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The following is an overview of events in 1988 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths.

Highest-grossing films

See also: List of 1988 box office number-one films in the United States

The top 10 films released in 1988 by worldwide gross are as follows:[1]

Highest-grossing films of 1988
Rank Title Distributor Worldwide gross
1 Rain Man MGM $354,825,435
2 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Buena Vista $329,803,958
3 Coming to America Paramount $288,752,301
4 Crocodile Dundee II $239,606,210
5 Twins Universal $216,614,388
6 Rambo III TriStar / Carolco $189,015,611
7 A Fish Called Wanda MGM $188,597,000[2][3][4]
8 Cocktail Buena Vista $171,504,781
9 Big Fox $151,668,774
10 Die Hard $141,500,000

Events

Awards

Category/Organization 46th Golden Globe Awards
January 28, 1989		 42nd BAFTA Awards
March 19, 1989		 61st Academy Awards
March 29, 1989
Drama Musical or Comedy
Best Film Rain Man Working Girl The Last Emperor Rain Man
Best Director Clint Eastwood
Bird		 Louis Malle
Au revoir les enfants		 Barry Levinson
Rain Man
Best Actor Dustin Hoffman
Rain Man		 Tom Hanks
Big		 John Cleese
A Fish Called Wanda		 Dustin Hoffman
Rain Man
Best Actress Jodie Foster
The Accused
Shirley MacLaine
Madame Sousatzka
Sigourney Weaver
Gorillas in the Mist		 Melanie Griffith
Working Girl		 Maggie Smith
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne		 Jodie Foster
The Accused
Best Supporting Actor Martin Landau
Tucker: The Man and His Dream		 Michael Palin
A Fish Called Wanda		 Kevin Kline
A Fish Called Wanda
Best Supporting Actress Sigourney Weaver
Working Girl		 Judi Dench
A Handful of Dust		 Geena Davis
The Accidental Tourist
Best Screenplay, Adapted Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal
Running on Empty		 Jean-Claude Carriere and Philip Kaufman
The Unbearable Lightness of Being		 Christopher Hampton
Dangerous Liaisons
Best Screenplay, Original A World Apart
Shawn Slovo		 Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
Rain Man
Best Original Score Maurice Jarre
Gorillas in the Mist		 John Williams
Empire of the Sun		 Dave Grusin
The Milagro Beanfield War
Best Original Song "Two Hearts"
Buster
"Let the River Run"
Working Girl		 N/A "Let the River Run"
Working Girl
Best Foreign Language Film Pelle the Conqueror Babette's Feast Pelle the Conqueror

Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival)

Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren), directed by Bille August, Denmark

Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival)

La leggenda del santo bevitore (The Legend of the Holy Drinker), directed by Ermanno Olmi, Italy / France

Golden Bear (Berlin International Film Festival)

