61. Under the Volcano
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Huston
Actors: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Andrews, Ignacio López Tarso, Katy Jurado, James Villiers
62. Nothing Left to Do But Cry ( Non ci resta che piangere )
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roberto Benigni, Massimo Troisi
Actors: Massimo Troisi, Roberto Benigni, Iris Peynado, Amanda Sandrelli, Carlo Monni, Livia Venturini
Plot: School janitor Mario (Massimo Troisi) and teacher Saverio (Roberto Benigni) are in a car at a level crossing, waiting for the train to pass. The scenery is the Tuscan countryside, in 1984. As the train is late, the two decide to go for an alternative path and take a road through the fields. Shortly afterwards, the car gets stuck, and as the night approaches, it starts to rain. The two men manage to find shelter under a huge tree, but it is late, and there seems to be no hope the rain might stop before the night is over. While having a chat, they spot a light through the rain that turns out to be that of a small inn. Mario and Saverio decide to spend the night there and are hosted in a room along with a third man, who is already sleeping as they come in. The morning after, the two wake up to see that they have traveled back in time to year 1492.
63. Moscow on the Hudson
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Mazursky
Actors: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey, Saveli Kramarov, Elya Baskin
Plot: A Russian saxophonist defects to the U.S. on the spur of the moment and must adjust to life in his adopted country.
64. To Our Loves ( À nos amours )
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Maurice Pialat
Actors: Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat, Christophe Odent, Dominique Besnehard, Cyril Collard, Jacques Fieschi
65. Firstborn
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Michael Apted
Actors: Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr.
66. Repo Man
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alex Cox
Actors: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash, Sy Richardson, Susan Barnes
Plot: Otto is a punk who has lost his job, his girl and his future (thanks to his parents giving away his college fund to a televangelist). Lucky for him, he has found kindred spirits in a group of local repo men with big attitudes and unique views on life. When a Chevy Malibu shows up with a whopping $20,000 reward, the chase is on, but the car houses a dangerous cargo.
67. Splash
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, John Candy, Dody Goodman, Shecky Greene
Plot: A modern version of The Little Mermaid. A mermaid (Daryl Hannah) falls in love with a human (Tom Hanks) and hides the fact that she is a mermaid from him.
68. Birdy
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alan Parker
Actors: Matthew Modine, Nicolas Cage, John Harkins, Sandy Baron, Karen Young, Bruno Kirby
Plot: After two friends return home from the Vietnam War one becomes mentally unstable and obsesses with becoming a bird.
69. Police Academy
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hugh Wilson
Actors: Steve Guttenberg, Kim Cattrall, G.W. Bailey, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf
Plot: As crime sweeps through the city, the mayor decides the police are far to restrictive in who they choose, and so enacts a change that allows anyone to join the police academy, leading to all manner good-meaning but under-qualified recruits attempting to join the force, much to the consternation of hard-nosed Lt. Harris.
70. Night of the Comet
Year of Release: 1984
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Actors: Robert Beltran, Catherine Mary Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Sharon Farrell, Mary Woronov, Geoffrey Lewis
Plot: Two valley girls wake up from a night of partying only to find that all of Los Angeles is now infested with zombies thanks to a passing comet.
