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Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989)
The “bad boys of magic” go over the edge in this mind-blowing, role-switching comedy murder mystery set in the dizzying world of Atlantic City casinos. In a TV interview, Penn…
Heavy Petting (1989)
Celebrities and creatives — including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffman, and poet Allen Ginsberg– recall their earliest sexual experiences.
The Wizard of Speed and Time (1989)
A Hollywood filmmaker (Mike Jittlov) makes a short for an evil film studio. Unbeknownst to him, the producer has placed a bet of $25,000 that he won’t come up with…
One Man Force (1989)
In this action packed film, an L.A. cop speeds off to get revenge upon the dirty drug-dealing dogs who killed his partner
A Dry White Season (1989)
During the 1976 Soweto uprising, a white school teacher’s life and values are threatened when he asks questions about the death of a young black boy who died in police…
Night Life (1989)
Archie works part-time at his uncle’s mortuary and is harassed by a few of the popular kids because of it. His harassers die in an automobile accident, and the bodies…
The Big Picture (1989)
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with…
Sea of Love (1989)
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled – he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn’t come to terms with his wife leaving…
Sidewalk Stories (1989)
A New York City street artist rescues a baby girl after her father is murdered. He then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to…
True Love (1989)
Donna and Michael are getting married. But first, they have to plan the reception, get the tux, buy the rings, and cope with their own uncertainty about the decision. Michael…
L.A. Bounty (1989)
Mayor candidate Mike Rhodes is kidnapped in his own home outside of Los Angeles by unknown, masked terrorists. His wife Kelly barely survives the attempted murder on her, and is…
Night Game (1989)
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.
Old Gringo (1989)
A writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run.
Slashdance (1989)
Detective Tori Raines must go undercover when beautiful dancers start being brutally murdered at the Van Slake theatre.
Johnny Handsome (1989)
A career criminal who has been deformed since birth is given a new face by a kindly doctor and paroled from prison. It appears that he has gone straight, but…
Mystery Train (1989)
In Memphis, Tennessee, over the course of a single night, the Arcade Hotel, run by an eccentric night clerk and a clueless bellboy, is visited by a young Japanese couple…
Cage (1989)
A GI in Vietnam saves his buddy’s life, but in the process is shot in the head. The injury results in brain damage to the point where he basically has…
Family Reunion (1989)
Tom Andrews, his wife Kathy, their two children & Tom’s Father Henry are all driving to a town called Silversprings on Christmas Eve to visit relatives. On the way, they…
Roger & Me (1989)
A documentary about the closure of General Motors’ plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an…
Relentless (1989)
Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
Metallica – Live Shit – Binge & Purge Seattle 1989 (1989)
Live concert from the “Damaged Justice” tour. Recorded at the Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, on August 29 and 30, 1989.
The Bounty Hunter (1989)
An ex-cop turned bounty hunter shows up in a small town looking for a man who’s jumped bail. However, the real reason he’s there is to avenge his old friend,…
L.A. Takedown (1989)
Michael Mann’s gutsy telefilm tells the tale of two skilled professionals–one a cop, the other a criminal–who aren’t as different as they think. Vincent Hanna is an intense cop on…
Terror In Beverly Hills (1989)
When the President’s daughter is kidnapped, it’s up to an ex-marine to save her. The problem is that the terrorist leader has a lingering hatred for him, as he has…
Heart of Dixie (1989)
In the 1950s, three young sorority women re-assess their values in light of the burgeoning civil rights movement.
Romero (1989)
Romero is a compelling and deeply moving look at the life of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, who made the ultimate sacrifice in a passionate stand against social injustice…
Little Monsters (1989)
A young boy is scared of the monster under his bed. He asks his 6th grade brother to swap rooms for the night as a bet that the monster really…
Nick Knight (1989)
Detective Nick Knight is investigating a series of murders in which the bodies are found drained of blood – but the most recent one doesn’t fit the pattern. Instead it…
Cheetah (1989)
An American boy and girl, spending six months in Kenya with their scientist parents adopt a cheetah, only to realize that they must set it loose so that it can…
Blood Red (1989)
Set in the Napa Valley in 1895, an immigrant family struggles to keep their vineyards from industrialists.
Casualties of War (1989)
During the Vietnam War, a soldier finds himself the outsider of his own squad when they unnecessarily kidnap a female villager.
Let It Ride (1989)
An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can’t lose, no matter how he bets;…
Homer and Eddie (1989)
A mentally disabled man gets help from a sociopath when he tries to reunite with his dying father, who years earlier disowned him.
Ninja Academy (1989)
Echoing the comic tone of the “Police Academy” films, Ninja Academy boasts an ensemble cast of hilarious characters, bonding while training hard, playing hard and ultimately, losing hard– In the…
Blind Fury (1989)
A blind Vietnam vet, trained as a swordfighter, comes to America and helps to rescue the son of a fellow soldier.
Uncle Buck (1989)
Buck Russell, a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older…
Deadly Weapon (1989)
An experimental gun powered by an atomic reactor is misplaced when the transport carrying it crashes into a river. The weapon soon falls into the hands of a bullied teen…
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)
Alice finds the deadly dreams of Freddy Krueger starting once again. This time, the taunting murderer is striking through the sleeping mind of her unborn child.
The Abyss (1989)
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000…
Lock Up (1989)
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a…