Bakin.SSID%HI-MULTICS@sri-unix.UUCP (01/10/84)
The Los Angeles Times produced a list of Movies for 1984, here is a selection of what they printed, some of their summaries are hilarious. (Most of what I type will be science fiction movies, but not all....) Iceman -- "I" The story of a Neanderthal who is found frozen alive in glacial ice. Timothy Hutton and Lindsay Crouse star. Fred Schepisi directs. Ice Pirates -- "IP" Pirates in outer space story with Robert Urich and Mary Crosby. Le Dernier Combat -- "LDC" Four survivors of a planetary catastrophe band together to make a last stand for the human race. National Lampoon's Joy of Sex -- "NLJOS" High school students' sexual problems come to the fore in this film directed by Martha Coolidge (Valley Girl). Ghostbusters -- "G" Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, and Harold Ramis as parapsychologists in New York. Gremlins -- "G" Joe Dante directs a Steven Spielberg production about a cute but Malevolent creature. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -- "IJATTOD" Harrison Ford and Kate Capshaw have cliffhanging adventures in this "prequel" to Raiders of the lost Ark (ROTLA.) Steven Spielberg directs. The Philadelpha Experiment -- "TPE" A top secret WWII military experiment is brought to life in this time-travel adventure. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock -- "STIIITSFS" The continuing adventures of the Starship Enterprise and the Search for Spock. All of Me -- "AOM" One of the world's richest women, who is dying, arranges to have her soul transformed into the body of a healthier, younger woman. Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin star. Conan, King of Thieves -- "CKOT" Sequel to Conan the Barbarian (CTB), again starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. With Wilt Chamberlain and Grace Jones. A Dino De Laurentiis production. Night of the Comet -- "NOTC" A science-fiction comedy about two sisters and the coming of a fabulous comet. Sheena of the Jungle -- "SOTJ" Tanya Roberts in a feminine twist on Tarzan. O.C. and Stiggs -- "OCAS" Robert Altman directs a comedy about two teenage boys on summer vacation. (Hmm, I wonder how much like the National Lampoon stories this can be.) Dune -- "D" Based on Frank Herbert's science-fiction novel about milelong monsters that devour manlike insects. Max von Sydow, Sting star, David Lynch directs. (HONESTLY, THATS WHAT THE LA TIMES THINKS THE MOVIE IS ABOUT!) Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes -- "GTLOTLOTA" is about Tarzan's boyhood, his repatriation to British aristocracy and his return to the jungle. Oh God III -- "OGIII" George Burns in his first dual role, God and Devil. Starman -- "S" Love story with a science-fiction background produced by Michael Douglas. 2010 -- "2" Sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (2ASO) Return to Jupiter's moon to learn the fate of astronaut Dave Bowman and the HAL 9000. Dream One -- "DO" A 10 year old boy is magically transported to a strange dream world. Heaven Sent -- "HS" a story of a youth who time-trips himself backward until he and his parents are the same age. The Muppets take Manhattan -- "TMTM" Supergirl -- "S" Superman's cousin, Kara, clashes with a sorceress. That is a partial listing of the LA Times article, I must say I have to like the summary of Dune. There is no mention of I, Robot! Jerry.