IMDB - (100 to 500 Votes) (USA) (+ = 8.0 ) (year 1980 - 1989)
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1. The Pirates of Penzance (1980 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 122 min | Comedy, Musical
A young man named Frederick leaves the zany band of pirates he was raised by to find true love and respectability, but when the Pirate King turns up to call on an old debt, Frederick must ... See full summary »
Directors: Wilford Leach, Joshua White | Stars: Kevin Kline, G. Eugene Moose, Rex Smith, Patricia Routledge
Votes: 450
2. Alex: The Life of a Child (1986 TV Movie)
Unrated | 100 min | Biography, Drama
Alexandra Deford, a precious and precocious girl, was just eight years old when she died in 1980 following a battle against the debilitating effects of cystic fibrosis, the number-one ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Markowitz | Stars: Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Gennie James, Danny Corkill
Votes: 246
3. Eunice (1982 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Based on characters from "The Carol Burnett Show," this was the film which led to the series "Mama's Family."
Directors: Roger Beatty, Harvey Korman | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Ken Berry
Votes: 280
4. Skyward (1980 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
An aging Bette Davis is a flight instructor at an old Texas airport. When a young girl in a wheelchair finds the airport by watching gliders fly, she decides she wants to learn how to fly. ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Bette Davis, Howard Hesseman, Marion Ross, Clu Gulager
Votes: 687
5. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984 TV Movie)
Unrated | 97 min | Drama, Family
Mickey Rooney plays Mike Halligan, a retired cop from Manhattan living in California with his family who decides to show his grandson, who has never seen snow before, what a real white ... See full summary »
Director: Peter H. Hunt | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Scott Grimes, Barrie Youngfellow, George Gaynes
Votes: 650
6. Sister, Sister (1982 TV Movie)
98 min | Drama, Family
Maya Angelou's story of the family stresses that occur when an older sister (Diahann Carroll) attempts to maintain a home, left by her revered father, in an ultra-moralistic way (regardless... See full summary »
Director: John Berry | Stars: Diahann Carroll, Rosalind Cash, Irene Cara, Paul Winfield
Votes: 206
7. My Body, My Child (1982 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: Vanessa Redgrave, Jack Albertson, Joseph Campanella, Stephen Elliott
Votes: 223
8. Memories of Manon (1987 TV Movie)
96 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Yvette Marcel (Melissa Anderson) asks her godfather Control and McCall for help dealing with her irrational father, who is intent on locating Manon, the mother she believed had been killed years before.
Director: Tony Wharmby | Stars: Edward Woodward, Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Lansing, Keith Szarabajka
Votes: 352
9. Love Is Never Silent (1985 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Margaret Ryder has always looked after her deaf parents, Janice and Abel. Long the only contact her folks have had with the speaking world, Margaret struggles with whether she should strike... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Mare Winningham, Cloris Leachman, Sid Caesar, Phyllis Frelich
Votes: 345
10. George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation (1986 TV Movie)
190 min | Biography, Drama, History
The life of George Washington as the first President of the United States of America and his 8 years running his country. The trials he faces dealing with mobs and riots while keeping the country together.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Barry Bostwick, Patty Duke, Jeffrey Jones, Richard Bekins
Votes: 209
11. Family Reunion (1981 TV Movie)
200 min | Drama
Elizabeth Winfield is a retired teacher and matriarch of a problematic family who desperately tries to keep her family together, after many years they separated from each other. While she's... See full summary »
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Bette Davis, J. Ashley Hyman, David Huddleston, John Shea
Votes: 636
12. The Heat Is On (1989 TV Movie)
75 min | Documentary, Music
A behind-the-scenes look at the production of a musical, this feature chronicles the development of "Miss Saigon, " from its early beginnings, through casting, preparations, choreography to its opening night on The West End.
