Music Movies

The Police: Around The World (1982)

The Police: Around The World (1982)

The Police: Around The World (1982)
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During 1977-1981 The Police went on a truly global tour which took them through more than a dozen countries, including many that most Rock bands of the period would fail…

T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven (1981)

T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven (1981)

T.G.: Psychic Rally in Heaven (1981)
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An experimental film of the group Throbbing Gristle in concert.

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The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold (1981)

The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold (1981)

The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold (1981)
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Sent in search of a Christmas tree, cabin boy Dinty Doyle lands on a mysterious, uncharted Irish island where he accidentally releases a bad-tempered banshee from her pine tree prison….

Pennies from Heaven (1981)

Pennies from Heaven (1981)

Pennies from Heaven (1981)
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During the Great Depression, a sheet music salesman seeks to escape his dreary life through popular music and a love affair with an innocent school teacher.

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
The Ondekoza (1981)

The Ondekoza (1981)

The Ondekoza (1981)
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A documentary profiling a Japanese taiko drumming group based in the remote Sado Island, Japan. The film blurs the line between real-life documentary footage of the troupe’s training and practice…

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Genesis | Three Sides Live (1981)

Genesis | Three Sides Live (1981)

Genesis | Three Sides Live (1981)
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Three Sides Live is a 1981 concert film of the Abacab tour by British rock band Genesis. It tied in with the double live album of the same name. The…

Genre: Music
The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)

The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)

The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie (1981)
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Bugs Bunny hosts an award show featuring several classic Looney Tunes shorts and characters.

Zoot Suit (1981)

Zoot Suit (1981)

Zoot Suit (1981)
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Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez’s critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots…

Genre: Drama, Music
Shock Treatment (1981)

Shock Treatment (1981)

Shock Treatment (1981)
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Brad and Janet are now married and on the rocks. Ostensibly to fix their marriage, the couple goes on the game show ‘Marriage Maze’ with the eccentric Bert Schnick, who…

Genre: Comedy, Music
Death in Venice (1981)

Death in Venice (1981)

Death in Venice (1981)
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Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result of wanderlust and there meets a young man by whose beauty he becomes obsessed.

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Genre: Drama, Music
Heavy Metal (1981)

Heavy Metal (1981)

Heavy Metal (1981)
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The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

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The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)
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The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)

The Great Muppet Caper (1981)
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Kermit and Fozzie are newspaper reporters sent to London to interview Lady Holiday, a wealthy fashion designer whose priceless diamond necklace is stolen. Kermit meets and falls in love with…

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The Great Victory (1981)

The Great Victory (1981)

The Great Victory (1981)
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The adventures and misadventures the popular singer Rigo Tovar, his relationships, trips and unparalleled successes

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Genre: Drama, Music
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)

The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1981)
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An aspiring country singer and his feisty younger sister/manager struggle to reach their dreams of Nashville stardom-as long as she can keep her brother out of trouble with the ladies…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
This Is Elvis (1981)

This Is Elvis (1981)

This Is Elvis (1981)
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Though several actors portray Elvis Presley at different stages of his life, this documentary is comprised mostly of actual performance footage and interviews with Elvis, his fans and those close…

American Pop (1981)

American Pop (1981)

American Pop (1981)
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The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.

In the Shadow of the Sun (1981)

In the Shadow of the Sun (1981)

In the Shadow of the Sun (1981)
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‘The Shadow of the Sun’ draws upon Derek Jarman’s interest with alchemical processes as a metaphor for reprocessing Super-8 film. Jarman once described film’s union of light and matter as…

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Genre: Fantasy, Music
New Wave Lovers (1981)

New Wave Lovers (1981)

New Wave Lovers (1981)
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Freddy wants to be a star. He writes and performs his own songs, but has no record contract yet. He has an idea to form a group of back-up vocalists…

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Genre: Comedy, Music
Pippin (1981)

Pippin (1981)

Pippin (1981)
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A mysterious performance troupe led by a Leading Player tells the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance. Taped at Hamilton Place in Hamilton,…

Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Mr. Krueger’s Christmas (1980)

Mr. Krueger’s Christmas (1980)

Mr. Krueger’s Christmas (1980)
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Willy Krueger, a lonely and aging widower, lives in a basement apartment with only his cat George for company. Finishing his work for the day as the custodian for the…

The Jazz Singer (1980)

The Jazz Singer (1980)

The Jazz Singer (1980)
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A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
The Competition (1980)

The Competition (1980)

The Competition (1980)
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The movie centers on a piano competition whose winner is assured of success. It is Paul’s last chance to compete, but newcomer Heidi may be a better pianist. Can romance…

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
The Apple (1980)

The Apple (1980)

The Apple (1980)
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In a pseudo-futuristic 1994, a square couple enter the corrupt world of the music industry, and subsequently a maze of drugs, sex, and temptation.

The Idolmaker (1980)

The Idolmaker (1980)

The Idolmaker (1980)
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Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Blank Generation (1980)

Blank Generation (1980)

Blank Generation (1980)
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Nada, a beautiful French journalist on assignment in New York, records the life and work of an up and coming punk rock star, Billy. Soon she enters into a volatile…

Genre: Drama, Music
Breaking Glass (1980)

Breaking Glass (1980)

Breaking Glass (1980)
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Breaking Glass is the story of punk singer Kate and her meteoric rise to stardom. Starting out in the rock pubs of London, Kate, assisted by her manager Danny, becomes…

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Genre: Drama, Music
Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980)

Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980)

Sun Ra: A Joyful Noise (1980)
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Robert Mugge filmed jazz great Sun Ra on location in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. between 1978 and 1980. The resulting 60-minute film includes multiple public and private performances, poetry…

Playing for Time (1980)

Playing for Time (1980)

Playing for Time (1980)
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When a Jewish songstress is plucked from the stage and sent to Auschwitz, she and other musicians find themselves assigned to a terrible task—using their talents to soothe fellow prisoners…

Divine Madness (1980)

Divine Madness (1980)

Divine Madness (1980)
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Divine Madness is a 1980 concert film directed by Michael Ritchie, and featuring Bette Midler during her 1979 concert at Pasadena’s Civic Auditorium. The 94-minute film features Midler’s stand-up comedy…

D.O.A. (1980)

D.O.A. (1980)

D.O.A. (1980)
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Documentary chronicling the rise and fall of the punk movement with rare interview footage of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. Also concert and news footage.

The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1980)

The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1980)

The Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle (1980)
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A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols “documentary”, told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk…

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AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (1980)

AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (1980)

AC/DC: Let There Be Rock (1980)
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1. Live Wire 2. Shot Down In Flames 3. Hell Ain’t A Bad Place To Be 4. Sin City 5. Walk All Over You 6. Bad Boy Boogie 7. The…

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Those Lips Those Eyes (1980)

Those Lips Those Eyes (1980)

Those Lips Those Eyes (1980)
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A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.

Rude Boy (1980)

Rude Boy (1980)

Rude Boy (1980)
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133

Rude Boy is a semi-documentary, part character study, part ‘rockumentary’, featuring a British punk band, The Clash. The script includes the story of a fictional fan juxtposed with actual public…

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Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
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Buck Bonham is a country singer on the road caught in a romantic triangle with Dyan Cannon and Amy Irving, the daughter of one of his longtime musical sidekick.

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Can’t Stop the Music (1980)

Can’t Stop the Music (1980)

Can’t Stop the Music (1980)
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A loose biography of seminal disco hit-makers The Village People and their composer Jacques Morali.

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Genre: Comedy, Music
The Blues Brothers (1980)

The Blues Brothers (1980)

The Blues Brothers (1980)
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Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised.

Roadie (1980)

Roadie (1980)

Roadie (1980)
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A young Texas good ol’ boy has a knack with electronic equipment, and that talent gets him a job as a roadie with a raucous traveling rock-and-roll show.

Genre: Comedy, Music
Fame (1980)

Fame (1980)

Fame (1980)
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A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.

Genre: Drama, Music