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El año 1989 involucró muchas películas importantes.

Películas más taquilleras [ editar ]

Las 10 mejores películas estrenadas en 1989 por cifras brutas mundiales son las siguientes: [1]

Las 10 películas principales estrenadas en 1989 por ingresos brutos nacionales (Estados Unidos / Canadá) son las siguientes:

Eventos [ editar ]

  • La actriz Kim Basinger y su hermano Mick compran Braselton, Georgia , por 20 millones de dólares. Basinger perdería la ciudad ante su socio en el trato, el fondo de pensiones de Ameritech Corp., con sede en Chicago , en 1993 después de verse obligada a declararse en quiebra cuando un juez de California le ordenó pagar $ 7,4 millones por negarse a cumplir un contrato verbal para protagonista de la película Boxing Helena .
  • Se lanza un corte del director de Lawrence de Arabia con una duración de 227 minutos. La restauración fue realizada por Robert A. Harris bajo la supervisión del director David Lean .
  • 23 de abril: se estrena Field of Dreams , protagonizada por Kevin Costner , James Earl Jones y Burt Lancaster .
  • 24 de mayo - Se estrena Indiana Jones y la última cruzada . Es la tercera entrega de la serie Indiana Jones .
  • 13 de junio - Se estrena la película de James Bond License to Kill . Le seguirían años de disputas legales sobre el futuro de la popular serie. La próxima película de Bond, GoldenEye , no se estrena hasta 1995.
  • 16 de junio - Se lanza Ghostbusters II .
  • 23 de junio
    • Se estrena Batman , recaudando más de 410 millones de dólares en todo el mundo y estableciendo la atención pública y crítica del director Tim Burton .
    • Cariño, I Shrunk the Kids se estrena y marca el debut como director del supervisor de efectos visuales Joe Johnston , quien luego dirigió The Rocketeer , Jumanji , October Sky , Jurassic Park III y Captain America: The First Avenger .
  • 7 de julio: se estrena Lethal Weapon 2 y se convierte en la película más taquillera de la franquicia. Además de la película con clasificación R más taquillera del año en la taquilla nacional.
  • 11 de julio: la pantalla, el escenario y la leyenda de Shakespeare Laurence Olivier murió pacíficamente en su casa en Inglaterra, después de aparecer en su último papel filmado como un viejo soldado en War Requiem .
  • 2 de agosto - Se estrena la comedia familiar de Ron Howard Parenthood , protagonizada por Steve Martin , Tom Hulce y Rick Moranis .
  • 28 de septiembre: Sony anuncia su intención de comprar Columbia Pictures y Tri-Star Pictures . El acuerdo se completa en noviembre por un costo total de casi $ 5 mil millones. Nombran a Peter Guber y Jon Peters como copresidente, en un acuerdo adicional que costó hasta mil millones de dólares, luego de resolver una demanda con Warner Bros.
  • 7 de noviembre: Andrew G. Vajna acepta vender su participación en Carolco Pictures a su copresidente y cofundador Mario Kassar por $ 106 millones.
  • 17 de noviembre: La Sirenita se convierte en un éxito comercial y de crítica y da nueva vida a Walt Disney Feature Animation . La Sirenita también revitalizó el interés público y crítico en The Walt Disney Company , que se convertiría en una de las corporaciones más prestigiosas de la década de 1990.
  • 22 de noviembre: se lanza Back to the Future Part II .

Premios [ editar ]

Películas de gran estreno de 1989 [ editar ]

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Abril-junio [ editar ]

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Notable films released in 1989[edit]

United States unless stated

A[edit]

  • A Better Tomorrow III, directed by Tsui Hark, starring Chow Yun-fat, Anita Mui and Tony Leung – (Hong Kong)
  • The Abyss, directed by James Cameron, starring Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
  • All About Ah-Long (Ah Long dik gu si), starring Chow Yun-fat and Sylvia Chang – (Hong Kong)
  • All Dogs Go To Heaven, directed by Don Bluth, voices of Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise – (Ireland/U.K./U.S.)
  • Always, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman and Audrey Hepburn
  • Amanece, que no es poco (Sunrise, which is not a small thing) – (Spain)
  • Apartment Zero (Conviviendo con la muerte), directed by Martin Donovan, starring Colin Firth – Golden Space Needle award – (Argentina)

B[edit]

  • The BFG, voice of David Jason – (U.K.)
  • Babar: The Movie – (Canada/France)
  • Back to the Future Part II, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Mary Steenburgen
  • Bashu, the Little Stranger (Bashu, gharibeye koochak) – (Iran)
  • Batman, directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Jack Palance and Robert Wuhl
  • Before the Bat's Flight Is Done (Mielőtt befejezi röptét a denevér) – (Hungary)
  • Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, directed by Carl Reiner, starring Robert Lindsay, Robbie Coltrane and Anne Bancroft
  • Best of the Best, starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones and Sally Kirkland
  • The Big Picture, directed by Christopher Guest, starring Kevin Bacon, Michael McKean, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Martin Short
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter and George Carlin
  • Black Rain, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Michael Douglas, Andy García and Kate Capshaw – (United States)
  • Black Rain (Kuroi ame), directed by Shohei Imamura – (Japan)
  • Black Rainbow, directed by Mike Hodges, starring Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards and Tom Hulce
  • Black Rose Is an Emblem of Sorrow, Red Rose Is an Emblem of Love (Chyornaya roza – emblema pechali, krasnaya roza – emblema lyubvi) – (U.S.S.R.)
  • The Blasphemers' Banquet
  • Blaze, directed by Ron Shelton, starring Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich
  • Blind Fury, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Rutger Hauer
  • Bloodhounds of Broadway, starring Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Julie Hagerty, Rutger Hauer, Madonna, Esai Morales and Randy Quaid
  • Blood Red, directed by Peter Masterson, starring Eric Roberts, Julia Roberts, Dennis Hopper, Burt Young and Giancarlo Giannini
  • Blue Steel
  • Born on the Fourth of July, directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Cruise—Golden Globe Award for Best Picture (Drama)
  • Breaking In, directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Burt Reynolds and Casey Siemaszko
  • The 'Burbs, directed by Joe Dante starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher and Bruce Dern
  • Bye Bye Blues, starring Rebecca Jenkins and Michael Ontkean – (Canada)

