Film series Film series A Nightmare On Elm Street (NOES for short) is a series of horror films that were exceptionally popular in the 1980s. The series takes its name from the first film, A Nightmare On Elm Street, which was released in 1984 and was written and directed by Wes Craven. The central character of the films is supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger, played by Robert Englund. Krueger is able to attack and kill people through their dreams and does so with considerable violence and gore. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Nightmare on Elm Street (series)"
Airport '77 is a 1977 disaster film and third sequel in the Airport franchise. The film is generally considered the best of the sequels due to the quailty of the writing and acting, even if the technical questions involving the ditching of a 747 might be questioned. The film starred a number of veteran actors, including Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Joseph Cotten, and Olivia de Havilland. Like its predecessors, Airport '77 was a box office hit, but marked the series' progression through increasingly unlikely plots. ...more on Wikipedia about "Airport '77"
Airport is a 1970 film which tells the story of an airport manager trying to keep his fictional Chicago airport open during a snowstorm, whilst a bomber plots to blow up an airplane (a Boeing 707 in this movie). ...more on Wikipedia about "Airport (film)"
Airport 1975 is a 1974 disaster film and the first sequel to the successful 1970 hit Airport. Unlike the original film, Airport '75 was a bona fide "blockbuster" disaster film, with an "all-star" cast and extensive promotional campaign. The film is notable for being the prototype for the campy 70s air disaster. Its plot devices and shallow characterizations, including a singing nun ( Helen Reddy), a former glamorous star ( Gloria Swanson), an alcoholic ( Myrna Loy), a child in need of an organ transplant ( Linda Blair), and a chatterbox ( Sid Caesar) were parodied in 1980's Airplane!. The characteristics of Airport 1975 were also used in numerous similar films to come, including the film's own sequels: Airport '77 and The Concorde: Airport '79. ...more on Wikipedia about "Airport 1975"
Beverly Hills Cop ( 1984) is an American comedy film directed by Martin Brest and starring Eddie Murphy. The film boosted the popularity of Eddie Murphy as he started to become a mainstream actor. The film won the People's Choice Award for Favorite Motion Picture ( 1985) and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical (1985). It earned an estimated $234 million at the box office. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beverly Hills Cop"
Billy Jack is the second, and highest grossing, in a series of motion pictures centered around a fictional character of the same name, played by Tom Laughlin. The film was released in 1971. ...more on Wikipedia about "Billy Jack"
Blondie is a 1938 movie directed by Frank Strayer, based on the comic strip of the same name. The screenplay was written by Chic Young and Richard Flournoy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blondie (film)"
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Children of the Corn is a short story by Stephen King. Originally published in the March 1977 issue of Penthouse magazine, it later became part of his Night Shift short story collection. ...more on Wikipedia about "Children of the Corn"
The Critters film series is a series of four horror, science fiction, and comedy films from New Line Cinema. The first film, called simply Critters, was released in 1986. The films are largely take-offs of the Gremlins films, but they enjoy some degree of cult popularity. One of the most famous aspects of the series is the alien creatures called "crites" (or "krites") with their ability to roll into balls (like hedgehogs) and combine into a larger ball. In the original film, they also managed to grow to a larger size - a plot point dropped in all sequels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Critters (film series)"
Crocodile Dundee is a 1986 Australian comedy film set in the Australian Outback in the area around "Walkabout Creek" and in New York City. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crocodile Dundee"
Crocodile Dundee II is a 1988 Australian adventure and comedy film. It is the sequel to the 1986 film Crocodile Dundee. Actors Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski reprised their roles as "Mick Dundee" and "Sue Charlton," respectively. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crocodile Dundee II"
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles is a 2001 Australian drama and comedy film. It is the sequel to the 1988 film Crocodile Dundee II. Actors Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski once again reprised their roles as "Mick Dundee" and "Sue Charlton," respectively. ...more on Wikipedia about "Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles"
