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1980s Short Movies

Public list by WPS with 162 movies or TV shows/series

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Mickey's Christmas Carol(1983)

3.8/5 (with 382 votes)

Ebenezer Scrooge is far too greedy to understand that Christmas is a time for kindness and generosity. But with the guidance of some new found friends, Scrooge learns to embrace the spirit of the season. A retelling of the classic Dickens tale with Disney's classic characters.

Directed by Burny Mattinson

Kimagure Orange Road(1987-1988)

3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

Kyosuke Kasuga, fifteen, moves to a new city and falls for Madoka Ayukawa. She's friendly when they're alone, but acts like a delinquent when in front of others. Kyosuke meanwhile struggles not to break the heart of Hikaru Hiyama, who fell in love after seeing him make an impossible basketball shot. To add the cherry to this particular sundae, Kyosuke and his family (sisters, grandfather, and cousins) all have various powers. And while Kyosuke's desperate to keep those powers a secret, his younger sisters (among others) aren't quite as concerned about it.

Michael Jackson's Thriller(1983)

14min | Horror, Music
4.1/5 (with 280 votes)

A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a horde of bloody-thirsty zombies.

Directed by John Landis - With Ola Ray, Vincent Price

Frankenweenie(1984)

3.5/5 (with 171 votes)

When young Victor's pet dog Sparky (who stars in Victor's home-made monster movies) is hit by a car, Victor decides to bring him back to life the only way he knows how. But when the bolt-necked "monster" wreaks havoc and terror in the hearts of Victor's neighbors, he has to convince them (and his parents) that despite his appearance, Sparky's still the good loyal friend he's always been.

The Snowman(1982)

3.8/5 (with 127 votes)

A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

Directed by Dianne Jackson

The Adventures of André and Wally B.(1984)

2.7/5 (with 124 votes)

There's nothing like a restful nap in a pleasant wooded valley. But when André awakens and is greeted by a pesky yellow-and-black striped insect with a nasty stinger, he ends up taking a quick (and painful) hike.

Directed by Alvy Ray Smith

Rocky VI(1986)

9min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 23 votes)

Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is actually meant as a parody of the late Cold War-era Rocky IV, which saw Stallone's character taking on a juiced-up Russian fighter played by Dolph Lundgren. In this 1986 send-up, Rock'y, played by Silu Seppala, goes head to head with Soviet Igor (Sakari Kuosmanen) and loses.

Captain EO(1986)

3.4/5 (with 67 votes)

In this 3-D science fiction film that was shown at Disney theme parks, the infamous Captain EO and his ragtag crew are sent on a diplomatic mission through space to deliver a gift to the mysterious and menacing Supreme Leader of a desolate industrial planet.

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore(1983)

3.3/5 (with 20 votes)

Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.

Directed by Rick Reinert

Luxo Jr.(1986)

G
| 2min | Animation, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 264 votes)

A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.

Directed by John Lasseter

Tin Toy(1988)

3.1/5 (with 191 votes)

Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's attention moves on to other things only an infant could find interesting.

Directed by John Lasseter

Red's Dream(1987)

3.1/5 (with 136 votes)

Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.

Directed by John Lasseter
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Chronos(1985)

50min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 33 votes)

Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions.

Directed by Ron Fricke

The Crimson Permanent Assurance(1983)

PG
| 16min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 47 votes)

A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.

The Dirk Diggler Story(1988)

31min | Comedy, Drama
2.7/5 (with 13 votes)

The Dirk Diggler Story is a 1988 mockumentary short film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows the rise and fall of Dirk Diggler, a well-endowed male porn star. The character was modeled on American porn actor John Holmes. The film was later expanded into Anderson's 1997 film Boogie Nights.

Call Me Tonight(1986)

1.8/5 (with 1 vote)

Rumi's met a lot of guys through her job, and it's probably fair to assume that most of them could be said to have some sort of problem, but a man who literally turns into a beast when he gets turned on may be outside of this perky call girl's field of expertise. Still, a little challenge every now and again stimulates the mind and makes life so much more interesting, so she's willing to give it a shot.

Directed by Tatsuya Okamoto

Geometry(1987)

9min | Comedy, Horror
3.0/5 (with 24 votes)

A boy is tired of failing geometry, so he summons a demon.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story(1987)

3.6/5 (with 24 votes)

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Directed by Todd Haynes

Mr. Boogedy(1986)

3.2/5 (with 14 votes)

A novelty-salesman moves his family into a new house. Initially dismissing incidents as more of their father's practical jokes, the family soon learns that the house is haunted by people who lived in the house 300 years previously.

Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24 1/2th Century(1980)

2.8/5 (with 13 votes)

Duck Dodgers finds Marvin Martian's hideout.

Directed by Chuck Jones

The Return of Bruno(1987)

3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

A "documentary" about the major influence that a '60s rock singer named Bruno has had on rock music, as attested to by such rock legends as Ringo Starr, Brian Wilson and the Bee Gees, among others.

Directed by James Yukich - With Bill Graham, Brian Wilson, Bruce Willis, Clive Davis, Dick Clark, Elton John, ...

Possibly in Michigan(1983)

12min | Horror, Music, Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 19 votes)

A musical horror story about two young women who are stalked through a shopping mall by a cannibal. He follows them home, and here the victims become the aggressors.

Directed by Cecelia Condit

An Exercise in Discipline: Peel(1983)

9min | Comedy, Drama
3.0/5 (with 17 votes)

After throwing his orange peel out of the car window, a boy is kicked out of the car by his father, and forced to pick up every piece.

Directed by Jane Campion

Black Angel(1980)

3.4/5 (with 11 votes)

A knight returns home from the Crusades to find his village devastated by disease and his family gone. He roams the forest searching for them, until he finds a mysterious maiden who is being held prisoner by a black knight. In order to free her, he must confront her captor.

Directed by Roger Christian

Passionless Moments(1983)

13min | Drama
3.1/5 (with 13 votes)

A series of the awkward trials of everyday living.

The Cat Came Back(1988)

3.5/5 (with 29 votes)

A pesky yellow cat becomes the bane of Mr. Johnson's life as it constantly outsmarts his increasingly desperate attempts to get rid of it.

Directed by Cordell Barker - With Richard Condie

Dead on Time(1983)

33min | Comedy
3.2/5 (with 2 votes)

Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.

DAICON IV Opening Animation(1983)

3.7/5 (with 10 votes)

A girl is visited by two men from a space ship. They give her water she needs for her daicon (radish). On her journey to deliver the water, she crosses paths with iconic characters from comic books, live-action films, literature and animation.

Directed by Hiroyuki Yamaga

The Appointments of Dennis Jennings(1988)

R
| 29min | Comedy
3.5/5 (with 4 votes)

Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings of isolation, he begins seeing a psychiatrist, only to discover that the doctor is somewhat less than interested in what he has to say. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

The Garden of Earthly Delights(1981)

3min | Animation
2.9/5 (with 18 votes)

A collage of two-dimensional images of vegetation, each appearing only for a moment, sometimes as a single image, more often with other bits of stem, leaf, bud, or petal. Often we see only the outline of objects against a black background. Black and green are occasionally joined by fragments of orange or of white and blue. The objects in the frame don't move but they are quickly replaced by another collage, giving the feel of rapid motion. Each collage is crisp, its lines etched against the background of black and later of white. Whitman anyone, or Hieronymus Bosch? Although there is no soundtrack, the rapidity of changing images and colors suggests a riot.

Directed by Stan Brakhage
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