Red Sorghum (Hong gao liang), directed by Zhang Yimou, China

1988 Wide-release films

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January–March

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Y 		3 Once Upon a Texas Train CBS Burt Kennedy (director/screenplay); Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Shaun Cassidy, Chuck Connors, Ken Curtis, Royal Dano, Jack Elam, Gene Evans, Kevin McCarthy, Dub Taylor, Stuart Whitman, Angie Dickinson, Red West, Clare Carey, Don Collier, Dennis Fimple, Harry Carey Jr., Hank Worden, Jeb Stuart Adams, David Michael O'Neill, John Calkins Comedy, Action, Romance, Western Live action
8 Cop Atlantic Releasing Corporation James B. Harris (director/screenplay); James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning, Charles Haid, Raymond J. Barry, Randi Brooks, Steven Lambert, Christopher Wynne, Jan McGill, Vicki Wauchope, Melinda Lynch, John Petievich, Dennis Stewart, Annie McEnroe Crime, Thriller Live action
10 Man Against the Mob NBC Productions / Von Zerneck Sertner Films / Worldwide Media Steven Hilliard Stern (director); David J. Kinghorn (screenplay); George Peppard, Kathryn Harrold, Max Gail, Barry Corbin, Fredric Lehne, Stella Stevens, Norman Alden, Michael Gregory, Cheryl Anderson, Beau Dare, Paul Sylvan Action, Crime, Drama Live action
15 The Couch Trip Orion Pictures Michael Ritchie (director); Steven Kampmann, William Porter, Sean Stein, Walter Bernstein (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon, Richard Romanus, Mary Gross, David Clennon, Scott Thomson, David Wohl, Arye Gross, Victoria Jackson, Chevy Chase Comedy Live action
For Keeps Tri-Star Pictures John G. Avildsen (director); Denise DeClue, Tim Kazurinsky (screenplay); Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth Mars, Miriam Flynn, Conchata Ferrell, Sharon Brown, John Zarchen, Pauly Shore, Michelle Downey, Patricia Barry, Janet MacLachlan, Jaclyn Bernstein, Matthew Licht, Renee Estevez, Darcy DeMoss Comedy, Drama Live action
17 Crash Course NBC Productions / Fries Distribution Company Oz Scott (director); William A. Schwartz (screenplay); Jackeé Harry, Charlie Robinson, Edie McClurg, Tina Yothers, Alyssa Milano, Harvey Korman, Dick Butkus, Ray Walston, Brian Bloom, Rob Stone, Olivia d'Abo, B.D. Wong, Julie Payne, Nathan Dyer, Allen Williams Comedy Live action
22 The Telephone New World Pictures Rip Torn (director); Terry Southern, Harry Nilsson (screenplay); Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Elliott Gould, John Heard, Amy Wright Comedy, Drama Live action
Braddock: Missing in Action III Cannon Films Aaron Norris (director); James Bruner, Chuck Norris (screenplay); Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Keith David, Yehuda Efroni, Roland Harrah III, Miki Kim Action, Adventure Live action
24 The Murder of Mary Phagan NBC Productions / Orion Television William Hale (director); Jeffrey Lane, George Stevens Jr. (teleplay); Jack Lemmon, Richard Jordan, Robert Prosky, Peter Gallagher, Kathryn Walker, Rebecca Miller, Paul Dooley, Charles S. Dutton, Kevin Spacey, Cynthia Nixon, Kenneth Welsh, Thomas Anderson, Dylan Baker, Daniel Benzali, Loretta Devine, Carl Gordon, Richard Hamilton, Brent Jennings, W.H. Macy, Heather McAdam, William Newman, Bill Raymond, Fred Sadoff, Raynor Scheine, Nick Wyman, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Beeson Carroll, Jordan Marder, Wendy J. Cooke Crime, Drama, History Live action
29 Biggles: Adventures in Time UIP John Hough (director); John Groves, Kent Walwin (screenplay); Neil Dickson, Alex Hyde-White, Fiona Hutchison, Peter Cushing, Marcus Gilbert, William Hootkins, Alan Polonsky, Francesca Gonshaw, Michael Siberry, James Saxon, Daniel Flynn Sci-Fi, Adventure Live action
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Y 		5 The Serpent and the Rainbow Universal Pictures Wes Craven (director); Richard Maxwell (screenplay); Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts, Aleta Mitchell, Badja Djola, Michael Gough, Paul Guilfoyle, Dey Young, William Newman, Francis Guinan, Luis Tavare Pesquera, Jaime Pina Gautier, Philogen Thomas, Evencio Mosquera Slaco Horror Live action
She's Having a Baby Paramount Pictures / Hughes Entertainment John Hughes (director/screenplay); Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, William Windom, Holland Taylor, Cathryn Damon, John Ashton, James Ray, Bill Irwin, Paul Gleason, Dennis Dugan, Larry Hankin, Edie McClurg, Nancy Lenehan, Michael Keaton, Woody Harrelson, Matthew Broderick Romance, Comedy Live action
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Orion Pictures Philip Kaufman (director/screenplay); Jean-Claude Carrière (screenplay); Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint, Erland Josephson, Pavel Landovský, Donald Moffat, Tomek Bork, Daniel Olbrychski, Stellan Skarsgård, Anne Lonnberg Drama, Romance Live action
12 Action Jackson Lorimar Film Entertainment Craig R. Baxley (director); Robert Reneau (screenplay); Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone, Bill Duke, Robert Davi, Jack Thibeau, Armelia McQueen, Stan Foster, Roger Aaron Brown, Thomas F. Wilson, Edgar Small, Chino 'Fats' Williams, Prince A. Hughes, Frank McCarthy, De'Voreaux White, Dennis Hayden, David Glen Eisley, Bob Minor, David Effron, Brian Libby, Nicholas Worth, Branscombe Richmond, Miguel Nunez, Charles Meshack, Al Leong, Ed O'Ross, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jim Haynie, Ivor Barry, Michael McManus, Sonny Landham Action Live action
Satisfaction 20th Century Fox / NBC Productions Joan Freeman (director); Charles Purpura (screenplay); Justine Bateman, Liam Neeson, Trini Alvarado, Julia Roberts, Scott Coffey, Britta Phillips, Debbie Harry, Chris Nash, Michael DeLorenzo, Tom O'Brien, Peter Craig, Steve Cropper Comedy, Drama Live action
School Daze Columbia Pictures / 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Spike Lee (director/screenplay); Larry Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Tisha Campbell, Kyme, Joe Seneca, Art Evans, Ellen Holly, Ossie Davis, Bill Nunn, Branford Marsalis, Kadeem Hardison, Spike Lee, Darryl M. Bell, Joie Lee, Alva Rogers, Jasmine Guy, Samuel L. Jackson, Roger Guenveur Smith, Cinqué Lee, Cylk Cozart, Dominic Hoffman, Kirk Taylor, Erik Dellums, Rusty Cundieff, Leonard L. Thomas, Tyra Ferrell, Gregg Burge, Kasi Lemmons, A.J. Johnson, Cassi Davis, Phyllis Hyman Musical, Comedy, Drama Live action
Shoot to Kill Touchstone Pictures Roger Spottiswoode (director); Harv Zimmel, Michael Burton, Daniel Petrie Jr. (screenplay); Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley, Andrew Robinson, Clancy Brown, Richard Masur, William S. Taylor, Frederick Coffin, Ken Camroux, Fred Henderson, Samuel Hiona, Les Lannom, Robert Lesser, Michael MacRae, Walter Marsh, Janet Rotblatt, Kevin Scannell, Frank C. Turner Adventure, Crime, Thriller Live action
13 The In Crowd Orion Pictures Mark Rosenthal (director/screenplay); Lawrence Konner (screenplay); Donovan Leitch, Jennifer Runyon, Joe Pantoliano, Peter Boyle, Scott Plank, Bruce Kirby, Charlotte d'Amboise, Page Hannah, Mark Soper, Wendy Gazelle, Sean Gregory Sullivan, Freddie Ganno, Richard Schave, Matthew Nasatir, John R. Russell, Elliott Alexander Teen, Drama Live action
14 The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission NBC / MGM Television / RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana / Jadran Film Lee H. Katzin (director); Mark Rodgers (screenplay); Telly Savalas, Ernest Borgnine, Jeff Conaway, Hunt Block, Matthew Burton, Alex Cord, Erik Estrada, Ernie Hudson, Heather Thomas, James Carroll Jordan, Natalia Nogulich, Ray Mancini, John Matuszak, Anthony Valentine, Richard Yniguez, Derek Hoxby, Branko Blače, Robert Bobinac, Budimar Sobat, Ray Armstrong, Ivo Krištof, Slavko Juraga Action, Adventure, War Live action
20 Baja Oklahoma HBO Pictures / Rastar Productions / Warner Bros. Television Distribution Bobby Roth (director/screenplay); Dan Jenkins (screenplay); Lesley Ann Warren, Peter Coyote, Swoosie Kurtz, Julia Roberts, Billy Vera, Anthony Zerbe, William Forsythe, Willie Nelson, Bruce Abbott, Carmen Argenziano, Paul Bartel, Jordan Charney, Carole Raphaelle Davis, Emmylou Harris, John M. Jackson, Alice Krige, John Mayall, Rob Nilsson, Walter Olkewicz, Cyril O'Reilly, Linda Dona, Rhonda Dotson, Kit McDonough, Annie O'Neill, Dennis Redfield, Susannah Woodside Comedy, Drama, Music Live action
21 James Clavell's Noble House NBC / De Laurentiis Entertainment Group Gary Nelson (director); Eric Bercovici (screenplay); Pierce Brosnan, Deborah Raffin, Ben Masters, John Rhys-Davies, Julia Nickson, Khigh Dhiegh, Gordon Jackson, Burt Kwouk, Nancy Kwan, John van Dreelen, Ping Wu, Lim Kay Tong, Lisa Lu, Damien Thomas, Dudley Sutton, Ric Young, Tia Carrere, Steven Vincent Leigh, Irene Tsu, John Houseman, Denholm Elliott, Leon Lissek, Edward Petherbridge, David Shaughnessy, John Fujioka, Richard Durden, George Innes, Michael Siberry, Duncan Preston, Vincent Wong, Nicholas Pryor, Harris Laskawy, Keith Bonnard, Bennett Ohta, Brian Fong, Helen Funai, David Henry, Choy-Ling Man, Pip Miller, Galen Yuen Action, Drama Live action
26 Alien from L.A. The Cannon Group / Golan-Globus Productions Albert Pyun (director/screenplay); Regina Davis, Debra Ricci (screenplay); Kathy Ireland, William R. Moses, Richard Haines, Don Michael Paul, Thom Mathews, Linda Kerridge, Deep Roy, Janie Du Plessis, Simon Poland, Kristen Trucksess, Lochner De Kock Sci-Fi Live action
Bloodsport Warner Bros. Pictures Newt Arnold (director); Christopher Cosby, Mel Friedman, Sheldon Lettich (screenplay); Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Leah Ayres, Norman Burton, Roy Chiao, Forest Whitaker, Bolo Yeung, Ken Siu, Michel Qissi, Philip Chan Martial Arts Live action
Frantic Warner Bros. Pictures Roman Polanski (director/screenplay); Gerard Brach, Robert Towne (screenplay); Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, John Mahoney, Emmanuelle Seigner, Gerard Klein, Jacques Ciron, Dominique Pinon, Yves Rénier, Robert M. Ground, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Thomas M. Pollard, Marcel Bluwal, Patrick Floersheim, Yorgo Voyagis, David Huddleston, Alexandra Stewart, Artus de Penguern, Roman Polanski Mystery. Thriller Live action
Hairspray New Line Cinema John Waters (director/screenplay); Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora, Leslie Ann Powers, Colleen Fitzpatrick, Michael St. Gerard, Clayton Prince, Cyrkle Milbourne, Shawn Thompson, Mink Stole, Joann Havrilla, Doug Roberts, Alan J. Wendi, Toussaint McCall, John Waters, Josh Charles, Jason Downs, Holter Graham Comedy Live action
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 20th Century Fox / Island Pictures William Richert (director/screenplay); River Phoenix, Ann Magnuson, Meredith Salenger, Ione Skye, Louanne, Matthew L. Perry, Paul Koslo, Jane Hallaren, Jason Court, James Deuter, Alison Goldfrapp, Johnny Galecki, Alan Goldsher, William Richert, Marji Banks, Margaret Moore, Kamie Harper Coming-of-Age, Comedy, Drama, Romance Live action
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H 		4 And God Created Woman Vestron Pictures Roger Vadim (director); R.J. Stewart (screenplay); Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank Langella, Donovan Leitch, Judith Chapman, Jamie McEnnan, Benjamin Mouton, Dave Shelley, Einstein Brown, David Lopez, Thelma Houston Drama Live action
Babette's Feast Orion Classics Gabriel Axel (director/screenplay); Stéphane Audran, Birgitte Federspiel, Bodil Kjer, Jarl Kulle, Jean-Philippe Lafont, Vibeke Hastrup, Tina Kiberg, Bibi Andersson, Bendt Rothe, Lisbeth Movin, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Ebbe Rode, Else Petersen, Axel Strøbye, Ghita Nørby, Hanne Stensgaard, Gudmar Wivesson, Pouel Kern, Cay Kristiansen, Asta Esper Andersen, Ebba With, Finn Nielsen Drama Live action
Moving Warner Bros. Pictures Alan Metter (director); Andy Breckman (screenplay); Richard Pryor, Beverly Todd, Dave Thomas, Dana Carvey, Randy Quaid, Stacey Dash, Gordon Jump, King Kong Bundy, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Robert LaSardo, Morris Day, Rodney Dangerfield Comedy Live action
Prison Empire Pictures Renny Harlin (director); Irwin Yablans, C. Courtney Joyner (screenplay); Lane Smith, Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field, Lincoln Kilpatrick, André De Shields, Arlen Dean Snyder, Hal Landon Jr., Matt Kanen, Tom Everett, Ivan Kane, Tommy Lister, Stephen Little, Mickey Yablans, Larry "Flash" Jenkins, Kane Hodder Horror Live action
Pulse Columbia Pictures Paul Golding (director/screenplay); Cliff De Young, Roxanne Hart, Joey Lawrence, Matthew Lawrence, Charles Tyner, Dennis Redfield, Robert Romanus, Myron Healey, Michael Rider, Jean Sincere, Terry Beaver, Greg Norberg, Tim Russ Sci-Fi, Horror Live action
Switching Channels Tri-Star Pictures Ted Kotcheff (director); Jonathan Reynolds (screenplay); Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, Christopher Reeve, Ned Beatty, Henry Gibson, George Newbern, Al Waxman, Ken James, Barry Flatman, Anthony Sherwood, Joe Silver, Tony Rosato, Jackie Richardson, Philip Akin, Laura Robinson, Fiona Reid, Jack Duffy, Charles Kimbrough Comedy Live action
7 Laura Lansing Slept Here NBC / Schaefer/Karpf/Eckstein Productions / Gaylord Productions George Schaefer (director); James Prideaux (screenplay); Katharine Hepburn, Joel Higgins, Karen Austin, Brenda Forbes, Lee Richardson, Nicolas Surovy, Schuyler Grant Comedy Live action
11 Masquerade Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Bob Swaim (director); Dick Wolf (screenplay); Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, John Glover, Dana Delany, Bernie McInerney, Maeve McGuire, Boz Scaggs, Dick Wolf, Erik Holland, Brian Davies, Barton Heyman, Bill Lopatto, Pirie MacDonald, Ira Wheeler, Timothy Langfield, Karen McLaughlin, Nada Rowand, Edwin Bordo, Bruce Tuthill, James Caulfield, Henry Ravelo Romance, Mystery, Thriller Live action
Off Limits 20th Century Fox Christopher Crowe (director/screenplay); Jack Thibeau (screenplay); Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda Pays, Scott Glenn, Lim Kay Tong, David Alan Grier, Keith David, Raymond O'Connor, Richard Brooks, Thuy Ann Luu, Richard Lee Reed, Woody Brown Action, Thriller Live action
Stand and Deliver Warner Bros. Pictures Ramón Menéndez (director/screenplay); Tom Musca (screenplay); Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto, Andy García, Ingrid Oliu, Carmen Argenziano, Vanessa Marquez, Lydia Nicole, James Victor, Estelle Harris, Virginia Paris, Will Gotay Drama Live action
Vice Versa Columbia Pictures Brian Gilbert (director); Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais (screenplay); Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Corinne Bohrer, Swoosie Kurtz, David Proval, Jane Kaczmarek, William Prince, Beverly Archer, Richard Kind, Elya Baskin, James Hong, Ajay Naidu, Jane Lynch, Gloria Gifford, Harry Murphy, Kevin O'Rourke, Chip Lucia, Jason Late, P.J. Brown Comedy Live action
18 D.O.A. Touchstone Pictures Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton (directors); Charles Edward Pogue (screenplay); Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Daniel Stern, Charlotte Rampling, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Neame, Robin Johnson, Robert Knepper, Brion James, Jack Kehoe, Jay Patterson Crime, Thriller Live action
Little Nikita Columbia Pictures Richard Benjamin (director); Bo Goldman, John Hill (screenplay); Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins, Caroline Kava, Richard Bradford, Richard Lynch, Loretta Devine, Lucy Deakins, Jerry Hardin, Ronald Guttman, Jacob Vargas, Brooke Theiss, Albert Fortell, Robert Madrid Neo-Noir, Thriller Live action
The Milagro Beanfield War Universal Pictures Robert Redford (director); John Nichols, David S. Ward (screenplay); Rubén Blades, Richard Bradford, Sônia Braga, Julie Carmen, James Gammon, Melanie Griffith, John Heard, Carlos Riquelme, Daniel Stern, Christopher Walken, Chick Vennera, Freddy Fender, Tony Genaro, Jerry Hardin Comedy, Drama Live action
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach Warner Bros. Pictures Alan Myerson (director); Stephen Curwick (screenplay); Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook, Marion Ramsey, Janet Jones, Lance Kinsey, Matt McCoy, G. W. Bailey, George Gaynes, Tab Thacker, George R. Robertson, René Auberjonois, Archie Hahn, James Hampton, Ed Kovens, Scott Weinger, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Joe Del Campo, Jerry O'Connell, Paul Maslansky, Graham Smith Action, Adventure Live action
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw Tri-Star Pictures / Carolco Pictures Pierre DeCelles (director); Jim Carlson, Terrence McDonnell (screenplay); Brennan Howard, B. J. Ward, Nancy Cartwright, Tony Longo, Ruth Buzzi, Hal Rayle, Cathy Cavadini, Greg Berg, Susan Silo, Frank Welker, Ashley Hall, Mark Vieha, George Rose, Wayne Scherzer, Janice Kawaye, Joey Dedio, James Swodec Adventure Animation
Stars and Bars Columbia Pictures Pat O'Connor (director); William Boyd (screenplay); Daniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton, Maury Chaykin, Joan Cusack, Keith David, Spalding Gray, Glenne Headly, Laurie Metcalf, Deirdre O'Connell, Will Patton, Martha Plimpton, Steven Wright Comedy Live action
20 Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats Worldvision Enterprises / Hanna-Barbera Productions Paul Sommer, Charles A. Nichols, Ray Patterson (directors); Barry Blitzer (screenplay); Arnold Stang, Avery Schreiber, Leo De Lyon, Marvin Kaplan, John Stephenson, Dick Erdman, Teresa Ganzel, Linda Gary, Kenneth Mars, Rob Paulsen, Henry Polic II, Frank Welker, Lilly Moon Adventure, Comedy, Drama Animation
23 Bonanza: The Next Generation CBS / Bonanza Ventures / Gaylord Productions William F. Claxton (director); Paul Savage (screenplay); John Ireland, Robert Fuller, Barbara Anderson, Michael Landon Jr., John Amos, Peter Mark Richman, Gillian Greene, Kevin Hagen, William Benedict, Dabbs Greer, Rex Linn, Brian A. Smith, Richard Bergman, Gary Reed, Lee McLaughlin, Robert Hoy, Jack Lilley, Jerry Gatlin, Jeffrey Meyer, Robert Jauregui, Jeffrey Boudov, Laurie Rude, Clayton Staggs, David Q. Combs Western Live action
25 Biloxi Blues Universal Pictures / Rastar Mike Nichols (director); Neil Simon (screenplay); Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Michael Dolan, Markus Flanagan, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker, Casey Siemaszko, Penelope Ann Miller, Park Overall Comedy, Drama Live action
Johnny Be Good Orion Pictures Bud S. Smith (director); Steve Zacharias, Jeff Buhai, David Obst (screenplay); Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jr., Paul Gleason, Uma Thurman, Steve James, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Tilly, Deborah May, Robert Downey Sr. Comedy Live action
A New Life Paramount Pictures Alan Alda (director/screenplay); Alan Alda, Ann-Margret, Hal Linden, John Shea, Veronica Hamel, Mary Kay Place, Beatrice Alda, David Eisner, Victoria Snow, Alec Mapa, Malcolm Stewart, Barry Flatman, Cynthia Belliveau, Michael Kirby, Celia Weston, Paul Hecht, Bill Irwin, Fiona Reid, Jackie Samuda, Deborah Theaker, John Kozak, Tim Koetting, Michelle Duquet, Laura Dickson Romance, Comedy Live action
26 The Tracker HBO Pictures / ITC Entertainment John Guillermin (director); Kevin Jarre (screenplay); Kris Kristofferson, Scott Wilson, Mark Moses, David Huddleston, John Quade, Don Swayze, Geoffrey Blake, Leon Rippy, Ernie Lively, Karen Kopins, Jeff Celentano, Brynn Thayer, Lois Geary, Celia Xavier, Jennifer Snyder, Jose Rey Toledo, Forrest Broadley, Jake Dengel, Stephen Parks Western Live action
27 Lincoln NBC Productions / Chris/Rose Productions / Finnegan/Pinchuk Productions Lamont Johnson (director); Ernest Kinoy (screenplay); Sam Waterston, Mary Tyler Moore, Richard Mulligan, Deborah Adair, Steven Culp, Jeffrey DeMunn, James Gammon, Thomas Gibson, Ruby Dee, John Houseman, Tim Guinee, Robin Gammell, Cleavon Little, John McMartin, Tom Mason, Alan Sader, Richard Travis, Fay Greenbaum, Karen Hutcheson, Helen Jervey, Tom Brennan, Gregory Cooke, Jerome Dempsey, Jon DeVries, George Ede, David Leary, Patrick Rowe, Greg Baber, Coby Batty, Bill Chorney, Ritchie Copenhaver, Del Driver, Glenn Faigen, Dick Harrington, Rick Hite, Edward James Hyland, Marion Johnson, Lee Lively, John Mingus, Patrick Coe McCluskey, Adrian Rieder, Troy Sweeney, Paul Welch Drama, History, War Live action
30 Beetlejuice Warner Bros. Pictures / The Geffen Company Tim Burton (director); Michael McDowell, Warren Skaaren (screenplay); Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder, Sylvia Sidney, Robert Goulet, Dick Cavett, Glenn Shadix, Annie McEnroe, Maurice Page, Hugo Stanger, Rachel Mittleman, Patrice Martinez, Carmen Filpi, Susan Kellermann, Adelle Lutz, Duane Davis, Maree Cheatham, Tony Cox, Jack Angel, Judi M. Durand Comedy, Fantasy Live action

