Rekindle the spirit of Christmases gone by this year with our Merry 80s Christmas season. With action, adventure and horror, this year’s festive season brings back characters that inspired a generation and films with a quotability and watchability that has stood the test of time.
Curated by Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Senior Lecturer in English and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University, and Jen Hall, HOME Film Programme Producer.
Sorcha Ní Fhlainn will be leading a Back to the 1980s film course starting at HOME on Wed 19 Jan.
Previously in this season
Cinema
Santa Claus: The Movie
Complications surface when Santa Claus meets Patch, a misguided elf who gets mixed up with a business tycoon’s plans to take over Christmas.
Cinema
The Goonies
In order to save their home from being repossessed, a group of friends set out to find a pirate's ancient valuable treasure.
Cinema
A Nightmare on Elm Street
One, two, Freddy’s coming for you… The teens of Elm street are terrorised by recurring dreams of a man in a stripy, dirty shirt, with…
event
A Nightmare on Elm Street + Introduction
This screening will be introduced by Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Senior Lecturer in English and Film at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Cinema
Cult/ The Lost Boys
After moving to a new town, two brothers are sucked into the mysterious and dangerous world of bikers, vampires and vampire hunters.