Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. David Keith, Tuesday Weld, Charlie Schlatter
- Goofy comedy–adventure in which an aspiring rocker kidnaps Elvis Presley (David Keith) and hits the road in a pink Cadillac.
High Spirits (1988)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Donal McCann, Daryl Hannah…
- All–star horror farce set around impoverished gentleman O'Toole's attempts to lure tourists to his Irish castle, with the promise of 'ghosts'…
Johnny Be Good (1988)
- Dir. Bud Smith
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey Jnr., Uma Thurman…
- Woeful comedy with a miscast Hall as a talented high school football player enjoying the perks and pitfalls of college celebrity.
Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
- Dir. Stephen Bayly
Feat. Colin Dale, Dursley McLinden, Saeed Jaffrey…
- Whimsical British spoof on 'The Maltese Falcon' that tells the story of a precocious private eye and his kid brother who are given £200 to guard a…
Kingsajz (Kingsize) (1988)
- Locked inside an abandoned library basement, tiny dwarfs work hard to maintain their all–male dwarf commune.
When a scientist synthesizes…
Kiwi Shorts Volume 1 (1988-1992)
- Dir. Grant Lahood, Scott Reynolds, Nicky Marshall
- A good sampling of eight short films funded by the NZ Arts Council and Film Commission, including the classic "The Lounge Bar". Compiled by the good…
La Lectrice (1988)
- Dir. Michel Deville
Feat. Miou-Miou, Christian Ruche, Maria Casares
- Miou–Miou plays a hired 'reader' who leads us through a series of exchanges with various disabled personalities. A sensual treat for those…
License to Drive (1988)
- Dir. Greg Beeman
Feat. Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane…
- A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.
Married to the Mob (1988)
- Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Dean Stockwell, Matthew Modine
- Michelle Pfeiffer becomes involved with Dean Stockwell, Matthew Modine and a comically dicey mafia plot.
Memories of Me (1988)
- Dir. Henry Winkler
Feat. Billy Crystal, Alan King, JoBeth Williams
- Henry Winkler (The "Fonz" from HAPPY DAYS) directs this sentimental drama with Billy Crystal playing a New York doctor who, after a…