Movies from 1985

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

87 mins     Fantasy, Horror, Thriller      

Watching the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street" recently there was part of me which was impressed whilst also a part of me which was disappointed. Sadly watching the second movie in the franchise "A Nightmare on Elm Street ...

A Summer to Remember (1985)

93 mins     Drama, Family, TV Movie      

Movie Review - A Summer to Remember (1985) Sean Gerlis stars as Toby, a deaf child who with his sister discover an escaped orangutan in their tree-house who happens to know sign language. Trouble is that neither their mum or ...

A View to a Kill (1985)

131 mins     Action , Adventure , Mystery      

"A View to a Kill" was to be Roger Moore's 7th and last James Bond movie, it would also be Lois Maxwell's final movie as Miss Moneypenny. Now whilst I felt a loss when Lois Maxwell decided to leave I can't say the same about ...

American Flyers (1985)

113 mins     Drama, Sport      

Kevin Costner's moustache maybe a distraction but cycling movie "American Flyers" is a surprisingly entertaining movie, mixing the drama of a divided family with that of a cycling race "The King of The Hills". Kevin Costner p...

American Ninja (1985)

95 mins     Action , Adventure      

A smooth operator when it comes to kicking butt whilst pouting as if he was James Dean, that is how Michael Dudikoff comes across in "American Ninja", one of those action movies from the 80s which is drenched in the sort of s...

Anna Karenina (1985)

150 mins     Drama, Romance, TV Movie      

Anna Karenina: Simon Langton's TV movie version of the Leo Tolstoy love story starring Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Reeve and Paul Scofield...

The Assisi Underground (1985)

115 mins     Drama, War      

As I understand there are in fact two versions of "The Assisi Underground" an extended version which runs to over 3 hours and one which comes in at under 2 hours which is the version I watched. In truth I am kind of grateful ...

Back to the Future (1985)

116 mins     Action , Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi      

The year is 1985 and a DeLorean is turned into a time machine. Yes it's "Back to the Future" starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd as Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett Brown who find themselves in time travel trouble when Ma...

The Breakfast Club (1985)

94 mins     Comedy, Drama, Teen      

John Hughes wrote so many great movies in his time, directing a few as well such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Uncle Buck" but probably his most popular is "The Breakfast Club". The tale of 5 very different students who ...

Brewster's Millions (1985)

97 mins     Comedy      

Richard Pryor's "Brewster's Millions" is by no means original; it is one of many remakes of the fun story of Monty Brewster who has to blow a load of money to inherit a lot more....

Cat's Eye (1985)

94 mins     Comedy, Horror, Thriller      

Movie Review - Cat's Eye (1985) A stray cat and its travels is the linking element of three tales of suspense and horror, starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Robert Hays...

Clue (1985)

94 mins     Comedy, Crime, Mystery      

I didn't play "Cluedo" much as a child but when I did I always enjoyed the logical aspect of solving the crime and discovering whodunit. That logical aspect is certainly not apparent in "Clue" the 1985 movie which is based up...

Cocoon (1985)

117 mins     Adventure , Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi      

Movie Review "Cocoon" (1985) - Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley and Hume Cronyn star as a trio of old men who each day sneak out of their retirement home to take a dip in the pool at a nearby vacant house. But their fun is interru...

The Color Purple (1985)

154 mins     Drama      

The Color Purple: The epic story of Celie as she goes from an abused teenager to a woman in control of her own life via various ups and downs...

Commando (1985)

90 mins     Action , Adventure , Thriller      

There are many movies which epitomise the 80s and when it comes to the action genre Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Commando" is one of the best. It has a storyline but one which is ultimately pointless, it has dialogue mainly of th...

Commando Leopard (1985)

103 mins     Action      

Commando Leopard - Lewis Collins is the heroic mercenary defending the poor and taking on the evil Silveira (Klaus Kinski)...

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)

99 mins     Family, Sci-Fi      

"D.A.R.Y.L." is one of those 80s movies which has actually improved with age, not in that it has bucked the trend and not dated because in look it is seriously dated, but because the intelligence and humour of the story is ea...

Day of the Dead (1985)

102 mins     Horror      

Over the years I have watched numerous zombie movies, the modern remakes with the dead who have super powers to the likes of George A. Romero's "Day of the Dead" and many have a similar formula. A group of survivors battling ...

Deadly Messages (1985)

100 mins     Thriller, TV Movie      

I wish I could say otherwise but "Deadly Messages" is juts a typical TV movie which takes the familiar set up of a woman witnessing a murder but no one believing her when they find no evidence of a crime leading to suspicion ...

Death Wish 3 (1985)

92 mins     Action , Comedy, Crime, Drama      

Who would have thought taking out the trash could be so entertaining but it certainly is when it comes to "Death Wish 3" a movie which is so ridiculous from start to finish that the only way you can describe it is trash. To p...