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Film

Can You Name These Indie ’80s Movies by Their Pictures Alone?

by Nick Lucchesi

July 15, 2015

Atlantic/Photofest

BAMcinématek’s vast “Indie 80s” program (July 17–August 27, 2015), co-presented with Cinema Conservancy, reminds us of the parallel moviemaking that was flourishing in this country at the same time that franchises were taking root. Boasting more than 60 titles, the retrospective showcases the intimate works, often made on a shoestring budget, that constitute the very best of U.S. independent cinema during its most fertile era — before “Amerindie” became almost as tarnished a term as “reboot.” Keep reading Melissa Anderson’s story on Indie 80s at BAM.

Now, can you identify the indie Eighties movie based only on its publicity image? The answer for each is on the next slide. Good luck — and no Googling!

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Can you name this movie?

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USA Films/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Alphabet City (1984)

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New Yorker Films

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Answer to Previous Image: Blood Simple (1984)

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United Film Distribution Company

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Answer to Previous Image: Chan is Missing (1982)

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New Line/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Day of the Dead (1985)

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Artisan/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: The Decline of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years (1988)

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Answer to Previous Image: El Norte (1983)

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Silverlight Pictures/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Evil Dead (1981)

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Samuel Goldwyn Company/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Heat and Sunlight (1987)

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Zeitgeist Films/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

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Answer to Previous Image: Let's Get Lost (1988)

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Answer to Previous Image: Mala Noche (1986)

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New Line Cinema/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: My Dinner with Andre (1981)

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Cinecom Pictures

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Answer to Previous Image: Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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Hemdale/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Parting Glances (1986)

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Warner Bros./Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: River's Edge (1986)

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United Artists Classics

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Answer to Previous Image: Roger & Me (1989)

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Answer to Previous Image: Say Amen, Somebody (1982)

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Answer to Previous Image: Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

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MGM Home Entertainment/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: She's Gotta Have It (1986)

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Embassy Pictures/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Smooth Talk (1985)

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Samuel Goldwyn Company/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: Spinal Tap (1984)

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Cinecom Pictures

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Answer to Previous Image: Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

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Miramax Films

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Answer to Previous Image: Swimming to Cambodia (1987)

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Answer to Previous Image: The Thin Blue Line (1988)

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United Artists/Photofest

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Answer to Previous Image: The Unbelievable Truth (1989)

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We won't even ask you to guess, it's Wild Style (1982).

Answer to Previous Image: True Love (1989)

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