Movies of the 2000s reviewed
Rock Show was released November 26th 1980
Concert footage taken from concerts filmed in June of 1976
Not to be confused with 1979’s TV Special Wings over the World also taken from the 1976 Wings tour
Rock Show WIKI
Rock Show on IMDB
Rock Show was the first feature distributed by Miramax the legendary production company created by Bob and Harvey Weinstein
Pick up the Japanese Poster for Rockshow from EBAY
TV Trailer for Rockshow
Roadie was released June 13th 1980
Director Alan Rudolf met star Alice Cooper when he directed Cooper’s Welcome to My Nightmare TV Special
Roadie is the only feature film credit for writer James Big Boy Medlin who’s main work today is on awards show coverage
Roadie is the first and only time the band Blondie appeared on the big screen together as themselves
Art Carney also appeared in the 1980 movie Defiance
Kaki Hunter also appeared in the 1980 movie Willie and Phil
One of only 2 big screen appearances for Soul Train host Don Cornelius, the other was 1988’s Tapeheads
Roger Ebert’s 1 and a half star review of Roadie from 1980 on RogerEbert.com
Roadie on IMDB
A 2003 review of Roadie from Colin Jacobson of DVDMG.com
Roadie WIKI
A scene from Roadie
The Trailer for Roadie
Blondie sings Ring of Fire in Roadie
A slightly more positive review of Roadie from Answers.com
Roadie is available on DVD Cheap from Amazon.com
Resurrection was released September 26th 1980
Lewis John Carlino also wrote The Great Santini
Ellen Burstyn was nominated for an Oscar for Resurrection
Richard Farnsworth also appeared in the 1980 movie Tom Horn
Resurrection on IMDB
Resurrection WIKI
Resurrection was released on DVD for the first time January of this year. Pick it up at Amazon.com
Raise the Titanic was released August 1st 1980
Director Jerry Jameson’s follow up after the popular disaster film Airport 77
Star Jason Robards also appeared in the 1980 film Melvin and Howard in the role of Howard Hughes
Anne Archer also appeared in the 1980 movie Hero at Large
Alec Guinness also appeared in the 1980 movie Star Wars the Empire Strikes Back
Roger Ebert’s 2 and a half star review of Raise the Titanic from 1980 on RogerEbert.com
Raise the Titanic on IMDB
Raise the Titanic WIKI
Raise the Titanic Trailer
Raging Bull was released December 19th 1980
Raging Bull was nominated for 7 Oscars and won 2
Robert De Niro won the Oscar for Best Actor
Thelma Schoonmaker won the Oscar for Best Film Editing
First film in the career of actress Cathy Moriarty who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress
Roger Ebert’s 4 star review of Raging Bull from 1980 on RogerEbert.com
Peter Bradshaw’s 5 star review in 1997 from the Guardian
Raging Bull on IMDB
Raging Bull WIKI
Opening Sequence from Raging Bull
Robert De Niro winning the Oscar for Raging Bull
Raging Bull Trailer
James Berardinelli’s 4 star review from Reelview
In God We Trust was released September 26th 1980
Among the last films, written and starring the popular comedian Marty Feldman
Peter Boyle also appeared in the 1980 movie Where the Buffalo Roam
Richard Pryor also appeared in the 1980 movies Stir Crazy and Wholly Moses
In God We Trust features a rare big screen appearance by legendary comedian Andy Kaufman
Roger Ebert with a 1 and a half star review of In God We Trust from RogerEbert.com
In God We Trust on IMDB
Andy Kaufman sharing screentime with Richard Pryor in In God We Trust
Another Andy Kaufman clip from In God We Trust
Sadly In God We Trust is not available on DVD, only on VHS from Amazon.com
Find In God We Trust on HBO Comedy according to LocateTV.com
Popeye was released December 12th 1980
Director Robert Altman also directed the 1980 film Health starring Carole Burnett
The second script from screenwriter Jules Feiffer whose first script, 1972’s Carnal Knowledge was a huge hit
Actress Shelly Duvall also appeared in the 1980 film The Shining
Roger Ebert’s 3 and a half star rave for Popeye from 1980 on RogerEbert.com
Popeye WIKI
The feature film debut for actor Robin Williams
A song from Popeye “Everything is Food”
The original movie trailer from Popeye in 1980
A 1980 TV trailer for Popeye
A funny fight scene from Popeye
As Popeye always says, “I Yam What I Yam”
The final fight scene from Popeye
A mostly positive and well detailed take on Popeye from Answers.com
Popeye available on DVD from Amazon.com
Vincent Canby raves about Shelly Duvall but gives Popeye a mostly mixed review from 1980 in the New York Times
The Nude Bomb was released May 9th 1980
A sequel to the 60’s TV series Get Smart
The Nude Bomb on IMDB
Also known as The Return of Maxwell Smart
The Nude Bomb WIKI
The Nude Bomb is available on DVD from Amazon.com
A trailer for the DVD release of The Nude Bomb
A 1980 TV promo for The Nude Bomb
A VHS trailer of The Nude Bomb
Rottentomatoes.com has the original trailer for The Nude Bomb from 1980
A smart, well assessed review of The Nude Bomb from New Zealand, Moria.co.NZ
A mixed review of The Nude Bomb from Qwipster.com
A deleted scene from The Nude Bomb
The Psycho-tronic Man was released April 23rd 1980
The Psycho-tronic Man WIKI
One of three low budget, mostly unknown films directed by Jack M. Sell
Peter Spelson has a writing credit and stars as Rocky in The Psychotronic Man
A Facebook page dedicated to the man who made the word Psycho-tronic popular after taking inspiration from this movie
Prom Night was released July 18th 1980
Writer William Gray also wrote the screenplay for the 1980 film The Changeling
Leslie Nielsen also appeared in the 1980 comedy Airplane!
Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the great scream queens of all time, she also appeared in 2 other 1980 horror films, The Fog and Terror Train, just two years after her breakthrough role in Halloween
Prom Night on IMDB
Prom Night WIKI
Prom Night available on Amazon.com
Full description and a rave review for Prom Night from Fast-Rewind.com
An odd going over of Prom Night from CommonSenseMedia.org
Vincent Canby’s pan of Prom Night from 1980 in the New York Times
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