Comedy Movies
The Lemon Sisters (1989)
Three life-long friends work the bars in 1980s Atlantic City performing the songs of the 1960s girl groups.
Bill Hicks: Sane Man (1989)
Sane Man was filmed before Bill recorded ‘Dangerous’, his first comedy album, and is a turning point in Hicks’ career. It was the first complete Hicks show ever filmed and…
Dr. Caligari (1989)
Mrs. Van Houten has shown signs of losing touch with reality, and her husband discusses possible treatment with Dr. Caligari, who says Mrs. Van Houten has a disease of the…
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
It’s Christmastime, and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration. But things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen, and their two kids. Clark’s continual bad luck…
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)
Desperate to raise money for the experimental surgery that could restore his blind fiancee’s eyesight, Toxie accepts a lucrative job with the evil multinational conglomerate Apocalypse Inc.
Mob Story (1989)
Knick Knack (1989)
Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you’re surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locales. When the jaded snowman finally breaks…
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Marty and Doc are at it again as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully…
Garfield’s Thanksgiving (1989)
On Thanksgiving, according to Garfield, people celebrate food by eating as much of it as possible. It’s a tradition! But that tradition is history following a checkup from vet Liz,…
Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon (1989)
Inheriting a family resort in Hawaii, the Wyatts find it in such a run-down condition that they decide to sell it after trying to fix it up. Amidst confusing goings-on…
A Fool and His Money (1989)
New York advertising executive Morris Codman seems to have it all – lots of talent and a beautiful girlfriend, Debbie. When he loses his job he decides to use his…
Harlem Nights (1989)
‘Sugar’ Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangsters and corrupt police who want to see him go out of business….
Steel Magnolias (1989)
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship and welcome…
Staying Together (1989)
After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys – hot-tempered Brian (Quill), lovelorn Kit (Mulroney) and jokester Duncan (Astin)…
Rosalie Goes Shopping (1989)
Rosalie loves to shop too much to let a little thing like no money stop her. When the local shopkeepers no longer take her bad checks or bad credit cards,…
Hot Times at Montclair High (1989)
It’s a new year at Montclair High and it’s about to become the most tumultuous time for this year’s senior crop. At Montclair High School, three different students bond with…
Second Sight (1989)
Wills is an ex-cop who pairs up with Bobby, a wacky psychic, to form the “Second Sight Detective Agency.” Bobby’s clairvoyant abilities come in handy during their investigations. When a…
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him…
Worth Winning (1989)
Taylor is a man who has no problems with women. So confident is he that he accepts a challenge from his friends: he has to secure proposals of marriage from…
Class Cruise (1989)
A few pupils from County High are selected to be the first to go on a study cruise, a privilege that formerly was reserved for members of private schools. Sam,…
Rising Storm (1989)
The year is 2099. The United States is ruled by the Reverend Jimmy Joe II, in a dictatorship where big guns and fundamentalist religion are used to keep the masses…
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Joe Slovak is a brilliant first-year med student whose casual, nonconforming approach to life gets tested when he enrolls in Gross Anatomy, the toughest course in med school.
Ghosts Can’t Do It (1989)
Elderly Scott kills himself after a heart attack wrecks his body, but then comes back as a ghost and convinces his loving young hot wife Kate to pick and kill…
Catch Me… If You Can (1989)
A hotshot teenage car racer persuades the class president of a small Minnesota high school to gamble on illegal car races to raise money for their school which is facing…
Breaking In (1989)
Professional thief Ernie takes Mike on as an apprentice, but while Mike clearly has “larceny in his heart”, it will take him a long time to get as good as…
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
A renowned ophthalmologist is desperate to cut off an adulterous relationship…which ends up in murder; and a frustrated documentary filmmaker woos an attractive television producer while making a film about…
Dr. Alien (1989)
When the mysterious and sexy Ms. Xenobia takes over the biology class at the local college, the dating life of supergeek Wesley Littlejohn takes a serious turn. Littlejohn agrees to…
Look Who’s Talking (1989)
Mollie is a single working mother who’s out to find the perfect father for her child. Her baby, Mikey, prefers James, a cab driver turned babysitter who has what it…
Asterix and the Big Fight (1989)
Due to an unfortunate accident involving Obelix throwing a menhir, Getafix the druid not only loses his memory, but goes completely mad. Now deprived of the wisdom of their beloved…
Transylvania Twist (1989)
The nephew of a librarian must go collect a 200 year old book, “The Book of Ulthar.” that should have never been checked out by the Evil Count Orlock cause…
Easy Wheels (1989)
A group of leather-clad bikers are on the trail of the female bikers who are stealing babies all over the state and selling them on the black market.
Sweetie (1989)
The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the…
I Want to Go Home (1989)
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…
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…
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…