1988 in film

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. Rain Man was awarded the Academy Award for Best Picture, marking one of the few instances where the top-grossing film of the year was also the winner of such an Oscar award that year.

List of years in film (table)
In home video
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
In television
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
Years in film
1870s
1980s

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
RankTitleDistributorWorldwide gross
1 Rain Man MGM $354,825,435
2 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Buena Vista/Touchstone Pictures $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 $177,889,000[2][3]
8 Cocktail Buena Vista/Touchstone Pictures $171,504,781
9 Big 20th Century Fox $151,668,774
10 Die Hard $140,767,956
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Paramount $140,000,000[4][3]

Awards
Category/Organization46th Golden Globe Awards
January 28, 1989		42nd BAFTA Awards
March 19, 1989		61st Academy Awards
March 29, 1989
DramaMusical or Comedy
Best FilmRain ManWorking GirlThe Last EmperorRain Man
Best DirectorClint Eastwood
Bird		Louis Malle
Au revoir les enfants		Barry Levinson
Rain Man
Best ActorDustin Hoffman
Rain Man		Tom Hanks
Big		John Cleese
A Fish Called Wanda		Dustin Hoffman
Rain Man
Best ActressJodie 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 ActorMartin Landau
Tucker: The Man and His Dream		Michael Palin
A Fish Called Wanda		Kevin Kline
A Fish Called Wanda
Best Supporting ActressSigourney Weaver
Working Girl		Judi Dench
A Handful of Dust		Geena Davis
The Accidental Tourist
Best Screenplay, AdaptedNaomi Foner Gyllenhaal
Running on Empty		Jean-Claude Carriere and Philip Kaufman
The Unbearable Lightness of Being		Christopher Hampton
Dangerous Liaisons
Best Screenplay, OriginalA World Apart
Shawn Slovo		Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
Rain Man
Best Original ScoreMaurice 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 FilmPelle the ConquerorBabette's FeastPelle 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

January–March
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Y		 8 CopAtlantic Releasing CorporationJames 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 McEnroeCrime, ThrillerLive action
15 The Couch TripOrion PicturesMichael 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 ChaseComedyLive action
For KeepsTriStar PicturesJohn 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 DeMossComedy, DramaLive action
22 The TelephoneNew World PicturesRip Torn (director); Terry Southern, Harry Nilsson (screenplay); Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Elliott Gould, John Heard, Amy WrightComedy, DramaLive action
Braddock: Missing in Action IIICannon FilmsAaron Norris (director); James Bruner, Chuck Norris (screenplay); Chuck Norris, Aki Aleong, Keith David, Yehuda Efroni, Roland Harrah III, Miki KimAction, AdventureLive action
29 Biggles: Adventures in TimeUIPJohn 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 FlynnSci-Fi, AdventureLive action
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The Unbearable Lightness of BeingOrion PicturesPhilip 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 LonnbergDrama, RomanceLive action
12 Action JacksonLorimar Film EntertainmentCraig 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 LandhamActionLive action
Shoot to KillTouchstone PicturesRoger 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. TurnerAdventure, Crime, ThrillerLive action
26 BloodsportWarner Bros.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 ChanMartial ArtsLive action
FranticWarner Bros.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 PolanskiMystery. ThrillerLive action
HairsprayNew Line CinemaJohn 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 GrahamComedyLive action
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H		 4 And God Created WomanVestron PicturesRoger 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 HoustonDramaLive action
MovingWarner Bros.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 DangerfieldComedyLive action
PrisonEmpire PicturesRenny 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 HodderHorrorLive action
Switching ChannelsTriStar PicturesTed 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 KimbroughComedyLive action
11 MasqueradeMetro-Goldwyn-MayerBob Swaim (director); Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall, Doug Savant, John Glover, Dana Delany, Erik Holland, Brian Davies, Barton Heyman, Bernie McInerney, Bill Lopatto, Pirie MacDonald, Maeve McGuire, Ira Wheeler, Timothy Langfield, Karen McLaughlin, Nada Rowand, Edwin Bordo, Bruce Tuthill, James Caulfield, Boz Scaggs, Henry Ravelo, Dick WolfRomance, Mystery, ThrillerLive action
Off Limits20th Century FoxChristopher 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 BrownAction, ThrillerLive action
PulseColumbia PicturesPaul 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 RussSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
