Subgenre Sampler
Parenthood (1989)
- 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…
Parents (1989)
- Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt, Sandy Dennis - Frightening piece of horror kitsch about a boy who suspects his parents are cannibals. Splendid, stylised direction and set design make this a…
Patlabor (1989)- Dir. Mamoru Oshii
Feat. Shigeru Chiba, William Dufries - A more action–orientated film based on the Japanese anime TV Series. Set in a futuristic Tokyo where armoured Mobile Police enforce the laws,…
Pet Sematary (1989)- Dir. Mary Lambert
Feat. Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby - A competent scarefest scripted by Stephen King from his own novel about a country doctor's experiences with things that won't stay dead.
Peter Gunn (1989)- Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Peter Strauss, Barbara Williams - A telemovie reprise of the iconic 'Private Investigator' series of the late 50s and 60s, with original director Edwards and that famous Mancini tune…
Piglet Files, The (TV Series) (1989)- Feat. Nicholas Lyndhurst, Serena Evans
- Quirky, much–loved British sitcom, with Nicholas Lyndhurst as an electronics whiz who inadvertently ends up working for the British…
Pink Cadillac (1989)- Dir. Buddy Van Horn
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters, Timothy Carhart - Minor Clint Eastwood comic vehicle about a bail–bond bounty hunter who helps out the spouse of a target by rescuing her kidnapped baby from the…
Prancer (1989)- Dir. John Hancock
Feat. Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Abe Vigoda… - Warm–hearted festive tale of a young girl who after stumbling across a wounded reindeer and after nursing him back to health sets out to return…
Press Gang (TV Series) (1989-1993)- Feat. Julia Sawalha, Dexter Fletcher
- Much–loved British TV series follows the fortunes of a newspaper, the 'Junior Gazette', run by a troublesome crowd of teenage students in North…
Preston Sturges - Rise and Fall of an American Dreamer (1989)- Dir. Kenneth Bowser
- Celebration of the unique comic vision of Preston Sturges, who shot to success with 40s films like Sullivan's Travels and The Miracle of Morgan's…
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