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For Your Eyes Only

Poster for the movie "For Your Eyes Only"
Poster for the movie "For Your Eyes Only"

For Your Eyes Only (1981)

PG 127 min - Adventure, Action, Thriller - 23 June 1981
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A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.

Director:  John Glen
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The Cannonball Run

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Poster for the movie "The Cannonball Run"

The Cannonball Run (1981)

PG 95 min - Comedy, Action - 19 June 1981
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A cross-country road race is based on an actual event, the Cannonball Baker Sea to Shining Sea Memorial Trophy Dash, organized by Brock Yates to protest the 55 mph speed limit then in effect in the U.S. The Cannonball was named for Erwin G. "Cannonball" Baker, who in the roaring 20's rode his motorcycle across the country. Many of the characters are based on ruses developed by real Cannonball racers over the several years that the event was run.

Director:  Hal Needham
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Raiders of the Lost Ark

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Poster for the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

PG 115 min - Adventure, Action - 12 June 1981
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When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

Director:  Steven Spielberg
Writers:  Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, Philip Kaufman
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