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| … 1978 . This list of years in film indexes the individual year The table of years in film is a tabular display of all years in Film, for overview and quick navigation to any year The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U 1979 . The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode 1980 . The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens 1981 . Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. 1982 . Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E 1983 . Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York 1984 … 1985 1986 1987 -1988- 1989 1990 1991 … 1992 . Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages 1993 . The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages 1994 . The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U 1995 . The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris 1996 . The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient 1997 . The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace 1998 … In home video: 1985 1986 1987 -1988- 1989 1990 1991 In television: 1985 1986 1987 -1988- 1989 1990 1991 |
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| … 1985 . The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Industry milestones Home video and politics September 1 - The Video Recordings Act 1984 in the UK comes into effect Industry milestones Sesame Street home videos are launched March 12 Industry milestones S-VHS introduced in Japan. The Pioneer CLD-1010, one of the first Laserdisc Industry milestones Distribution of Video 2000 products ends Movie releases The following movies were released on Industry milestones August 15 = MGM/UA Home Video announces that The Wizard of Oz is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in a Special Collector's Edition Industry milestones Fox Video is formed CBS/Fox Video continues to sell products such as BBC programs Industry milestones Movie releases The following movies were released on video on the following dates Arachnophobia The year 1985 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1985. The year 1986 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1986. The year 1987 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1987. The year 1988 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1988. The year 1989 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1989. The year 1990 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1990. The year 1991 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1991. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) 1986 . Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) 1987 - 1988 - 1989 . Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) 1990 . Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) 1991 … … 1950s . Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive 1960s . The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 1970s -1980s- 1990s . This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 2000s . 2010s … … 19th century . The 2010s Decade is a period of 10 years that will begin on January 1, 2010 and will end on December 31, 2019. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar 20th century . The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 21st century … |
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Events
- Michael Jackson's first film was Moonwalker
Top grossing films (U. The year 1988 in Science and Technology involved many significant events some listed below This list of years in film indexes the individual year Events 1870s - French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud improved on the Zoetrope idea by placing mirrors at the center of the Events 1880 - American George Eastman begins to commercially manufacture dry plates for Photography. Events 1891 - Designed around the work of Muybridge Marey and Eastman Thomas Edison 's employee William K Events William Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889 Events WK Laurie Dickson supervises the construction of the first movie studio called the " Black Maria " in West Orange New Jersey which produces Events The final revisions to the Kinetoscope are made including a vertical transport and wider film Events Thomas Edison builds "America's First Movie Studio" the Black Maria Blacksmith Scene is made Events January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a Patent for motion picture film. Events March 22 - First display of motion pictures by Auguste and Louis Lumière (private screening Events January - In Britain, Birt Acres and Robert W Paul developed their own film projector the Theatrograph (later known Events 125 people died during a film screening at the Charity Bazaar in Paris after a curtain catches on fire from the ether used to fuel the Events May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York Birt Acres invents the first amateur format Birtac, by splitting 35 mm The year 1899 in film involved some significant events Events T Events Several full-length films were produced during the first decade of the 1900s The year 1900 in film involved some significant events Events Reulos Goudeau & Co The year 1901 in film involved some significant events Events Edwin S The year 1902 in film involved some significant events Events March 10 - Circuit Court's decision disallows Thomas Edison from having a monopoly The year 1903 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison demolishes "America's First Movie Studio" the Black The year 1904 in film involved some significant events Events As shown in the film Westinghouse Works, some filmmakers begin to move The year 1905 in film involved some significant events Events Pathé Frères colors black-and-white films by machine The year 1906 in film involved some significant events Events 26 December - The world's first feature film The Story of the Kelly Gang The year 1907 in film involved some significant events Events January 19 - Variety publishes its first film review The year 1908 in film involved some significant events Events Thomas Edison formed the Motion Picture Patents Company, with goals of controlling The year 1909 in film involved some significant events Events Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema Events Several full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1910s The year 1910 in film involved some significant events Events The newsreel footage of the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom is shot The year 1911 in film involved some significant events Events October 27: David Horsley 's Nestor Motion The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1913 in film involved some significant events Events The Squaw Man, the first Hollywood feature film is made The year 1914 in film involved some significant events Events The 3300-seat Strand Theater opens in New York City. The year 1915 in film involved some significant events Events June 18: The Motion Picture Directors Association (MPDA was formed by The year 1916 in film involved some significant events Events October 17 - A Daughter of the Gods released - first US production with The year 1917 in film involved some significant events Events Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA as a propaganda film company in Berlin The year 1918 in film involved some significant events Events Following litigation for anti-trust activities the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture The year 1919 in film involved some significant events Events February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1920s The year 1920 in film involved some significant events Events November 27 - The Mark of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks Events February 20 - The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres Events November 26 - The Toll of the Sea, starring Anna May Wong and Kenneth Harlan, debuts as the first general Events April 15 - Lee De Forest demonstrates the Phonofilm sound-on-film system at the Rivoli Theater in New York Events Entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B Events Top grossing films The Big Parade Ben-Hur The Freshman Events August - Warner Brothers debuts the first Vitaphone film Don Juan. Events January 10 - Fritz Lang 's science-fiction fantasy Metropolis premieres in Germany Events Although some movies released in 1928 had sound, most were still silent. Events The days of the Silent film were numbered A mad scramble to provide synchronized sound was on Events Many full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1930s Events Top grossing films Tom Sawyer Whoopee! Common Clay Check Events Top grossing films Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff Ingagi, starring Sir Hubert Events Katharine Hepburn 's film career begins Shirley Temple 's film career begins Disney released Flowers Events British Film Institute founded March 2 - King Kong premieres in New York City. Events January 26 - Samuel Goldwyn (formerly of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) purchases the film rights to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Events Judy Garland signs a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM The year 1936 in film involved some significant events Events Nov 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon The year 1937 in film involved some significant events Events April 16 - Way Out West premieres in The year 1938 in film involved some significant events Events January &mdash MGM announces that Judy Garland