80's Movies Podcast

A senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group kidnaps the agent's sister and tries to hunt him down, "The Most Dangerous Game" style.Director: Sam FirstenbergWriter: James BoothStars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, James Booth

Framed for his ex-wife's murder by a parolee he once put behind bars, Los Angeles cop Jack Murphy escapes from custody to capture the killer, but he is now handcuffed to a foul-mouthed thief he had only just arrested.Director: J. Lee ThompsonWriter: Gail Morgan HickmanStars: Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress

Architect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.Director: Michael WinnerWriters: David Engelbach, Brian Garfield, Michael WinnerStars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia See more »Awards: 2 nominations.

In a small Southern town, four vigilantes wrongfully execute a mentally-challenged man, but after the court sets them free mysterious "accidents" begin to kill them off one by one.Director: Frank De FelittaWriters: J.D. Feigelson, J.D. Feigelson, Butler HandcockStars: Charles Durning, Robert F. Lyons, Claude Earl Jones See more »Award: 1 nomination.

American soldier, obviously very skilled in martial arts, single-handedly takes on mercenaries in the Philippines.Director: Sam FirstenbergWriters: Paul De Mielche, Avi Kleinberger, Gideon AmirStars: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Judie Aronson

Otherworldly creatures are released from the bootleg tunnels underneath a small-town mining community, and begin chomping on the locals.Director: James L. ConwayWriters: Thomas C. Chapman, David O'Malley, David O'Malley See more »Stars: Rebecca Balding, Fred McCarren, Anne-Marie Martin

Three children are born at the height of an eclipse of the sun. Ten years later, they begin to murder the people around them - even their family members.Director: Ed HuntWriters: Ed Hunt, Barry PearsonStars: Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown

A group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.Director: Stephen HerekWriters: Domonic Muir, Domonic Muir, Stephen Herek See more »Stars: Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy Green Bush See more »Awards: 3 nominations.

A group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree.Director: Jim WynorskiWriters: Jim Wynorski, Steve MitchellStars: Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, Russell Todd

A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.Director: Stephen KingWriters: Stephen King, Stephen King, Stephen KingStars: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington See more »Awards: 4 nominations.