Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Class of 1999 (1989)- Dir. Mark Lester
Feat. Malcolm McDowell - This is a tongue–in–cheek sequel to CLASS OF 1984 in which prototype androids are brought in to teach class and wield some discipline.
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,…
Farewell to the King (1989)- Dir. John Milius
Feat. Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae… - Half–successful attempt to fashion a mythic tale from the Japanese invasion of Borneo in WW2, with a US Army deserter (Nolte) and a British…
Glory (1989)- Dir. Edward Zwick
Feat. Denzel Washington, Matthew Broderick, Cary Elwes… - Time and place is perfectly re–created in this moving account of the plight of Negro soldiers during the American civil war.
Henry V (1989)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed… - A remarkable achievement from Kenneth Branagh both as actor and first–time director, he brings a new vitality to Shakespeare's most energetic…
Iceman Cometh, The (Time Warriors) (1989)- Dir. Fok Yiu Leung
Feat. Biao Yuen, Maggie Cheung - A pair of Ming Dynasty adversaries find themselves defrosted 300 years later in contemporary Hong Kong. Film festival fave combines outrageous farce…
In The Line of Duty (In The Line of Duty 4: The Witness) (1989)- Dir. Yuen Woo Ping
Feat. Donnie Yen, Cynthia Khan , Michael Wong… - Although the fourth in a film series about a flashy martial–arts cop, this is generally considered the best, with Yen taking his police job in…
Kickboxer (1989)- Dir. Mark DiSalle
Feat. Jean-Claude Van Damme - Van Damme vengeance vehicle for fans of the muscled one only.
Killer, The (1989)
- Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat - Action at break–neck speed with a body–count to match the running time, this smorgasbord of super–violence with lashings of good…
Lock Up (1989)- Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland - Prison inmate Stallone is persecuted by sadistic warden Sutherland. A bit nasty.
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