Stand and DeliverWarner Bros.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 GotayDramaLive action
18 D.O.A.Touchstone PicturesAnnabel 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 PattersonCrime, ThrillerLive action
The Milagro Beanfield WarUniversal PicturesRobert 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 HardinComedy, DramaLive action
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami BeachWarner Bros.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, Rene Auberjonois, Archie Hahn, James Hampton, Scott WeingerAction, AdventureLive action
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big PawTriStar Pictures / Carolco PicturesPierre 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 SwodecAdventureAnimation
Stars and BarsColumbia PicturesPat 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 WrightComedyLive action
25 Biloxi BluesUniversal Pictures / RastarMike Nichols (director); Neil Simon (screenplay); Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Michael Dolan, Markus Flanagan, Matt Mulhern, Corey Parker, Casey Siemaszko, Penelope Ann Miller, Park OverallComedy, DramaLive action
Johnny Be GoodOrion PicturesBud 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.ComedyLive action
30 BeetlejuiceWarner Bros.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. DurandComedy, FantasyLive action

April–June
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L		 1 Bright Lights, Big CityUnited ArtistsJames Bridges (director); Jay McInerney (screenplay); Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Dianne Wiest, Swoosie Kurtz, Frances Sternhagen, Tracy Pollan, John Houseman, Charlie Schlatter, David Warrilow, Alec Mapa, William Hickey, Gina Belafonte, Sam Robards, Jessica Lundy, Annabelle Gurwitch, Maria Pitillo, David Hyde Pierce, Peg Murray, Jason RobardsDramaLive action
The Seventh SignTriStar PicturesCarl Schultz (director); Clifford Green, Ellen Green (screenplay); Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Peter Friedman, Jürgen Prochnow, Manny Jacobs, John TaylorDrama, HorrorLive action
8 18 Again!New World PicturesPaul Flaherty (director); Josh Goldstein, Jonathan Prince (screenplay); George Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony Roberts, Anita Morris, Red Buttons, Miriam Flynn, Pauly Shore, Jennifer RunyonFantasy, ComedyLive action
Above the LawWarner Bros.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 KosalaActionLive action
Bad Dreams20th Century FoxAndrew 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 KronenHorrorLive action
15 Appointment with DeathCannon Film DistributorsMichael 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 CraigMysteryLive action
Brain DamagePalisades EntertainmentFrank Henenlotter (director/screenplay); Rick Hearst, John Zacherle, Jennifer Lowry, Theo Barnes, Lucille Saint Peter, Kevin Van Hentenryck, Gordon MacDonaldComedy, HorrorLive action
ColorsOrion PicturesDennis 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 RaynrAction, CrimeLive action
The ModernsNelson EntertainmentAlan Rudolph (director/screenplay); Jon Bradshaw (screenplay); Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Geneviève Bujold, Geraldine Chaplin, Wallace Shawn, Kevin J. O'Connor, John LoneDrama, ComedyLive action
Plain ClothesParamount PicturesMartha 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 PerlichComedyLive action
Return to Snowy RiverWalt Disney PicturesGeoff 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 PennellDramaLive action
22 Casual Sex?Universal PicturesGeneviève 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 ConnorComedyLive action
Lady in WhiteNew Century Vista Film CompanyFrank 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 PowellMystery, HorrorLive action
Return of the Killer TomatoesNew World PicturesJohn 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 RockwellComedy, HorrorLive action
Two Moon JunctionLorimar Film Entertainment / The Samuel Goldwyn CompanyZalman 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 GreerErotic, Thriller, RomanceLive action
The UnholyVestron PicturesCamilo 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 WhiteHorrorLive action
29 Critters 2: The Main CourseNew Line CinemaMick Garris (director/screenplay); David Twohy (screenplay); Scott Grimes, Liane Curtis, Don Opper, Barry Corbin, Terrence Mann, Tom Hodges, Roxanne Kernohan, Douglas Rowe, Lindsay Parker, Herta Ware, Lin Shaye, Sam Anderson, Eddie DeezenSci-Fi, Comedy, HorrorLive action
PowaqqatsiThe Cannon GroupGodfrey Reggio (director)DocumentaryLive action
SunsetTriStar PicturesBlake 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, Bill Marcus, Jeffrey Briar, Bevis Faversham, John FountainMystery, ActionLive action
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Y		 4 The House on Carroll StreetOrion PicturesPeter Yates (director); Walter Bernstein (screenplay); Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy, Jonathan Hogan, Remak Ramsay, Ken Welsh, Christopher BuchholzThrillerLive action
6 Dead HeatNew World PicturesMark 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 ToussaintAction, Comedy, HorrorLive action
