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Foundation date 1 january 1979
CBS Theatrical Films was the film production branch of the U.S. television network, CBS, in the 1980s.
CBS was also a partner in TriStar Pictures, which started as a joint venture with Columbia Pictures (owned by The Coca-Cola Company), and Time, Inc.'s HBO.
Filmography of CBS Theatrical Films (10 films)
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Eleni (1986)
, 1h54Directed by Peter Yates
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors John Malkovich, Kate Nelligan, Linda Hunt, Oliver Cotton, Ronald Pickup, Rosalie Crutchley
The film is told in a flashback format with Gage, now living in the United States, returning to his native Greece to solve the mystery of his mother's death when he was a child. The film looks back to the effect of the 1940s Greek Civil War on the remote Greek village of his upbringing, and he investigates what happened to his mother after Communist guerrillas invade the village.
Better Off Dead... (1985)
, 1h37Directed by Savage Steve Holland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films
Actors John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Diane Franklin, Curtis Armstrong, Amanda Wyss, Kim Darby
The story takes place in the fictional town of Greendale in "the state of Northern California" and centers on high schooler Lane Myer (John Cusack), whose two main interests are skiing and his girlfriend of six months, Beth (Amanda Wyss). At the start of the film, Beth dumps Lane for the captain of the ski team, Roy Stalin (Aaron Dozier). Roy is handsome, popular, and has skied the dangerous K-12 slope, but is also an arrogant bully who publicly mocks Lane and unfairly rejects him at ski team tryouts. Beth also criticizes Lane's car, an old station wagon. Although Lane also owns a disabled 1967 Camaro, he has not been able to get it running.
Target (1985)
, 1h57Directed by Arthur Penn
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Spy films
Actors Gene Hackman, Matt Dillon, Gayle Hunnicutt, Brad Williams, Josef Sommer, Guy Boyd
In Dallas, Walter Lloyd (Hackman) runs a lumber business. After checking out at the office, Walter stops by the local racetrack, where his college-age son Chris (Dillon) works repairing stock cars. He reminds Chris of his mother's departure for Europe that afternoon, and Chris meets him back at the house to send her off.
Finders Keepers (1984)
, 1h36Directed by Richard Lester
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Michael O'Keefe, Beverly D'Angelo, Jayne Eastwood, Louis Gossett Jr., Jim Carrey, Pamela Stephenson
Con man Michael Rangeloff (O'Keefe) is a fugitive from the law and from a women's roller derby team. Stealing a coffin and boarding a train, he masquerades as a soldier bringing home a comrade's body, but the casket actually houses $5 million in stolen money that is being sought by several parties. Rangeloff claims that his deceased friend is Lane Biddlecoff (Carrey), but Biddlecoff is a draft-dodger who is still alive.
American Dreamer (1984)
, 1h45Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance
Actors JoBeth Williams, Tom Conti, Coral Browne, Giancarlo Giannini, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jean Rougerie
A voice over says, "No, that's not right." The scenario is repeated with adjustments until the voice is eventually satisfied. The screen fades to Cathy Palmer (JoBeth Williams) sitting at a typewriter, finishing up the story. She seals it in an envelope and sends it off. Later, her husband, Kevin (James Staley), comes home and she tells him about entering a contest to write a short story following the "Rebecca Ryan" series of novels. Kevin is patronizing, telling her, "The important thing, kid, is that you're doing something you like to do".
Windy City (1984)
, 1h43Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Kate Capshaw, Josh Mostel, John Shea, Jeffrey DeMunn, Eric Pierpoint, Lewis J. Stadlen
Danny Morgan's world crashes down around him when he learns the two most important people in his life, Emily, a former girlfriend, is about to be married, and Sol, his close friend, has leukemia.
Table for Five (1983)
, 2h2Directed by Robert Lieberman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Jon Voight, Richard Crenna, Marie-Christine Barrault, Millie Perkins, Roxana Zal, Kevin Costner
J.P. Tannen (Voight) is a former professional golfer residing in California. He is estranged from his three children, who live in New York with their mother Kathleen (Millie Perkins) and stepfather, attorney Mitchell (Crenna). In an effort to re-enter their lives, Tannen decides to take them on a Mediterranean cruise. Tannen, who still has feelings for Kathleen, wants her to believe he's a changed man, but she's not convinced.
The Challenge (1982)
, 1h53Directed by John Frankenheimer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Scott Glenn, Toshiro Mifune, Kenta Fukasaku, Donna Kei Benz, Atsuo Nakamura, Calvin Jung
The sword (one of a pair known as "The Equals") was a family heirloom, passed down through the generations, and had been lost during World War II. It was finally tracked down in California where Yoshiida's son, Toshio, finds it. He looks for someone to hire to act as a decoy in order to safely smuggle it into Japan, and back to its rightful owner, Yoshida-san. Rick Murphy (Scott Glenn) is contracted to smuggle a rare sword into Japan, only to find upon his arrival that it is a fake. Aggravated that he has been used as a decoy, he is faced with the prospect of being killed by Yoshida-san's (Toshirō Mifune) brother, Hideo. Instead, he is advised to infiltrate Yoshida's martial arts school and obtain the sword. He does so, yet finds himself being drawn into the ways of Japanese etiquette and tradition to the point where he returns the sword to Yoshida himself after having the perfect opportunity to escape with it. Murphy then humbly asks Yoshida-san if he can be forgiven and taken back in because he wants to learn the ways of Bushido. Yoshida agrees, but only if Murphy follows Yoshida's conditions.
Back Roads (1981)
, 1h30Directed by Martin Ritt
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Keith, Dan Shor, M. Emmet Walsh, Míriam Colón
Amy Post (Field) is a $20-a-trick hooker in Mobile, Alabama. One night she entertains Elmore Pratt (Jones), an ex-boxer who has just been fired from his job at a car wash. He cannot pay her for services rendered.
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Vampire Hunter D (1985)
, 1h20Directed by Toyoo Ashida, Carl Macek
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Political films, Dystopian films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Kaneto Shiozawa, Michie Tomizawa, Seizō Katō, Keiko Toda, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Yūsaku Yara
While walking her guard rounds in the country, 17-year-old Doris Lang, the daughter of a deceased werewolf hunter, is attacked by Count Magnus Lee, a 10,000-year-old, long-lost vampire lord (also known as a Noble), who intends to make her his new vampire bride.