April–June

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The Seventh Sign Tri-Star Pictures Carl Schultz (director); Clifford Green, Ellen Green (screenplay); Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Peter Friedman, Jürgen Prochnow, Manny Jacobs, John Taylor Drama, Horror Live action
8 18 Again! New World Pictures Paul Flaherty (director); Josh Goldstein, Jonathan Prince (screenplay); George Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony Roberts, Anita Morris, Red Buttons, Miriam Flynn, Pauly Shore, Jennifer Runyon, George DiCenzo, Bernard Fox, Kenneth Tigar, Anthony Starke, Emory Bass, Benny Baker, Hal Smith, Earl Boen, Kimberlin Brown, Karl Wiedergott, Pat Crawford Brown Fantasy, Comedy Live action
Above the Law Warner Bros. Pictures Andrew Davis (director/screenplay); Steven Pressfield, Ronald Shusett (screenplay); Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone, Daniel Faraldo, Henry Silva, Ron Dean, Daniel Faraldo, Miguel Nino, Nicholas Kusenko, Joe V. Greco, Chelcie Ross, Gregory Alan Williams, Jack Wallace, Metta Davis, Joseph Kosala Action Live action
Bad Dreams 20th Century Fox Andrew Fleming (director/screenplay); Steven E. de Souza (screenplay); Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, Richard Lynch, Dean Cameron, Harris Yulin, Susan Barnes, John Scott Clough, E. G. Daily, Damita Jo Freeman, Louis Giambalvo, Susan Ruttan, Sy Richardson, Missy Francis, Sheila Scott-Wilkenson, Ben Kronen Horror Live action
15 Appointment with Death Cannon Film Distributors Michael Winner (director/screenplay); Anthony Shaffer, Peter Buckman (screenplay); Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove, David Soul, Nicholas Guest, Valerie Richards, John Terlesky, Amber Bezer, Douglas Sheldon, Mike Sarne, Michael Craig Mystery Live action
Brain Damage Palisades Entertainment Frank Henenlotter (director/screenplay); Rick Hearst, John Zacherle, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes, Lucille Saint Peter, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Gordon MacDonald Comedy, Horror Live action
Colors Orion Pictures Dennis Hopper (director); Richard Di Lello, Michael Schiffer (screenplay); Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, María Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks, Don Cheadle, Glenn Plummer, Trinidad Silva, Grand L. Bush, Damon Wayans, Leon Robinson, Romeo De Lan, Gerardo Meija, Mario Lopez, Karla Montana, Sy Richardson, Courtney Gains, Sherman Augustus, Rudy Ramos, Lawrence Cook, R. D. Call, Clark Johnson, Jack Nance, David Raynr Action, Crime Live action
The Moderns Nelson Entertainment Alan Rudolph (director/screenplay); Jon Bradshaw (screenplay); Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Geneviève Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Wallace Shawn, Kevin J. O'Connor, John Lone Drama, Comedy Live action
Plain Clothes Paramount Pictures Martha Coolidge (director); Scott Frank (screenplay); Arliss Howard, Suzy Amis, Seymour Cassel, Diane Ladd, Robert Stack, Abe Vigoda, George Wendt, Larry Pine, Alexandra Powers, Peter Dobson, Harry Shearer, Loren Dean, Reginald VelJohnson, Max Perlich Comedy Live action
Return to Snowy River Walt Disney Pictures Geoff Burrowes (director); John Dixon (screenplay); Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy, Nicholas Eadie, Bryan Marshall, Mark Hembrow, Rhys McConnochie, Peter Cummins, Cornelia Frances, Tony Barry, Wynn Roberts, Alec Wilson, Peter Browne, Alan Hopgood, Mark Pennell Drama Live action
17 Nitti: The Enforcer ABC / Giro International / Leonard Hill Films Michael Switzer (director); Lee David Zlotoff (screenplay); Anthony LaPaglia, Vincent Guastaferro, Trini Alvarado, Michael Moriarty, Louis Guss, Clayton Landey, Bruce Kirby, Renata Vanni, Mike Starr, Peter Iacangelo, Pat Renella, John Shepherd, Alan Blumenfeld, Michael Russo, Michael Collins, Wayne Grace, Lynn Tufeld Biography, Crime, Drama Live action
22 The Blue Iguana Paramount Pictures John Lafia (director/screenplay); Dylan McDermott, Jessica Harper, James Russo, Pamela Gidley, Flea, Tovah Feldshuh, Dean Stockwell, John Durbin, Don Pedro Colley, Yano Anaya, Michele Seipp, Katia Schkolnik, Eliett, Pedro Altamirano, Benny Corral Crime Live action
Casual Sex? Universal Pictures Geneviève Robert (director); Wendy Goldman, Judy Toll (screenplay); Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Stephen Shellen, Jerry Levine, Mary Gross, Andrew Dice Clay, Bruce Abbott, Valerie Breiman, Peter Dvorsky, David Sergeant, Cynthia Phillips, Don Woodard, Danny Breen, Susan Ann Connor Comedy Live action
Lady in White New Century Vista Film Company Frank LaLoggia (director/screenplay): Lukas Haas, Len Cariou, Alex Rocco, Katherine Helmond, Jason Presson, Jared Rushton, Henry Harris, Renata Vanni, Angelo Bertolini, Joelle Jacobi, Gregory Levinson, Karen Powell Mystery, Horror Live action
Permanent Record Paramount Pictures Marisa Silver (director); Jarre Fees, Larry Ketron, Alice Liddle (screenplay); Alan Boyce, Pamela Gidley, Michelle Meyrink, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Rubin, Barry Corbin, Kathy Baker, Richard Bradford, Michael Elgart, Dakin Matthews, Lou Reed Drama Live action
Return of the Killer Tomatoes New World Pictures John De Bello (director/screenplay); Costa Dillon, J. Stephen Peace (screenplay); Anthony Starke, George Clooney, Karen Mistal, Steve Lundquist, John Astin, J. Stephen Peace, Michael Villani, Frank Davis, Harvey Weber, Charlie Jones, John De Bello, Ian Hutton, Rick Rockwell Comedy, Horror Live action
A Time of Destiny Columbia Pictures / Nelson Entertainment Gregory Nava (director/screenplay); Anna Thomas (screenplay); William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Melissa Leo, Francisco Rabal, Concha Hidalgo, Stockard Channing, Megan Follows, Frederick Coffin, Peter Palmer, Kelly Pacheco Drama, War Live action
Two Moon Junction Lorimar Film Entertainment / The Samuel Goldwyn Company Zalman King (director/screenplay); Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Louise Fletcher, Burl Ives, Kristy McNichol, Martin Hewitt, Juanita Moore, Don Galloway, Millie Perkins, Milla Jovovich, Kerry Remsen, Herve Villechaize, Dabbs Greer Erotic, Thriller, Romance Live action
The Unholy Vestron Pictures Camilo Vila (director); Philip Yordan, Fernando Fonseca (screenplay); Ben Cross, Ned Beatty, William Russ, Jill Carroll, Hal Holbrook, Trevor Howard, Claudia Robinson, Nicole Fortier, Peter Frechette, Earleen Carey, Lari White Horror Live action
White Mischief Columbia Pictures / Goldcrest Films / Nelson Entertainment Michael Radford (director/screenplay); Jonathan Gems (screenplay); Greta Scacchi, Joss Ackland, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles, Geraldine Chaplin, Ray McAnally, Murray Head, John Hurt, Trevor Howard, Susan Fleetwood, Catherine Neilson, Hugh Grant, Alan Dobie, Jacqueline Pearce Drama Live action
29 Critters 2: The Main Course New Line Cinema Mick Garris (director/screenplay); David Twohy (screenplay); Scott Grimes, Liane Curtis, Don Keith Opper, Barry Corbin, Terrence Mann, Tom Hodges, Sam Anderson, Lindsay Parker, Herta Ware, Lin Shaye, Roxanne Kernohan, Douglas Rowe, Eddie Deezen, Randy Spears, Tom McLoughlin, Montrose Hagins, William Hanna, Mick Garris Sci-Fi, Comedy, Horror Live action
Da FilmDallas Pictures Matt Clark (director); Hugh Leonard (screenplay); Barnard Hughes, Martin Sheen, William Hickey, Hugh O'Conor, Joan O'Hara, Doreen Hepburn, Karl Hayden, Ingrid Craigie, Jill Doyle, Peter Hanly Drama, Fantasy Live action
Powaqqatsi The Cannon Group Godfrey Reggio (director) Documentary Live action
Sunset Tri-Star Pictures Blake Edwards (director/screenplay); Bruce Willis, James Garner, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen Quinlan, Jennifer Edwards, Malcolm McDowell, Patricia Hodge, Richard Bradford, M. Emmet Walsh, Joe Dallesandro, Andreas Katsulas, Dann Florek, Michael C. Gwynne, Dermot Mulroney, Peter Jason, Miranda Garrison, Liz Torres, Cástulo Guerra, Dakin Matthews, Vernon Wells, John Dennis Johnston, Richard Fancy, Glenn Shadix, Maureen Teefy, Arnold Johnson, Bing Russell, Luis Contreras, Charles Noland, Rod McCary, Jeris Lee Poindexter, Grant Heslov, Beverly Leech, Marilyn Michaels, Bill Marcus, Jeffrey Briar, Bevis Faversham, John Fountain Mystery, Action Live action
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Splash, Too ABC / Walt Disney Television Greg Antonacci (director); Bruce Franklin Singer (screenplay); Todd Waring, Amy Yasbeck, Donovan Scott, Rita Taggart, Noble Willingham, Dody Goodman, Mark Blankfield, Barney Martin, Doris Belack, Timothy Williams, Jana Marie Hupp, Joey Travolta, Ralph Peduto, Ginger Stanley, Kirk Fyson, Joseph O. Reed Jr., Roger Hewlett, Russell J. McConnell, R.A. Rondell Comedy, Fantasy Live action
4 The House on Carroll Street Orion Pictures Peter Yates (director); Walter Bernstein (screenplay); Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy, Jonathan Hogan, Remak Ramsay, Kenneth Welsh, Christopher Buchholz, Charles McCaughan, Randle Mell, Paul Sparer, Frederick Rolf, Anna Berger, Trey Wilson, Jamey Sheridan, Boris Leskin, James Rebhorn, Maeve McGuire, Gregory Jbara, James Lew, Alice Drummond, Tony Carreiro, Robert Stanton, Brian Davies, Bill Moor, Cliff Cudney, Alexis Yulin, Howard Sherman, John Randolph Jones Thriller Live action
6 Dead Heat New World Pictures Mark Goldblatt (director); Terry Black (screenplay); Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Darren McGavin, Lindsay Frost, Vincent Price, Clare Kirkconnell, Keye Luke, Robert Picardo, Mel Stewart, Professor Toru Tanaka, Martha Quinn, Shane Black, Beth Toussaint Action, Comedy, Horror Live action
Jack's Back Palisades Entertainment Rowdy Herrington (director/screenplay); James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis, Rex Ryon, Chris Mulkey, Mario Machado, Danitza Kingsley Crime, Horror Live action
Salsa The Cannon Group, Inc. / A Golan-Globus Production Boaz Davidson (director/screenplay); Tomas Benitez, Shepard Goldman (screenplay); Robby Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Miranda Garrison, Angela Alvarado, Valente Rodriquez, Renee Victor, Bobby Caldwell, Chain Reaction, Willie Colon, Celia Cruz, Mavis Vegas Davis, Marisela Esqueda, Grupo Latino, La Dimencion, Mongo Santamaria, Kenny Ortega, Tito Puente, Michael Sembello, German Wilkins Velez, The Edwin Hawkins Singers Romance Live action
Shakedown Universal Pictures James Glickenhaus (director/screenplay); Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau, Jude Ciccolella, Antonio Fargas, Blanche Baker, Richard Brooks, John C. McGinley, Thomas G. Waites, Tom Mardirosian, Anthony Crivello Crime, Drama, Action Live action
Wings of Desire Orion Classics / Road Movies Filmproduktion / Argos Films / Westdeutscher Rundfunk Wim Wenders (director/screenplay); Peter Handke, Richard Reitinger (screenplay); Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander, Curt Bois, Peter Falk, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Crime & the City Solution Romance, Fantasy Live action
8 The Bourne Identity ABC / Alan Shayne Productions / Warner Bros. Television Roger Young (director); Carol Sobieski (screenplay); Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle, Donald Moffat, Shane Rimmer, Yorgo Voyagis, Denholm Elliott, Peter Vaughan, Michael Habeck, Wolf Kahler, Philip Madoc, Bill Wallis, John Carlin, Michael Mellinger, Terry Richards, Cyril Shaps, Bruce Boa, James Faulkner, James Laurenson, Jacqueline Pearce, Robert Arden, Leon Herbert, Derek Lyons, Bill Weston Mystery, Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller Live action
