7 Films & TV Shows Set In Kentucky During The 1980s
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Above Suspicion
Kentucky The 1980sThe devil always comes as everything you wanted — The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it's a ticket to disaster for both of them.
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The People vs. Larry Flynt
California Georgia Ohio Kentucky The 1970s The 1980s The 1950sYou may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it? — Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
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Mystery Train
Tennessee Kentucky The 1980sIn Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple traveling in search of the roots of rock; an Italian woman in mourning who stumbles upon a fleeing charlatan girl; and a comical trio of accidental thieves looking for a place to hide.
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Gorillas in the Mist
🇨🇬 Congo Kentucky 🇷🇼 Rwanda Africa - General 🇨🇩 Congo Democratic Republic of the The 1960s The 1970s The 1980sAt the far ends of the earth she found a reason to live, and a cause to fight for. — The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.
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Rad
Kentucky The 1980sA hometown kid on his BMX against the best in the world. At Helltrack... the heat is on. — A BMX racer, who lives in a small town with his mother and sister, is faced with a tough decision, qualify for Helltrack or take his SATs in order to attend college.
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The Return of the Living Dead
Kentucky The 1980sThey're Back From The Grave and Ready To Party! — When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
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Stripes
🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇪 Germany Kentucky New York The 1980sThe story of a man who wanted to keep the world safe for democracy...and meet girls. — John Winger, an indolent sad sack in his 30s, impulsively joins the U.S. Army after losing his job, his girlfriend and his apartment.