Don't Tell Her It's Me (
1990) | IMDb:
5.7
Gus is a fat cartoonist that recently won a battle against cancer, which explains his baldness. But he is also lonely. Therefore, his caring sister tries to set him up with suitable woman. But to do so, she must turn him into an irresistible man. When he falls in love with Emily, Gus takes the identity of a mysterious biker from New Zealand.
Starring:
Steve Guttenberg
,
Jami Gertz
,
Shelley Long
,
Kyle MacLachlan
,
Kevin Scannell
,
Mädchen Amick
Vampire's Kiss (
1989) | IMDb:
6.1
A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to come to terms with his affliction.
Starring:
Nicolas Cage
,
María Conchita Alonso
,
Jennifer Beals
,
Elizabeth Ashley
,
Kasi Lemmons
,
Robert Lujan
Miracle Mile (
1989) | IMDb:
7
After 30 years of searching, Harry has finally met the girl of his dreams. Unfortunately, before they even have a chance to go on their first date, Harry intercepts some chilling news: WWIII has begun and nuclear missiles will destroy Los Angeles in less than an hour!
Starring:
Anthony Edwards
,
Mare Winningham
,
John Agar
,
Lou Hancock
,
Mykelti Williamson
,
Kelly Jo Minter
Criminal Law (
1989) | IMDb:
5.6
Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good.
The Boost (
1988) | IMDb:
6
Lenny Brown moves to California to find his fortune in tax shelter investments. When the federal government changes the tax laws, poor Lenny finds himself $700,000 in hock with nowhere to turn. His friend, Joel, introduces him to cocaine to give Lenny that needed "boost". What ensues next is a descent into drug addiction and insanity as Lenny tries to regain control of his life, all the while needing that extra "boost".
Directed by:
Harold Becker
Platoon (
1986) | IMDb:
8.1
As a young and naive recruit in Vietnam, Chris Taylor faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man.
Starring:
Tom Berenger
,
Willem Dafoe
,
Charlie Sheen
,
Forest Whitaker
,
Francesco Quinn
,
John C. McGinley
Hoosiers (
1986) | IMDb:
7.4
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
Starring:
Gene Hackman
,
Barbara Hershey
,
Dennis Hopper
,
Sheb Wooley
,
Fern Persons
,
Chelcie Ross
Salvador (
1986) | IMDb:
7.4
In 1980, an American journalist covering the Salvadoran Civil War becomes entangled with both the leftist guerrilla groups and the right-wing military dictatorship while trying to rescue his girlfriend and her children.
At Close Range (
1986) | IMDb:
6.9
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.
Starring:
Sean Penn
,
Christopher Walken
,
Mary Stuart Masterson
,
Chris Penn
,
Millie Perkins
,
Eileen Ryan
The Return of the Living Dead (
1985) | IMDb:
7.3
When foreman Frank shows new employee Freddy a secret military experiment in a supply warehouse in Louisville, Kentucky, the two klutzes accidentally release a gas that reanimates corpses into flesh-eating zombies. As the epidemic spreads throughout the town, and the creatures satisfy their hunger in gory and outlandish ways, Frank and Freddy fight to survive with the help of their boss and a mysterious mortician.
Starring:
Clu Gulager
,
James Karen
,
Don Calfa
,
Thom Mathews
,
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
,
Beverly Randolph
The Terminator (
1984) | IMDb:
8.1
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the "Terminator" back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
Starring:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
,
Michael Biehn
,
Linda Hamilton
,
Paul Winfield
,
Lance Henriksen
,
Rick Rossovich
A Breed Apart (
1984) | IMDb:
5.5
A conservationist and a widow meet a mountain climber hired to steal bald-eagle eggs.
Starring:
Rutger Hauer
,
Powers Boothe
,
Kathleen Turner
,
Donald Pleasence
,
Brion James
,
John Dennis Johnston