13 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood Paramount Pictures John Carl Buechler (director); Manuel Fidello, Daryl Haney (screenplay); Lar Park Lincoln, Kevin Blair, Susan Blu, Terry Kiser, Kane Hodder, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jeff Bennett, Heidi Kozak, Diana Barrows, William Butler, Walt Gorney, Susan Jennifer Sullivan, Jon Renfield, Larry Cox, Craig Thomas, Diane Almeida, Staci Greason, Debora Kessler, Michael Schroeder Horror, Slasher Live action
Maniac Cop Shapiro-Glickenhaus Entertainment William Lustig (director); Larry Cohen (screenplay); Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z'Dar, Sheree North, Nina Arvesen, Victoria Catlin, Ken Lerner, William Lustig, Sam Raimi, Jake LaMotta Action, Slasher Live action
The Nest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Terence H. Winkless (director); Robert King (screenplay); Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois, Franc Luz, Terri Treas, Diana Bellamy, Stephen Davies Horror Live action
Not of This Earth Concorde Pictures Jim Wynorski (director/screenplay); R.J. Robertson (screenplay); Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Lenny Juliano, Rebecca Perle Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy Live action
15 The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound Worldvision Enterprises / Hanna-Barbera Productions Bob Goe, John Kimball, Charles A. Nichols, Jay Sarbry, Ray Patterson (directors); John Ludin, Tom Ruegger (screenplay); Daws Butler, Charlie Adler, Michael Bell, Pat Buttram, Pat Fraley, Allan Melvin, Don Messick, Howard Morris, B. J. Ward, Frank Welker Comedy, Western Animation
Justin Case ABC / Walt Disney Television Blake Edwards (director/screenplay); George Carlin, Molly Hagan, Timothy Stack, Kevin McClarnon, Douglas Sills, Gordon Jump, Paul Sand, Valerie Wildman, Todd Susman, Rod McCary, Philippe Denham, Richard McGonagle, Jay Thomas, Kenneth Tigar, Kay Perry Adventure, Drama, Family Live action
20 Aria Miramax Films / Lightyear Entertainment / Virgin Films Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge, Julien Temple (directors/screenplay); Jean-Luc Godard (director); Don Boyd, Louis de Cahusac, Philippe Quinault (screenplay); Theresa Russell, Buck Henry, Beverly D'Angelo, John Hurt, Anita Morris, Bridget Fonda, Valérie Allain, Elizabeth Hurley, Peter Birch, Julie Hagerty, Geneviève Page, Sandrine Dumas, Linzi Drew, Tilda Swinton, Spencer Leigh, Sophie Ward, John Hostetter, Albie Selznick, Andreas Wisniewski, Anne Canovas, Philippe Leroy-Beaulieu, Stephanie Lane, Nicola Swain, Jackson Kyle, Marianne McLaughlin, Marion Peterson, Garry Kasper, Chris Campion, James Mathers, Amy Johnson, Stan Mazin Anthology Live action
Call Me Vestron Pictures Sollace Mitchell (director/screenplay); Karyn Kay (screenplay); Patricia Charbonneau, Stephen McHattie, Boyd Gaines, Sam Freed, Steve Buscemi, Patti D'Arbanville, David Strathairn, Olek Krupa Drama, Thriller Live action
Rikky and Pete United Artists / Film Victoria / Cascade Films Nadia Tass (director); David Parker (screenplay); Stephen Kearney, Nina Landis, Tetchie Agbayani, Bill Hunter, Bruno Lawrence, Bruce Spence, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Dorothy Alison, Peter Cummins, Peter Hehir, Don Reid, Ralph Cotterill, Roderick Williams, Denis Lees, Robert Baxter Comedy, Drama Live action
Willow Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lucasfilm Ron Howard (director); Bob Dolman (screenplay); Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Billy Barty, Pat Roach, Gavan O'Herlihy, Kevin Pollak, Rick Overton, David J. Steinberg, Mark Northover, Phil Fondacaro, Malcolm Dixon, Tony Cox, Kenny Baker, Sadie Corré, Samantha Davis, Gerry Crampton, Greg Powell, Jack Purvis, Maria Holvoe, Julie Peters Fantasy Live action
22 The Incredible Hulk Returns NBC / New World Television / Marvel Comics / Bixby-Brandon Productions Nicholas Corea (director/screenplay); Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Jack Colvin, Steve Levitt, Eric Allan Kramer, Tim Thomerson, Charles Napier, Lee Purcell, John Gabriel, Jay Baker, Carl Ciarfalio, William Malone, William Riley, Donald Willis, Bobby Travis McLaughlin Superhero, Action, Adventure, Drama Live action
25 Crocodile Dundee II Paramount Pictures John Cornell (director); Paul Hogan, Brett Hogan (screenplay); Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon, Hechter Ubarry, Juan Fernandez, Charles S. Dutton, Kenneth Welsh, Stephen Root, Dennis Boutsikaris, Ernie Dingo, Steve Rackman, Gerry Skilton, Gus Mercurio, Susie Essman, Colin Quinn, Luis Guzman, Alec Wilson, Jim Holt, Bill Sandy, Alfred Coolwell, Tatyana Ali Action, Comedy Live action
Rambo III Tri-Star Pictures / Carolco Pictures Peter MacDonald (director); Sylvester Stallone, Sheldon Lettich (screenplay); Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Kurtwood Smith, Marc de Jonge, Sasson Gabai, Doudi Shoua, Spiros Focas, Randy Raney, Marcus Gilbert, Alon Abutbul, Mahmoud Assadollahi, Yosef Shiloah, Shaby Ben-Aroya Action, Adventure Live action
27 Killer Klowns from Outer Space Trans World Entertainment Stephen Chiodo (director/screenplay); Charles Chiodo (screenplay); Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder, John Allen Nelson, John Vernon, Royal Dano, Michael S. Siegel, Peter Licassi, Charles Chiodo, Christopher Titus Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy Live action
28 Clinton and Nadine HBO Pictures / ITC Entertainment Jerry Schatzberg (director); Robert Foster (screenplay); Andy García, Ellen Barkin, Morgan Freeman, John C. McGinley, Michael Lombard, Brad Sullivan, Alan North, Bill Raymond, Mario Ernesto Sánchez, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Helen Hanft, Nancy Giles, Helen Davies, Anthony Correa, Jay Amor, Carlos Cestero, Pedro De Pool Action, Crime, Thriller Live action
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Funny Farm Warner Bros. Pictures George Roy Hill (director); Jeffrey Boam (screenplay); Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith, Joseph Maher, Jack Gilpin, Brad Sullivan, MacIntyre Dixon, Kevin O'Morrison, Mike Starr, Alice Drummond, Glenn Plummer, Bill Fagerbakke, Nicholas Wyman, William Newman, Kevin Conway, Caris Corfman Comedy Live action
10 Big Business Touchstone Pictures Jim Abrahams (director); Dori Pierson, Marc Reid Rubel (screenplay); Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, Edward Herrmann, Michele Placido, Daniel Gerroll, Barry Primus, Michael Gross, Deborah Rush, Nicolas Coster, Patricia Gaul, J.C. Quinn, Norma MacMillan, Joe Grifasi, John Vickery, John Hancock, Mary Gross, Seth Green, Leo Burmester, Lucy Webb, Roy Brocksmith, Lewis Arquette, Ritch Brinkley, Carmen Argenziano, Lois de Banzie, Al Mancini, Hunter von Leer, Chick Hearn, Louis Rukeyser, Shirley Mitchell Comedy Live action
Poltergeist III Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Gary Sherman (director/screenplay); Brian Taggert (screenplay); Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Lara Flynn Boyle, Richard Fire, Nathan Davis, Kip Wentz, Corey Burton Horror Live action
The Presidio Paramount Pictures Peter Hyams (director); Larry Ferguson (screenplay); Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden, Mark Blum, Jenette Goldstein, Don Calfa, Robert Lesser, Rick Zumwalt, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Larry "Flash" Jenkins, Jesse D. Goins, Patrick Kilpatrick, Jophery C. Brown, Allan Graf, Bob Delegall, Dana Gladstone, Marvin J. McIntyre, James Hooks Reynolds, Kim Robillard Crime, Drama Live action
Puss in Boots The Cannon Group Eugene Marner (director); Christopher Walken, Jason Connery, Carmela Marner, Yossi Graber, Amnon Meskin, Elki Jacobs, Michael Schneider Musical, Fantasy, Adventure Live action
15 Bull Durham Orion Pictures Ron Shelton (director/screenplay); Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, William O'Leary, Jenny Robertson, Danny Gans, Max Patkin Romance, Comedy, Sports Live action
17 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years New Line Cinema Penelope Spheeris (director); Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Aerosmith, Kiss, Motörhead, Megadeth, Faster Pussycat, Lizzy Borden, London, Odin Documentary Live action
The Great Outdoors Universal Pictures / Hughes Entertainment Howard Deutch (director); John Hughes (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Stephanie Faracy, Annette Bening, Robert Prosky, Chris Young, Ian Giatti, Hillary and Rebecca Gordon, Lucy Deakins, Nancy Lenehan, John Bloom, Lewis Arquette, Britt Leach, Bart the Bear, Jerry Maren Comedy Live action
Red Heat Tri-Star Pictures / Carolco Pictures Walter Hill (director/screenplay); Harry Kleiner, Troy Kennedy Martin (screenplay); Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Larry Fishburne, Gina Gershon, Richard Bright, J.W. Smith, Brent Jennings, Gretchen Palmer, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Michael G. Hagerty, Brion James, Peter Jason, Oleg Vidov, Savely Kramarov, Gabor Koncz, Geza Balkay, Tiger Chung Lee, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Gigi Vorgan, Allan Graf, Kurt Fuller, Luis Contreras, Joey D. Vieira, Michael Adams, Jenifer Lewis Action Live action
Waxwork Vestron Pictures Anthony Hickox (director/screenplay); Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, Dana Ashbrook, Micah Grant, Eric Brown, Clare Carey, David Warner, Patrick Macnee, Mihaly "Michu" Meszaros, Jack David Warner, Charles McCaughan, J. Kenneth Campbell, Miles O'Keeffe, John Rhys-Davies, Jennifer Bassey, Edward Ashley Horror, Comedy Live action
A World Apart Atlantic Releasing Corporation Chris Menges (director); Shawn Slovo (screenplay); Barbara Hershey, David Suchet, Jeroen Krabbé, Paul Freeman, Tim Roth, Jodhi May, Linda Mvusi, Kate Fitzpatrick, Yvonne Bryceland, Rosalie Crutchley, Adrian Dunbar, Jude Akuwudike, Nadine Chalmers, Carolyn Clayton-Cragg, Albee Lesotho, Merav Gruer, Nomaziko Zondo Drama Live action
22 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Touchstone Pictures / Amblin Entertainment Robert Zemeckis (director); Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman (screenplay); Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Joanna Cassidy, Alan Tilvern, Richard LeParmentier, Betsy Brantley, Joel Silver, Richard Ridings, Mike Edmonds, Ed Herlihy, Billy J. Mitchell, April Winchell, Mae Questel, Mel Blanc, Tony Anselmo, Joe Alaskey, David L. Lander, Fred Newman, June Foray, Russi Taylor, Richard Williams, Wayne Allwine, Pat Buttram, Jim Cummings, Frank Sinatra, Tony Pope, Cherry Davis, Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Nancy Cartwright, Sadie Corre, Bill Farmer, Clarence Nash, Kathleen Turner, Amy Irving, Frank Welker, Lou Hirsch, Paul Springer, Morgan Deare, Eugene Guirterrez, Mary T. Radford, Les Perkins, Jim Gallant, Peter Westy, Mickie McGowan Comedy Live action/Animation
24 A Handful of Dust New Line Cinema / London Weekend Television Charles Sturridge (director/screenplay); Tim Sullivan, Derek Granger (screenplay); James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Anjelica Huston, Judi Dench, Alec Guinness, Pip Torrens, Beatie Edney, Stephen Fry, Graham Crowden, Timothy Bateson, Moyra Fraser, Marsha Fitzalan, Annabel Brooks, Richard Beale, Norman Lumsden, Richard Leech, Hugh Simon, Cathryn Harrison, John Junkin, Christopher Godwin Drama, Romance Live action
29 Coming to America Paramount Pictures John Landis (director); David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein (screenplay); Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Louie Anderson, Jake Steinfeld, Calvin Lockhart, Samuel L. Jackson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Garcelle Beauvais, Victoria Dillard, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Don Ameche, Ralph Bellamy, Midori, Montrose Hagins, Michael Tadross, Steve White, Helen Hanft, Jim Abrahams, Barry W. Blaustein, F. Gary Gray, Tobe Hooper, Nile Rodgers, David Sheffield, Paul Bates, Allison Dean, Sheila Johnson Romance, Comedy Live action

