Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1571 Films to Buy & Rent
Batman Anthology (Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin) (1989-1997)
- The four first BATMAN films in their 2–disc special edition versions.
Club Extinction (Dr. M) (1989)
- Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Jan Niklas…
- Chabrol’s re–examination of Fritz Lang’s DR MABUSE is set in a future Berlin saturated with Big Brother messages and a plague of…
Communion (1989)
- Dir. Phillipe Mora
Feat. Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse
- Based on the ‘experiences’ of novelist Whitley Strieber, who claimed multiple abductions by aliens, this has Christopher Walken whisked away for…
Cyborg (1989)
- Dir. Albert Pyun
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Inglorious "sword–and–sci–fi" vehicle for the then–rising star of Jean Claude Van Damme, directed by prolific trash merchant,…
Dominion Tank Police (1989)
- Four parts on two cassettes.
Fly 2, The (1989)
- Dir. Chris Walas
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga, John Getz
- Unnecessary 'son–of–the–fly' sequel to the revisionist horror classic with dir. Walas clearly no Cronenberg and EricStoltz no…
Gunhed (1989)
- Dir. Masato Harada
Feat. Masahiro Takashima, Brenda Bakke, James Brewster Thompson
- Live–action Manga movie is strictly an American B–movie in Japanese dress (though the female lead is even an American cheerleader type).…
Legend of the Demon Womb (1989)
Legend of the Overfiend (Urotsukidoji) (1989)
- A genuine Manga 'video nasty', this has all the trademark elements of sex, violence and the supernatural to enough of an extreme to ensure an…
Millennium (1989)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd
- Perplexing but fascinating sci–fi think piece about an air disaster investigator (Kristofferson) who discovers evidence of time travel while…