171. 1941
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi, Christopher Lee, Tim Matheson, Toshirô Mifune
Plot: Hysterical Californians prepare for a Japanese invasion in the days after Pearl Harbor.
172. More American Graffiti
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Bill L. Norton
Actors: Candy Clark, Bo Hopkins, Ron Howard, Paul Le Mat, Charles Martin Smith, Mackenzie Phillips
173. Lust ( Libidine )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Raniero di Giovanbattista
Actors: Cinzia De Carolis, Marina Hedman, Luigi Casellato, Franco Parisi, Mauro Vestri, Ajita Wilson
Plot: A mad scientists in a secluded villa does experiments on snakes. His
neglected wife finds partners where she can. When his daughter arrives
home from convent school, she finds a much more intimate use for the
creatures after they seemingly protect her from attack.
174. Great Alligator, The ( fiume del grande caimano, Il )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sergio Martino
Actors: Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Romano Puppo, Fabrizia Castagnoli, Enzo Fisichella
Plot: A developer builds a new, luxurious resort on land considered sacred by
the local native tribe. The tribe believes this land to be protected by a
god who takes the form of a giant alligator. When the construction angers
the god it begins to attack and kill the tourists for disturbing the
"protected" lands.
175. Last Hurrah for Chivalry ( Hao xia )
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Woo
Actors: Damian Lau, Pai Wei, Kong Lau, Hark-On Fung, Hoi San Lee, Chau Wa Ngai
176. Baby Snakes
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Documentary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Frank Zappa
Actors: Frank Zappa, Ron Delsener, Johnny Psychotic, Donna U. Wanna, Diva Zappa, Tommy Mars
177. Rock 'n' Roll High School
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 1.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Allan Arkush
Actors: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Dey Young, Mary Woronov, Loren Lester
Plot: A group of rock-music-loving students, with the help of the Ramones, take
over their school to combat its newly installed oppressive administration.
178. The Driller Killer
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Abel Ferrara
Actors: Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day, Harry Schultz, Alan Wynroth, Richard Howorth
Plot: A bloodthirsty maniac attacks his screaming victims with an assortment of power tools.
179. Scavenger Hunt
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Michael Schultz
Actors: Richard Benjamin, James Coco, Scatman Crothers, Cloris Leachman, Ruth Gordon, Roddy McDowall
180. Escape to Athena
Year of Release: 1979
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Actors: Roger Moore, Telly Savalas, David Niven, Stefanie Powers, Claudia Cardinale, Richard Roundtree
