colleague, decides to do a transplant with the unsuspecting nurse.
Director: Michele Massimo Tarantini | Stars: Nadia Cassini, Lino Banfi, Alvaro Vitali, Malisa Longo
Votes: 330
EA: 19.12.1980
DVD: Sexy Teens beim Militär (german) (Sexy Teens Fan Box / Intergroove)
34. Hell of the Living Dead (1980)
Unrated | 99 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After an experiment gone wrong, a virus that turns people into zombies spreads throughout New Guinea. A female reporter and her cameraman, and a team of four commandos sent to investigate try to survive the onslaught.
Directors: Bruno Mattei, Claudio Fragasso | Stars: Margie Newton, Franco Garofalo, Selan Karay, José Gras
Votes: 5,920
EA:
Blu-Ray: Zombie Creeping Flesh (engl.) (88 Films / The Italian Collection #35)
35. The Changeling (1980)
R | 107 min | Horror, Mystery
After the death of his wife and daughter in a car crash, a music professor staying at a long-vacant Seattle mansion is dragged into a decades-old mystery by an inexplicable presence in the mansion's attic.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas, Jean Marsh
Votes: 40,008
36. The Clones of Bruce Lee (1980)
R | 91 min | Action, Drama
A brilliant professor gathers cells from the late Bruce Lee and creates three clones, who are trained in martial arts and sent out to fight crime.
Director: Joseph Velasco | Stars: Ryong Keo, Irina Shevchenko, Bruce Le, Il-do Jang
Votes: 456
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