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Runaway Train (1985)
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Runaway Train (1985) – FilmSack Show Notes

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Two escaped convicts board a freight train in Alaska, only to discover that the engineer is dead and the train is hurtling out of control. With no way to stop it and a railroad dispatcher scrambling to prevent disaster, their escape becomes a fight for survival.

1985 | Rated R | Action / Drama / Thriller | 1h 51m

LINKS

IMDb: Runaway Train (1985)

Wikipedia: Runaway Train

Rotten Tomatoes: Runaway Train

WHERE TO WATCH

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Black Moon Rising (1986)
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Black Moon Rising (1986) – FilmSack Show Notes

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Professional thief Sam Quint is hired by the government to steal evidence from a crooked corporation. When things go sideways, he hides the evidence inside an experimental supercar called the Black Moon – shortly before a professional car thief steals the car. Now Quint has to steal the stolen car before the people he originally stole from catch up with him.

1986 | Rated R | Action / Crime / Sci-Fi | 1h 40m

LINKS

IMDb: Black Moon Rising (1986)

Wikipedia: Black Moon Rising

Rotten Tomatoes: Black Moon Rising

WHERE TO WATCH

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TRAILER / CLIPS

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SOLARBABIES (1986)
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Solarbabies (1986) – Filmsack Show Notes

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In a drought-ravaged future where water is tightly controlled by the militaristic Eco Protectorate, a group of roller-skating orphans discover a mysterious glowing sphere with incredible powers. Armed with little more than roller skates, friendship, and questionable judgment, they set out to restore hope—and maybe some water—to the world.

1986 | PG-13 | Sci-Fi / Adventure | 1h 34m

LINKS

IMDb: Solarbabies (1986)

Wikipedia: Solarbabies Wiki

Rotten Tomatoes: RT Page

TV Tropes: TV Tropes

WHERE TO WATCH

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Manhunter (1986)
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Manhunter (1986) – Filmsack Show Notes

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Former FBI profiler Will Graham is pulled out of retirement to hunt a brutal serial killer known as “The Tooth Fairy.” To understand the murderer, Graham reluctantly consults the imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecktor, setting off a psychological game of cat and mouse in Michael Mann’s stylish adaptation of Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon.

1986 | Rated R | Crime / Thriller | 2h 4m

LINKS

IMDb: Manhunter (1986)

Wikipedia: Manhunter

Rotten Tomatoes: Manhunter

WHERE TO WATCH

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The Quick and the Dead (1987) – Filmsack Show Notes

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A mysterious stranger rides into town seeking revenge for a past injustice. As tensions rise and old wounds reopen, a final confrontation looms between gunfighters bound by history and regret.

1987 | Western | HBO | 1h 34m

LINKS

IMDB: The Quick and the Dead (1987)

Wikipedia: Quick and the Dead (1987) Wiki

Rotten Tomatoes: RT Page

WHERE TO WATCH

Streaming: [Check availability on JustWatch]

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Threashin' 1986
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Thrashin’ (1986) – Filmsack Show Notes

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A young skateboarder from the Valley moves to Los Angeles and becomes involved in a rivalry between two skate crews. As tensions escalate, romance, competition, and street-level drama collide in a downhill skating showdown.

1986 | PG-13 | Action/Drama | 1h 33m

LINKS

IMDB: Thrashin’ (1986)

Wikipedia: Thrashin’ Wiki

Rotten Tomatoes: RT Page

TVTropes: TV Tropes

WHERE TO WATCH

Streaming: [Check availability on JustWatch]

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