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Short Circuit 2 Tri-Star Pictures Kenneth Johnson (director); Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson (screenplay); Tim Blaney, Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston, David Hemblen, Dee McCafferty, Don Lake, Damon D'Oliveira, Robert LaSardo, Lili Francks, Gerry Parkes, Eric Keenleyside, Jeremy Ratchford, Garry Robbins, Ally Sheedy Sci-Fi, Action Live action
8 Arthur 2: On the Rocks Warner Bros. Pictures Bud Yorkin (director); Andy Breckman (screenplay); Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, John Gielgud, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Kathy Bates, Paul Benedict, Stephen Elliott, Cynthia Sikes, Ted Ross, Jack Gilford, Ron Canada, Barney Martin, David O'Brien, Daniel Greene, Molly McClure, Don Stark, Raymond O'Connor, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Daryl Edwards, David Sabin, Jason Wingreen Comedy Live action
It Couldn't Happen Here Liberty Films Jack Bond (director/screenplay); Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Joss Ackland, Neil Dickson, Gareth Hunt, Barbara Windsor Musical Live action
Phantasm II Universal Pictures Don Coscarelli (director/screenplay); Angus Scrimm, James LeGros, Reggie Bannister, Paula Irvine, Samantha Phillips, Kenneth Tigar, Stacey Travis, A. Michael Baldwin, Rubin Kushner, Ruth C. Engel, J. Patrick McNamara, Mark Anthony Major Science, Fantasy, Action, Horror Live action
13 The Dead Pool Warner Bros. Pictures Buddy Van Horn (director); Steve Sharon (screenplay); Clint Eastwood, Patricia Clarkson, Liam Neeson, Evan Kim, David Hunt, Michael Currie, Michael Goodwin, Jim Carrey, Anthony Charnota, Ronnie Claire Edwards, Louis Giambalvo, Diego Chairs, Charles Martinet, Patrick Van Horn, Shawn Elliott, Bill Wattenburg, Marc Alaimo, Justin Whalin, Harry Demopoulos Action Live action
15 Bambi (re-release) Walt Disney Pictures David Hand, James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright (director); Perce Pearce, Larry Morey, Vernon Stallings, Melvin Shaw, Carl Fallberg, Chuck Couch, Ralph Wright (screenplay); Donnie Dunagan, Hardie Albright, John Sutherland, Peter Behn, Tim Davis, Sam Edwards, Paula Winslowe, Stan Alexander, Sterling Holloway, Will Wright, Cammie King, Ann Gillis, Fred Shields, Margaret Lee, Mary Lansing, Perce Pearce, Thelma Boardman Adventure, Drama Animation
Die Hard 20th Century Fox / Silver Pictures John McTiernan (director); Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza (screenplay); Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, De'voreaux White, William Atherton, Clarence Gilyard, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta, Andreas Wisniewski, Lorenzo Caccialanza, Dennis Hayden, Al Leong, Wilhelm von Homburg, Robert Davi, Grand L. Bush, Tracy Reiner, Taylor Fry, Bruno Doyon, Joey Plewa, Gerard Bonn, Gary Roberts, Hans Buhringer, Noah Land Action, Thriller Live action
A Fish Called Wanda Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Charles Crichton (director); John Cleese (screenplay); John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Tom Georgeson, Maria Aitken, Cynthia Cleese, Patricia Hayes, Geoffrey Palmer, Roger Brierley, Llewellyn Rees, Stephen Fry, Al Hunter Ashton Heist, Comedy Live action
20 Midnight Run Universal Pictures Martin Brest (director); George Gallo (screenplay); Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina, Joe Pantoliano, Richard Foronjy, Robert Miranda, Jack Kehoe, Wendy Phillips, Danielle DuClos, Philip Baker Hall, Tom McCleister, Fran Brill, Tracey Walter, John Toles-Bey, Lois Smith, Frank Pesce, Tom Irwin, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Jack N. Young, Scott McAfee, Martin Brest Action, Comedy Live action
22 Big Top Pee-wee Paramount Pictures Randal Kleiser (director); Paul Reubens, George McGrath (screenplay); Paul Reubens, Kris Kristofferson, Susan Tyrrell, Valeria Golino, Penelope Ann Miller, Wayne White, Albert Henderson, Jack Murdock, David Byrd, Dustin Diamond, Frances Bay, Mary Jackson, Leo Gordon, Anne Seymour, Kenneth Tobey, Jay Robinson, Mihaly "Michu" Meszaros, Franco Columbu, Terrence Mann, Vance Colvig, Matthias Hues, Benicio del Toro, Kevin Peter Hall, Lynne Marie Stewart, Joey Arias Comedy Live action
Caddyshack II Warner Bros. Pictures Allan Arkush (director); Harold Ramis, Peter Torokvei (screenplay); Jackie Mason, Robert Stack, Dyan Cannon, Dina Merrill, Jonathan Silverman, Brian McNamara, Marsha Warfield, Paul Bartel, Randy Quaid, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Jessica Lundy, Chynna Phillips, Anthony Mockus, Bibi Osterwald, Frank Welker, James Veeley Sports, Comedy Live action
Mr. North The Samuel Goldwyn Company Danny Huston (director); John Huston, James Costigan (screenplay); Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Harry Dean Stanton, Anjelica Huston, Mary Stuart Masterson, Virginia Madsen, Tammy Grimes, David Warner, Lauren Bacall, Hunter Carson, Christopher Durang, Mark Metcalf, Katharine Houghton, Cleveland Amory, Christopher Lawford Comedy, Drama Live action
29 Cocktail Touchstone Pictures Roger Donaldson (director); Heywood Gould (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill, Kelly Lynch, Gina Gershon, Ron Dean, Ellen Foley, Paul Benedict, Chris Owens, Louis Ferreira, Larry Block, Gerry Bamman, James Eckhouse, Liisa Repo-Martell Romance, Drama Live action
Monkey Shines Orion Pictures George A. Romero (director/screenplay); Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Joyce Van Patten, Christine Forrest, Stephen Root, Stanley Tucci, Janine Turner, William Newman, Tudi Wiggins, Tom Quinn, Patricia Tallman, David Early, Frank Welker Horror Live action
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking Columbia Pictures Ken Annakin (director/screenplay); Tami Erin, Eileen Brennan, Dennis Dugan, Dianne Hull, George DiCenzo, John Schuck, Dick Van Patten, David Seaman Jr., Cory Crow, Branscombe Richmond, Fay Masterson, Frank Welker, Michael Bell, Carole Kean, Clark Niederjohn, Michael Mendelson Adventure, Children Live action
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The Rescue Touchstone Pictures Ferdinand Fairfax (director); Jim Thomas, John Thomas (screenplay); Kevin Dillon, Marc Price, Ned Vaughn, Christine Harnos, Ian Giatti, Charles Haid, Edward Albert, Timothy Carhart, Michael Gates Phenicie, Mel Wong, James Cromwell Drama, Action Live action
Vibes Columbia Pictures / Imagine Entertainment Ken Kwapis (director); Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel (screenplay); Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum, Julian Sands, Googy Gress, Peter Falk, Ronald G. Joseph, Ramon Bieri, Michael Lerner, Elizabeth Peña, Rodney Kageyama, Van Dyke Parks, Joseph V. Perry, Park Overall, Max Perlich, John Kapelos, Don Bexley, Bill McCutcheon, Steve Buscemi Romance, Adventure, Comedy Live action
10 Clean and Sober Warner Bros. Pictures / Imagine Entertainment Glenn Gordon Caron (director); Tod Carroll (screenplay); Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, M. Emmet Walsh, Luca Bercovici, Tate Donovan, Claudia Christian, Brian Benben, Henry Judd Baker, J. David Krassner, Dakin Matthews, Ben Piazza, Rachel Ryan Drama Live action
12 The Last Temptation of Christ Universal Pictures Martin Scorsese (director); Paul Schrader (screenplay); Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie, Steve Shill, Verna Bloom, Roberts Blossom, Barry Miller, Gary Basaraba, Irvin Kershner, Victor Argo, Paul Herman, John Lurie, Michael Been, Leo Burmester, Andre Gregory, Tomas Arana, Alan Rosenberg, Nehemiah Persoff, Peter Berling, Leo Marks Epic, Drama Live action
Mac and Me Orion Pictures Stewart Raffill (director/screenplay); Steve Feke (screenplay); Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Jade Calegory, Katrina Caspary, Lauren Stanley, Barbara Allyne Bennet, Martin West, Ivan J. Rado, Danny Cooksey Sci-Fi, Fantasy Live action
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Paramount Pictures Francis Ford Coppola (director); Arnold Schulman, David Seidler (screenplay); Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Elias Koteas, Frederic Forrest, Christian Slater, Don Novello, Nina Siemaszko, Mako, Dean Stockwell, Anders Johnson, Corin Nemec, Marshall Bell, Jay O. Sanders, Peter Donat, Patti Austin, Sandy Bull, Scott Beach, Leonard Gardner, Jessie Nelson, Michael McShane Biographical, Comedy, Drama Live action
Young Guns 20th Century Fox / Morgan Creek Productions Christopher Cain (director); John Fusco (screenplay); Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance, Terry O'Quinn, Geoffrey Blake, Brian Keith, Patrick Wayne, Tom Callaway, Lisa Banes, Tom Cruise, Randy Travis, Sharon Thomas, Alice Carter Western Live action
19 The Big Blue Columbia Pictures / Weintraub Entertainment Group / Gaumont Luc Besson (director/screenplay); Robert Garland, Marilyn Goldin, Jacques Mayol, Marc Perrier (screenplay); Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto, Marc Duret, Griffin Dunne, Andréas Voutsinas, Valentina Vargas, Kimberly Beck, Luc Besson, Patrick Fontana, Alessandra Vazzoler, Geoffroy Carey, Bruce Guerre-Berthelot, Gregory Forstner, Claude Besson Adventure, Drama, Sports Live action
Married to the Mob Orion Pictures Jonathan Demme (director); Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns (screenplay); Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Ellen Foley, O-Lan Jones, Oliver Platt, Nancy Travis, Sister Carol, Tracey Walter, Chris Isaak, Obba Babatundé, Charles Napier, Paul Lazar, Frank Ferrera, Gary Howard Klar, Gary Goetzman, Jonathan Demme, Al Lewis, Ellie Cornell Comedy Live action
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master New Line Cinema Renny Harlin (director); Brian Helgeland, Ken Wheat, Jim Wheat (screenplay); Robert Englund, Lisa Wilcox, Danny Hassel, Tuesday Knight, Ken Sagoes, Rodney Eastman, Andras Jones, Brooke Theiss, Toy Newkirk, Nicholas Mele, Brooke Bundy, Linnea Quigley, Robert Shaye, Hope Marie Carlton, Duane Davis, Renny Harlin Slasher Live action
24 Crossing Delancey Warner Bros. Pictures Joan Micklin Silver (director); Susan Sandler (screenplay); Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Reizl Bozyk, Jeroen Krabbé, Sylvia Miles, George Martin, John Bedford Lloyd, Claudia Silver, David Hyde Pierce, Rosemary Harris, Suzzy Roche, Amy Wright, Faye Grant, Deborah Offner, Kathleen Wilhoite, Reg E. Cathey, Susan Blommaert, Dolores Sutton, Michael Ornstein, Susan Sandler Romance, Comedy Live action
25 The Thin Blue Line Miramax Films Errol Morris (director/screenplay); Randall Adams, David Ray Harris Documentary Live action
26 Betrayed United Artists Costa-Gavras (director); Joe Eszterhas (screenplay); Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard, Betsy Blair, John Mahoney, Ted Levine, Jeffrey DeMunn, Albert Hall, David Clennon, Richard Libertini, Ralph Foody Drama, Thriller Live action
Hero and the Terror Cannon Films William Tannen (director); Michael Blodgett (screenplay); Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer, Steve James, Jack O'Halloran, Jeffrey Kramer, Ron O'Neal, Murphy Dunne, Heather Blodgett, Tony DiBenedetto, Billy Drago, Joe Guzaldo, Peter Miller, Karen Witter Action Live action
Hot to Trot Warner Bros. Pictures Michael Dinner (director); Hugo Gilbert, Stephen Neigher, Charlie Peters, Andy Breckman (screenplay); Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman, Virginia Madsen, Cindy Pickett, Jim Metzler, Tim Kazurinsky, Barbara Whinnery, Mary Gross, Liz Torres, Burgess Meredith, John Candy Comedy Live action
Stealing Home Warner Bros. Pictures Steven Kampmann, William Porter (directors/screenplay); Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster, Harold Ramis, Jonathan Silverman, Blair Brown, Richard Jenkins, John Shea, Christine Jones, Ted Ross, Helen Hunt, Beth Broderick, William McNamara, Thacher Goodwin Coming of age, Romance, Drama Live action
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Eight Men Out Orion Pictures John Sayles (director/screenplay); John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, D. B. Sweeney, John Mahoney, Michael Rooker, Don Harvey, James Read, Perry Lang, Gordon Clapp, Jace Alexander, Bill Irwin, Richard Edson, Kevin Tighe, Michael Mantell, John Anderson, Studs Terkel, John Sayles, Barbara Garrick, Maggie Renzi, Nancy Travis Sports, Drama Live action
Rocket Gibraltar Columbia Pictures Daniel Petrie (director); Amos Poe (screenplay); Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, Macaulay Culkin, Angela Goethals, Frances Conroy, John Glover, Sinéad Cusack, Sara Rue, Bill Pullman, Kevin Spacey, David Hyde Pierce, Danny Corkill, James McDaniel, Renée Coleman, John Bell, Nicky Bronson, Sara Goethals, Emily Poe, George Martin, Matt Norklun, Robert Compono Drama Live action
9 Moon over Parador Universal Pictures Paul Mazursky (director/screenplay); Leon Capetanos (screenplay); Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Jonathan Winters, Fernando Rey, Dana Delany, Michael Greene, Polly Holliday, Milton Gonçalves, Charo, Marianne Sägebrecht, Sammy Davis Jr., Ike Pappas, Edward Asner, Lorin Dreyfuss, Reinhard Kolldehoff Romance, Comedy Live action
Running on Empty Warner Bros. Pictures / Lorimar Motion Pictures Sidney Lumet (director); Naomi Foner (screenplay); Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, River Phoenix, Martha Plimpton, Jonas Abry, L. M. Kit Carson, Steven Hill, Augusta Dabney Drama Live action
Track 29 Island Pictures / Cannon Films / HandMade Films Nicolas Roeg (director); Dennis Potter (screenplay); Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd, Colleen Camp, Sandra Bernhard, Seymour Cassel, Leon Rippy, Vance Colvig Jr. Drama Live action
15 War Party Hemdale Film Corporation Franc Roddam (director); Spencer Eastman (screenplay); Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon, Tim Sampson, Jimmie Ray Weeks, Kevyn Major Howard, Jerry Hardin, Tantoo Cardinal, Bill McKinney, Guy Boyd, R. D. Call, William Frankfather, M. Emmet Walsh, Dennis Banks, Saginaw Grant, Rodney A. Grant Western, Drama Live action
16 The Beast Columbia Pictures Kevin Reynolds (director); William Mastrosimone (screenplay); George Dzundza, Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Erick Avari, Stephen Baldwin, Donald Patrick Harvey, David Sherrill, Kabir Bedi, Chaim Jeraffi, Shoshi Marciano, Yitzhak Ne'eman, Roberto Pollack, Avi Gilor, Beni Baruchin, Victor Ken, Avi Keedar, Claude Aviram, Moshe Vapnik, Dale Dye War Live action
Doin' Time on Planet Earth The Cannon Group Charles Matthau (director); Darren Star (screenplay); Nicholas Strouse, Andrea Thompson, Martha Scott, Adam West, Hugh Gillin, Matt Adler, Timothy Patrick Murphy, Candice Azzara, Gloria Henry, Paula Irvine, Hugh O'Brian, Roddy McDowell, Maureen Stapleton, Kellie Martin Comedy Live action
Messenger of Death Cannon Films J. Lee Thompson (director); Paul Jarrico (screenplay); Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Laurence Luckinbill, Daniel Benzali, Marilyn Hassett, Charles Dierkop, Jeff Corey, John Ireland, Penny Peyser, Gene Davis, John Solari, Jon Cedar, Tom Everett, Duncan Gamble, Bert Williams, Cheryl Waters, Maria Mayenzet, Margaret Howell, Warner Loughlin, Kimberly Beck, Beverly Thompson, Don Kennedy, Susan Bjurman Crime, Action, Thriller Live action
Miles from Home Cinecom Pictures Gary Sinise (director); Chris Gerolmo (screenplay); Richard Gere, Kevin Anderson, Penelope Ann Miller, Helen Hunt, Terry Kinney, Brian Dennehy, Laurie Metcalf, Francis Guinan, Judith Ivey, John Malkovich, Larry Poling Drama, Action Live action
The Prince of Pennsylvania New Line Cinema Ron Nyswaner (director/screenplay); Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia, Amy Madigan, Jay O. Sanders, Jeff Hayenga, Tracey Ellis, Joseph De Lisi, Don Brockett, Dan Monahan Comedy, Drama Live action
Tougher Than Leather New Line Cinema Rick Rubin (director/screenplay); Ric Menello (screenplay); Run-D.M.C., Richard Edson, Jenny Lumet, The Beastie Boys Drama Live Action
18 Rockin' with Judy Jetson Worldvision Enterprises / Hanna-Barbera Productions Paul Sommer, Ray Patterson (directors); Charles M. Howell IV, Kevin Hopps (screenplay); Janet Waldo, George O'Hanlon, Daws Butler, Penny Singleton, Don Messick, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Rob Paulsen, Ruth Buzzi, Pat Musick, Charlie Adler, Pat Fraley, Michael Bell, Steve Bulen, Hamilton Camp, Peter Cullen, B. J. Ward, Beau Weaver, Cindy McGee, Selette Cole, P. L. Brown, Eric Suter Adventure, Comedy Animation
23 Dead Ringers 20th Century Fox / Morgan Creek Productions David Cronenburg (director/screenplay); Norman Snider (screenplay); Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, Nick Nichols, Lynne Cormack, Damir Andrei, Miriam Newhouse, Jill Hennessy, Jacqueline Hennessy, Johnathan Haley, Nicholas Haley Psychological-thriller Live Action
Gorillas in the Mist Universal Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures Michael Apted (director); Anna Hamilton Phelan (screenplay); Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown, Julie Harris, John Omirah Miluwi, Iain Cuthbertson, Constantin Alexandrov, Waigwa Wachira, Iain Glen, David Lansbury, Maggie O'Neill, Konga Mbandu, Michael J. Reynolds, Gordon Masten, Peter Nduati, Helen Fraser, David Maddock Drama Live action
Kansas Trans World Entertainment David Stevens (director); Spencer Eastman (screenplay); Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Leslie Hope, Kyra Sedgwick, Arlen Dean Snyder Crime, Drama Live action
Patty Hearst Atlantic Releasing Paul Schrader (director); Nicholas Kazan (screenplay); Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames, Frances Fisher, Jodi Long, Olivia Barash, Dana Delany, Marek Johnson, Kitty Swink, Pete Kowanko, Tom O'Rourke, Scott Kraft, Ermal Williamson, Elaine Revard, Destiny Reyes Allstun, Jeff Imada Biographical Live action
Spellbinder MGM/UA Communications Co. Janet Greek (director); Tracy Tormé (screenplay); Timothy Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick Rossovich, Audra Lindley, Anthony Crivello, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Diana Bellamy, James Watkins, Kyle T. Heffner, M. C. Gainey, Stefan Gierasch, Roderick Cook Thriller Live action
Sweet Hearts Dance Tri-Star Pictures Robert Greenwald (director); Ernest Thompson (screenplay); Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins, Kate Reid, Justin Henry, Holly Marie Combs, Bernie Sanders Comedy, Drama Live action
Tiger Warsaw Sony Pictures Amin Q. Chaudhri (director); Roy London (screenplay); Patrick Swayze, Piper Laurie, Lee Richardson, Mary McDonnell, Barbara Williams, Bobby DiCicco, Kaye Ballard, Thomas Mills Wood, Jenny Chrisinger, James Patrick Gillis, Michelle Glaven, Kevin Bayer, Beeson Carroll, Sally-Jane Heit, Cynthia Lammel, Steve Jaklic Drama Live action
24 Daffy Duck's Quackbusters Warner Bros. Pictures Greg Ford, Terry Lennon (directors); John W. Dunn, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce (screenplay); Mel Blanc, Mel Tormé, Ben Frommer, B. J. Ward, Roy Firestone, Julie Bennett, June Foray, Jeff Bennett Fantasy Animation
30 Bird Warner Bros. Pictures Clint Eastwood (director); Joel Oliansky (screenplay); Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Michael Zelniker, Samuel E. Wright, Keith David, Diane Salinger, Michael McGuire, James Handy, Anna Thomson, Sam Robards, Bill Cobbs, Tony Cox, Damon Whitaker, Arlen Dean Snyder Biographical Live action
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark New World Pictures James Signorelli (director); Sam Egan, John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson (screenplay); Cassandra Peterson, W. Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Susan Kellermann, Edie McClurg, Kurt Fuller, Jeff Conaway, Frank Collison, William Duell, Pat Crawford Brown, Kris Kamm, Ira Heiden, Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker, Robert Benedetti, Ellen Dunning, Scott Morris Comedy, Horror Live action
Heartbreak Hotel Touchstone Pictures Chris Columbus (director/screenplay); David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter, Angela Goethals, Chris Mulkey, Noel Derecki, Dana Barron, T. Graham Brown, Dennis Letts, Blue Deckert, John Hawkes, Jerry Haynes, Al Dvorin Comedy Live action

