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Subgenre Sampler
Blackadder Goes Forth (TV Series) (1989)
- Dir. Richard Boden
Feat. Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson - Final official series, set on the Western Front 1917. Six episodes contained on a single DVD or two tape volumes: 'Captain Cook', 'Corporal…
Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, The (1989)
- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. Helen Mirren, Tim Roth, Michael Gambon - Greenaway combines the best elements of his previous work into one illustrious concoction of charcoal humour, explicit violence, awe–inspiring…
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)- Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, Heather Graham… - A stylised yet vivid journey into the lives of a group of sympathetic, drug–addicted youths in the early '70s. A high point in the career…
Firm, The (1989)- Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Gary Oldman, Phillip Davis - Another of dir. Clarke’s essential forays into the vicious subcultures of Britain, here a ‘firm’ of football hooligans led by real estate agent…
For Adults Only (Sex and Buttered Popcorn) (1989)- Dir. Sam Harrison
- A must–see for schlock film fans, this investigates the origins of exploitation film–making in the 1930s and 1940s, mixing rarely seen…
Gods 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…
Mack the Knife (1989)- Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Raul Julia, Richard Harris, Julie Walters… - Muddled adaptation of The Threepenny Opera is notable for some pretty inept dance sequences and some rather overt mugging by some well–known…
Man Called Rainbo, A (1989)- Dir. Lesser Pizmo
Feat. Sylvester Stallone - Awful hippy film Rebel featuring a young Stallone is here redubbed for comic effect by failed film students. Unfortunately they manage to make it…
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…
Red Dwarf (TV Series) - Series 3 (1989)- Feat. Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Danny John-Jules…
- More classic episodes with Rimmer, Lister, Cat, Kryten and Holly in the brilliant British sci–fi comedy. Available on 2 VHS tapes or a…
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