Jack's BackPalisades EntertainmentRowdy Herrington (director/screenplay); James Spader, Cynthia Gibb, Jim Haynie, Robert Picardo, Rod Loomis, Rex Ryon, Chris Mulkey, Mario Machado, Danitza KingsleyCrime, HorrorLive action
SalsaThe Cannon Group, Inc. / A Golan-Globus ProductionBoaz 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 SingersRomanceLive action
ShakedownUniversal PicturesJames 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 CrivelloCrime, Drama, ActionLive action
13 Friday the 13th Part VII: The New BloodParamount PicturesJohn Carl Buechler (director); Manuel Fidello, Daryl Haney (screenplay); Lar Park Lincoln, Terry Kiser, Kevin Blair, Kane Hodder, Walt Gorney, Susan Sullivan, Susan Blu, Elizabeth Kaitan, Jon Renfield, Diana Barrows, Heidi Kozak, Jeff Bennett, Larry Cox, Diane Almeida, Craig Thomas, William Butler, Staci Greason, John Otrin, Jennifer BankoHorror, SlasherLive action
Maniac CopShapiro-Glickenhaus EntertainmentWilliam 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 LaMottaAction, SlasherLive action
The NestMetro-Goldwyn-MayerTerence H. Winkless (director); Robert King (screenplay); Robert Lansing, Lisa Langlois, Franc Luz, Terri Treas, Diana Bellamy, Stephen DaviesHorrorLive action
Not of This EarthConcorde PicturesJim Wynorski (director/screenplay); R.J. Robertson (screenplay); Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Lenny Juliano, Rebecca PerleSci-Fi, Horror, ComedyLive action
20 Call MeVestron PicturesSollace Mitchell (director/screenplay); Karyn Kay (screenplay); Patricia Charbonneau, Stephen McHattie, Boyd Gaines, Sam Freed, Steve Buscemi, Patti D'Arbanville, David Strathairn, Olek KrupaDrama, ThrillerLive action
WillowMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer / LucasfilmRon Howard (director); Bob Dolman (screenplay); Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Jean Marsh, Patricia Hayes, Billy Barty, Pat Roach, Gavan O'Herlihy, Maria Holvoe, Kevin Pollak, Rick Overton, David J. Steinberg, Mark Northover, Phil Fondacaro, Julie Peters, Malcolm Dixon, Tony CoxFantasyLive action
25 Crocodile Dundee IIParamount PicturesJohn 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 AliAction, ComedyLive action
Rambo IIITriStar Pictures / Carolco PicturesPeter 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-AroyaAction, AdventureLive action
27 Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceTrans World EntertainmentStephen 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 TitusSci-Fi, Horror, ComedyLive action
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Funny FarmWarner Bros.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 CorfmanComedyLive action
10 Big BusinessTouchstone PicturesJim Abrahams (director); Dori Pierson, Marc Reid Rubel (screenplay); Bette Midler, Lily Tomlin, Fred Ward, Michael Gross, Edward Herrmann, Barry Primus, Michele Placido, Seth Green, Daniel Gerroll, John Hancock, Deborah Rush, Nicolas Coster, J.C. Quinn, Joe Grifasi, John Vickery, Mary Gross, Carmen Argenziano, Chick Hearn, Don Pierson, Marc Reid Rubel, Shirley MitchellComedyLive action
Poltergeist IIIMetro-Goldwyn-MayerGary Sherman (director/screenplay); Brian Taggert (screenplay); Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Heather O'Rourke, Zelda Rubinstein, Lara Flynn Boyle, Richard Fire, Nathan Davis, Kip WentzHorrorLive action
The PresidioParamount PicturesPeter Hyams (director); Larry Ferguson (screenplay); Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden, Mark Blum, Dana Gladstone, Jenette Goldstein, Marvin J. McIntyre, Don Calfa, Robert Lesser, James Hooks ReynoldsCrime, DramaLive action
Puss in BootsThe Cannon GroupEugene Marner (director); Christopher Walken, Jason Connery, Carmela Marner, Yossi Graber, Amnon Meskin, Elki Jacobs, Michael SchneiderMusical, Fantasy, AdventureLive action
15 Bull DurhamOrion PicturesRon Shelton (director/screenplay); Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Trey Wilson, Robert Wuhl, William O'Leary, Jenny Robertson, Danny Gans, Max PatkinRomance, Comedy, SportsLive action
17 The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal YearsNew Line CinemaPenelope Spheeris (director); Alice Cooper, Ozzy Osbourne, Poison, Aerosmith, Kiss, Motörhead, Megadeth, Faster Pussycat, Lizzy Borden, London, OdinDocumentaryLive action
The Great OutdoorsUniversal Pictures / Hughes EntertainmentHoward 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, Lewis Arquette, Bart the BearComedyLive action
Red HeatTriStar Pictures / Carolco PicturesWalter Hill (director/screenplay); Harry Kleiner, Troy Kennedy Martin (screenplays); Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross, Laurence Fishburne, Gina GershonActionLive action
WaxworkVestron PicturesAnthony 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 AshleyHorror, ComedyLive action
