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Ghostbusters 2Ghostbusters 2 (1989)
Dir. Ivan Reitman
Feat. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver
A cash–in for sure, but as much fun as the original, with the paranormal pests here thriving on all the "bad vibes" of grumpy Manhattanites.…
Gods Must Be Crazy II,  TheGods Must Be Crazy II, The (1989)
Dir. James Uys
Feat. Jamie Uys
Sequel to the fave comedy where a bush–man encounters an 'evil' coke–bottle. This is more consistantly funny, even if the novelty value…
Harlem NightsHarlem Nights (1989)
Dir. Eddie Murphy
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx
An excellent comic cast can't save this mismatched black American riff on THE GODFATHER series, set amid the 1930s jazz–club underworld of…
HeathersHeathers (1989) Recommended
Dir. Michael Lehmann
Feat. Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty
'Heathers' are an elite group of glamourous, stuck–up brat–girls who gradually meet their maker courtesy of a rebel Heather (Winona…
Her AlibiHer Alibi (1989)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William (actor) Daniels
Clunky rom–com about a novelist who falls in love with a beautiful murder suspect that lazily rests on the charms of its moustachioed leading…
Honey, I Shrunk the KidsHoney, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Rick Moranis
An inventor inadvertently reduces his and the neighbour's kids to a grasshopper's knee–height. With the help of FX wizardry, they fend for…
How to Get Ahead in AdvertisingHow to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) Recommended
Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward
Richard E. Grant encores for the director of WITHNAIL AND I to play a manic genius ad–man whose conscience rears its ugly head while he…
I Want To Go HomeI Want To Go Home (1989)
Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Linda Lavin, Laura Benson
Satirical French comedy focused on a washed–up American comic artist who reluctantly visits France for an exhibition, only to run into his…
I'm Gonna Git You SuckaI'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1989) Recommended
Dir. Keenan Ivory Wayans
Feat. Keenen Wayans, Bernie Casey
From the "In Living Color" team, this is a riotous send–up of those '70s blaxploitation films. A sort of NAKED GUN meets SHAFT, it's hip and…
Icicle Thief, TheIcicle Thief, The (1989) Recommended
Dir. Maurizio Nichetti
Feat. Maurizio Nichetti
Italy's answer to Woody Allen directs and stars in this zany love story–cum–media satire using the film–within–a–film…

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