Music Movies
Miami Connection (1987)
In a world where ninjas dream of being rock stars and rock stars dream of being ninjas, a martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas…
Back to the Beach (1987)
Cowabunga! The surfing ’60s ride into the new wave as Frankie and Annette star in this hip update of their old-time, good-time beach movies. With special appearances by Bob Denver,…
La Bamba (1987)
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock ‘n’ roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called “Donna” that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his…
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (1987)
Mr. Jonny First arrives to the Wild West to present the art of the Cinematograph.
Aria (1987)
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an…
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
The Chipmunks and the Chipettes go head to head in a hot air balloon race, and the winner gets $10,000. Unbeknownst to the participants, the “race” is actually a diamond…
Garfield Goes Hollywood (1987)
Jon, Garfield and Odie audition for the talent show “Pet Search” in hopes of winning the $1000 prize and a chance at the finals in Hollywood.
Light of Day (1987)
Cleveland siblings rise with a rock band while coping with personal problems.
Vicious Lips (1987)
Sometime in the distant future, a fledgling band gets an opportunity for a breakthrough, if they can make it in time to a faraway planet to perform in a very…
A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986)
A country-western singer on a trip through the Tennessee mountains runs into a reclusive backwoodsman — and a witch.
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986)
In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are underway. Clara is excited when her godfather arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which…
Body Slam (1986)
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is…
Trick or Treat (1986)
Eddie Weinbauer, a metalhead teen who is bullied at school, looks to his heavy metal superstar idol, Sammi Curr, for guidance. When Curr is killed in a hotel fire, Eddie…
The Worst Witch (1986)
Mildred is one of the young girls at a prestigious witch academy. She can’t seem to do anything right and is picked on by classmates and teachers. The headmistress of…
True Stories (1986)
A small but growing Texas town, filled with strange and musical characters, celebrates its sesquicentennial and converge on a local parade and talent show.
‘Round Midnight (1986)
Inside the Blue Note nightclub one night in 1959 Paris, an aged, ailing jazzman coaxes an eloquent wail from his tenor sax. Outside, a young Parisian too broke to buy…
Fatherland (1986)
Persona Non Grata in his homeland, protest singer Klaus Drittemann must leave East Berlin, his wife and child and emigrate to West Berlin, where the representatives of an American record…
Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Ozzy (1986)
Ozzy was at the peak of his 1980s popularity. Filmed live on tour in 1986 for MTV, this video was a promotional celebration of Ozzy’s triple platinum fifth solo album,…
Queen Live at Wembley Stadium 1986 (1986)
One of the world’s biggest bands returns to the scene of their Live Aid triumph (one year earlier in 1985) to play all their greatest hits in front of a…
Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Two friends from Miami are in the French Riviera enjoying life by scamming money off of rich women. One day, they read about a young woman set to inherit $50…
Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte by Georges Seurat is one of the great paintings of the world, and in “Sunday in the Park with George,”…
Heavy Metal Parking Lot (1986)
Heavy Metal Parking Lot documents heavy metal music fans tailgating in the parking lot outside the Capital Centre (since demolished) in Landover, Maryland, on May 31, 1986, before a Judas…
Garfield In Paradise (1986)
Garfield, Odie and Jon go vacationing on a tropical island along with the High Rama Lama of rock and roll, a princess and her cat – and a rumbling volcano.
Absolute Beginners (1986)
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes’ novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected…
Crossroads (1986)
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
Ornette: Made in America (1986)
Shirley Clarke’s frenetic documentary about multi-talented musician Ornette Coleman.
Knights of the City (1986)
A street Gang that is also a rap group tries to get a record contract.
A Chorus Line (1985)
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among…