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BirdBird (1988) Recommended
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora, Keith David
Eastwood's biopic tribute to legendary jazz saxophonist Charlie 'Bird' Parker. His turbulent and extraordinary life is sympathetically characterised…
Boost, TheBoost, The (1988) Recommended
Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. James Woods, Sean Young
An explicit cautionary tale about the effect of cocaine on the careers and private lives of an affluent L.A. couple. Superb, explosive drama.
Bull DurhamBull Durham (1988)
Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
Costner and Sarandon star in this much–admired romantic baseball comedy.
CeliaCelia (1988)
Dir. Ann Turner
Feat. Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie
Fans of Jane Campion should enjoy this eerie antipodean tale of a 9–year–old girl who surrenders to her nightmarish fantasies when her…
Clean and SoberClean and Sober (1988) Recommended
Dir. Glenn Gordon Caron
Feat. Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman
Unflinching, powerful drama with Michael Keaton utterly convincing as a real estate broker who decides to lay low at a drug rehabilitation facility…
CocktailCocktail (1988)
Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown
Tom Cruise receives behind–the–bar cocktail tips from Bryan Brown. Slick comedy was an early box–office for kiwi dir. Donaldson.
Comedy Company, The (TV Series)Comedy Company, The (TV Series) (1988-1990)
Feat. Glenn Robbins
Although suffering a little with the passing of time, this classic Australian sketch show still holds many cherished memories with its collection of…
Coming to AmericaComing to America (1988)
Dir. John Landis
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones
Wacky Eddie Murphy classic in which an African Prince (Murphy) accompanied by his side–kick (Arsenio Hall) pilgrimage to America in search of…
Couch Trip, TheCouch Trip, The (1988)
Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Charles Grodin, Donna Dixon
Aykroyd plays a mental patient on the loose in Los Angeles masquerading as a renowned psychiatrist. Agreeably sends up Hollywood's therapy obsessions…
Crocodile Dundee 2Crocodile Dundee 2 (1988)
Dir. John Cornell
Feat. Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon
The true blue ocker with the big knife runs into more trouble in New York when his sheila gets kidnapped by some drug dealing yobbos. Law of…

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