All Films

Hercules and Admetus

1986 • 20 min • Soviet Union

Admetus, king of Feres, makes an agreement with the Fates to postpone the date of his death, in exchange for someone else taking his place, without knowing that the chosen one will be his beloved wife Alcestis. Desperate, Admetus asks Hercules for help in rescuing Alcestis from death... An animated short film based on the Greek myth of Admetus and Alcestis.

All Together Now

1986 • 55 min

The weekly brass band rehearsal is an enjoyable, light-hearted occasion. Then Mathew, the conductor, introduces James, a newcomer to the village, who is an enthusiastic bandsman from the north, where they do these things properly.

Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-II Le Cain 1999

1986 • 55 min • Japan

OVA that recaps the second part (episodes 26-37) of the Layzner TV series.

Happy New Year, Charlie Brown

1986 • 28 min • United States of America

It's the night of Peppermint Patty’s New Year’s Eve bash, but Charlie Brown has to write a book report about War and Peace. Hoping to join the fun for a special dance with the Little Red-Haired Girl, he tries desperately to finish in time.

Sendak

1986 • 25 min

A rare look into the private world of Maurice Sendak, who describes the significant events of his own life and their impact on his work.

Lifetime Contract

1986 • 52 min • United States of America

Cal discovers a spiritual conflict between good and evil. He finds there's a battleground in a dimension beyond time, where a fight for his thoughts and life is taking place. Which side will Cal choose?

End of the Rainbow

1986 • 15 min • United States of America

A bittersweet musical drama set in London centers around a dejected jazz musician who is on the edge. He perceives a cold, black and white existence. In his heart there remains a ray of hope that will transport him to a warm and colorful world. Through the music, his spirit is renewed, if only for an instant, at the end of the rainbow.

Half a Lifetime

1986 • 57 min • Canada

A regular night of poker among four friends turns into a night full of conflict, recriminations and self-reflection.

How the Old Man Went for the Rain

1986 • 10 min • Soviet Union

A fairy tale about the adventures of a brave, resourceful man, about his encounter with lightning, a thunderstorm, and a storm. They help him get rain and save the harvest from drought.

The Pied Piper

1986 • 56 min • Czechoslovakia, Germany

A darkly brilliant stop-motion adaptation of The Pied Piper of Hamelin about a plague of rats that punish townsfolk corrupt with greed. One of Czechoslovakia's most ambitious animation projects of the 1980s, notable for its unusual dark art direction, innovative animation techniques and use of a fictitious language.

Hector's Bunyip

1986 • 58 min • Australia

The Australian Hector's Bunyip concerns the misadventures of impoverished inventor Robert Coleby. As if his money problems weren't enough, Hector is being hectored by land developer Brian Moll and child-welfare officer Joan Sydney. The latter antagonist wants to claim Hector's foster child and place the kid in an orphanage. But salvation comes in the most unlikely fashion. First telecast in the US on PBS' Wonderworks series, the 60-minute Hector's Bunyip debuted January 31, 1987.

Ginza Neon River Winter Butterfly

1986 • 60 min • Japan

Madoka Sawa, a one-woman hostess, faces off against Akira, who is competing for the most popular hostess spot at a gay bar in Shinjuku. Akira steals Kusumi, who was her sponsor, and ends up opening a "Night Park" in Shinjuku, but Madoka falls into a trap set by Akira and is fired from the store. In despair, he vows revenge.

Room to Move

1986 • 50 min • Australia

Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. Then she sees Angie, the punk new girl, dancing magnificently and alone. The two become friends and Carol begins to rebel, but the all-imporant race is coming up!

Christmas Every Day

1986 • 22 min

When little Lucy wishes it were Christmas every day, "forever and ever", her dad tells the cautionary tale of her grandmother Tilly, who, as a little girl, made the very same wish, and the dire consequences that occurred after her wish was granted.

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber

1986 • 37 min • Japan

Lovers separated during the apocalypse are swept up in a vicious grudge match between the Slum King, ruler of the wasteland, and the immortal warrior Violence Jack.

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

1986 • 42 min • United States of America

It looks like young Keith Gridley will have a lonely summer, until he meets a talking mouse named Ralph. Ralph takes an immediate liking to Keith's toy motorcycle and can ride it just by making a motor noise. Ralph even acts heroically when Keith comes down with a nasty fever, while dodging cats, owls and a guest's noisy dog.

Johnny Crawl

1986 • 5 min • Philippines

A man crawls on the street of Manila at the height of EDSA Revolution.

Elegy

1986 • 30 min • Soviet Union

The reburial of great Russian singer Feodor Chaliapin from Les Batignolles cemetery in Paris to Novo–Devitchye cemetery in Moscow. The daughters from Chaliapin’s second marriage travel to the Soviet Union for the ceremony.

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

1986 • 60 min

Harry Anderson, Richard Belzer, Howie Mandel, Robin Williams and Steven Wright host this hilarious 1986 special in which they introduce stand-up sets from up-and-coming comedians at five of North America's top comedy clubs.

Madballs: Escape from Orb!

1986 • 23 min • Canada

The Madballs are a zany animated rock band who rock and roll their way across the galaxy. Music is illegal on their home planet so they make a break for it on Earth.

Courage to Change

1986 • 55 min • Canada

This feature documentary is a sequel to the 1966 documentary The Things I Cannot Change, which, by focusing on the Bailey family of Montreal, provided an anatomy of poverty in North America. Courage to Change explores what has happened to the Baileys in the intervening 18 years.

Girl Detective Club

1986 • 27 min • Japan

Our heroine has been kidnapped and her two somewhat ditzy friends decided to save her in a war machine they found in her house. Unfortunately they have little idea of how it works so let the random destruction begin.

David Macaulay: Cathedral

1986 • 60 min

Author David Macaulay hosts CATHEDRAL, based on his award-winning book. Using a combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, the program surveys France's most famous churches. Travel back to 1214 to explore the design of Notre Dame de Beaulieu, a representative Gothic cathedral. The program tells period tales revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith and despair, prosperity, and intrigue.

Fireloop

1986 • 3 min

Part two of the Caswallon Trilogy, and the only film in the group to also be printed as a stand-alone. Features sound.