22 Who Framed Roger RabbitTouchstone Pictures / Amblin EntertainmentRobert Zemeckis (director); Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman (screenplays); Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Charles Fleischer, Stubby Kaye, Joanna Cassidy, Alan Tilvern, Richard Le Parmentier, Lou Hirsch, Betsy Brantley, Joel Silver, Paul Springer, Richard Ridings, Mike Edmonds, Morgan Deare, Ed Herlihy, Eugene Guirterrez, April Winchell, Mae Questel, Mel Blanc, Tony Anselmo, Mary T. Radford, Joe Alaskey, David L. Lander, Fred Newman, June Foray, Russi Taylor, Les Perkins, Richard Williams, Wayne Allwine, Pat Buttram, Jim Cummings, Jim Gallant, Frank Sinatra, Tony Pope, Peter Westy, Cherry Davis, Jack Angel, Corey Burton, Nancy Cartwright, Sadie Corre, Bill Farmer, Mickie McGowan, Clarence Nash, Kathleen Turner, Amy Irving, Frank WelkerComedyLive action/Animation
29 Coming to AmericaParamount PicturesJohn Landis (director); David Sheffield, Barry W. Blaustein (screenplays); Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones, John Amos, Madge Sinclair, Shari Headley, Paul Bates, Eriq La Salle, Frankie Faison, Vanessa Bell, Louie Anderson, Allison Dean, Sheila Johnson, Jake Steinfeld, Calvin Lockhart, Samuel L. Jackson, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Garcelle Beauvais, Victoria Dillard, Ruben Hudson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Don Ameche, Ralph BellamyRomance, ComedyLive action

July–September
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Y		 6 License to Drive20th Century Fox / Davis EntertainmentGreg Beeman (director); Neil Torkin (screenplay); Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane, Richard Masur, Heather Graham, Michael Manasseri, Parley Baer, Nina Siemaszko, James Avery, Grant Goodeve, Grant Heslov, Michael Ensign, Helen HanftTeen, AdventureLive action
Short Circuit 2TriStar PicturesKenneth Johnson (director); Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson (screenplay); Tim Blaney, Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Cynthia Gibb, Jack Weston, David Hemblen, Dee McCafferty, Don Lake, Gerry ParkesSci-Fi, ActionLive action
8 Arthur 2: On the RocksWarner Bros.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 MartinComedyLive action
It Couldn't Happen HereLiberty FilmsJack Bond (director/screenplay); Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Joss Ackland, Neil Dickson, Gareth Hunt, Barbara WindsorMusicalLive action
13 The Dead PoolWarner Bros.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 DemopoulosActionLive action
15 Bambi (re-release)Walt Disney PicturesDavid 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, Tim Davis, Sterling Holloway, Will Wright, Cammie King, Ann Gillis, Fred Shields, Margaret Lee, Mary Lansing, Perce Pearce, Thelma BoardmanAdventure, DramaAnimation
Die Hard20th Century Fox / Silver PicturesJohn 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, Bruno Doyon, Andreas Wisniewski, Joey Plewa, Lorenzo Caccialanza, Gerard Bonn, Dennis Hayden, Al Leong, Gary Roberts, Hans Buhringer, Wilhelm von Homburg, Robert Davi, Grand L. Bush, Tracy Reiner, Taylor Fry, Noah LandAction, ThrillerLive action
A Fish Called WandaMetro-Goldwyn-MayerCharles 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 AshtonHeist, ComedyLive action
20 Midnight RunUniversal PicturesMartin 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 BrillAction, ComedyLive action
22 Big Top Pee-weeParamount PicturesRandal 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 AriasComedyLive action
Caddyshack IIWarner Bros.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 VeeleySports, ComedyLive action
Mr. NorthThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyDanny 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 LawfordComedy, DramaLive action
29 CocktailTouchstone PicturesRoger Donaldson (director); Heywood Gould (screenplay); Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue, Lisa Banes, Laurence Luckinbill, Kelly Lynch, Gina Gershon, Ron Dean, Ellen FoleyRomance, DramaLive action
Monkey ShinesOrion PicturesGeorge 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 WelkerHorrorLive action
The New Adventures of Pippi LongstockingColumbia PicturesKen Annakin (director/screenplay); Tami Erin, Eileen Brennan, Dennis Dugan, Dianne Hull, George DiCenzo, John Schuck, Dick Van PattenAdventure, ChildrenLive action
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T		 5 The BlobTriStar PicturesChuck Russell (director/screenplay); Frank Darabont (screenplay); Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Donovan Leitch, Jeffrey DeMunn, Candy Clark, Joe Seneca, Del Close, Paul McCrane, Robert Axelrod, Beau Billingslea, Michael Kenworthy, Douglas Emerson, Jamison Newlander, Art LaFleur, Billy Beck, Jack Nance, Bill Moseley, Erika Eleniak, Ricky Paull Goldin, Frank Collison, Jack Rader, Clayton Landey, Julie McCulloughSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
The RescueTouchstone PicturesFerdinand 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 CromwellDrama, ActionLive action
VibesColumbia Pictures / Imagine EntertainmentKen 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 BuscemiRomance, Adventure, ComedyLive action
10 Clean and SoberWarner Bros. / Imagine EntertainmentGlenn 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 RyanDramaLive action