The year 1939 in film involved some significant events Events Movie historians and film buffs often look back on the year 1939 as "the Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the decade of the 1940s The year 1940 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Walt Disney 's animated Film The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1942 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time The year 1943 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1944 in film involved some significant events Events July 20 - Since You Went Away is released The year 1945 in film involved some significant events Events Paramount Studios releases theatrical short Cartoon The year 1946 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1947 in film involved some significant events Events May 22 - Great Expectations is premiered in New York The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the The year 1949 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Events Films of the 1950s were of a wide variety As a result of Television, the studios and companies sought to put audiences back in theaters The year 1950 in film involved some significant events Events February 15 - Walt Disney Studios The year 1951 in film involved some significant events Events Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian The year 1952 in film involved some significant events Events January 10 - Cecil B The year 1953 in film involved some significant events Events September 16 — The Robe debuts as The year 1954 in film involved some significant events Events May 12 - The Marx Brothers' Zeppo Marx The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls The year 1956 in film involved some significant events Events August 4 - The last film serial Blazing the Overland The year 1957 in film involved some significant events Events October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock The year 1958 in film involved some significant events Events February 16- " In the Money " by William The year 1959 in film involved some significant events Events The Three Stooges make their 180th and last short film Events Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960s The year 1960 in film involved some significant events Events April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military The year 1961 in film involved some significant events Events Last Year at Marienbad ( L'année dernière The year 1962 in film involved some significant events Events Dr The year 1963 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - Filming begins on Dr The year 1964 in film involved some significant events Events January 29 - The film Dr The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1966 in film involved some significant events Events Walt Disney, well known for his creation of Mickey Mouse died on The year 1967 in film involved some significant events It is widely considered as one of the most ground-breaking years in film The year 1968 in film involved some significant events Events October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter The year 1969 in film involved some significant events Events Cannes Film Festival opens but closes in support World cinema In cinema all over the world the seventies brought about vigor in adventurous cool and realistic complex narratives with rich cinematography and elaborate scores The year 1970 in film involved some significant events Events February 11 - The film The Magic Christian The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The year 1972 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U The year 1973 in film involved some significant events Events The Marx Brothers ' Zeppo Marx divorces his second The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released The year 1975 in film involved some significant events Events January 28 - George Lucas creates the second draft The year 1976 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - Filming begins on George Lucas ' The year 1977 in film involved some significant events Events In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1979 in film involved some significant events Events March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode Events The 1980s saw the continued rise of the blockbuster, an increased amount of Nudity in film and the increasing emphasis in the American industry on film The year 1980 in film involved some significant events Events April 30 - The Roger Daltrey film McVicar, opens Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. Events June 10 = Steven Spielberg 's Science fiction PG-rating film E Events February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New York Events The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name Events 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Events January 31 - The Cure for Insomnia premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago Illinois, to Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton Georgia for $20 million Events Thousands of full-length Films were produced during the 1990s The year 1990 in film involved some significant events Events CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie The year 1992 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1993 in film involved many significant films (For more about films in foreign languages check sources in those languages The year 1994 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U The year 1995 in film involved some significant events Events March 22 - The Dogme 95 movement is officially announced in Paris The year 1996 in film involved some significant events Major releases this year included Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient The year 1997 in film involved some significant events Events Summer - Production begins on Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s Events Thousands of full-length Films have been produced during the first decade of the 21st Century The year 2000 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films Please note that following the tradition of the The year 2001 in film involved some significant events (For more about non-English films check sources in those languages The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return The year 2004 in film involved some significant events Major releases of sequels took place The year 2005 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Devil's Rejects, Cheaper The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, 2009 in film has numerous films in production to be released in 2009 as well as films that have announced release dates but have yet to begin filming Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Moonwalker, also known as Michael Jackson Moonwalker, is a Film released in 1988 by Singer Michael Jackson. 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| Rank | Title | Studio | Gross |
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| 1. | Rain Man | MGM | $172,825,435 |
| 2. Rain Man is a 1988 dramatic film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Buena Vista | $156,452,370 |
| 3. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released | Coming to America | Paramount | $128,152,301 |
| 4. Coming to America is a 1988 Academy Award -nominated Comedy film directed by John Landis. | Big | 20th Century Fox | $114,968,774 |
| 5. Big is a 1988 fantasy - Comedy film about a boy who makes a wish "to be big" to a magical fortune-telling machine and is then aged | Twins | Universal | $111,938,388 |
| 6. Twins is a 1988 Comedy film produced and directed by Ivan Reitman about unlikely twins (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito | Crocodile Dundee II | Paramount | $109,306,210 |
| 7. Crocodile Dundee II is a 1988 Australian adventure and Comedy film. | Die Hard | 20th Century Fox | $83,008,852 |
| 8. Die Hard is an Academy Award nominated 1988 American Action film. | The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! | Paramount | $78,756,177 |
| 9. The Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad! is a 1988 Comedy film, the first in a series of films starring Leslie Nielsen, | Cocktail | Buena Vista | $78,222,753 |
| 10. Cocktail is a film released by Touchstone Pictures in 1988. Cocktail stars Tom Cruise as a talented bartender who finds love while working | Beetlejuice | Warner Brothers | $73,707,461 |
source: http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=1988&p=.htm
Awards
- Best Picture: Rain Man - Mirage Entertainment, Star Partners II, United Artists
- Best Director: Barry Levinson - Rain Man
- Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
- Best Actress: Jodie Foster - The Accused
- Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda
- Best Supporting Actress: Geena Davis - The Accidental Tourist
- Best Foreign Language Film: Pelle the Conqueror (Pelle erobreren), directed by Bille August, Denmark
- Drama:
- Best Picture: Rain Man
- Best Actor: Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
- Best Actress (tie): Jodie Foster - The Accused
- Best Actress (tie): Sigourney Weaver - Gorillas in the Mist
- Musical or comedy:
- Best Picture: Working Girl
- Best Actor: Tom Hanks - Big
- Best Actress: Melanie Griffith - Working Girl
- Other
- Best Director: Clint Eastwood - Bird
- Best Foreign Language Film: Pelle the Conqueror, Denmark
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 Film Festival):
- Red Sorghum (Hong gao liang), directed by Yimou Zhang, China
Films released in 1988
- 18 Again!
