All Films

Making Michael Jackson's Thriller

1983 • 60 min • United States of America

Featuring interviews with director John Landis, make-up artist Rick Baker, and the King of Pop himself, Making Michael Jackson's Thriller takes you on a behind-the-scenes journey from pre-production to shooting on the ghoulish graveyard set of Michael Jackson's legendary music video and short film.

A Rose for Emily

1983 • 27 min • United States of America

Townsfolk discover a warped secret while clearing out the house of a recently deceased, aristocratic spinster.

Alfred Nobel - Mr. Dynamite

1983 • 45 min • Sweden

A film about Alfred Nobel.

Thank You, Mr. President: The Press Conferences of JFK

1983 • 50 min

JFK documentary directed by Arthur J. Bressan Jr.

Jeremy's Tree

1983 • 21 min • Japan

Based on a children's picture book of the same name. A Christmas tale about a bird who was raised by tree after it was abandoned. The tree was then cut down for people in the city to use for Christmas celebrations. The bird desperately is trying to find its adoptive tree mother with the help of Jeremy, a penniless orphan, who heard her story so they go and search every tree being used in town. The search in the cold takes a toll on Jeremy until Santa Claus appears, but is it really him?

Bette Davis: The Benevolent Volcano

1983 • 45 min • United Kingdom

A documentary about and an interview with Hollywood actress Bette Davis about her life and career from the late 1920s to the 1980s on stage and mostly before the camera.

Peter and the Magic Egg

1983 • 30 min

A boy named Peter must save Easter. An evil character named Tin Whiskers takes over the town and re-names everything including the streets to have tin in the name. He has several animal friends who help him and Mother Nature even gives him help.

Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk

1983 • 60 min • United States of America

The Yolks, a poor hillbilly family, are transported to a high-tech, futuristic home with all the latest gadgets, doo-dads and labor-saving devices. They soon begin to realize that their old life may not have been so bad after all, especially when their son gets mixed up with a TV star and the family hires a strange private investigator to find him.

The Berenstain Bears Play Ball

1983 • 30 min

Papa Q. Bear wants more than golden honey to have one of his cubs play baseball. Brother has no interest, while Sister goes unnoticed.

Hey Vern, It's My Family Album

1983 • 57 min

Ernest finds his old family album in the attic and discusses his family members from the album to his neighbor, Vern.

Brass Band

1983 • 20 min • Soviet Union

An aging train engineer, Nikolai Yegorovich, retires and decides to revive the railway brass band that once existed in his youth. He sets out to convince its former members to return, but not everyone shares his enthusiasm or understands his vision.

Atomic Artist

1983 • 30 min

The Rodney Dangerfield Special: I Can't Take It No More

1983 • 60 min • United States of America

Rodney Dangerfield special, featuring stand-up and sketches.

Focus on Fishko

1983 • 37 min • United States of America

This short film satirizes French auteur theory. An earnest critic rediscovers washed-up director Seymour Z. Fishko ("Revenge of the 80-Foot Stripper," "They Froze Hitler's Head," "Dragstrip Mummy") and makes a documentary about his life and work.

Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World

1983 • 58 min • United States of America

A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of Hopi land and life, a variety of Hopi — a farmer, a religious elder, a grandmother, a painter, a potter, and a weaver — speak about the preservation of the Hopi way. Their philosophy of living in balance and harmony with nature is a model to the Western world of an environmental ethic in action.

Quem KISS Teve

1983 • 30 min • Brazil

A satirical documentary portraying KISS' visit to Brazil in 1983 during their tour celebrating 10 years of the band and the album Creatures of the Night. Centered on the historic Morumbi Stadium show in São Paulo, the film captures the vibrant spirit of 80s rock youth.

The Raccoons and the Lost Star

1983 • 48 min • Canada

"The Raccoons and the Lost Star" is the last totally original Raccoons .... On a far-away planet, Cyril Sneer plots his takeover of earth.

Miss A and Miss M

1983 • 51 min • United Kingdom

Young Lizzie Cole and her newly widowed mother go to stay in the country at a small guesthouse occupied by spinsters, retired schoolmasters and young schoolmistresses. Lizzie becomes quite fond of two particular schoolmistresses who live together in a small cottage. Their lifestyle and living arrangement is a constant source of interest and challenge for Lizzie. However, what she ends up experiencing is beyond the comprehension of a young girl. The story of Miss A And Miss M is a very sensitively performed portrayal of the boundaries of love and friendship.

Wayne and Albert

1983 • 60 min

When Wayne has to go and live with his grandfather Albert, they both initially resent the arrangement. Hostilities soften when they discover some common interests.

Down The Mine: The Pilot Episode

1983 • 6 min • United Kingdom

Watch Thomas in his very first adventure, as he cheekily tries to pass a danger sign. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of Thomas & Friends, this unique pilot episode, filmed in 1983, is now available for everyone to enjoy for the very first time.

Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain

1983 • 15 min • United States of America

Oscar nominated animated short film from 1983. A blind boy visualizes what he hears and experiences on a regular basis.

The Old Engine Driver

1983 • 34 min • Soviet Union

Based on the story "Gabo" by Archil Sulakauri.

Let's Misbehave

1983 • 2 min • United States of America

A bird chases and teases a worm to Cole Porter's "Let's Misbehave" as sung by Irving Aaronson.

Storm of Falling Petals: Banner of a Fireman in the Flames

1983 • 45 min • Japan

The Oedo Investigative Network investigates a mysterious fire one evening. Could it be connected to a mysterious man in an eyepatch who just came into town?