12 The Last Temptation of ChristUniversal PicturesMartin 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 MarksEpic, DramaLive action
Mac and MeOrion PicturesStewart Raffill (director); Steve Feke, Stewart Raffill (screenplay); Christine Ebersole, Jonathan Ward, Jade Calegory, Katrina Caspary, Lauren Stanley, Barbara Allyne Bennet, Martin West, Ivan J. Rado, Danny CookseySci-Fi, FantasyLive action
Tucker: The Man and His DreamParamount PicturesFrancis 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 McShaneBiographical, Comedy, DramaLive action
Young Guns20th Century Fox / Morgan Creek ProductionsChristopher 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, Sharon Thomas, Alice Carter, Geoffrey Blake, Brian Keith, Patrick WayneWesternLive action
19 Married to the MobOrion PicturesJonathan 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 CornellComedyLive action
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterNew Line CinemaRenny 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 QuigleySlasherLive action
24 Crossing DelanceyWarner Bros.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 Pierce, Rosemary Harris, Suzzy Roche, Amy Wright, Faye Grant, Deborah Offner, Kathleen Wilhoite, Reg E. Cathey, Susan Blommaert, Dolores Sutton, Michael Ornstein, Susan SandlerRomance, ComedyLive action
26 BetrayedUnited ArtistsCosta-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 FoodyDrama, ThrillerLive action
Hero and the TerrorCannon FilmsWilliam 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 WitterActionLive action
Hot to TrotWarner Bros.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 CandyComedyLive action
Stealing HomeWarner Bros.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 GoodwinComing of age, Romance, DramaLive action
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R		 2 The DeceiversCinecom PicturesNicholas Meyer (director); Michael Hirst (screenplay); Pierce Brosnan, Saeed Jaffrey, Shashi Kapoor, Shanmukha Srinivas, Helena Michell, Keith Michell, David Robb, Tariq Yunus, Jalal Agha, Gary Cady, Salim Ghouse, Neena Gupta, Nayeem Hafizka, Bijoya Jena, H.N. Kalia, Rajesh Vivek, KammoAdventureLive action
Eight Men OutOrion PicturesJohn 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 TravisSports, DramaLive action
9 Moon over ParadorUniversal PicturesPaul 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 KolldehoffRomance, ComedyLive action
Running on EmptyWarner Bros. / Lorimar Motion PicturesSidney Lumet (director); Naomi Foner (screenplay); Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, River Phoenix, Martha Plimpton, Jonas Abry, L. M. Kit Carson, Steven Hill, Augusta DabneyDramaLive action
15 War PartyHemdale Film CorporationFranc 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. GrantWestern, DramaLive action
16 Messenger of DeathCannon FilmsJ. 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 BjurmanCrime, Action, ThrillerLive action
Miles from HomeCinecom PicturesGary 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 PolingDrama, ActionLive action
Tougher Than LeatherNew Line CinemaRick Rubin (director/screenplay); Ric Menello (screenplay); Run-D.M.C., Richard Edson, Jenny Lumet, The Beastie BoysDramaLive Action
23 Dead Ringers20th Century Fox / Morgan Creek ProductionsDavid Cronenburg (director); Jeremy Irons, Johnathan Haley, Nicholas Haley, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von Palleske, Barbara Gordon, Shirley Douglas, Stephen Lack, Nick Nichols, Lynne Cormack, Damir Andrei, Miriam Newhouse, Jill Hennessy, Jacqueline HennessyPsychological-thrillerLive Action
Gorillas in the MistUniversal Pictures / Warner Bros. PicturesMichael 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 MaddockDramaLive action
KansasTrans World EntertainmentDavid Stevens (director); Spencer Eastman (screenplay); Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy, Leslie Hope, Kyra Sedgwick, Arlen Dean SnyderCrime, DramaLive action
Patty HearstAtlantic ReleasingPaul 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 ImadaBiographicalLive action
Sweet Hearts DanceTriStar PicturesRobert Greenwald (director); Ernest Thompson (screenplay); Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins, Kate Reid, Justin Henry, Holly Marie Combs, Bernie SandersComedy, DramaLive action
24 Daffy Duck's QuackbustersWarner Bros.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 BennettFantasyAnimation
30 BirdWarner Bros. PicturesClint 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 SnyderBiographicalLive action
Elvira: Mistress of the DarkNew World PicturesJames Signorelli (director); Sam Egan, John Paragon, Cassandra Peterson (screenplay); Cassandra Peterson, W. Morgan Sheppard, Daniel Greene, Susan Kellermann, Edie McClurg, Robert Benedetti, Kurt Fuller, Jeff Conaway, Frank Collison, William Duell, Pat Crawford Brown, Ellen Dunning, Kris Kamm, Scott Morris, Ira Heiden, Tress MacNeille, Frank WelkerComedy, HorrorLive action
Heartbreak HotelTouchstone PicturesChris Columbus (director/screenplay); David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter, Angela GoethalsComedyLive action