- 1969
- The Accidental Tourist, starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis
- The Accused, starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis
- Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity and Sharon Stone
- The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- Alice (Něco z Alenky)
- Alien Nation, starring James Caan and Mandy Patinkin
- Amsterdamned
- And God Created Woman
- Another Woman
- Arthur 2: On the Rocks, starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli
- Bat 21, starring Gene Hackman and Danny Glover
- Beaches, starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey
- The Beast
- Beetlejuice, starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis and Winona Ryder
- Betrayed
- Big, starring Tom Hanks
- The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson
- Big Business, starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin
- Big Time
- Big Top Pee-wee, starring Paul Reubens
- Biloxi Blues, starring Matthew Broderick and Christopher Walken
- Bird, starring Forest Whitaker
- Black Eagle
- Blind Justice, aka Hold My Hand I'm Dying starring Oliver Reed, directed by Terence Ryan
- The Blob
- Bloodsport
- La Boheme, by Luigi Comencini (see disambiguation)
- Bright Lights, Big City, starring Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates and Dianne Wiest
- Bull Durham, starring Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins
- Burning Secret
- Buster
- Caddyshack II
- Call Me
- Camille Claudel
- Celia
- Child's Play
- Chocolat
- The Chocolate War -(film mentioned in article)
- A Chorus of Disapproval
- Clara's Heart, starring Whoopi Goldberg and Neil Patrick Harris
- Clean and Sober, starring Michael Keaton
- Cocktail, starring Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown and Elisabeth Shue
- Cocoon: The Return
- Colors, starring Robert Duvall and Sean Penn
- Coming to America, starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall
- Consuming Passions
- The Couch Trip
- The Courier
- Crocodile Dundee II, starring Paul Hogan and Linda Koszlowski
- Crossing Delancey, starring Amy Irving
- A Cry in the Dark, starring Meryl Streep and Sam Neill
- Da
- Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
- Dancing in the Dust - Ivory Coast polygyny film
- Dangerous Liaisons, starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer
- The Dawning
- The Deceivers
- The Dead Pool
- Dead Ringers
- Die Hard, starring Bruce Willis and Alan Rickman
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine
- Distant Thunder
- Distant Voices, Still Lives
- D.O.A.