October–December

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R 		7 Alien Nation 20th Century Fox Graham Baker (director); Rockne S. O'Bannon (screenplay); James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, Kevyn Major Howard, Leslie Bevis, Peter Jason, George Jenesky, Jeff Kober, Roger Aaron Brown, Tony Simotes, Michael David Simms, Ed Krieger, Tony Perez, Brian Thompson, Frank McCarthy, Keone Young, Don Hood Science-fiction, Action Live action
Clara's Heart Warner Bros. Pictures Robert Mulligan (director); Mark Medoff (screenplay); Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris, Spalding Gray, Beverly Todd, Hattie Winston, Jason Downs Drama Live action
Imagine: John Lennon Warner Bros. Pictures Andrew Solt (director/screenplay); Sam Egan (screenplay); John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Cynthia Lennon, Julian Lennon, Sean Lennon, George Martin, May Pang, Gloria Emerson Documentary Live action
Memories of Me Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Henry Winkler (director); Billy Crystal, Eric Roth (screenplay); Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams, David Ackroyd, Chris Aable, Phil Fondacaro, Robert Pastorelli, Mark L. Taylor, Larry Cedar, Janet Carroll Comedy, Drama Live action
Punchline Columbia Pictures David Seltzer (director/screenplay); Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, Mark Rydell, Kim Greist, Paul Mazursky, Pam Matteson, Taylor Negron, Angel Salazar, Damon Wayans, Joycee Katz, Mac Robbins, Max Alexander, Paul Kozlowski, Barry Sobel, Marty Pollio, Katie Rich, Casey Sander, Candace Cameron, George Wallace, Cameron Thor, Bob Zmuda, Susie Essman, George D. Wallace, Mike Starr Comedy Live action
14 The Accused Paramount Pictures Jonathan Kaplan (director); Tom Topor (screenplay); Jodie Foster, Kelly McGillis, Bernie Coulson, Leo Rossi, Ann Hearn, Carmen Argenziano, Steve Antin, Tom O'Brien, Peter Van Norden, Terry David Mulligan, Woody Brown, Tom Heaton, Andrew Kavadas, Scott Paulin, Tom McBeath, Kim Kondrashoff Legal drama Live action
The Kiss Tri-Star Pictures Pen Densham (director); Stephen Volk, Tom Ropelewski, (screenplay); Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger, Nicholas Kilbertus, Mimi Kuzyk, Jan Rubeš, Shawn Levy, Sabrina Boudot, Pamela Collyer, Celine Lomez, Richard Dumont, Dorian Joe Clark Horror Live action
Another Woman Orion Pictures Woody Allen (director/screenplay); Philip Bosco, Betty Buckley, Blythe Danner, Sandy Dennis, Mia Farrow, Gene Hackman, Ian Holm, John Houseman, Martha Plimpton, Gena Rowlands, David Ogden Stiers, Harris Yulin, Frances Conroy, Fred Melamed, Kenneth Welsh, Bruce Jay Friedman, Dana Ivey, Stephen Mailer, Jacques Levy, Josh Hamilton, Kathryn Grody Drama Live action
Night of the Demons International Film Marketing Kevin S. Tenney (director); Joe Augustyn (screenplay); Cathy Podewell, Amelia Kinkade, Linnea Quigley, Hal Havins, William Gallo, Alvin Alexis, Lance Fenton, Allison Barron, Philip Tanzini, Jill Terashita Horror Live action
Pumpkinhead United Artists / MGM/UA Communications Co. Stan Winston (director/screenplay); Richard C. Weinman, Gary Gerani, Mark Patrick Carducci (screenplay); Lance Henriksen, John D'Aquino, Jeff East, Kerry Remsen, Kimberly Ross, Buck Flower, Mayim Bialik, Joel Hoffman, Cynthia Bain, Florence Schauffer, Brian Bremer, Matthew Hurley, Lee de Broux, Tom Woodruff Jr. Slasher Live action
16 Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School Worldvision Enterprises / Hanna-Barbera Productions / Wang Film Productions Charles A. Nichols, Ray Patterson (directors); Glenn Leopold (screenplay); Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Glynis Johns, Susan Blu, Pat Musick, Russi Taylor, Marilyn Schreffler, Patty Maloney, Frank Welker, Ronnie Schell, Ruta Lee, Remy Auberjonois, Hamilton Camp, Jeff B. Cohen, Aaron Lohr, Scott Menville, Bumper Robinson, Andre Stojka, Zale Kessler Comedy, Mystery Animation
17 Lip Service HBO Showcase William H. Macy (director); Howard Korder (screenplay); Griffin Dunne, Paul Dooley, Jonathan Katz, Fran Brill, Felicity Huffman, Colin Stinton, Raynor Scheine, Michael Feingold, John C. Jones, Christopher Kaldor Comedy Live action
21 Bat*21 Tri-Star Pictures Peter Markle (director); William C. Anderson (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson, Joe Dorsey War Live action
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Galaxy International Releasing Dwight H. Little (director); Alan B. McElroy (screenplay); Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris, George P. Wilbur, Michael Pataki, Beau Starr, Kathleen Kinmont, Sasha Jenson, Carmen Filpi, Raymond O'Connor, Nancy Borgenicht, Alan B. McElroy Slasher Live action
Little Dorrit (wide-release) Cannon Films Christine Edzard (director/screenplay); Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall, Patricia Hayes, Alec Guinness, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Dormandy, Sarah Pickering Drama, Romance Live action
Mystic Pizza The Samuel Goldwyn Company Donald Petrie (director); Amy Holden Jones, Perry Howze, Randy Howze, Alfred Uhry (screenplay); Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke, Conchata Ferrell, Joanna Merlin, Louis Turenne, Janet Zarish, Ann Flood, Suzanne Shepherd, Matt Damon Coming-of-age Live action
Tapeheads Avenue Pictures Bill Fishman (director/screenplay); Peter McCarthy (screenplay); John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Mary Crosby, Clu Gulager, Doug McClure, Katy Boyer, Jessica Walter, Sam Moore, Junior Walker, Susan Tyrrell, Lee Arenberg, Xander Berkeley, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Don Cornelius, King Cotton, Zander Schloss, Martha C. Quinn, Ted Nugent, Jello Biafra, Connie Stevens, Stiv Bators, Bobcat Goldthwait, David Anthony Higgins, Michael Nesmith, Sy Richardson, Brie Howard, Billy Davis Comedy Live action
Things Change Columbia Pictures David Mamet (director/screenplay); Shel Silverstein (screenplay); Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, Mike Nussbaum, J. J. Johnston, Ricky Jay, Jonathan Katz Comedy, Drama Live action
Without a Clue Orion Pictures Thom Eberhardt (director); Larry Strawther, Gary Murphy (screenplay); Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones, Lysette Anthony, Paul Freeman, Pat Keen, Matthew Savage, Nigel Davenport, Tim Killick, Peter Cook, John Warner, Matthew Sim, Fredrick Fox, Harold Innocent, George Sweeney, Murray Ewan, Jennifer Guy Comedy Live action
23 Dance 'til Dawn NBC Productions / The Konigsberg/Sanitsky Company Paul Schneider (director); Andrew Guerdat, Steven Kreinberg (screenplay); Christina Applegate, Alyssa Milano, Brian Bloom, Tracey Gold, Chris Young, Tempestt Bledsoe, Matthew Perry, Alan Thicke, Kelsey Grammer, Edie McClurg, Cliff De Young, Mary Frann, Lewis Arquette, Molly Cheek, Graham Jarvis, Candice Azzara, Bradley Gregg, Kitty Swink, Robert Arthur, Chris Hebert, Ron Perkins, Hannah Cutrona, Haynes Thigpen, Michelle La Sean Simms, Susan Mullen Comedy Live action
25 David ABC / Donald March Productions / ITC Entertainment John Erman (director); Stephanie Liss (screenplay); Bernadette Peters, John Glover, Dan Lauria, Matthew Lawrence, George Grizzard, Christopher Allport, Georgann Johnson, Jordan Charney, Frederick Combs, Barbara Tarbuck, Dave Dave, Nicholas Mele, Cheryl Anderson, Alexandra Borrie, Jack Rader, Lisa Blake Richards, Caryn Ward Ross, Barbara Sammeth, Billy O'Sullivan Drama Live action
Pancho Barnes CBS / Orion Television Richard T. Heffron (director); John Michael Hayes (screenplay); Valerie Bertinelli, Ted Wass, James Stephens, Cynthia Harris, Geoffrey Lewis, Todd Allen Biography, Drama Live action
28 Feds Warner Bros. Pictures Daniel Goldberg (director/screenplay); Len Blum (screenplay); Rebecca De Mornay, Mary Gross, Ken Marshall, Fred Dalton Thompson, Larry Cedar, Raymond Singer, James Luisi, Rex Ryon, Norman Bernard, Don Stark, David Sherrill Comedy Live action
30 Favorite Son NBC Productions / Steve Sohmer Productions Jeff Bleckner (director); Steve Sohmer (screenplay); Harry Hamlin, Tony Goldwyn, Linda Kozlowski, James Whitmore, Robert Loggia, Mitchell Ryan, John Mahoney, Ronny Cox, Stepfanie Kramer, Jason Alexander, Richard Bradford, Kenneth McMillan, Jon Cypher, Brian Thompson, Lance Guest, Joseph Chapman, Fredric Lehne, Richard Herd, Randi Brooks, J. Kenneth Campbell, Charles Siebert, Geno Silva, Rosemary Dunsmore, Philip McKeon, Michael Fairman, William Bogert, Rif Hutton, Diana Lewis Action, Thriller Live action
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R 		4 Everybody's All-American Warner Bros. Pictures Taylor Hackford (director); Thomas Rickman (screenplay); Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman, Carl Lumbly, Ray Baker, Savannah Smith Boucher, Patricia Clarkson, Wayne Knight Sports, Drama Live action
The Good Mother Touchstone Pictures Leonard Nimoy (director); Michael Bortman (screenplay); Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards, Ralph Bellamy, Teresa Wright, James Naughton, Asia Vieira, Joe Morton, Fred Melamed, Katey Sagal, Zachary Bennett, Matt Damon Drama Live action
U2: Rattle and Hum (U.S.) Paramount Pictures Phil Joanou (director); U2 Documentary Live action
They Live Universal Pictures John Carpenter (director/screenplay); Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, Raymond St. Jacques, George Buck Flower, Peter Jason, Sy Richardson, Susan Blanchard, Norman Alden Science fiction, Horror Live action
6 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story NBC Productions / Michael Jaffe Films Paul Wendkos, Jud Taylor (directors); Walter Halsey Davis (screenplay); Christopher Reeve, Judd Hirsch, Anthony John Denison, Ian McShane, Charles Haid, Donald Pleasence, Michael Nader, Derek de Lint, Andrew Bicknell, Karlheinz Lemken, Ron Donachie, Peter Dennis, Geoffrey Beevers, Christopher Neame, Dominic Gould, Brian Pettifer, Ian Redford, Bill Wallis, Ludwig Haas, Ronald Lacey, Robert Daws, Klaus Grünberg, Garrick Hagon, Charles Millot, Michael Habeck, Helena Buljan, Mijou Kovacs, Manfred Andrae, Martin Umbach, Karl Heinz-Knaup, Michael Gahr, Manning Redwood, Ronnie Janot, Ian Tyler, James Carroll Jordan, Russell Kilmister, Tony Mathews Action, Adventure, Drama Live action
9 Child's Play United Artists / MGM/UA Communications Co. Tom Holland (director/screenplay); Don Mancini, John Lafia (screenplay); Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Dinah Manoff, Tommy Swerdlow, Jack Colvin, Raymond Oliver, Neil Giuntoli, Alan Wilder, Aaron Osborne, Juan Ramirez Slasher, Horror Live action
11 Evil Angels Warner Bros. Pictures Fred Schepisi (director/screenplay); Robert Caswell (screenplay); Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Bruce Myles, Neil Fitzpatrick, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Maurie Fields, Nick Tate, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Dorothy Alison, Ruby Hunter, Vincent Gil, Maureen Edwards, Mark Mitchell, Ian Gilmour Drama Live action
Distant Thunder Paramount Pictures Rick Rosenthal (director); Robert Stitzel, Deedee Wehle (screenplay); John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio, Kerrie Keane, Reb Brown, Janet Margolin, Denis Arndt, Jamey Sheridan, Tom Bower, John Kelly, Michael Currie, Hilary Strang, Robyn Stevan, David Longworth, Gordon Currie, Walter Marsh, Allen Lysell, Kate Robbins, David Glyn-Jones, Denalda Williams Drama Live action
Ernest Saves Christmas Touchstone Pictures John R. Cherry III (director); Ed Turner, B. Kline (screenplay); Jim Varney, Douglas Seale, Oliver Clark, Noelle Parker, Gailard Sartain, Bill Byrge, Billie Bird, Key Howard, Jack Swanson, Buddy Douglas, Patty Maloney, Barry Brazell, George Kaplan, Robert Lesser, Zachary Bowden Comedy Live action
Far North Nelson Entertainment / Alive Films Sam Shepard (director/screenplay); Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Tess Harper, Donald Moffat, Ann Wedgeworth, Patricia Arquette, Nina Draxten Drama Live action
Iron Eagle II Tri-Star Pictures / Carolco Pictures Sidney J. Furie (director/screenplay); Kevin Alyn Elders (screenplay); Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Humphrey, Stuart Margolin, Maury Chaykin, Alan Scarfe, Colm Feore, Sharon Brandon, Clark Johnson, Jason Blicker, Jesse Collins, Mark Ivanir, Uri Gavriel, Neil Munro, Douglas Sheldon, Gary Reineke, Michael J. Reynolds, Jason Gedrick, Azaria Rapaport, Nicolas Coucos Action Live action
Spike of Bensonhurst FilmDallas Paul Morrissey (director/screenplay); Alan Bowne (screenplay); Sasha Mitchell, Ernest Borgnine, Anne De Salvo, Talisa Soto, Rick Aviles, Rodney Harvey, Sylvia Miles, Maria Pitillo, Geraldine Smith, Frank Adonis, Frank Gio Comedy, Drama, Mafia Live action
Split Decisions New Century Entertainment David Drury (director); David Fallon (screenplay); Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Beals, John McLiam, Gene Hackman, Harry Van Dyke, Eddie Velez Sports Live action
13 Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf Worldvision Enterprises / Hanna-Barbera Productions Ray Patterson (director); Jim Ryan (screenplay); Don Messick, Casey Kasem, Hamilton Camp, B. J. Ward, Rob Paulsen, Frank Welker, Alan Oppenheimer, Pat Musick, Ed Gilbert, Jim Cummings, Joan Gerber, Brian Stokes Mitchell Comedy, Mystery Animation
Cherry 2000 Orion Pictures Steve De Jarnatt (director); Michael Almereyda (screenplay); Melanie Griffith, David Andrews, Tim Thomerson, Pamela Gidley, Harry Carey Jr., Jennifer Mayo, Ben Johnson, Brion James, Marshall Bell, Larry Fishburne, Michael C. Gwynne, Jack Thibeau, Robert Z'Dar, Jennifer Balgobin, Cameron Milzer Sci-Fi Live action
18 The Chocolate War MCEG Sterling Keith Gordon (director/screenplay); John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wally Ward, Doug Hutchison, Jenny Wright, Bud Cort, Corey Gunnestad, Brent Fraser, Robert Davenport, Adam Baldwin, Ethan Sandler Drama Live action
Fresh Horses Columbia Pictures / Weintraub Entertainment Group David Anspaugh (director); Larry Ketron (screenplay); Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, Patti D'Arbanville, Ben Stiller, Leon Russom, Molly Hagan, Viggo Mortensen, Doug Hutchison, Dan Davis, John Powell Coming of age, Drama Live action
High Spirits Tri-Star Pictures Neil Jordan (director/screenplay); Michael McDowell (screenplay); Daryl Hannah, Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson, Jennifer Tilly, Peter Gallagher, Ray McAnally, Martin Ferrero, Connie Booth, Donal McCann, Liz Smith, Mary Coughlan, Ruby Buchanan, Isolde Cazelet, Aimee Delamain, Tom Hickey, Krista Hornish, Little John, Preston Lockwood, Paul O'Sullivan, Hilary Reynolds, Tony Rohr, Matthew Wright Fantasy, Comedy Live action
The Land Before Time Universal Pictures / Sullivan Bluth Studios / Amblin Entertainment Don Bluth (director); Stu Krieger (screenplay); Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Helen Shaver, Burke Byrnes, Bill Irwin, Pat Hingle, Diana Ross, Frank Welker Adventure, Drama Animation
