In a year where Frankie wanted you to Relax, Bonnie was dealing with a Total Eclipse of The Heart and people were wondering the correct way of spelling Kajagoogoo, three very important things were born; He-Man and The Masters of The Universe, The McNugget and yours truly. It was a varied time for movies and whilst my number one on the list was the main event, these other four will always hold a special place in my heart for various reasons.
Be warned, I have a very eclectic taste in flicks and at least two of these fall on the “oh well I guess someone has to love them” side of cinematic tastes.
5. Yentl
“Papa, can you hear me?” Whilst her dear father might not be able to hear her, the rest of us got a visual treat as 40 year old Barbra Streisand stepped behind the camera as director and in front of the camera as an 18 year girl, who dresses as a boy in the pursuit of an education and accidentally ends up married to another woman. It certainly has some of Babs’ more memorable musical numbers and easily one of the more bizarre plots of any Streisand movie (not, however, the MOST bizarre – that goes to Nuts). I still have the soundtrack on my phone today and after a few wines will happily treat anyone to a rousing rendition of “Piece Of Sky” – costume included.
