91. The Kidnapping of the President
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George Mendeluk
Actors: William Shatner, Hal Holbrook, Van Johnson, Ava Gardner, Miguel Fernandes, Elizabeth Shepherd
92. The Idolmaker
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Taylor Hackford
Actors: Ray Sharkey, Tovah Feldshuh, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano, Maureen McCormick, Paul Land
93. New Year's Evil
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Emmett Alston
Actors: Roz Kelly, Kip Niven, Chris Wallace, Grant Cramer, Louisa Moritz, Jed Mills
Plot: A punk rock icon, Diane Sullivan, is holding a New Year's Eve countdown on
her radio station receives a bizarre call: a man threatens to murder a
"naughty girl" in each time zone as the new year counts down - with Diane
being the final victim.
94. Gilda Live
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Gilda Radner, Don Novello, Paul Shaffer, Nils Nichols, Howard Shore, Bob Christianson
95. Bronco Billy
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney, Sam Bottoms
Plot: An idealistic, modern-day cowboy struggles to keep his Wild West show
afloat in the face of hard luck and waning interest.
96. Where the Buffalo Roam
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Art Linson
Actors: Peter Boyle, Bill Murray, Bruno Kirby, Rene Auberjonois, R.G. Armstrong, Danny Goldman
97. Ffolkes ( North Sea Hijack )
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Actors: Roger Moore, James Mason, Anthony Perkins, Michael Parks, David Hedison, Jack Watson
Plot: In the North Sea, a terrorist has taken over an oil rig and threatens to blow it sky high unless his demands are met. A select commando unit, let by the eccentric Ffolkes, is the only option to stop the madman from pulling off his daring plan.
98. Willie & Phil
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Mazursky
Actors: Michael Ontkean, Margot Kidder, Ray Sharkey, Jan Miner, Tom Brennan, Julie Bovasso
Plot: Two pretentious college friends get involved with the same woman in Paul
Mazursky's film, both a parody of and an homage to Truffaut's "Jules et
Jim."
99. Christ Stopped at Eboli ( Cristo si è fermato a Eboli )
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Francesco Rosi
Actors: Gian Maria Volontè, Paolo Bonacelli, Alain Cuny, Lea Massari, Irene Papas, François Simon
100. Every Man for Himself ( Sauve qui peut (la vie) )
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Nathalie Baye, Roland Amstutz, Cécile Tanner, Anna Baldaccini
Plot: An examination of modern sexuality between the three main characters as they interact in various way.
