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The Final Countdown (1980)
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(1982) (USA) (TV)
1980. Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is on a routine voyage off the coast of Hawaii when she travels through a strange storm. Upon clearing the storm she encounters some strange occurrences, all of which suggest she has travelled back in time in 1941. Moreover, it is 6 December...
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The Return Of The King (1980)
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(1980) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
This film adapts the final book of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy where the Hobbits, Frodo and Samwise, struggle through the barren land of Mordor to destroy the Ruling Ring in Mount Doom. At the same time, Gandalf and the others wage a desperate battle against the forces of...
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Friday The 13th (1980)
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(1983) (USA) (TV) (Broadcast Premiere)
A group of camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp which was the site of a child's drowning and a grisly double murder years before.
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The Fog (1980)
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(1982) (USA) (TV)
As the centennial of the small town of Antonio Bay, California approaches, paranormal activity begins to occur at midnight. 100 years ago, the wealthy leper Blake bought the clipper ship Elizabeth Dane and sailed with his people to form a leper colony. However, while sailing...
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An American Christmas Carol (1979)
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(1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
In Depression-era New England, miserly businessman Benedict Slade receives a long-overdue attitude adjustment on Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghostly figures who resemble three of the people whose possessions he had seized to collect on unpaid loans. Assuming...
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Rudolph And Frosty's Christmas In July (1979)
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(1979) (USA) (TV)
Long ago the Lady Borealis placed the evil Winterbolt under a magic spell, and put the last of her magic into the nose of a newborn reindeer: Rudolph. But now Winterbolt's awake. He gives Frosty's family magic amulets to keep them from melting until the Fourth of July so...
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Spider-Woman: Season 1 (1979)
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(1979-1980) (all media)
As a child, Jessica Drew was bitten by a deadly spider. To save her life, her scientist father injects her with an experimental serum. The treatment is successful, but the side effects are extraordinary. Jessica develops the ability to fire concussive "venom blasts," shoot...
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The Ropers: Season 2 (1979)
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(1979) (United States) (TV)
Stanley and Helen Roper have sold their apartment complex and moved into a new one. Their trademark quirks are intact as they deal with new neighbors and frequent visits from Helen's sister.
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Charlie's Angels: Season 4 (1979)
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(1976-1981) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
A wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are three beautiful women, who end up in a variety of difficult situations.
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Three's Company: Season 4 (1979)
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(1977) (United States) (TV)
Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow are a pair of career girls living in Santa Monica. When their other roommate Eleanor moves out after getting married and having a baby they begin the process of looking for a replacement when they find party crasher and aspiring chef Jack Tripper...
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The Ropers: Season 1 (1979)
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(1979) (United States) (TV)
Stanley and Helen Roper have sold their apartment complex and moved into a new one. Their trademark quirks are intact as they deal with new neighbors and frequent visits from Helen's sister.
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Roots: The Next Generations (1979)
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(1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
This series continues the story of Alex Haley's family line from the Post American Civil War era to Alex Haley's genealogical search to discover his roots.
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The Warriors (1979)
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(1983) (United States) (TV)
Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for killing Cyrus as he gives his...
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Elvis (1979)
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(1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
This biopic traces Elvis Presley's life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
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Delta House: Season 1 (1979)
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(1979) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
The rowdy and crude brothers of the Delta House fraternity (Flounder, D-Day, Hoover, Pinto, Blotto, Otter) on the Faber College campus in 1962 are forever getting into trouble - pulling pranks on the uptight preppies of the Omega House frat, tormenting deep-voiced Dean...
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Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)
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(1980) (USA) (TV)
The first remake of the paranoid infiltration classic moves the setting for the invasion from a small town to the city of San Fransisco and starts as Matthew Bennell notices that several of his friends are complaining that their close relatives are in some way different....
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Superman (1978)
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(1981) (USA) (TV)
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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Death On The Nile (1978)
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(1983) (USA) (TV)
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
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Wonder Woman: Season 3 (1978)
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(1976) (USA) (TV)
In the third season of this fun action series based on Charles Moulton's comic book character, Lynda Carter continues her starring role as Wonder Woman, the strong and sexy Amazonian princess who has the strength of Hercules, the wisdom of Athena, the speed of Mercury and...
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Charlie's Angels: Season 3 (1978)
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(1976-1981) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
A wealthy mystery man named Charlie runs a detective agency via a speakerphone and his personal assistant, John Bosley. His detectives are three beautiful women, who end up in a variety of difficult situations.
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