Best Comedy Drama Films of 1980
A Change of Seasons
Middle-aged angst is the ... odd couples decide to take off for a skiing holiday in Vermont during which their relationships will be tested. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
Melvin and Howard
Jonathan Demme's breakthrough movie ... even greater attention in the 1990s as the director of The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Philadelphia (1993). [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
The Stunt Man
Adapted from Paul Brodeur's ... the blurred boundaries between movies and life became all the more striking at the dawn of the Reagan '80s. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
My Bodyguard
This quietly compelling film ... Ruth Gordon). My Bodyguard is light but thoughtful entertainment with a Rocky theme that's suitable for the entire family. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
Le Voyage en Douce
Released outside of France ... concerning their sexual experiences; the most powerful (and best staged) was the story of a rape--a story contributed anonymously. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
Stardust Memories
Woody Allen's tenth film ... at himself. Sharon Stone makes one of her first film appearances as the woman who blows Sandy a kiss. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
Private Benjamin
Devastated when her brand-new ... spinoff starred Lorna Patterson in Goldie's role, with Eileen Brennan repeating her film characterization of the long-suffering Captain Lewis. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
M*A*S*H: Season 09
After a late start ... And though no additional Emmy awards came the its way during season nine, the series garnered eight Emmy nominations. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
Return of the Secaucus 7
College friends reunite for ... the local blue-collars? Many critics cited Secaucus Seven in their decade-end list of the best films of the 1980s. [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in ... public-friendly. Howard Da Silva and Carol Kane co-star in this February 18, 1980, presentation of PBS' "American Short Story." [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
Gregory's Girl
The sophomore film of ... BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Gregory's Girl was followed 18 years later by a sequel, Gregory's Two Girls (1999). [ best comedy drama films - 1980 ]
