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Walker (1988)
- Dir. Alex Cox
Feat. Ed Harris, Rene Auberjonois, Peter Boyle…
- Harris is William Walker in an unwieldy, idiosyncratic account of the American adventurer's takeover of Nicaragua in 1855.
War and Remembrance (Mini-Series) (1988)
- Dir. Dan Curtis
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, Hart Bochner…
- Sequel to THE WINDS OF WAR follows trials and tribulations of the Henry and the Jastrow families amid the events after the USA's entry into World War…
Warlock (1988)
- Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Julian Sands, Mary Woronov
- Richard E. Grant plays a witch–hunter on the tail of an evil 17th Century Warlock (Julian Sands) in this hammy fantasy adventure that enjoyed a…
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988)
- Dir. Bob Ellis
Feat. Wendy Hughes, Colin Friels, Norman Kaye
- A Catholic schoolteacher moonlights as a prostitute to fund her disabled brother’s morphine dependence, later falling under the influence of a…
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV Series) (1988-1990)
- Clive Anderson hosts this original British version of the gameshow based around improvised comedy. Regular clever clogs include Richard Vranch, Ryan…
Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, The / The Rainbow (1988-1992)
- Dir. Katie Mitchell, Stuart Burge
Feat. Zoe Wanamaker, Stephen Dillane, Colin Firth…
- A 1992 BBC "Performance" theatre production of The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, D.H. Lawrence's portrayal of a woman married to a loutish miner whom she…
Willow (1988)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Warwick Davis…
- Val Kilmer and Joanne Whalley–Kilmer employ swords against sorcery to protect a young baby from the powers of evil. A…
Windmills of the Gods (1988)
- Dir. Lee Phillips
Feat. Jaclyn Smith, Robert Wagner, Ian McKellen…
- As the Cold War rages, the president names Professor Mary Ashley as the new Ambassador to Romania. Mike Slade is appointed to be her assistant. As…
Without A Clue (1988)
- Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones…
- A nicely contrived send–up of the Sherlock Holmes stories, with Kingsley playing Doctor Watson, who in fact has invented the character of…
Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993)
- Feat. Fred Savage
- One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…