Last Rites MGM/UA Communications Co. Donald P. Bellisario (director/screenplay); Tom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Chick Vennera, Anne Twomey, Dane Clark, Paul Dooley, Adrian Paul, Deborah Pratt, Al Rodrigo, Father Louis Gigante, Tony Lip, Damien Leake, Troian Avery Bellisario, Michaelangelo Bellisario, Vassili Lambrinos, Tony DiBenedetto, Christine Poor, Jack Hallett, Ibi Kaufman, Frank Patton III, Maurizio Benazzo, Roberto Corbo, Leslie Arnett, Anthony Bishop Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Live action
1969 Atlantic Entertainment Group Ernest Thompson (director/screenplay); Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley, Winona Ryder, Joanna Cassidy Drama Live action
Oliver & Company Walt Disney Pictures George Scribner (director); Jim Cox, Tim Disney, James Mangold (screenplays); Joey Lawrence, Billy Joel, Cheech Marin, Richard Mulligan, Roscoe Lee Browne, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Dom DeLuise, Taurean Blacque, Carl Weintraub, Robert Loggia, Natalie Gregory, William Glover, Bette Midler, Frank Welker, Jonathan Brandis, Greg Finley, Jo Ann Harris, Rosanna Huffman, Harvey Jason, Karen Kamon, Kaleena Kiff, Carol King, David Lasley, John McCurry, Whitney Rydbeck, Tom Righter Snow, Ruth Pointer Musical Animation
20 Goddess of Love NBC / New World Television / Phil Margo Entertainment / Phoenix Entertainment Group Jim Drake (director); Don Segall, Phil Margo (screenplay); Vanna White, David Naughton, David Leisure, Amanda Bearse, Philip Baker Hall, Betsy Palmer, John Rhys-Davies, Little Richard, Raymond O'Connor, Michael Goldfinger, Jennifer Bassey, Marty Davis Fantasy Live action
Yogi and the Invasion of the Space Bears Worldvision Enterprises / Hanna-Barbera Productions Don Lusk, Ray Patterson (directors); Neal Barbera (screenplay); Daws Butler, Don Messick, Julie Bennett, Susan Blu, Sorrell Booke, Victoria Carroll, Townsend Coleman, Peter Cullen, Linda Harmon, Maggie Roswell, Rob Paulsen, Michael Rye, Frank Welker, Patric Zimmerman Comedy, Sci-Fi Animation
22 Killer Instinct NBC Productions / ITC Entertainment Waris Hussein (director); Conrad Bromberg (screenplay); Melissa Gilbert, Woody Harrelson, Lane Smith, Kevin Conroy, Fernando Lopez, Roy Brocksmith, Janet MacLachlan, William Marshall, Marco Rodríguez, Garn Stephens, Barry Dennen, Peter Iacangelo, Lorinne Vozoff, Jeris Lee Poindexter, Michael Kaufman, Nat Bernstein, Anne Betancourt, Cecila Aquillon, Harold Ayer, Dick Balduzzi, Michael Canavan, Alexander Folk, Azdine Melliti Drama Live action
23 Buster Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Vestron Pictures David Green (director); Colin Shindler (screenplay); Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb, Martin Jarvis, Sheila Hancock, Stephanie Lawrence, Michael Attwell, Ralph Brown, Anthony Quayle, Ellie Beaven, Christopher Ellison, Michael Byrne, Clive Wood, Harold Innocent, Rupert Vansittart, John Benfield, John Barrard, Carole Collins, Amy Shindler, David Shindler Romance, Comedy, Crime Live action
Cocoon: The Return 20th Century Fox Daniel Petrie (director); Stephen McPherson (screenplay); Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Hume Cronyn, Jack Gilford, Steve Guttenberg, Barret Oliver, Maureen Stapleton, Elaine Stritch, Jessica Tandy, Gwen Verdon, Tahnee Welch, Linda Harrison, Clint Howard, Tyrone Power Jr. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy, Drama Live action
Full Moon in Blue Water Trans World Entertainment Peter Masterson (director); Bill Bozzone (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith, Elias Koteas, Kevin Cooney, David Doty, Gil Glasgow, Becky Gelke, Marietta Marich, Lexie Masterson, Mark Walters, Ben Jones, Tiny Skaggs, Bill Johnson Comedy, Drama, Romance Live action
Hanna's War Cannon Films Menahem Golan (director/screenplay); Stanley Mann (screenplay); Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Anthony Andrews, Donald Pleasence, David Warner, Vincent Riotta, Avi Korein, Ingrid Pitt, John Stride, Shimon Finkel Drama Live action
Scrooged Paramount Pictures Richard Donner (director); Mitch Glazer, Michael O'Donoghue (screenplay); Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait, Alfre Woodard, David Johansen, Carol Kane, Robert Mitchum, Michael J. Pollard, Mabel King, Jamie Farr, Robert Goulet, Buddy Hackett, John Houseman, Lee Majors, Pat McCormick, Brian Doyle-Murray, Mary Lou Retton, Jean Speegle Howard, June Chandler, Mary Ellen Trainor, Bruce Jarchow, Peter Bromilow, Jack McGee, Kathy Kinney, Tony Steedman, Rebeca Arthur, Selma Archerd, Roy Brocksmith, Sachi Parker, Delores Hall, Anne Ramsey, Logan Ramsey, Wendie Malick, Joel Murray, Mitch Glazer, Maria Riva, Michael O'Donoghue, Amy Hill, Miles Davis, Larry Carlton, David Sanborn, Paul Shaffer, Solid Gold Dancers, Don LaFontaine, John Murray, Nicholas Phillips, Al 'Red Dog' Weber, Michael Eidam, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Lisa Mende, Ryan Todd, Chaz Conner Jr. Christmas, Comedy Live action
27 A Dangerous Life HBO / ITC Entertainment Robert Markowitz (director); David Williamson (screenplay); Gary Busey, Rebecca Gilling, James Handy, Roy Alvarez, Jaime Fabregas, Dina Bonnevie, Spanky Manikan, Grace Parr, Ruben Rustia, Laurice Guillen, Tessie Tomas, Joonee Gamboa, Johnny Delgado, Rez Cortez, Rolando Tinio, Noel Trinidad, Vic Diaz, Freddie Santos, Michael Pate, Pen Medina, Tony Mabesa, Junix Inocian, Mona Lisa, Benigno Aquino Jr., Guy Stone, Alexander Cortez, Arthur Sherman, Dido de la Paz, Val Victa, Cris Vertido, Robert Talabis, Mervyn Samson, Ray Ventura, Tony Carreon, Amiel Leonardia, Lea Cabusi, Felindo Obach, Odette Khan, Joe Gruta, Dave Brodette, Zeneida Amador, Ernie Zarate, Pudji Waseso Crime, Drama, History Live action
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Paramount Pictures David Zucker (director/screenplay); Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft (screenplay); Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalbán, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Nancy Marchand, Raye Birk, Jeannette Charles, Ed Williams, Tiny Ron Taylor, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Joe Grifasi, Tom Dugan, Lawrence Tierney, Reggie Jackson, Jay Johnstone, Joe West, Doug Harvey, Ken Kaiser, Ron Luciano, Curt Gowdy, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver, Mel Allen, Dick Enberg, Dick Vitale, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Mark Holton, John Houseman, Jesse Ventura, Robert K. Weiss, Winifred Freedman, Nicholas Worth, Charlotte Zucker, Ken Minyard, Bob Herron, Conrad Palmisano, Brinke Stevens, Tom Willett, Susan Beaubian, Leslie Maier, Tony Brafa, Hank Robinson Comedy Live action
Tequila Sunrise Warner Bros. Pictures Robert Towne (director/screenplay); Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia, J. T. Walsh, Gabriel Damon, Ely Pouget, Arliss Howard, Arye Gross, Garret Pearson, Budd Boetticher, Ann Magnuson Crime, Thriller Live action
Watchers Universal Pictures / Carolco Pictures Jon Hess (director); Bill Freed, Damian Lee (screenplay); Corey Haim, Barbara Williams, Michael Ironside, Lala Sloatman Sci-Fi, Horror Live action
9 Mississippi Burning Orion Pictures Alan Parker (director); Chris Gerolmo (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Kevin Dunn, Frankie Faison, Geoffrey Nauffts, Park Overall, Darius McCrary, Tobin Bell, Bob Glaudini Crime, Thriller Live action
My Stepmother Is an Alien Columbia Pictures / Weintraub Entertainment Group Richard Benjamin (director); Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, Jonathan Reynolds (screenplay); Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan, Joseph Maher, Seth Green, Ann Prentiss, Wesley Mann, Tony Jay, Harry Shearer, Juliette Lewis, Peter Bromilow Sci-Fi Live action
Twins Universal Pictures Ivan Reitman (director); William Davies, Timothy Harris, William Osborne, Herschel Weingrod (screenplay); Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, David Caruso, Trey Wilson, Marshall Bell, Tony Jay, Hugh O'Brian, Nehemiah Persoff, Maury Chaykin, Tom McCleister, David Efron, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Gus Rethwisch, Richard Portnow, Robert Harper, Peter Dvorsky, Rosemary Dunsmore, S.A. Griffin, Frances Bay, Marvin J. McIntyre, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Jay Arlen Jones, Ty Granderson Jones, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman, Linda Porter, Joe Medjuck, John Michael Bolger, Steve Reevis, Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio, Nicolette Larson, Heather Graham Comedy Live action
11 Roots: The Gift ABC / Warner Bros. Television Distribution / David L. Wolper Productions Kevin Hooks (director); D.M. Eyre Jr. (screenplay); LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Shaun Cassidy, Jerry Hardin, Kate Mulgrew, Avery Brooks, Michael Learned, John McMartin, Annabella Price, Fran Bennett, Tim Russ, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Alex Haley Drama, History Live Action
12 The Christmas Wife HBO Showcase David Jones (director); Catherine Ann Jones (screenplay); Jason Robards, Julie Harris, Don Francks, James Eckhouse, Patricia Hamilton, Deborah Grover, David Gardner, Tom Harvey, Christopher Andrade, Steven Andrade, Bill Lynn Drama Live action
14 Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Orion Pictures Frank Oz (director); Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning (screenplay); Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers, Barbara Harris, Ian McDiarmid, Dana Ivey, Meagen Fay, Frances Conroy, Louis Zorich Comedy Live action
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka MGM/UA Communications Co. / United Artists Keenen Ivory Wayans (director/screenplay); Keenen Ivory Wayans, John Witherspoon, Bernie Casey, Ja'net Dubois, Isaac Hayes, Jim Brown, Antonio Fargas, Steve James, John Vernon, Dawnn Lewis, Kadeem Hardison, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans, Nadia Wayans, Chris Rock, Anne-Marie Johnson, Eve Plumb, Tony Cox, Hawthorne James, Clarence Williams III, David Alan Grier, Robin Harris, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Gary Owens, Lawrence Parker, Derrick Jones Action, Comedy, Parody Live action
Torch Song Trilogy New Line Cinema Paul Bogart (director); Harvey Fierstein (screenplay); Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Eddie Castrodad, Ken Page, Charles Pierce, Axel Vera Comedy, Drama Live action
16 Dangerous Liaisons Warner Bros. Pictures / Lorimar Motion Pictures Stephen Frears (director); Christopher Hampton (screenplay); Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Mildred Natwick, Uma Thurman, Peter Capaldi, Valerie Gogan Period, Romance, Drama Live action
Purple People Eater Motion Picture Corporation of America Linda Shayne (director/screenplay); Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Shelley Winters, Thora Birch, Dustin Diamond, Peggy Lipton, Linda Talcott, Bobby Porter, Jimmy Locust, Tim Lawrence, Chubby Checker, Little Richard, James Houghton, John Brumfield, Molly Cheek, Kimberly McCullough, Sheb Wooley, Shonda Whipple, Lindsay Price, Katie Gonzalez, Nikki Cox Sci-Fi, Comedy Live action
Rain Man United Artists / MGM/UA Communications Co. Barry Levinson (director); Barry Morrow, Ronald Bass (screenplay); Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, Jerry Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts, Lucinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Ray Baker, Jake Hoffman, Royce D. Applegate, Anna Mathias, Archie Hahn, Luisa Leschin, Ira Miller, Chris Mulkey, Tracy Newman, Julie Payne, Reni Santoni, Jonathan Stark, Lynne Marie Stewart, Gigi Vorgan, Barry Levinson, Ralph Seymour, June Christopher, Bridget Sienna, Ruth Silveira, Arnold F. Turner Comedy, Drama Live action
18 Dead Solid Perfect HBO Pictures Bobby Roth (director/screenplay); Randy Quaid, Kathryn Harrold, Jack Warden, Corinne Bohrer, Brett Cullen, Larry Riley, DeLane Matthews, John M. Jackson, Bibi Besch, John Durbin, Ron Hayes, Peter Jacobsen, Lindy Miller, Don Morrow, Rob Nilsson, Mac O'Grady, Keith Olbermann, Annie O'Neill, Henry G. Sanders, David Schickele, Dan Jenkins, Bob Harrison, Dixie K. Wade, Dick Rudolph Drama, Sports Live action
A Very Brady Christmas CBS / Paramount Television / The Sherwood Schwartz Company Peter Baldwin (director); Sherwood Schwartz, Lloyd J. Schwartz (screenplay); Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Barry Williams, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Eve Plumb, Mike Lookinland, Jennifer Runyon, Lewis Arquette, Jerry Houser, Caryn Richman, Carol Huston, Zachary Bostrom, Ron Kuhlman, G.W. Lee, Jaclyn Bernstein Comedy, Drama Live action
21 Beaches Touchstone Pictures Garry Marshall (director); Mary Agnes Donoghue (screenplay); Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, James Read, Lainie Kazan, Grace Johnston, Lynda Goodfriend, Tracy Reiner, Jenifer Lewis, Joe Grifasi, Phil Leeds, Hector Elizondo, Garry Marshall, Marc Shaiman, Mayim Bialik, Marcie Leeds Comedy, Drama Live action
A Man for All Seasons TNT / Agamemnon Films / British Lion Charlton Heston (director); Robert Bolt (screenplay); Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Roy Kinnear, Benjamin Whitrow, Nicholas Amer, Adrienne Thomas, Martin Chamberlain, John Hudson, Jonathan Hackett, Milton Cadman Drama Live action
Talk Radio Universal Pictures Oliver Stone (director/screenplay); Eric Bogosian (screenplay); Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley, John Pankow, Michael Wincott, Robert Trebor, Tony Frank, Anna Levine, Rockets Redglare, Park Overall, Earl Hindman, Zach Grenier, Bill Johnson, Bruno Rubeo, Pirie MacDonald, Allan Corduner, Daniel Escobar Drama Live action
Working Girl 20th Century Fox Mike Nichols (director); Kevin Wade (screenplay); Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Philip Bosco, Nora Dunn, Oliver Platt, James Lally, Kevin Spacey, Robert Easton, Olympia Dukakis, Amy Aquino, Jeffrey Nordling, Elizabeth Whitcraft, David Duchovny, Caroline Aaron, Zach Grenier, Barbara Garrick, Ricki Lake, Marceline A. Hugot, Timothy Carhart Romance, Comedy, Drama Live action
23 The Accidental Tourist Warner Bros. Pictures Lawrence Kasdan (director/screenplay); Frank Galati (screenplay); William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr. Drama Live action
The Boost Hemdale Film Corporation Harold Becker (director); Ben Stein, Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay); James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, Kelle Kerr, John Rothman, Amanda Blake, Barry Jenner Drama Live action
Dominick and Eugene Orion Pictures Robert M. Young (director); Corey Blechman, Alvin Sargent (screenplay); Tom Hulce, Ray Liotta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Todd Graff, Bill Cobbs, David Strathairn Drama Live action
Hellbound: Hellraiser II New World Pictures Tony Randel (director); Peter Atkins (screenplay); Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, Doug Bradley, Nicholas Vince, Simon Bamford, Barbie Wilde, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith, William Hope, Deborah Joel, Angus McInnes, Catherine Chevalier, Kevin Cole Horror Live action

