Top 16 Short Movies Releases from 1985

Late at night, a woman is kidnapped by an unknown assailant and taken back to his blood-spattered dungeon, where he turns her into a flower of blood and flesh through a series of dismemberment and evisceration. Find out about Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood / IMDB / YouTube

A duo of guys capture and brutally torture a young girl to the point of piercing her retina. Read about Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment / IMDB / YouTube

Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history of various regions. Learn about Chronos / IMDB / YouTube

When Garfield and Odie are out trick-or-treating, they end up at a haunted house. Details on Garfield in Disguise / IMDB / YouTube

Loosely based on the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, here Gilgamesh is portrayed as a grotesque, Picasso-esque being who uses a tricycle to patrol his box-shaped kingdom that hovers above a dark abyss. Read about This Unnameable Little Broom / IMDB / YouTube

Charlie Brown and the gang help prepare for Snoopy's wedding Learn about Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

11 year old Marie is terribly upset by her parents' separation. Her reaction is to cut herself off from the world and take refuge in books, music and dance. This short film is a complement to Jean-Luc Godard's film Je vous salue Marie. Read about The Book of Mary / IMDB / YouTube

Traveling on the Space Shuttle, covers training, launch, flight, deployment of LDEF from Challenger in April 1984 (STS-41C). Details on The Dream Is Alive / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman rebels against her family's petit bourgeois respectability, conservatism and religiosity. Find out about You Killed Me First / IMDB / YouTube

After a volcano, a small village from where no one can escape. The plague spreads, and among the survivors, the famine rules. For a piece of bread, Charlotte sleeps with the grocer. Night falls. The cliffs, someone is watching. Explore Tintarella di luna / IMDB / YouTube

About a deformed guy and his girlfriend. Check out I Hate You Now / IMDB / YouTube

A female dog from a wealthy family named Violet Vanderfeller is picked up and taken to the city pound, where she meets the gang and discovers their mission of uniting themselves up with homes. The special centers on Violet attempting to reunite with her family, ultimately succeeding. Read about The Pound Puppies / IMDB / YouTube

Todd Solondz plays a high schooler who wants to get into MIT. The only problem is, his gym teacher hates him, and fails him because he can't hit a shot in basketball. He also has no luck with the girl of his dreams, who considers him a great friend, but wishes he were more like Coach. To prove himself, he challenges the teacher to a one-on-one match (and hilarity ensu. Read about Schatt's Last Shot / IMDB / YouTube

The note seller Bicornu is annoyed by a troubadour named Niglo. See more about Le marchand de notes / IMDB / YouTube

A teenage boy is caught between his recently-separated parents. They each want to buy him his first suit, but his own burgeoning self-image differs very much from both of theirs. Details on My First Suit / IMDB / YouTube

O Panama's elegant montage denotes a subject that is always on the verge of collapse. This episodic narrative 'opens spaces in the film where the audience can enter into the story with its own experiences.' Get info on O Panama / IMDB / YouTube