Around the World in 80s Movies

Around the World in 80s Movies


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Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) | John Derek
May 08, 2020

Set in 1910, virginal Jane Parker (Bo Derek), a feminist who thinks women should be able to explore the world the same as men. She travels to Africa to find the father she never knew, renowned explorer James Parker (Richard Harris). James,

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) | Hugh Hudson
May 01, 2020

Based on elements within Edgar Rice Burroughs's 1912 novel, "Tarzan of the Apes," Greystoke begins in the late 19th century, where a young couple born into Scottish nobility, Jack Clayton and his pregnant wife Alice,

The Beastmaster (1982) | Don Coscarelli
April 24, 2020

The Beastmaster follows the hero, Dar (Marc Singer), the son of a king snatched away from his mother's womb by a witch under the employ of the evil magician named Maax (Rip Torn). Maax had been prophesied to be killed by the son of a king (to which he ...

Sheena (1984) | John Guillermin
April 17, 2020

The story of Sheena involves a young girl orphaned after her geologist parents are killed in a cave-in while exploring the source of mystical healing soil found near the jungle in the fictional African country of Tigora.

Red Sonja (1985) | Richard Fleischer
April 10, 2020

An unofficial spinoff of sorts to the Conan franchise, Red Sonja starts off with Sonja (Brigitte Nielsen) as an attractive farm girl that evil lesbian Queen Gedren of Berkubane (Sandahl Bergman) finds fetching enough to invite over.

Conan the Destroyer (1984) | Richard Fleischer
April 03, 2020

Power-hungry Queen Tamaris of Shadizar (Sarah Douglas), who offers Conan (Arnold Schwarzenegger) a bargain. Taramis will resurrect his dead lover Valeria upon completion of a special mission. He is to assist with the protection of her niece,

Conan the Barbarian (1982) | John Milius
March 27, 2020

The setting of this fantasy-adventure based on Robert E. Howard's literary creations is the Hyborian Age, a fictional period invented by Howard, around 10,000 B.C. It is a time of magic, madmen, and mercenaries,

Fire and Ice (1983) | Ralph Bakshi
March 20, 2020

This animated story involves a fantasy world imagined before the last ice age, featuring human civilizations and exotic dinosaurs coexisting. It is a time where the lands are divided among two factions, the evil Ice Peak sorcerer warlords,

Return to Oz (1985) | Walter Murch
March 12, 2020

Nine months after her Oz experience, Dorothy wants to return to check in with her friends. Aunt Em thinks Dorothy is mentally ill. She seeks treatment from an experimental clinic using electroshock therapy to treat maladies of the mind.

Willow (1988) | Ron Howard
March 06, 2020

The story involves Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis), a farmer who dreams of becoming a sorcerer's apprentice among the Nerwyns, which are a race of little people. One day, he encounters a baby who has washed onto the riverbank near his farm. The baby,