- Doin' Time On Planet Earth
- Dream Demon
- Drowning By Numbers
- Earth Girls Are Easy
- Eight Men Out
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
- Ernest Saves Christmas
- The Everlasting Secret Family
- Everybody's All-American, starring Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange and Timothy Hutton
- Far North
- Feds
- A Fish Called Wanda, starring John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin
- Frantic, starring Harrison Ford
- Fresh Horses
- Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
- Fright Night II
- The Fruit Machine
- Full Moon In Blue Water
- Fun Down There
- Ghost Town
- Ghosts... of the Civil Dead
- Gotham (aka) The Dead Can't Lie
- The Good Mother
- Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey, starring Sigourney Weaver
- Hairspray, starring Ricki Lake, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Sonny Bono and Deborah Harry
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
- Hanna's War
- Hanussen
- Haunted Summer
- Hawks, starring Timothy Dalton and Anthony Edwards
- Heartbreak Hotel
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- High Hopes
- High Spirits, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Peter O'Toole, Steve Guttenberg and Daryl Hannah
- Hold My Hand I'm Dying, aka Blind Justice starring Oliver Reed, directed by Terence Ryan
- Hot to Trot
- Hotel Terminus: Klaus Barbie, His Life and Times
- The House on Carroll Street
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
- It Couldn't Happen Here
- Iron Eagle II
- Kansas
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space
- The Land Before Time
- The Last Temptation of Christ, directed by Martin Scorsese
- La Leggenda del Santo Bevitore (The Legend Of The Holy Drinker) - Golden Lion award
- License to Drive
- The Little Devil (Il Piccolo Diavolo), starring Walter Matthau, Roberto Benigni (also director)
- Mac and Me
- Married to the Mob, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine and Dean Stockwell
- Midnight Run, starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin
- Mio in the Land of Faraway (U. Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton. The 61st Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1989 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. The Academy Award for Best Motion Picture is one of the Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to artists working Rain Man is a 1988 dramatic film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an Academy Award -winning American Screenwriter, Film director, Actor Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American The Accused is a 1988 Drama film starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis, directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 Comedy film released by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning and Emmy -nominated The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American Drama film. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, with an Academy Award nominated The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars handed out annually by the U Pelle the Conqueror ( Pelle Erobreren; Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 Film by Bille August that tells the story of two Bille August (born November 9, 1948) is a Danish Film and Television director. 46th Golden This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture — Drama, since its institution in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt For the similar named song see Guerillas in tha Mist. Gorillas in the Mist is a 1988 film which tells the true-life Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Big is a 1988 fantasy - Comedy film about a boy who makes a wish "to be big" to a magical fortune-telling machine and is then aged The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning American Film actress This page lists the winners and nominees for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, since its institution in 1943 Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Bird is an Academy Award-winning 1988 US Film directed by Clint Eastwood. The Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the awards presented at the Golden Globes, an American film awards ceremony The Palme d'Or ( English: Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded to competing films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Leone d’Oro ('Golden Lion' is the highest prize given to a film at the Biennale Venice Film Festival. La leggenda del santo bevitore ( The legend of the holy drinker) is a 1988 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. Ermanno Olmi (born July 24, 1931) is a renowned Italian Film director. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Red Sorghum ( is a 1987 Chinese film about a young woman's life working on a Distillery for sorghum liquor. Zhang Yimou (born November 14 1951 is an internationally acclaimed Chinese Filmmaker and former Cinematographer. 18 Again! is a 1988 Comedy film starring George Burns. The plot involves a grandson switching souls with his grandfather by means of an accident 1969 is a 1988 Drama film starring Robert Downey Jr, Kiefer Sutherland, and Winona Ryder. The Accidental Tourist is a 1988 American Drama film. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, with an Academy Award nominated William M Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA Award -winning American Actor. Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is a Tony Award - and Academy Award -nominated American actress. Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning and Emmy -nominated The Accused is a 1988 Drama film starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis, directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American Kelly Ann McGillis (born July 9, 1957) is an American Actress, whose notable movies include Witness (for which she Action Jackson is a 1988 Action film directed by Craig R Baxley and starring Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T Carl Weathers (born January 14, 1948) is an American actor as well as former professional football player in the United States and Canada. Craig Theodore Nelson (born April 4, 1944) is an American Actor. Sharon Vonne Stone (born March 10, 1958) is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -winning Actress, producer, and former The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 Film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley Alice ( Czech: Něco z Alenky) is a 1988 Czech Surrealist Fantasy film by Jan Švankmajer Alien Nation is a 1988 Science fiction film written by Rockne S James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist Amsterdamned is a 1988 Dutch Slasher film about a serial killer who hides in the canal system of Amsterdam. And God Created Woman is a 1988 film that starred Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank Langella, and Donovan Leitch Jr Another Woman is a 1988 Woody Allen film about an emotionally reticent woman Arthur 2 On the Rocks is the 1988 Sequel to the 1981 Arthur. Lead actors Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli reprised Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 1935 &ndash 27 March 2002 was an English Actor, Comedian and Musician. Liza May Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is a legendary American actress and singer Bat*21 is a 1988 movie directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the book by William Charles Anderson. Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -winning American actor and author Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22 1946 is an American Actor, Film director, and Political activist. Beaches (also known as Forever Friends) is a 1988 Academy Award -nominated movie adapted by Mary Agnes Donoghue from the Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Barbara Hershey (born February 5, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy-winning American actress known for her many Film roles The Beast (also The Beast of War) is a 1988 Columbia Pictures war film directed by Kevin Reynolds and based on a William Mastrosimone Beetlejuice is a 1988 comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton. Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III (born April 3 1958 is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Virginia Elizabeth "Geena" Davis (born January 21, 1956) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning and Emmy -nominated Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29 1971 better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is an American actress Betrayed is a 1988 Motion picture Drama directed by Costa Gavras, written by Joe Eszterhas and starring Tom Berenger Big is a 1988 fantasy - Comedy film about a boy who makes a wish "to be big" to a magical fortune-telling machine and is then aged Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Luc Besson (lyk bɛsɔ̃ born 18 March 1959 is a French Film director, writer and producer. Big Business is a 1988 farcical comedy film starring Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler. Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is anAmerican Singer, Actress and Comedian, also known (as her informal stage name as Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several Big Time is a 1929 film starring Lee Tracy and Mae Clarke as a show business couple who break up over his infidelity Big Top Pee-wee is the 1988 family Comedy sequel to the 1985 Film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and stars This article is about the film For the play upon which it is based see Biloxi Blues. Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage Actor who is best known for his roles as the title character Christopher Walken (born March 31 1943 is an American Film and Theatre Actor. Bird is an Academy Award-winning 1988 US Film directed by Clint Eastwood. Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15 1961 is an American actor producer, and director. Black Eagle is a 1988 martial artist movie set on the Mediterranean Island of Malta. Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 &ndash 2 May 1999 was an English Actor known for his burly screen presence Terence Ryan (born 2 March 1948, London England) is a British writer-director The Blob is a 1988 monster Horror film distributed by Tristar Pictures Bloodsport is a 1988 Martial arts film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Michael J Fox (born Michael Andrew Fox; June 9 1961 is a Canadian / American Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland He has Scottish ancestry from both parents and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. Phoebe Cates (born July 16, 1963) is an American film actress known for her roles in several Teen films most notably Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has enjoyed a successful career on stage television and film and has won Bull Durham is a 1988 American movie about love and Baseball. Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director Susan Sarandon (born Susan Abigail Tomalin; October 4 1946 is an American Actress. Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Screenwriter, director Burning Secret is a 1988 Drama film, based on the short story Brennendes Geheimnis by Stefan Zweig, about an American Diplomat Buster is the name of a 1988 Comedy-drama Film starring musician Phil Collins, Julie Walters, Larry Lamb Caddyshack II is a 1988 sequel to the 1980 cult classic Golf Comedy film Caddyshack. Call Me is a 1988 Erotic thriller film about a woman who strikes up a relationship with a stranger over the phone and in the process becomes entangled Camille Claudel is a 1988 movie about the life of the 19th century female sculptor Camille Claudel. Celia (also known as Celia Child of Terror) is a 1988 Australian Drama film written and directed by Ann Turner Child's Play is a 1988 Horror film written by Don Mancini and directed by Tom Holland. Chocolat is a 1988 movie directed by Claire Denis, about a French family that lives in colonial Cameroon. For the film adaption see The Chocolate War (film The Chocolate War is a young adult Novel by American A Chorus of Disapproval is the title of a British movie from 1988 directed by Michael Winner and adapted from a stage play by Alan Ayckbourn Clara's Heart is a 1988 movie starring Kathleen Quinlan and Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15 1973 is an American Golden Globe - and Emmy -nominated Actor. Clean and Sober is a 1988 dramatic film directed by Glenn Gordon Caron ( Moonlighting) and starring Michael Keaton as Daryl Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in Cocktail is a film released by Touchstone Pictures in 1988. Cocktail stars Tom Cruise as a talented bartender who finds love while working Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Bryan Neathway Brown AM (born 23 June 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian actor Elisabeth Judson Shue (born October 6, 1963) is an Academy Award -nominated American Film actress. Cocoon The Return is a 1988 science fiction Film that is the sequel to the feature film Cocoon. Colors is a 1988 Crime film starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall and directed by Dennis Hopper. Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor Coming to America is a 1988 Academy Award -nominated Comedy film directed by John Landis. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Arsenio Hall (born February 12 1955 in Cleveland Ohio) is an African-American Actor, Comedian, and former Talk show host Consuming Passions is a 1988 black Comedy film conceived - though not actually written by - Michael Palin and Terry Jones The Couch Trip Is a 1988 Comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd as a mental patient who gets a chance to go to Hollywood and host a radio Talk Crocodile Dundee II is a 1988 Australian adventure and Comedy film. Paul Hogan AM (born October 8, 1939) is an Australian Golden Globe -winning actor and comedian most famous for his role as Crossing Delancey is a Romantic comedy Film starring Amy Irving and Peter Riegert released in 1988 Amy Davis Irving (born September 10, 1953) is an American Actress, known for her $100 million settlement with Steven Spielberg A Cry in the Dark is a 1988 Australian/American Docudrama Film directed by Fred Schepisi. Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre, Sam Neill, DCNZM, OBE (born 14 September 1947 is a New Zealand film and television actor Da is a film directed by Matt Clark and starring Martin Sheen, Barnard Hughes, reprising his Tony Award -winning Broadway performance Daffy Duck's Quackbusters is a 1988 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros Dancing in the Dust or Ball in the Dust (original title Bal Poussiire) is a 1988 Ivorian film dealing with themes of Polygyny Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a Polygyny (which comes from neo- Greek: πολύ poly "many" + γυνή gyny "woman" is a specific form of Polygamy, Dangerous Liaisons is a 1988 film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close and Michelle Pfeiffer. Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known John Gavin Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an Emmy Award -winning two-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. The Dawning is a Film released in 1988, based on Jennifer Johnston 's book The Old Jest about an Irish Republican This page is about a 1952 novel For pages with a similar name see the disambiguation page Deceiver. The Dead Pool ( 1988) is the fifth and last film in the Dirty Harry film series, set in San Francisco California and starring Clint Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological Horror film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as Identical twin gynecologists Die Hard is an Academy Award nominated 1988 American Action film. Walter Bruce Willis (March 19 1955 is an American actor and Singer-songwriter. Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 American Comedy film directed by Frank Oz. Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA Distant Voices Still Lives is a 1988 British film directed and written by Terence Davies. DOA is a 1988 remake of the 1950 Film noir of the same name. The film was directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Drowning by Numbers is a 1988 Motion picture directed by Peter Greenaway. Earth Girls Are Easy is a 1988 American comedy / musical Film directed by Julien Temple. Eight Men Out is an American dramatic sports film released in 1988 based on 8 Men Out, published in 1963 by Eliot Asinof. Elvira Mistress of the Dark is a 1988 Comedy film directed by James Signorelli Ernest Saves Christmas is a 1988 Touchstone Pictures Comedy film directed by John R "Grey Ghost" redirects here for the musician Grey Ghost see Roosevelt Williams, for other uses see Gray Ghost. Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American Actor. Jessica Phyllis Lange (born April 20 1949) is an American stage and screen actress who among many other accolades has won two Academy Timothy T Hutton (born August 16, 1960) is an American Academy Award -winning Actor. Feds is a 1988 Comedy film written and directed by Daniel Goldberg, and starring Rebecca De Mornay and Mary Gross. A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 Comedy film released by MGM. It was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton and directed John Marwood Cleese (ˈkliːz born 27 October, 1939) is a British Actor, Comedian, Writer, Film producer Jamie Lee Curtis (born November 22 1958 is a two-time Golden Globe -winning BAFTA -winning and Emmy -nominated American Film Kevin Delaney Kline (born October 24 1947 is an American Academy Award, Screen Actors Guild Award and two time Tony Award -winning stage and film Michael Edward Palin, CBE (born 5 May 1943 is an English Comedian, actor writer and Television presenter best known for being one of the members Frantic is a noted 1988 Thriller film directed by Roman Polanski and starring Harrison Ford. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Fresh Horses is a 1988 Drama film starring Andrew McCarthy and Molly Ringwald, directed by David Anspaugh. Friday the 13th Part VII The New Blood is the sixth Sequel to the original Friday the 13th, and also marked the first appearance of Fright Night Part II is the 1988 sequel to Fright Night. Regine ( Julie Carmen) sister to the first film's vampire Jerry Dandridge seeks revenge Fruit machine is also a British term Fun Down There is a 1988 Drama film directed by Roger Stigliano. Ghost Town is a 2008 American Paranormal Comedy film directed by David Koepp and starring Ricky Gervais. Ghosts of the Civil Dead is a 1988 Australian movie directed by John Hillcoat. The Good Mother is a 1988 American film directed by Leonard Nimoy. For the similar named song see Guerillas in tha Mist. Gorillas in the Mist is a 1988 film which tells the true-life Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Hairspray is a 1988 comedy written and directed by John Waters. Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American Actress and Tabloid talk show host perhaps best known for her long-running Gerald "Jerry" Stiller (born June 8 1927 is an American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono ( February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American Record producer, Deborah Ann "Debbie" Harry (born July 1 1945 is an American Singer-songwriter and Actress, most famous for being the lead singer for the Punk Halloween 4 The Return of Michael Myers is a 1988 independently-released Horror film and the fourth installment in the ''Halloween'' series Hanussen is a 1988 Hungarian film about Erik Jan Hanussen by Istvan Szabo. Hawks is a 1988 British comedy film about two Terminally ill patients an English lawyer named Bancroft ( Timothy Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is an English This article is about the American actor For the British academic see A Heartbreak Hotel is a 1988 Comedy film written and directed by Chris Columbus and starring David Keith and Tuesday Weld Hellbound Hellraiser II is a 1988 film directed by Tony Randel. High Hopes is a 1988 film directed by Mike Leigh, focussing on an extended Working-class family living in King's Cross, High Spirits is an 1988 comedy film directed by Neil Jordan. Set in a remote Irish castle High Spirits is a topsy-turvy comedy with Neil Jordan (born February 25, 1950) is an Academy Award -winning Irish filmmaker and Novelist He received the Academy Award Peter O'Toole (born 2 August 1932) is an Irish and British actor who achieved instant stardom in 1962 playing T Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg (born August 24 1958) is an American film and television Actor. Daryl Christine Hannah (born December 3, 1960) is a American Film actress. Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 &ndash 2 May 1999 was an English Actor known for his burly screen presence Terence Ryan (born 2 March 1948, London England) is a British writer-director Hot to Trot is a comedy film released in 1988 by Warner Bros. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 satirical comedy Film written and directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans. It Couldn't Happen Here is a Pet Shop Boys film released in 1988. Iron Eagle II is a 1988 Action film about a joint United States / Soviet task force formed to counter the threat of an unnamed Kansas is a film starring Matt Dillon and Andrew McCarthy.It was released in 1988 and tells the story of a young man returning home to attend a wedding Killer Klowns From Outer Space is a 1988 movie made by The Chiodo Brothers and starring Grant Cramer. The Land Before Time is an Animated film, produced by Steven Spielberg 's Amblin Entertainment and directed by Don Bluth. The Last Temptation of Christ is a 1988 film directed by Martin Scorsese. La leggenda del santo bevitore ( The legend of the holy drinker) is a 1988 Italian film directed by Ermanno Olmi. License to Drive is a 1988 Teen Comedy / Adventure, starring Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane The Little Devil (original Italian name Il piccolo diavolo) is a 1988 Italian film directed by Roberto Benigni, also starring Walter John Matthau ( October 1, 1920 – July 1, 2000) was an American award-winning Actor best known for his role Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born 27 October 1952 is an Academy Award -winning Italian actor writer and director of Mac and Me is a 1988 Family film about a disabled boy and an Extraterrestrial juvenile Married to the Mob is a 1988 Comedy film. It was directed by Jonathan Demme and starred Matthew Modine, Alec Baldwin Michelle Marie Pfeiffer ( IPA: /mɪˈʃɛl ˈfаɪfɜr/ born April 29 1958 is an American Actress. Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American Actor, perhaps most famous for playing Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Dean Stockwell (born March 5, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated Emmy Award -nominated Cannes Award and Golden Globe For the Konami Arcade Racing game, see Midnight Run (video game. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Charles Grodin (born April 21, 1935) is an American actor comedian author and former cable Talk show host Mio in the Land of Faraway ( Mio min Mio; Мио мой Мио - Mio moy Mio) is a Fantasy film directed by Vladimir Grammatikov and starring S. release)
- Mississippi Burning, starring Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe and Frances McDormand
- Moonwalker
- My Neighbour Totoro
- My Stepmother Is an Alien, starring Kim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd and Alyson Hannigan
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, starring Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley
- Never on Tuesday
- The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
- Off Limits
- Oliver and Company
- Paperhouse
- Patty Hearst*La Casa del sorriso (The House of Smiles) - Golden Bear award
- Pelle the Conqueror, starring Max von Sydow
- Phantasm II
- Plain Clothes
- Prison
- Punchline, starring Sally Field and Tom Hanks
- Pushpak
- Quelques Jours avec Moi (A Few Days with Me)
- Rain Man, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise - Academy and Golden Globe (drama) Awards for Best Picture and Golden Bear (for 1989)
- Rambo III, starring Sylvester Stallone
- Rattle and Hum
- Red Heat, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi
- Running on Empty, starring Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, River Phoenix and Martha Plimpton
- Salome's Last Dance
- Scrooged, starring Bill Murray
- Shakedown aka Blue Jean Cop
- She's Having a Baby, starring Kevin Bacon and Elizabeth McGovern
- Shoot to Kill aka Deadly Pursuit
- A Short Film About Love by Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Stand and Deliver, starring Edward James Olmos and Lou Diamond Phillips
- Story of Women
- Tapeheads, starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins
- They Live, starring Roddy Piper
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, starring Jeff Bridges and Martin Landau
- Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito
- Vibes, starring Jeff Goldblum and Cyndi Lauper
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being, according to a book by Milan Kundera
- Watchers
- Waxwork
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit, starring Bob Hoskins and Christopher Lloyd
- Willow, starring Val Kilmer and Warwick Davis
- Working Girl, starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver - Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy)
- A World Apart, starring Barbara Hershey and Jodhi May
- Young Guns, starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney and Casey Siemaszko
Births
- May 24 - Joseph John Tromans
- April 10 - Haley Joel Osment
- April 25 - Sara Paxton, American singer/actress
- May 1 - Jacobo León
- August 24 - Rupert Grint, British actor
- November 15 - Zena Grey
- June 8 - Chris Green
- June 9 - Jessie Hardin
- December- Bonnie Boulware
Deaths
- January 7 - Michel Auclair, actor (b. Mississippi Burning is a 1988 Crime drama Film based on the FBI investigation into the real-life murders of three civil rights workers in the Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a two-time Academy Award -winning American actor and author William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Frances Louise McDormand (born June 23, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Film, stage, and television Moonwalker, also known as Michael Jackson Moonwalker, is a Film released in 1988 by Singer Michael Jackson. is a 1988 Japanese anime film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli. My Stepmother Is An Alien is a Comedy Science fiction film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd Kimila Ann "Kim" Basinger (ˈbeɪsɪŋɚ bay-sing-er often mispronounced /ˈbæsɪndʒɚ/ bass-in-jer) (born December 8, 1953) Daniel Edward "Dan" Aykroyd, CM (born July 1, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning Canadian-American Alyson Lee Hannigan (born March 24 1974 is an American Actress. The Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad! is a 1988 Comedy film, the first in a series of films starring Leslie Nielsen, Leslie William Nielsen OC (born February 11 1926 is a Canadian-American Emmy Award -nominated Comedian and actor Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, (born Priscilla Ann Wagner; May 24, 1945) is an American Actress and Businesswoman. The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 fantasy-adventure-musical film based on the books of the Fictional character Pippi Longstocking A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 The Dream Master is the fourth film in the A Nightmare on Elm Street series Off Limits is a 1988 film set during the Vietnam War starring Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines and directed by Christopher Oliver & Company is a 1988 Animated feature Film in which a homeless kitten named Oliver joins a gang of dogs to survive on the 1980s New Paperhouse is a 1988 British film directed by Bernard Rose. It was based on the novel Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr Patty Hearst is a 1988 Biographical film directed by Paul Schrader and starring Natasha Richardson as Patricia Campbell La casa del sorriso ( The House of Smiles) is a 1988 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. La casa del sorriso ( The House of Smiles) is a 1988 Italian film directed by Marco Ferreri. Pelle the Conqueror ( Pelle Erobreren; Pelle Erövraren) is a 1987 Film by Bille August that tells the story of two (born 10 April 1929 is a well-known Swedish actor known in particular for his collaboration with filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. Phantasm II is the 1988 sequel to Phantasm. It was written and directed by Don Coscarelli. To clear his brother and find the real murderer undercover officer Nick Dunbar enrolls in high school again dealing with bullies crushes humiliations popularity swings and quirky teachers and Prison is a 1988 horror film starring Viggo Mortensen. It was filmed at the Old State Prison in Rawlins Wyoming with many of its residents Punchline is a 1988 film written and directed by David Seltzer and stars Tom Hanks as a very talented young comic who helps a housewife played Sally Margaret Field (born November 6, 1946) is an American two-time Academy Award -winning actress Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9 1956 is an two-time Academy award and Emmy winning American Film actor, director Pushpaka Vimaana (Kannadaಪುಷ್ಪಕ ವಿಮಾನ English title The Love Chariot) or just Pushpak for subsequent films in other languages is a Rain Man is a 1988 dramatic film written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass and directed by Barry Levinson. