Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Darling Buds of May, The (TV Series) (1989-1991)
- Feat. Catherine Zeta-Jones, David Jason, Pam Ferris…
- Top–rating TV comedy based on the H. E. Bates books, set in a not–so–innocent rural England.
The complete three series, plus two…
Dead Funny (Penn and Teller Get Killed) (1989)
- Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. David Patrick Kelly, Jon Cryer, Reg E. Cathey…
- Black comedy and magic duo Penn and Teller deploy an array of morbid stage show theatrics within the framework of a fictional feature.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1989)
- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Steve Martin, Michael Caine
- Small–time peddler Steve Martin and aristocratic con–man Michael Caine compete to swindle $50,000 from the next woman they meet. Wild and…
Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, Ossie Davis…
- Spike Lee's tour–de–force of racial friction and personal politics, forged his status as the most important black director in history.…
Dream Team, The (1989)
- Dir. Howard Zieff
Feat. Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle
- Four mental patients are taken by their psychiatrist to see a baseball game and end up lost in New York after he is knocked unconscious while…
Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Victor Wong
- Witty Chinese–American fable about a young New Yorker under increasing social pressure, especially from his father, who arranged his marriage…
Emerald City (1989)
- Dir. Michael Jenkins
Feat. John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin
- Screen adaptation of David Williamson's play about an 'arty' film writer who moves to Sydney and coaxed into making commercial schlock. Funny and…
Eversmile, New Jersey (1989)
- Dir. Carlos Sorin
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Mirjana Jokovic
- Oddball dramedy with Daniel Day–Lewis taking on the role of a dentist travelling by motorbike through South America to provide locals with free…
Family Business (1989)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick
- Star–studded caper film that follows a family of criminals and their struggles when attachment clashes with business. Adapted by Vincent…
Fast Forward (TV Series) (1989-1992)
- Feat. Magda Szubanski, Gina Riley, Jane Turner…
- One of the best Australian sketch–comedy series that launched the careers of various comics with a range of grotesque and hilarious…