Director: David Wright | Stars: Cameron Mackintosh, Nicholas Hytner, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Greg Ellis
Votes: 189
13. Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983 TV Movie)
60 min | Family, Fantasy
As the Metropolitan Museum of Art closes, Big Bird decides to leave his Sesame Street friends behind in search of Snuffy. Once locked inside for the night, educational hilarity ensues as ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Stone | Stars: Caroll Spinney, Martin P. Robinson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson
Votes: 271
14. Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal (II) (1988)
TV-PG | 48 min | Action, Crime, Fantasy
Michael tried to protect three children as he is chased by Mr Big and his army across a city. Excerpt from Moonwalker 1988.
Director: Colin Chilvers | Stars: Brandon Quintin Adams, Michael Jackson, Sean Lennon, Kelley Parker
Votes: 680
15. Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical (1982 Video)
53 min | Music
Olivia Physical is a 1982 video collection featuring the singer Olivia Newton-John and various of her songs, most from the album Physical.
Director: Brian Grant | Stars: Olivia Newton-John, Matt Lattanzi, John Achorn, Donovan Scott
Votes: 152
16. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986 TV Movie)
Comedy, Family
Kermit the Frog and all his friends celebrate 30 years of master puppeteer and producer Jim Henson's extraordinary media franchise.
Director: Peter Harris | Stars: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt
Votes: 337
17. Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue (1989 TV Movie)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Chip and Dale, Disney's favorite chipmunk team, form their own protection agency for their fellow animals, where they seek to help the helpless and protect those in peril from those who would exploit them.
Director: Alan Zaslove | Stars: Corey Burton, Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, Tress MacNeille
Votes: 1,583
18. Richard III (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 239 min | Drama
Richard of Gloucester uses murder and manipulation to claim England's throne.
Director: Jane Howell | Stars: Peter Benson, Antony Brown, David Burke, Michael Byrne
Votes: 231
19. One Year in a Life of Crime (1989 TV Movie)
55 min | Documentary, Crime
Documentary maker Jon Alpert follows three petty criminals in Newark. Filmed by a hidden camera, the three are stealing, using drugs, getting caught and convicted.
Director: Jon Alpert | Stars: Freddy, Michael Jandreau, Robert
Votes: 333
20. The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 51 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Bean Bunny is too small to be useful (says his brother) to help prepare for the Bunny Picnic, so he wanders off and sees a legendary persecutor of all rabbits: the farmer's dog. But nobody ... See full summary »
Directors: Jim Henson, David G. Hillier | Stars: Steve Whitmire, Richard Hunt, Camille Bonora, Ron Mueck
Votes: 412
21. Turandot (1987 TV Movie)
134 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: James Levine, Éva Marton, Plácido Domingo, Leona Mitchell
Votes: 156
22. Garfield's Babes and Bullets (1989 TV Short)
Not Rated | 24 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Garfield the cat daydreams that he's an old-time private detective.
Directors: Phil Roman, Bob Nesler, John Sparey | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Desirée Goyette
Votes: 512
23. Garfield in the Rough (1984 TV Short)
Not Rated | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Garfield, Jon, and Odie head out into the great outdoors.
Director: Phil Roman | Stars: Lorenzo Music, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, George Wendt
Votes: 737
24. Ain't Misbehavin' (1982 TV Movie)
120 min | Musical
Televised version of the Broadway sensation celebrating the music, life and times of 'Fats' Waller, featuring 29 songs he wrote or performed.
Director: Don Mischer | Stars: Nell Carter, André De Shields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page
Votes: 195
25. Homage to Steve (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Comedy
This video contains three segments: First, the Oscar-nominated short The absent-minded waiter (1977), then a fake interview with Steve Martin about his art (comedians-segment) and finally a... See full summary »
Directors: Carl Gottlieb, Steve Martin, Gary Weis | Stars: Steve Martin, Teri Garr, Buck Henry, Alan King
Votes: 222
26. The Marx Brothers in a Nutshell (1982 TV Movie)
94 min | Comedy, Documentary
This salute to the famous comedy team of the Marx Brothers shows clips from many of their best-known films, including Duck Soup, Horse Feathers and Animal Crackers. Also shown are rare ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Patterson | Stars: Gene Kelly, Chico Marx, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx
Votes: 126
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