All Films

The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show

1982 • 50 min • United States of America

Miss Piggy hosts her own variety show, with special guests John Ritter, George Hamilton and Tony Clifton (Andy Kaufman). Under the direction of Kermit the Frog, the Muppets work in the control room and, amidst chaos, manage to keep the show on the air. Throughout the show, a romantic triangle develops among Piggy, Ritter (who is smitten with the pig) and Hamilton (who is deeply uncomfortable with the star's romantic inclinations).

To Mariko

1982 • 35 min • Japan

Ghost at No. 9

1982 • 44 min • United States of America

Experimental artistic film which uses the milieu of experimental art with a background of various kinds of sounds and music. (worldcat.org) Posthumously released short film compiled from reels of film found at Balch’s office after his death.

Ties

1982 • 30 min • United Kingdom

Karen and her older sister Sandra both take a trip to Brighton due to unforeseen circumstances.

Lights! Camera! Annie! The Making of a Major Hollywood Musical

1982 • 42 min • United States of America

An in-depth look into the making of the film Annie (1982). It covers the adaptation changes from the original Broadway musical, the hiring of director John Huston, the nationwide search to cast the title role, the production process, and the conception of several musical numbers, including a different version of the song "Easy Street" than the one that ended up in the film.

In Rheinsberg

1982 • 30 min • East Germany, Germany

Documentary about the small city of Rheinsberg, once the summer residence of Prussian princes. Average working class people comment on the history of this special place.

Ziggy's Gift

1982 • 24 min • United Kingdom, United States of America

Ziggy gets a job to be a street Santa on Christmas Eve from a crooked boss, but the magic of the season allows the lovable loser to do more good than anyone expects.

Yogi Bear's All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper

1982 • 24 min • United States of America

Yogi escapes from Jellystone and hides out in a department store - posing as the Store's Santa. Along the way, he helps a little girl to rediscover her faith in Christmas.

Wild Rides

1982 • 27 min

A totally outrageous experience on the fastest roller coasters in the world.

The Survivalists

1982 • 48 min • United Kingdom

This documentary talks to women training with machine guns, to undergraduates taking courses in How to Stay Alive, to retired generals who run schools for mercenary killers, and to self-appointed clergy who say their native America has "gone soft on the Devil and the Reds" and has become a "Disneyland for Dummies".

Creativity with Bill Moyers: John Huston

1982 • 30 min • United States of America

Bill Moyers interviews film director and actor John Huston who discusses his career and the process of filmmaking. Includes a documentary segment on Huston's life, excerpts from some of his films, and an the on-set production of his latest film.

Nure hada irezumi o shibaru

1982 • 60 min • Japan

In the year of Japan's defeat, Kenji returned from the battlefield with nothing but his body. He then reunited with Kosada, who controlled the black market, and was taken care of by him. Kenji had a girlfriend named Misuzu, who he had even promised to marry before going to war, but her whereabouts were unknown. Kosada told Misuzu that Kenji had been killed in the war, and Misuzu was raped, tattooed all over her back, and forced to perform in a pervert show.

A Portrait of Samson Raphaelson

1982 • 29 min • United States of America

An interview with playwright and screenwriter Samson Raphaelson. First aired on PBS's "Creativity with Bill Moyers".

Lynda Carter: Street Life

1982 • 48 min • United States of America

Lynda Carter stars in her fourth musical TV special with guests George Benson, Tony Orlando, and Frank Stallone.

Lily Under the Gun

1982 • 60 min • Taiwan

In a valiant attempt to rescue her younger brother, a young woman goes head to head with a group of ruthless gangsters.

Sifted Evidence

1982 • 42 min

A woman is telling the story of how she went to Mexico looking for an obscure archaeological site; how she met a man who promised to take her there; how they stayed together locked in cross-purposes and misunderstandings - how, but never why. The central event has been reconstructed through stills, narration, and enactment by two performers in a tableau limited by the boundaries of the front projection screen.

An Outpost of Progress

1982 • 45 min • United States of America

A dramatic adaptation of a literary classic by Joseph Conrad, exploring universal themes dealing with individual morality and the responsibility of civilization.

The Monster Kid and The Demon's Sword

1982 • 52 min • Japan

Kaibutsu-kun's father, the Great Monster King, suddenly complains of pain in his chest and collapses. It turns out that the rival Demon King has placed a curse on him with the "Demon Sword". Kaibutsu-kun and his three companions head into enemy territory, Demon Land. Prince Demokin, the son of the Great Demon King, appears. Out of curiosity, he invites the monsters to the temple where the demon sword is located.

The Little Flying Fish Gets Sick

1982 • 19 min • Japan

The peaceful passage of daily life in the Pacific Ocean is upended in a flash on March 1, 1954, with the first American nuclear test at Bikini Atoll. The far-reaching fallout forever changes the lives of the ocean’s cheerful inhabitants.

Bittersweet Survival

1982 • 27 min • United States of America

This documentary examines the re-settlement of South-East Asian refugees in the United States in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. The film begins with a montage of riveting footage depicting the devastating effects of the war. It then unveils the mixed reception given Vietnamese refugees in the United States, from battles with local fishermen in Monterey, California, to conflicts in Philadelphia where their arrival in the city's poorest neighborhoods kindled resentment in the Black community. The film also explores their struggle to cope with life in the U.S. and maintain their identity.

The Gutsy Frog: The Movie

1982 • 37 min • Japan

A film version of New Gutsy Frog directed by Tsutomu Shibayama in 1982.

Arcade Attack

1982 • 25 min • United Kingdom

Heroes of the Pinball Arcade race to stop the invasion of the Video Game terrors

Pairs

1982 • 1 min • United States of America

A rapid-fire montage of images from black-and-white pornographic magazines.

Nami Matsukawa's Tied Crazy Flower Core

1982 • 30 min • Japan

On a stormy night, two couples are having a lively SM conversation at a literature professor's mansion. Late at night, Nami was visiting her professor's house when she was invited by the professor's daughter, Aya, and felt her lewd blood writhing inside her body. Aya, who says that she is a virgin, approaches Nami with her S play and forcibly asks her to have lesbian play. Nami's masochist instinct is awakening...