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R		 7 Alien Nation20th Century FoxGraham 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 HoodScience-fiction, ActionLive action
Clara's HeartWarner Bros.Robert Mulligan (director); Mark Medoff (screenplay); Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris, Spalding Gray, Beverly Todd, Hattie Winston, Jason DownsDramaLive action
Memories of MeMetro-Goldwyn-MayerHenry 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 CarrollComedy, DramaLive action
PunchlineColumbia PicturesDavid 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 StarrComedyLive action
14 The AccusedParamount PicturesJonathan 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 KondrashoffLegal dramaLive action
The KissTriStar PicturesPen 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 ClarkHorrorLive action
Another WomanOrion PicturesWoody 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 YulinDramaLive action
Night of the DemonsInternational Film MarketingKevin 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 TerashitaHorrorLive action
PumpkinheadUnited 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 DeBroux, Tom Woodruff Jr.SlasherLive action
21 Bat*21TriStar PicturesPeter Markle (director); William C. Anderson (screenplay); Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson, Joe DorseyWarLive action
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersGalaxy International ReleasingDwight 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. McElroySlasherLive action
Little Dorrit (wide-release)Cannon FilmsChristine Edzard (director/screenplay); Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Max Wall, Patricia Hayes, Alec Guinness, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Dormandy, Sarah PickeringDrama, RomanceLive action
Mystic PizzaThe Samuel Goldwyn CompanyDonald 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 DamonComing-of-ageLive action
TapeheadsAvenue PicturesBill 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 DavisComedyLive action
Without a ClueOrion PicturesThom 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 GuyComedyLive action
28 FedsWarner Bros.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 SherrillComedyLive action
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R		 4 Everybody's All-AmericanWarner Bros.Taylor Hackford (director); Thomas Rickman (screenplay); Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman, Carl Lumbly, Ray Baker, Savannah Smith Boucher, Patricia Clarkson, Wayne KnightSports, DramaLive action
The Good MotherTouchstone PicturesLeonard 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 DamonDramaLive action
U2: Rattle and Hum (U.S.)Paramount PicturesPhil Joanou (director); U2DocumentaryLive action
They LiveUniversal PicturesJohn Carpenter (director/screenplay); Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, Raymond St. Jacques, George Buck Flower, Peter Jason, Sy Richardson, Susan Blanchard, Norman AldenScience fiction, HorrorLive action
9 Child's PlayUnited Artists / MGM/UA Communications Co.Tom Holland (director/screenplay); Don Mancini, John Lafia (screenplays); Alex Vincent, Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Brad Dourif, Dinah Manoff, Tommy Swerdlow, Jack Colvin, Raymond Oliver, Neil Giuntoli, Alan Wilder, Aaron Osborne, Juan RamirezSlasher, HorrorLive action
11 Evil AngelsWarner Bros.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 AlisonDramaLive action
Distant ThunderParamount PicturesRick 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 WilliamsDramaLive action
Ernest Saves ChristmasTouchstone PicturesJohn 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 BowdenComedyLive action
Iron Eagle IITriStar Pictures / Carolco PicturesSidney 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 CoucosActionLive action
Split DecisionsNew Century EntertainmentDavid Drury (director); David Fallon (screenplay); Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Jennifer Beals, John McLiam, Gene Hackman, Harry Van Dyke, Eddie VelezSportsLive action
18 The Chocolate WarMCEG SterlingKeith 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 SandlerDramaLive action
Fresh HorsesColumbia Pictures / Weintraub Entertainment GroupDavid 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 PowellComing of age, DramaLive action
High SpiritsTriStar PicturesNeil 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 WrightFantasy, ComedyLive action
The Land Before TimeUniversal Pictures / Amblin EntertainmentDon Bluth (director); Stu Krieger (screenplay); Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Helen Shaver, Burke Byrnes, Bill Irwin, Pat HingleAdventure, DramaAnimation
1969Atlantic Entertainment GroupErnest Thompson (director/screenplay); Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley, Winona Ryder, Joanna CassidyDramaLive action
