Dirty Story (1984)
Gênero : Crime, Drama
Runtime : 1H 39M
Director : Jörn Donner
Sinopse
The director of one of Finland's largest company, United Metal, discovers the company's Chairman dead in the office. A chain of bribes unravels.
Para o povo mexicano de San Jerónimo el Alto vem o Padre Sebastián, enviado para ajudar o idoso Padre Damián nas suas funções sacerdotais. O padre 'Sebas' colide com a oligarquia da cidade abrindo uma escola onde ele explica as encíclicas dos trabalhadores e também os ideais do trabalhador, e com a irmã do padre Damián, convencida de que só vem para ficar com o trabalho do seu irmão. A cidade começa a gostar do novo padre, criando muitas situações jocosas.
Joe Hallenbeck já foi agente do Serviço Secreto e agora trabalha como detetive particular. Sua mais nova cliente, uma dançarina exótica, acaba de ser assassinada e, ao lado do namorado da vítima, ele tenta encontrar os responsáveis pelo crime.
Heidi, the star of the "Meet The Feebles Variety Hour" discovers her lover Bletch, The Walrus, is cheating on her. And with all the world waiting for the show, the assorted co-stars must contend with drug addiction, extortion, robbery, disease, drug dealing, and murder. Meanwhile the love between two of the stars is threatened by Trevor the Rat, who wishes to exploit the young starlet for use in his porno movie.
Tickel Head é um pequeno povoado na costa canadense cujos habitantes são obrigados a viver de irrisórios subsídios do governo. Um dia, politicos chegam ao local com a proposta de instalar ali uma pequena fábrica. A ideia parece boa, mas a população só irá aceitar com uma condição: é necessário que a cidade tenha pelo menos um médico residente. Percebendo que não vão chegar a lugar algum, contentam-se com a promessa de que um médico ficará na cidade por apenas um mês. Assim o povo se une para tornar aquele o local mais agradável do mundo a fim de seduzir o médico a permanecer ali para sempre.
Em um mundo de conchavos políticos, até mesmo um charlatão profissional como Thomas Jefferson Johnson (Eddie Murphy) pode encontrar um adversário superior. Depois de usar a popularidade de seu nome para ser eleito, Johnson começa a receber as mesmas regalias financeiras de outros políticos. Porém, ao investigar a conexão entre empresas elétricas e câncer em crianças, ele surpreendentemente decide lutar para dar um fim a esta situação, só que para isso terá que enfrentar um inescrupuloso político.
The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.
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