Top Television Movies of the 1980's
by hiddenagenda1 | created - 02 Mar 2012 | updated - 02 Mar 2012 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Alice in Wonderland (II) (1985)
TV-PG | 94 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Alice is in Looking Glass Land, where she meets many creatures and attempts to avoid the Jabberwocky (Tom McLoughlin), a monster that appears due to her being afraid.
Stars: Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, Red Buttons, Anthony Newley
Votes: 3,339
10/10
2. Snoopy: The Musical (1988 TV Movie)
50 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The animated adaption of the second stage musical based on the "Peanuts" comics strip, focusing on Snoopy.
Director: Sam Jaimes | Stars: Tiffany Billings, Kristie Baker, Cam Clarke, Sean Collins
Votes: 339
10/10
3. Babes in Toyland (1986 TV Movie)
G | 96 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A young girl wakes up in the realm of Toyland, where she teams up with her family and friends to overthrow the evil villain, Barnaby.
Director: Clive Donner | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Richard Mulligan, Eileen Brennan, Keanu Reeves
Votes: 3,983
10/10
4. Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985 TV Movie)
TV-G | 94 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Marauders raid the Ewok village and steal a power supply they believe to be magical. Wicket helps Cindel escape the evil witch Charal, and they befriend a hermit who may help them save the village.
Directors: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat | Stars: Wilford Brimley, Warwick Davis, Aubree Miller, Siân Phillips
Votes: 10,775
10/10
5. The Ewok Adventure (1984 TV Movie)
TV-G | 96 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Wicket the Ewok and his friends agree to help two shipwrecked human children, Mace and Cindel, on a quest to find their parents.
Director: John Korty | Stars: Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd
Votes: 12,502
10/10
6.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Brother's Keeper
(1984)
TV-14 | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Miami detective Sonny Crockett reluctantly teams with New York City cop Rico Tubbs when both of them end up pursuing a drug dealer who killed their respective partners.
Director: Thomas Carter | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 2,364
10/10
7.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Alice in Wonderland
(1983)
Not Rated | 90 min | Music, Musical
From the elaborate Broadway revival of the 1932 Eva Le Gallienne/Florida Friebus production comes a whimsical retelling of the Lewis Carroll classic.
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Eve Arden, Kaye Ballard, Kate Burton, Richard Burton
Votes: 177
9/10
8. Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1989)
Unrated | 30 min | Family, Fantasy, Adventure
Young Prince Caspian of Narnia wonders and dreams of the old days of Narnia when animals talked, and there were mythical creatures and four rulers in Caer Paravel.
Stars: Warwick Davis, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox, William Todd-Jones
Votes: 2,441
9/10
9. Calendar Girl Murders (1984 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Media mogul Richard Trainor is celebrating the success of his nude modeling business, and introducing the newest class of calendar models to the adoring public. The party is ruined when one of his models is murdered.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Sharon Stone, Barbara Bosson, Robert Beltran
Votes: 956
8/10
10.
The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977– )
Episode:
Hansel and Gretel
(1982)
104 min | Musical
A live Metropolitan Opera Christmas Day broadcast of Humperdinck's opera.
Director: Kirk Browning | Stars: Frederica von Stade, Judith Blegen, Jean Kraft, Michael Devlin
Votes: 29
8/10
11. The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988)
Unrated | 29 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Four kids travel to the magical land of Narnia where they must battle an evil queen with the direction of the lion, Aslan.
Stars: Richard Dempsey, Sophie Cook, Jonathan R. Scott, Sophie Wilcox
Votes: 6,499
8/10
12. Christmas at Pee-wee's Playhouse (1988 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 49 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Pee-Wee Herman throws a Christmas party at his playhouse with his friends and some celebrity guests.
Directors: Wayne Orr, Paul Reubens | Stars: Paul Reubens, Kevin Carlson, Laurence Fishburne, Aaron Fletcher
Votes: 1,649
8/10
13. Get Smart, Again! (1989 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Smart is called back to duty as KAOS is back causing trouble again with a 'weather machine'.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, Bernie Kopell, Dick Gautier
Votes: 1,521
7 or 8/10
14. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
Disfigured man Quasimodo (Sir Anthony Hopkins) is feared and tormented by the townspeople of Notre Dame, but he has a sensitive nature of which few are aware.
Directors: Michael Tuchner, Alan Hume | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, David Suchet, Gerry Sundquist
Votes: 1,435
7 or 8/10
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