Oliver & CompanyWalt Disney PicturesGeorge 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, Debbie Gates, Charles Bartlett, Jonathan Brandis, Kal David, Marcia Delmar, Victor DiMattia, Judi Durand, Greg Finley, Javier Grajeda, Robert S. Halligan Jr., J.D. Hall, Jo Ann Harris, Rosanna Huffman, Barbara Iley, Harvey Jason, Karen Kamon, Kaleena Kiff, Carol King, Marylee Kortes, Rocky Krakoff, David Lasley, Christina MacGregor, David McCharen, John McCurry, Arlin L. Miller, Nancy Parent, Whitney Rydbeck, Gary Schwartz, Vernon Scott, Penina Segall, Tom Righter Snow, Eugene F. Van Buren, Ruth Pointer, Myhanh TranMusicalAnimation
23 BusterMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Vestron PicturesDavid 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 ShindlerRomance, Comedy, CrimeLive action
Cocoon: The Return20th Century FoxDaniel 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, DramaLive action
Full Moon in Blue WaterTrans World EntertainmentPeter 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 JohnsonComedy, Drama, RomanceLive action
Hanna's WarCannon FilmsMenahem 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 FinkelDramaLive action
ScroogedParamount PicturesRichard 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, Nicholas Phillips, Michael J. Pollard, Mabel King, John Murray, Jamie Farr, Robert Goulet, Buddy Hackett, John Houseman, Lee Majors, Pat McCormick, Brian Doyle-Murray, Mary Lou Retton, Al 'Red Dog' Weber, Jean Speegle Howard, June Chandler, Michael Eidam, Mary Ellen Trainor, Bruce Jarchow, Peter Bromilow, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Jack McGee, Kathy Kinney, Tony Steedman, Lisa Mende, Ryan Todd, Rebeca Arthur, Selma Archerd, Roy Brocksmith, Sachi Parker, Delores Hall, Anne Ramsey, Logan Ramsey, Wendie Malick, Joel Murray, Mitch Glazer, Chaz Conner Jr., Maria Riva, Michael O'Donoghue, Amy Hill, Miles Davis, Larry Carlton, David Sanborn, Paul Shaffer, Solid Gold Dancers, Don LaFontaineChristmas, ComedyLive action
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R		 2 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Paramount PicturesDavid Zucker (director/screenplay); Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft (screenplay); Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Susan Beaubian, Nancy Marchand, Raye Birk, Jeannette Charles, Ed Williams, Tiny Ron, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Leslie Maier, Winifred Freedman, Joe Grifasi, Tony Brafa, Tom Dugan, Lawrence Tierney, Reggie Jackson, Jay Johnstone, Joe West, Doug Harvey, Hank Robinson, 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. WeissComedyLive action
Tequila SunriseWarner Bros.Robert Towne (director/screenplay); Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raúl Juliá, J.T. Walsh, Gabriel Damon, Ely Pouget, Arliss Howard, Arye Gross, Garret Pearson, Budd Boetticher, Ann MagnusonCrime, ThrillerLive action
WatchersUniversal Pictures / Carolco PicturesJon Hess (director); Bill Freed, Damian Lee (screenplay); Corey Haim, Barbara Williams, Michael Ironside, Lala SloatmanSci-Fi, HorrorLive action
9 Mississippi BurningOrion PicturesAlan 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 GlaudiniCrime, ThrillerLive action
My Stepmother Is an AlienColumbia PicturesRichard 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 BromilowSci-FiLive action
TwinsUniversal PicturesIvan Reitman (director); William Davies, Timothy Harris, William Osborne, Herschel Weingrod (screenplay); Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston, Chloe Webb, Bonnie Bartlett, Tony Jay, David Caruso, Trey Wilson, Marvin J. McIntyre, Marshall Bell, Hugh O'Brian, Jason Reitman, Catherine Reitman, Nehemiah Persoff, Maury Chaykin, Tom McCleister, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Richard Portnow, Frances Bay, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Elizabeth Kaitan, Joe Medjuck, Nicolette Larson, Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio, Robert HarperBuddy, ComedyLive action
14 Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsOrion PicturesFrank 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 ZorichComedyLive action
I'm Gonna Git You SuckaMGM/UA Communications Co. / United ArtistsKeenen 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 JonesAction, Comedy, ParodyLive action
Torch Song TrilogyNew Line CinemaPaul Bogart (director); Harvey Fierstein (screenplay); Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Eddie Castrodad, Ken Page, Charles Pierce, Axel VeraComedy, DramaLive action
16 Dangerous LiaisonsWarner Bros. / Lorimar Motion PicturesStephen Frears (director); Christopher Hampton (screenplay); Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Mildred Natwick, Uma Thurman, Peter Capaldi, Valerie GoganPeriod, Romance, DramaLive action
Purple People EaterMotion Picture Corporation of AmericaLinda 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 CoxSci-Fi, ComedyLive action
Rain ManUnited 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, Ralph Seymour, Lucinda Jenney, Bonnie Hunt, Beth Grant, Ray Baker, Jake Hoffman, Royce D. Applegate, June Christopher, Anna Mathias, Archie Hahn, Luisa Leschin, Ira Miller, Chris Mulkey, Tracy Newman, Julie Payne, Reni Santoni, Bridget Sienna, Ruth Silveira, Jonathan Stark, Lynne Marie Stewart, Arnold F. Turner, Gigi Vorgan, Barry LevinsonComedy, DramaLive action
