Night of the Comet
Their initial releases were mostly geared to arthouse audiences, with an especially large number of Australian productions, as well as two Brazilian productions, "Eu Te Amo" (1981) and "Lady on the Bus" (1978), that introduced American audiences to actress Sonia Braga. They shifted their focus to small-budgeted independent films in the early 1980s, beginning with the surprise success of "Valley Girl" (1983), directed by Martha Coolidge. "Night of the Comet", released in 1984, would be their first film to open on over 1000 screens.