Favorite Movies of 1979?

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(If Matt's going down and i'm going up, this great year in cinema would fall through the cracks.)

1979





The Black Hole Gary Nelson
Moonraker Lewis Gilbert
Rocky II Sylvester Stallone
The China Syndrome James Bridges
…And Justice for All Norman Jewison
Elvis John Carpenter
Escape from Alcatraz Don Siegel
Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton
The Warriors Walter Hill
Apocalypse Now Francis Ford Coppola
Alien Ridley Scott









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Alien
The Amityville Horror
Birth of the Beatles
The Black Hole
Escape from Alcatraz
Moonraker
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Phantasm
Rocky II
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Time After Time
When a Stranger Calls



Bright light. Bright light. Uh oh.
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
The Wanderers
Alien
Tess
Buffet Froid
Manhattan
Wise Blood
A Little Romance
Hair
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1941
The Black Stallion
Breaking Away
Time After Time
The Tale of Tales
The In-Laws
More American Graffiti
North Dallas Forty
The Great Santini
Que Viva Mexico
The Patriot Game
Asparagus
Canned Laughter
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Over the Edge
Being There
The China Syndrome
Life of Brian
Birth of the Beatles
The Jerk
Going in Style
The Kids Are Alright
And Justice for All
The Man You Loved to Hate
Ken Murray Shooting Stars
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Zulu Dawn
Yanks
The Warriors
That Sinking Feeling
Starting Over
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Scum
Castle of Cagliostro
The Rose
Rocky II
Real Life
Quadrophenia
The Onion Field
My Brilliant Career
Murder by Decree
The Muppet Movie
Moonraker
Mad Max
Love at First Bite
Kramer vs. Kramer
Hardcore
The Frisco Kid
French Postcards
Fast Break
Escape to Athena
Escape from Alcatraz
The Electric Horseman
Dracula
The Champ
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
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Wise Blood
Manhattan
Hardcore
Kramer vs. Kramer
My Brilliant Career
Apocalypse Now
...And Justice For All
Rich Kids
Escape From Alcatraz
Rocky II
Breaking Away
The China Syndrome
The Great Santini
The Champ
Being There



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My Favorite 1979 Movies:
Kramer vs. Kramer
The Champ
The Electric Horseman
Time After Time
The Muppet Movie
Over the Edge
The Frisco Kid
Hot Stuff
Love at First Bite
Scavenger Hunt
...And Justice for All
The China Syndrome
Hanover Street
The In-Laws
All That Jazz
Chapter Two
Breaking Away
Skatetown, U.S.A.
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
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The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
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7. The Jerk
6. Mad Max
5. Tale of Tales
4. Being There
3. Alien
2. Stalker
1. Apocalypse Now
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My Top 10
Breaking Away
Time After Time
The Tale of Tales
The In-Laws
More American Graffiti
North Dallas Forty
The Great Santini
Que Viva Mexico
The Patriot Game
Asparagus
Canned Laughter



1) Apocalypse Now (could it be anything else?)
2) Nosfetatu: Phantom der Nacht
3) Being There
4) Escape from Alcatraz
5) Stalker



The Amityville Horror (1979)



The Warriors (1979)



Rock 'N' Roll High School (1979)



Fleetwood



The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie


The Amityville Horror

Kramer vs. Kramer


Vengeance is Mine


The Jerk


The China Syndrome

(Just seeing if your paying attention)

Scum


Apocalypse Now


All That Jazz


Alien


Also: Zombi 2, The Warriors, The Champ, When a Stranger Calls, Caligula (he-he...uh...yep), Mad Max, C.H.O.M.P.S (every kid should see this),



1. From the Clouds to the Resistance (Straub-Huillet)
2. Impostors (Rappaport)
3. Wise Blood (Huston)
4. Stalker (Tarkovsky)
5. Legend of the Mountain (Hu)
6. Real Life (Brooks)
7. The Third Generation (Fassbinder)
8. L'Enfant Secret (Garrel)
9. Salem's Lot (Hooper)
10. And Quiet Rolls the Dawn (Sen)
11. "Gloria!" (Frampton)
12. Alien (Scott)
13. Phantasm (Coscarelli)
14. "Scénario de Sauve qui peut (la vie)" (Godard)
15. All That Jazz (Fosse)



I want to find a good movie about love



My top 25 of 1979:

Alien

Apocalypse Now

The Jerk

Phantasm

The Muppet Movie.

Castle of Cogliostro

LIfe of Brian

Nosferatu

Salem's Lot

Rocky II

Zombie aka Zombi 2 aka Zombie Flesh-Eaters

The Warriors

Escape from Alcatraz

Galaxy Express 999

Bugs Bunny and Road Runner movie

Dracula

The Brood

Richard Pryor Live in Concert

Tourist Trap

Mad Max

Time after Time.

When a Stranger Calls.

The China Syndrome.

Hardcore

Star Trek The Motion Picture.

HMs: Love at first Bite.



10
Alien
The Amityville Horror
Birth of the Beatles
The Black Hole
Escape from Alcatraz
Moonraker
Parts: The Clonus Horror
Phantasm
Rocky II
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Time After Time
When a Stranger Calls
Thanks for mentioning 10



Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
The Wanderers
Alien
Tess
Buffet Froid
Manhattan
Wise Blood
A Little Romance
Hair
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1941
The Black Stallion
Breaking Away
Time After Time
The Tale of Tales
The In-Laws
More American Graffiti
North Dallas Forty
The Great Santini
Que Viva Mexico
The Patriot Game
Asparagus
Canned Laughter
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Over the Edge
Being There
The China Syndrome
Life of Brian
Birth of the Beatles
The Jerk
Going in Style
The Kids Are Alright
And Justice for All
The Man You Loved to Hate
Ken Murray Shooting Stars
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Apocalypse Now
All That Jazz
Zulu Dawn
Yanks
The Warriors
That Sinking Feeling
Starting Over
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Scum
Castle of Cagliostro
The Rose
Rocky II
Real Life
Quadrophenia
The Onion Field
My Brilliant Career
Murder by Decree
The Muppet Movie
Moonraker
Mad Max
Love at First Bite
Kramer vs. Kramer
Hardcore
The Frisco Kid
French Postcards
Fast Break
Escape to Athena
Escape from Alcatraz
The Electric Horseman
Dracula
The Champ
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

Thanks for mentioning Manhattan, North Dallas Forty, and Starting Over