21 BeachesTouchstone PicturesGarry 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 LeedsComedy, DramaLive action
Talk RadioUniversal PicturesOliver 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 EscobarDramaLive action
Working Girl20th Century FoxMike 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, Tim CarhartRomance, Comedy, DramaLive action
23 The Accidental TouristWarner Bros.Lawrence Kasdan (director/screenplay); Frank Galati (screenplay); William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr.DramaLive action
The BoostHemdale Film CorporationHarold Becker (director); Ben Stein, Darryl Ponicsan (screenplay); James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Steven Hill, Kelle Kerr, John Rothman, Amanda Blake, Barry JennerDramaLive action
Dominick and EugeneOrion PicturesRobert M. Young (director); Corey Blechman, Alvin Sargent (screenplay); Tom Hulce, Ray Liotta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Todd Graff, Bill Cobbs, David StrathairnDramaLive action
Hellbound: Hellraiser IINew World PicturesTony 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 ColeHorrorLive action

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Notable deaths
MonthDateNameAgeCountryProfessionNotable films
January 3Joie Chitwood75USStuntman, ActorLive and Let Die
7Michel Auclair65FranceActor
7Trevor Howard74UKActor
8Boyd Morgan72USStuntman, Actor
16Ballard Berkeley83UKActor
19Bridget Boland75UKScreenwriter
25Colleen Moore88USActress
February 1Heather O'Rourke12USActress
5Emeric Pressburger85UKWriter, Director
8Allan Cuthbertson67UKActor
10Ron Ellis47USStuntman, Actor
March 3Lois Wilson93USActressThe Covered Wagon
6Jeanne Aubert82FranceActressLa Possession
7Robert Livingston83USActor
12Karen Steele56USActress
13Steno71ItalyDirector, Screenwriter
13John Holmes43USActor
13Olive Carey92USActress, Writer
23Reg Lye75AustraliaActor
27Renato Salvatori55ItalyActor
April 1Jim Jordan91USActor
5Alf Kjellin68SwedenActor, Director
6John Clements77UKActor, Writer, Director
7Albert S. Rogell86USDirector
11Jeff Donnell66USActress
11Jesse L. Lasky Jr.77USScreenwriter
15Kenneth Williams62UKActor, Writer
21I. A. L. Diamond67USWriter, Producer
22Irene Rich96USActress
28Andrew Cruickshank80UKActor, Writer
May 1Paolo Stoppa81ItalyActor
12Paul Osborn86USScreenwriter
15Andrew Duggan64USActor
15Greta Nissen82NorwayActress
18Anthony Forwood72UKActor
18Daws Butler71USVoice Actor
21Barbara Laage67FranceActress
30Ella Raines67USActress
June 2Raj Kapoor63IndiaActor, Director, ProducerAwaara
5Michael Barrington63UKActorThe Black Panther
11Nathan Cook38USActorNational Lampoon's Vacation
16Kim Milford37USActor, Composer
22Dennis Day77USSinger, Actor
July 7Jimmy Edwards68UKActor, Writer
12Joshua Logan79USWriter, Director
22Patrick Newell56UKActor
25Judith Barsi10USActress
25Douglas Hickox59UKDirector, Assistant Director
27Larry Clemmons81USAnimator, Writer
August 1Florence Eldridge86USActress
5Colin Higgins47USDirector, Producer, Writer
5Ralph Meeker65USActor
7Wilfred Jackson82USAnimator
8Alan Napier85USActor
11Anne Ramsey59USActress
17Victoria Shaw53AustraliaActress
23Jack Sher75USWriter, Director
24Leonard Frey49USActor
26Milton Sperling76USScreenwriter
September 5Gert Fröbe75GermanyActor
6Harold Rosson93USCinematographer
11John Sylvester White68USActorThe Legend of Sleepy Hollow
12Stephen B. Grimes61ItalyProduction Designer
14Louis Quinn73USActor
20Roy Kinnear54UKActor
21Henry Koster83USDirector, Writer, Producer
21Christine Norden63UKActress
October 1Lucien Ballard84USCinematographer
4Margaret Lacey76UKActress
6Don Terry86USActor
9Edward Chodorov84USScreenwriter
11Morgan Farley90USActor
11Bonita Granville65USActress
12Ken Murray85USActor, Producer
13Melvin Frank75USWriter, Director
14Mary Morris72SwitzerlandActress
24Valerie Taylor85UKActress, Writer
25Eric Larson83USAnimator
25James Engle81USAssistant Director
27Charles Hawtrey73UKActor
31John Houseman86USActor, Producer
November 1George J. Folsey90USCinematographer
3Sidney Carroll75USScreenwriter
6John Hubbard74USActor, Dialogue Director
9Billy Curtis79USStuntman, Actor
15Mona Washbourne84UKActress
27Angela Aames32USActress
27John Carradine82ItalyActor
December 7Christopher Connelly47USActor
7Dorothy Jordan82USActress
10Richard S. Castellano55USActor
10Dennis Arundell90UKActor, Composer
17Jerry Hopper81USDirector
21Bob Steele81USActor
22Tucker Smith52USActor, Dancer
24Noel Willman70USActor
26Julanne Johnston88USActress
27Hal Ashby59USDirector, Editor

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See also

References
  1. "1988 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. "A Fish Called Wanda (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 7, 2020. A Fish Called Wanda domestic gross $62.5 million
  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. "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 7, 2020. The Naked Gun domestic gross $78.8 million
  5. "A Cry in the Dark (1988) – Release dates". IMDB.com. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
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