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The Sword and the Sorcerer
The Sword and the Sorcerer is a 1982 American fantasy film directed by Albert Pyun, in which the mercenary Talon helps a princess overthrow a tyrant.
The Terminator
The Terminator (1984) is James Cameron's sci-fi action film in which Arnold Schwarzenegger's cyborg travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor; made for $6.4 million, it grossed $78 million and launched a franchise.
Time Bandits
Time Bandits is Terry Gilliam's 1981 British fantasy comedy, written with Michael Palin and produced by George Harrison's HandMade Films, in which six dwarfs and a boy named Kevin steal the Supreme Being's map of time; followed by a cancelled 2024 Apple TV+ series.
Tron
Tron is a 1982 Disney science fiction film directed by Steven Lisberger, in which Jeff Bridges' computer engineer is digitized inside a mainframe and fights the Master Control Program.
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984), also released as Attack of the Rock 'n' Roll Aliens, is a James Fargo sci-fi comedy musical starring Pia Zadora, Tom Nolan, and Craig Sheffer about aliens landing in a guitar-shaped spaceship in Speelburgh.
Yor, the Hunter from the Future
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Il mondo di Yor) is a 1983 Italian science fiction fantasy film directed by Antonio Margheriti, starring Reb Brown as a prehistoric warrior.
Zu Warriors from the Magic Mountain (新蜀山剑侠)
Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain (新蜀山劍俠) is Tsui Hark's 1983 Golden Harvest fantasy wuxia film adapted from Huanzhu Louzhu's Shu Mountain novel, the first 1980s Hong Kong film to import Hollywood special effects, starring Adam Cheng, Brigitte Lin, and Yuen Biao.