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Mad Max

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Poster for the movie "Mad Max"

Mad Max (1979)

R 91 min - Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction - 12 April 1979
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In a dystopian world, a vengeful Australian policeman named Max sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.

Director:  George Miller
Writers:  George Miller, James McCausland
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Rocky II

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Rocky II (1979)

PG 119 min - Drama - 15 June 1979
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After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. Soon enough, the "Master of Disaster" and the "Italian Stallion" are set on a collision course for a climactic battle that is brutal and unforgettable.

Director:  Sylvester Stallone
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Moonraker

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Moonraker (1979)

PG 126 min - Action, Adventure, Thriller, Science Fiction - 26 June 1979
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After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humanity, all the while fending off an old nemesis, Jaws, and venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon...and outer space.

Director:  Lewis Gilbert
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Hot Stuff

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Hot Stuff (1979)

PG 91 min - Comedy - 10 August 1979
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When a police department's burglary task force is facing the possibility of being shut down because of their low conviction rate decides to try a new approach to apprehending their targets. They take over a pawn shop where thieves go to unload their merchandise. They record them as they bring stuff in and get them to tell them where they got it. Eventually they're threatened by the mob.

Director:  Dom DeLuise
Writers:  Donald E. Westlake, Michael Kane

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Meatballs

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Meatballs (1979)

PG 92 min - Comedy - 28 June 1979
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Tripper is the head counselor at a budget summer camp called Camp Northstar. In truth, he's young at heart and only marginally more mature than the campers themselves. Tripper befriends Rudy, a loner camper who has trouble fitting in. As Tripper inspires his young charges to defeat rival Camp Mohawk in the annual Olympiad competition, Rudy plays matchmaker between Tripper and Roxanne, a female counselor at Northstar.

Director:  Ivan Reitman
Writers:  Harold Ramis, Janis Allen, Len Blum, Daniel Goldberg
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The Warriors

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The Warriors (1979)

R 93 min - Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller - 9 February 1979
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Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

Director:  Walter Hill

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The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazard (1979)

60 min - Action, Comedy, TV Series - 26 January 1979
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Cousins Bo and Luke Duke and their car "General Lee", assisted by Cousin Daisy and Uncle Jesse, have a running battle with the authorities of Hazzard County (Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane), plus a string of ne'er-do-wells often backed by the scheming Hogg.

Director:  Gy Waldron

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Alien

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Alien (1979)

R 117 min - Horror, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction - 25 May 1979
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During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Director:  Ridley Scott
Writers:  Ronald Shusett
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