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Month Date Name Age Country Profession Notable films
January 1 Marcel Hillaire 79 Germany Actor
7 Michel Auclair 65 France Actor
7 Trevor Howard 74 UK Actor
8 Boyd Morgan 72 US Stuntman, Actor
10 Hugh A. Robertson 55 US Film Editor, Director
16 Ballard Berkeley 83 UK Actor
19 Bridget Boland 75 UK Screenwriter
19 Cary Odell 77 US Art Director
25 Colleen Moore 88 US Actress
February 1 Marcel Bozzuffi 58 French Actor
1 Heather O'Rourke 12 US Actress
5 Emeric Pressburger 85 Hungary Screenwriter, Director
8 Allan Cuthbertson 67 Australia Actor
14 Frederick Loewe 86 Germany Composer
28 Asakazu Nakai 86 Japan Cinematographer
29 Sidney Harmon 80 US Producer, Screenwriter
March 1 Joe Besser 80 US Actor
3 Lois Wilson 93 US Actress
5 Alberto Olmedo[9] 54 Argentina Actor, Comedian
6 Jeanne Aubert 82 France Actress
7 Divine 42 US Actor
7 Robert Livingston 83 US Actor
12 DeWitt Bodeen 79 US Screenwriter
12 Karen Steele 56 US Actress
13 Steno 71 Italy Director, Screenwriter
13 John Holmes 43 US Actor
13 Olive Carey 92 US Actress
27 Renato Salvatori 55 Italy Actor
31 Manuel Silos 82 Philippines Actor, Director
April 1 Jim Jordan 91 US Actor
5 Alf Kjellin 68 Sweden Actor, Director
6 John Clements 77 UK Actor
7 Albert S. Rogell 86 US Director
11 Jeff Donnell 66 US Actress
11 Jesse L. Lasky Jr. 77 US Screenwriter
15 Kenneth Williams 62 UK Actor
21 I. A. L. Diamond 67 Moldovia Screenwriter
22 Irene Rich 96 US Actress
28 Andrew Cruickshank 80 UK Actor
May 1 Paolo Stoppa 81 Italy Actor
4 Tom Overton 58 US Sound Engineer
5 George Rose[10] 68 UK Actor
12 Paul Osborn 86 US Screenwriter
15 Andrew Duggan 64 US Actor
15 Greta Nissen 82 Norway Actress
18 Daws Butler 71 US Voice Actor
18 Anthony Forwood 72 UK Actor
18 Christopher Gore 43 US Screenwriter
21 Barbara Laage 67 France Actress
22 Tom Adair 74 US Lyricist
29 Vladimír Menšík 59 Czech Republic Actor
30 Ella Raines[11] 67 US Actress
June 2 Raj Kapoor[12] 63 India Actor, Director, Producer
16 Kim Milford 37 US Actor
18 Wilford Leach 58 US Director, Screenwriter
19 Teru Shimada 82 Japan Actor
22 Dennis Day 77 US Singer, Actor
22 Stuart Randall 78 US Actor
July 1 Alice Nunn 60 US Actress
2 Aldo Tonti 78 Italy Cinematographer
7 Jimmy Edwards 68 UK Actor
12 Joshua Logan 79 US Director, Screenwriter
22 Milton Krasner 84 US Cinematographer
22 Patrick Newell 56 UK Actor
25 Judith Barsi 10 US Actress
25 Douglas Hickox 59 UK Director
27 Larry Clemmons 81 US Animator, Screenwriter
31 Trinidad Silva 38 US Actor
August 1 Florence Eldridge 86 US Actress
2 Robert Emmet Smith 73 US Art Director
5 Colin Higgins 47 France Director, Producer, Screenwriter
5 Ralph Meeker 65 US Actor
7 Wilfred Jackson 82 US Animator
8 Alan Napier 85 UK Actor
10 Adela Rogers St. Johns 94 US Screenwriter
11 Anne Ramsey 59 US Actress
17 Victoria Shaw 53 Australia Actress
19 Don Haggerty 74 US Actor
23 Jack Sher 75 US Screenwriter, Director
24 Leonard Frey 49 US Actor
26 Milton Sperling 76 US Screenwriter
27 Charles Farrell 88 Ireland Actor
September 1 Hugh Hunt 86 US Set Decorator
5 Gert Fröbe 75 Germany Actor
6 Harold Rosson 93 US Cinematographer
12 Stephen B. Grimes 61 UK Production Designer
14 Louis Quinn 73 US Actor
15 Samuel E. Beetley 74 US Film Editor
20 Roy Kinnear 54 UK Actor
21 Henry Koster 83 Germany Director, Screenwriter
21 Christine Norden 63 UK Actress
30 Chick Chandler 83 US Actor
October 1 Lucien Ballard[13] 84 US Cinematographer
1 Pavle Vuisić 62 Yugoslavia Actor
4 Margaret Lacey 76 UK Actress
6 Don Terry 86 US Actor
9 Edward Chodorov 84 US Screenwriter
11 Morgan Farley 90 US Actor
11 Bonita Granville 65 US Actress
12 Ken Murray 85 US Actor, Producer
13 Melvin Frank 75 US Screenwriter, Director
14 Mary Morris 72 Fiji Actress
19 Lawrence W. Butler 80 US Special Effects Artist
24 Valerie Taylor 85 UK Actress
25 Eric Larson 83 US Animator
27 Charles Hawtrey 73 UK Actor
31 John Houseman 86 Romania Actor, Producer
November 1 George J. Folsey 90 US Cinematographer
2 Lukas Heller 58 Germany Screenwriter
3 Sidney Carroll 75 US Screenwriter
6 John Hubbard 74 US Actor
9 Billy Curtis 79 US Actor
15 Mona Washbourne 84 UK Actress
27 Angela Aames 32 US Actress
27 John Carradine 82 US Actor
December 7 Christopher Connelly 47 US Actor
7 Dorothy Jordan 82 US Actress
8 Anne Seymour 79 US Actress
15 Maria De Matteis 90 Italy Costume Designer
10 Richard S. Castellano 55 US Actor
10 Dennis Arundell 90 UK Actor, Composer
17 Jerry Hopper 81 US Director
21 Bob Steele 81 US Actor
22 Tucker Smith 52 US Actor, Dancer
24 Noel Willman 70 Ireland Actor
26 Julanne Johnston 88 US Actress
26 John Loder 90 UK Actor
27 Hal Ashby 59 US Director, Film Editor

Film debuts

See also

References

  1. ^ "1988 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "A Fish Called Wanda (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 7, 2020. A Fish Called Wanda domestic gross $62,493,712
  3. ^ Groves, Don (August 9, 1989). "UIP Up, Up and Away For Year; Rentals Take Off". Variety. p. 11. UIP Top 10 Grossers, 1988–89
    Rain Man $233 million
    Crocodile Dundee 2 $126 million
    Coming to America $122 million
    A Fish Called Wanda $115 million
    Willow $80 million
    Twins $75 million
    The Naked Gun $61 million
  4. ^ "UIP's $25M-Plus Club". Variety. September 11, 1995. p. 92. A Fish Called Wanda $126,103,000; The Naked Gun $73,689,000
  5. ^ Griffin, Nancy (June 1988). "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade". Premiere.
  6. ^ "A Cry in the Dark (1988) – Release dates". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
  7. ^ Mason, Aiden (2017-08-28). "Five Things You Didn't Know About Anna Diop". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  8. ^ Editors of Chase's (24 September 2019). Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 424. ISBN 978-1-64143-316-7.
  9. ^ David K. Frasier (2002). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth-century Cases. McFarland. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-7864-1038-5.
  10. ^ Dennis Hevesi (13 May 1988). "Dominican Police Say 4 Men Killed George Rose". New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  11. ^ Newsweek. Newsweek. 1988. p. 72.
  12. ^ Ritu Nanda; Rāja Kapūra (2002). Raj Kapoor Speaks. Penguin Books India. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-670-04952-3.
  13. ^ John A. Willis (1989). Screen World. Crown Publishers. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-517-57332-7.

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