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Rambo III is a 1988 American Action film released on May 25, 1988. Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. Rattle and Hum is the name of both an album and its companion motion picture recorded by Irish rock band U2, released in 1988 Red Heat is a 1988 Buddy cop film directed by Walter Hill. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, as Moscow narc Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother Christine Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American Emmy Award - and two-time Golden Globe Award -winning actress and Academy Judd Hirsch (born March 15, 1935) is an American Actor, known for playing the character Alex Reiger on the television comedy series River Jude Phoenix ( August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American Film Actor. Martha Campbell Plimpton (born November 16, 1970) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Actress. Salome's Last Dance is a 1988 film by British Film director, Ken Russell. Scrooged is a 1988 Comedy film, a modernization of Charles Dickens 's Novella, A Christmas Carol. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Shakedown is a 1988 Crime drama / action movie starring Peter Weller and Sam Elliott. She's Having a Baby is an American movie released in 1988, which was directed by John Hughes. Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8 1958 is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild Award -nominated American Film and Theater Elizabeth McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an Academy Award -nominated American film and theater Actress, who later became a singer Shoot to Kill (also known internationally as Deadly Pursuit) is an Adventure thriller Movie released in 1988 starring A Short Film About Love (Krótki film o miłości is an expanded film version of the sixth episode of director Krzysztof Kieślowski 's 1988 Polish language ( June 27, 1941 &ndash March 13, 1996) was an influential Oscar -nominated Polish Film director and Stand and Deliver is a 1988 Film dramatizing the work of Jaime Escalante, a dedicated High school mathematics Teacher Edward James Olmos (born 24 February 1947) is an Emmy -winning and Academy Award -nominated American actor and director Lou Diamond Phillips (born February 17 1962 is an American film television and stage actor Story of Women ( French title Une affaire de femmes) is a 1988 French Drama film directed by Claude Chabrol Tapeheads is a 1988 Comedy film directed by Bill Fishman The film features John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Sam Moore, and John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. Timothy Francis Robbins (born October 16, 1958) is an Academy Award -winning American Actor, Screenwriter, director They Live is a 1988 Film directed by John Carpenter, who also wrote the Screenplay under the Pseudonym "Frank Armitage Roderick George Toombs (born April 17, 1954) Career After being expelled from junior high and having a falling out with his father Piper hit the Tucker The Man and His Dream is a 1988 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Jeff Bridges which tells the story of Preston Francis Ford "Frank" Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is a five-time Academy Award -winning American Film director, Jeffrey Leon Bridges (born December 4, 1949) is a four-time Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Musician. Martin Landau (born June 20, 1931) is an Academy Award -winning American Film and television Actor. Twins is a 1988 Comedy film produced and directed by Ivan Reitman about unlikely twins (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Vibes is a Comedy film released in 1988 starring pop icon and Singer Cyndi Lauper, Actor Jeff Goldblum, Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (born October 22, 1952) is an Academy Award -nominated American actor Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí is a Novel written by Milan Kundera in 1982, first published in 1984 Milan Kundera (ˈmɪlan ˈkundɛra (born April 1, 1929, in Brno, Czechoslovakia) is a French Writer of Czech Waxwork is a 1988 horror/comedy film starring Zach Galligan and Deborah Foreman. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released Robert William "Bob" Hoskins Jr (born 26 October 1942 is an English Actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds and gangsters and Christopher Allen Lloyd (born October 22, 1938) is a three-time Emmy Award -winning American Actor. Willow is a 1988 Fantasy film directed by Ron Howard, based on a story by George Lucas. Val Edward Kilmer (born December 31, 1959) is an American Actor. Warwick Ashley Davis (born February 3 1970) is an English Actor. Working Girl tells the story of a Staten Island -raised Secretary, Tess McGill working in the Mergers and acquisitions department of a Melanie Griffith (born August 9, 1957) is an Academy Award nominated Golden Globe winning American Film actress Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt A World Apart is a 1988 anti- Apartheid drama written by Shawn Slovo and directed by Chris Menges. Barbara Hershey (born February 5, 1948) is an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy-winning American actress known for her many Film roles Jodhi May (born May 1975 is an English actress. Early life and career Born in Camden Town, London, May first acted at the age Young Guns is a 1988 action / Western film first made by Morgan Creek Productions and released by 20th Century Fox (in North Emilio Estévez (born May 12, 1962) is a Golden Globe - and Screen Actors Guild (SAG Award -nominated American Actor Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland He has Scottish ancestry from both parents and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. Lou Diamond Phillips (born February 17 1962 is an American film television and stage actor Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor. Casey Siemaszko (born Kazimierz Siemaszko; March 17, 1961) is an American Actor. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Haley Joel Osment (born April 10, 1988) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Sara Paxton (born April 25, 1988) is an American actress and Singer. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Rupert Alexander Lloyd Grint (born 24 August 1988 Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Zena Lotus Grey (born November 15, 1988) is an American actress. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Chris Green may refer to Chris Green (writer, British writer Chris Green (writer/performer, British comedian and writer Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Michel Auclair (14 September 1922 - 7 January 1988 was an Actor. 1922)
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