The Death Wish series consists of five movies starring Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey, who becomes a vigilante after his wife is murdered and his daughter raped. ...more on Wikipedia about "Death Wish"
Dirty Harry is a 1971 film directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, a San Francisco detective tracking Scorpio, a serial killer. Eastwood's iconic portrayal of the blunt-speaking, unorthodox detective set the style for a number of his subsequent roles, and the box-office success of the film led to the production of four sequels. The "alienated cop" motif was one subsequently imitated by a number of other films. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dirty Harry"
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Doctor in the House is a 1954 British comedy film, directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty Box. The screenplay, by Nicholas Phipps, Richard Gordon and Ronald Wilkinson, is based on the novel by Richard Gordon, and follows a group of students through their first years at medical school. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doctor in the House"
Dracula is a 1958 British horror film, and the first of a series of Hammer Horror films inspired by the Bram Stoker novel Dracula. It was directed by Terence Fisher, and stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. In the United States, the film was retitled Horror of Dracula to avoid confusion with the Tod Browning directed Dracula ( 1931) starring Bela Lugosi as the Count. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dracula (1958 film)"
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave is a 1968 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis for Hammer Films. It stars Christopher Lee as the Count, with support from Rupert Davies, Veronica Carlson and Michael Ripper. It was filmed mainly at Elstree Studios in London. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave"
The Edgar Wallace movies are motion pictures based on the works of British novelist and playwright Edgar Wallace. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edgar Wallace movies"
A film series is a collection of related films in succession. Their relationship is not fixed, but generally share a common diegetic world. As sequels are common, they will not be included here. ...more on Wikipedia about "Film series"
Friday the 13th is a popular series of slasher films. All of the films feature Jason Voorhees, either as the killer, or as the motivation or inspiration for the killings. ...more on Wikipedia about "Friday the 13th (film series)"
The Ghoulies films were a Gremlins-like horror-comedy film series in the 1980s and 1990s. The original Ghoulies (released in 1985) originated in 1983 under the title Beasties. It was to be directed by Charles Band, with special effects by Stan Winston (the two had previously collaborated on Parasite (1982 movie)). It ended up being directed by Luca Bercovici with special effects by John Carl Buechler and his company Mechanical and Makeup Imageries Inc.. Both the original film and its sequel (released in 1987) were made by Empire Pictures and given theatrical releases. The third film (which Buechler directed) and fourth film (which starred the lead actor of the original film) were released straight-to-video. The Ghoulies are alledgelly owned by Lawrence Kasanoff. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ghoulies" Made by shortopedia. shortopedia
Gidget was an American film starring 1950s teen icon Sandra Dee, released in 1959. Adapted from the novel by Frederick Kohner, and with a screenplay by Gabrielle Upton, this popular film was directed by Paul Wendkos. It follows the life of teenager Gidget and friends, in this predicatably sweet love story. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gidget (film)"
The Guinea pig films (from the Japanese "ginipiggu") were a series of 1980s Japanese horror films with extremely detailed special effects. They became infamous when Charlie Sheen mistook one for a snuff film and contacted the FBI to report it. They have since been reissued on DVD in the United States and in the Netherlands. The tapes were catapaulted to a new level of infamy in the late 1980s and early 1990s when the first five films of the series were found showcased in the 6,000 videotape collection of Japanese serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, who, suffering from delusions which warped his perception of reality, re-enacted scenes from the films as a part of his crimes. ...more on Wikipedia about "Guineapig films"
The Halloween films are a popular and financially successful series of horror films. The first is considered one of the most important and influential of the genre. All but one of the films feature Michael Myers as an unstoppable psycho-killer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Halloween (film series)"
Halloweentown is the name of a fictional community in three movies aired as works for television on The Disney Channel (presented as " Disney Channel Original Movies") between 1998 and 2004. ...more on Wikipedia about "Halloweentown"
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