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Burbs, The (1989): Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher…; A worthwhile comic spin on that age–old comic scenario – what if those strange new neighbours were members of a cannibalistic cult?…
Butter Battle Book (1989): Dir. Ralph Bakshi
Feat. Charles Durning; Ralph Bakshi animates the Dr. Suess favourite about the ridiculously trivial feud between the Yooks and the Zooks.
Campion (TV Series) (1989-1990): Feat. Peter Davison, Brian Glover, Andrew Burt; Eccentric detective series sees Peter Davison play the titular Albert Campion, who, along with his melancholy sidekick Lugg, solve mind–bending…
Canton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989): Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui; Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Casualties of War (1989): Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Sean Penn, Michael J. Fox, John Leguizamo…; A squad of soldiers become caught in the moral dilemma of wartime Vietnam. Platoon leader Sean Penn goes beyond the call of duty while Michael J.…
Cat Chaser (1989): Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning…; The director atypically sidesteps controversy in adapting Elmore Leonard's political novel about a Miami hotel owner who courts danger when he…
Chances Are (1989): Dir. Emile Ardolino
Feat. Robert Downey, Cybill Shepherd, Ryan O'Neal…; 80s rom–com with a fantasy twist, starring Robert Downey Jr as a young district attorney who dies in 1964, only to be reincarnated in 1987. He…
Cheetah (1989): Dir. Jeff Blyth
Feat. Keith Coogan; Bored American teenagers in Kenya befriend a Masai boy and together they attempt to raise an orphaned cheetah cub. Battles with a gang of poachers…
Chorus of Disapproval (1989): Dir. Michael Winner
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Anthony Hopkins, Prunella Scales…; A light and slight drama set around widower Jeremy Iron’s move to a seaside town and involvement with a local theatre group. Superb cast livens the…
Christabel (1989): Dir. Adrian Shergold
Feat. Elizabeth Hurley, Stephen Dillane, Geoffrey Palmer; Set during the rise of Nazism, a German lawyer and his English wife plot against Hitler. Written by Dennis Potter.

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