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Subgenre Sampler

 
CousinsCousins (1989)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young
Superior remake of COUSIN COUSINE with Danson and Rossellini pretending to be lovers to avenge their unfaithful partners.
Dirty Rotten ScoundrelsDirty Rotten Scoundrels (1989) Recommended
Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Steve Martin, Michael Caine
Small–time peddler Steve Martin and aristocratic con–man Michael Caine compete to swindle $50,000 from the next woman they meet. Wild and…
Dream Team, TheDream Team, The (1989)
Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle
Four mental patients are taken by their psychiatrist to see a baseball game and end up lost in New York after he is knocked unconscious while…
Emerald CityEmerald City (1989) Recommended
Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin
Screen adaptation of David Williamson's play about an 'arty' film writer who moves to Sydney and coaxed into making commercial schlock. Funny and…
Get Smart AgainGet Smart Again (1989)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Don Adams, Barbara Feldon
A latterday followup to the great Mel Brooks–produced TV Series, with Don Adams returning as the bumbling spy Maxwell Smart, here trying to…
Harlem NightsHarlem Nights (1989)
Dir. Eddie Murphy
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx
An excellent comic cast can't save this mismatched black American riff on THE GODFATHER series, set amid the 1930s jazz–club underworld of…
HeathersHeathers (1989) Recommended
Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty
'Heathers' are an elite group of glamourous, stuck–up brat–girls who gradually meet their maker courtesy of a rebel Heather (Winona…
How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingHow to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) Recommended
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward
Richard E. Grant encores for the director of WITHNAIL AND I to play a manic genius ad–man whose conscience rears its ugly head while he…
National Lampoon's Christmas VacationNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Christmas Vacation) (1989)
Dir. Jeremiah Chechik
Feat. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid
A John Hughes–penned comedy featuring Chevy Chase as the bedraggled father of the family Griswold, whose plans for a big family Christmas…
ParenthoodParenthood (1989) Recommended
Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest
An effervescent and poignant comedy about the trials and tribulations of family life. An impressive ensemble cast headed by Steve Martin provide…

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