61. Urban Cowboy
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: James Bridges
Actors: John Travolta, Debra Winger, Scott Glenn, Barry Corbin, Madolyn Smith Osborne, James Gammon
Plot: Urban Cowboy is a 1980 American romantic drama film about the love-hate
relationship between cowboy Bud Davis (John Travolta) and cowgirl Sissy
(Debra Winger). The movie captured the late 1970s/early 1980s popularity
of country music with John Travolta starring after Grease and Saturday
Night Fever.
62. The Tempest
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Derek Jarman
Actors: Peter Bull, Heathcote Williams, David Meyer, Neil Cunningham, Toyah Willcox, Karl Johnson
63. The Mirror Crack'd
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, Geraldine Chaplin, Edward Fox
64. Any Which Way You Can
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Buddy Van Horn
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, William Smith, Harry Guardino, Ruth Gordon
65. Resurrection
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Daniel Petrie
Actors: Ellen Burstyn, Sam Shepard, Richard Farnsworth, Roberts Blossom, Clifford David, Lois Smith
Plot: Ellen Burstyn barely survives a car accident and, as a result of her
(brief clinical) "death," develops the power of healing.
66. American Gigolo
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Schrader
Actors: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton, Hector Elizondo, Nina Van Pallandt, Bill Duke, Brian Davies
Plot: Follows the life of Julian, an L.A. male escort who has a mostly older
female clientele. After one of his customers is murdered, he becomes a
suspect while reluctant to provide details to a determined detective. He
also strikes up a relationship with a local politician's wife that goes
beyond the business.
67. AC/DC: Let There Be Rock
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Eric Dionysius, Eric Mistler
Actors: Ronald Belford Scott, Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Cliff Williams
68. Gideon's Trumpet
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert E. Collins
Actors: Henry Fonda, José Ferrer, John Houseman, Fay Wray, Sam Jaffe, Dean Jagger
Plot: A poor Florida convict, jailed for a crime he didn't commit, fights his conviction and takes his case all the way to the Supreme Court. Based on a true story.
69. To All a Goodnight
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Hess
Actors: Jennifer Runyon, Forrest Swanson, Linda Gentile, William Lauer, Judith Bridges, Katherine Herrington
Plot: A mad and masquerading Santa stalks girls at a finishing school.
70. Inferno
Year of Release: 1980
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Horror/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Dario Argento
Actors: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Sacha Pitoëff, Alida Valli
