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Meanwhile in 1981

The DeLorean is introduced. The first London Marathon. Attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Donkey Kong released. Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman on the US Supreme court. The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana is televised. MTV goes live.

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  • "Young Kevin's daydreams burst into astonishing and hilarious life when a band of time-traveling little men come crashing through his bedroom wardrobe and carry him off on an unbelievable crime spree, weaving through the greatest and strangest…
    Blu-ray Disc, 2014[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2014] — BluRay Fiction TIME
  • "Perseus is the mortal son of Zeus, who sets out to fulfill his destiny by rescuing beloved Andromeda from the wrath the goddess Thetis. Perils await Perseus time and again. In order to fulfill his destiny, Perseus must complete various tasks…
    DVD, 1981Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, 1981, [2010] — DVD Fiction CLASH
  • "In this spoof of great moments in history from the dawn of humanity through the French Revolution, director Mel Brooks delivers a twisted history lesson through his signature satirical, madcap humor."
    DVD, 2006Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2006 — DVD Fiction HISTORY
  • "Stop the presses! The crime of the century has occurred, and investigative reporters Kermit, Fozzie, and Gonzo are out to crack the case in this song-filled, star-studded extravaganza directed by the legendary Jim Henson."
    DVD, 2005Burbank, CA : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2005] — DVD J GREAT
  • "When John Winger loses his job, his car, his apartment, and his girlfriend, all in one day, he decides he only has one option: volunteer for Uncle Sam. He talks his friend Russell into enlisting with him. Where else, they figure, can they help save…
    Blu-ray Disc, 2012Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2012 — BluRay Fiction STRIPES
  • "An actor has dinner with his friend, a theater director, at an Upper West Side restaurant. Together they discuss everything from money to death to love and all the superstition in between. Playing variations on their own New York-honed personas,…
    DVD, 2009[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009] — DVD Fiction MY
  • "Norman Thayer, a prickly retired professor visits his Maine summer home with his loving wife Ethel. Soon after they are joined by their daughter Chelsea, her fiancée Bill, and his son Billy. The cantankerous Norman's unlikely bond with young Billy…
    Blu-ray Disc, 2015[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2015] — BluRay Fiction ON
  • "Based on a true story, the winner of 1981's Best Picture Oscar is an exciting human study of two British runners-one a devout Christian missionary, the other a nouveau-riche Jewish Cambridge student-who compete in the 1924 Olympic Games."
    DVD, 2005Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005] — DVD Fiction CHARIOTS
  • "When an American family moves into a remote English house in the woods, the two daughters begin to see a young girl who vanished in the woods during a solar eclipse 20 years ago. Is it a ghost, or something more?"
    DVD, 2004[Burbank, Calif.] : Walt Disney Home Video, [2004] — DVD J WATCHER