C[edit]

  • Cage, directed by Lang Elliott, starring Reb Brown and Lou Ferrigno
  • Cameron's Closet, starring Scott Curtis
  • Casualties of War, directed by Brian De Palma, starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn
  • Cat Chaser, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Peter Weller and Kelly McGillis
  • Chameleon Street, directed by and starring Wendell B. Harris, Jr.
  • Chances Are, starring Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan O'Neal and Mary Stuart Masterson
  • Chandni (Moonlight), starring Sridevi – (India)
  • Checking Out, starring Jeff Daniels
  • Cheetah
  • A City of Sadness (Beiqing chengshi), starring Tony Leung – Golden Lion award – (Taiwan)
  • Cohen and Tate, starring Roy Scheider and Adam Baldwin
  • Cold Feet, starring Keith Carradine, Sally Kirkland and Tom Waits
  • Communion, starring Christopher Walken
  • The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover, directed by Peter Greenaway, starring Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren – (U.K.)
  • Cousins, starring Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young and William Petersen
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors, directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Martin Landau, Sam Waterston and Anjelica Huston
  • Criminal Law, starring Gary Oldman and Kevin Bacon
  • Crusoe, starring Aidan Quinn – (U.K.)
  • Cyborg, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme

D[edit]

  • Dad, starring Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Ethan Hawke, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker and Kevin Spacey
  • Dead Bang, starring Don Johnson
  • Dead Calm, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane – (Australia)
  • Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir, starring Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke and Norman Lloyd
  • DeepStar Six, starring Greg Evigan, Taurean Blacque, Miguel Ferrer and Cindy Pickett
  • Dekalog, directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski – (Poland)
  • The Delinquents, starring Kylie Minogue and Charlie Schlatter – (Australia)
  • Der Todesking, directed by Jörg Buttgereit – (Germany)
  • Dimenticare Palermo (To Forget Palermo), directed by Francesco Rosi – (Italy)
  • Disorganized Crime, starring Lou Diamond Phillips and Rubén Blades
  • Do the Right Thing, directed by and starring Spike Lee, with Danny Aiello, John Turturro, Bill Nunn, Giancarlo Esposito, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
  • Doggie Adventure, a novelty video made for dogs and released on VHS
  • Dream a Little Dream, starring Corey Feldman, Corey Haim and Meredith Salenger
  • The Dream Team, starring Michael Keaton, Peter Boyle, Christopher Lloyd and Stephen Furst
  • Driving Miss Daisy, directed by Bruce Beresford, starring Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd – Academy and Golden Globe Awards for Best Picture
  • Drugstore Cowboy, directed by Gus Van Sant, starring Matt Dillon and Kelly Lynch
  • A Dry White Season, directed by Euzhan Palcy, starring Donald Sutherland, Janet Suzman, Susan Sarandon and Marlon Brando

E[edit]

  • The Ear (Ucho) – (Czechoslovakia) – made in 1970 but banned until 1989
  • Echoes of Paradise, directed by Phillip Noyce, starring Wendy Hughes and John Lone – (Australia)
  • Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!, starring Michael Pare and Marina Orsini – (Canada)
  • Edge of Sanity, starring Anthony Perkins
  • Eeshwar, starring Anil Kapoor – (India)
  • Elves, starring Dan Haggerty
  • Enemies, a Love Story, directed by Paul Mazursky, starring Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin and Margaret Sophie Stein
  • Erik the Viking, directed by and starring Terry Jones, with Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney and John Cleese – (U.K.)
  • Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure, starring Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle and Roxana Zal
  • The Experts, starring John Travolta, Arye Gross and Kelly Preston

F[edit]

  • The Fabulous Baker Boys, starring Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer and Beau Bridges
  • Family Business, directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick
  • Farewell to the King, directed by John Milius, starring Nick Nolte and Nigel Havers
  • Fat Man and Little Boy, starring Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, John Cusack and Laura Dern
  • Field of Dreams, starring Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Timothy Busfield and Burt Lancaster
  • Fletch Lives, directed by Michael Ritchie, starring Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook and R. Lee Ermey
  • Food of the Gods II, directed by Damian Lee
  • Fool's Mate (Zugzwang), starring Victoria Tennant – (West Germany)
  • For Queen and Country, starring Denzel Washington – (UK/US)
  • Freeze Die Come to Life (Zamri, umri, voskresni!) – (U.S.S.R.)
  • Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, directed by Rob Hedden, starring Jensen Daggett and Scott Reeves

G[edit]

  • Gang of Four, directed by Jacques Rivette, starring Bulle Ogier – (France)
  • Getting It Right, starring Jane Horrocks and Helena Bonham Carter – (U.K.)
  • Ghostbusters II, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Peter MacNicol
  • Gleaming the Cube, starring Christian Slater
  • Glory, directed by Edward Zwick, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes and Morgan Freeman
  • God of Gamblers (Du shen), starring Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau – (Hong Kong)
  • Godzilla vs. Biollante – (Japan)
  • A Grand Day Out, directed by Nick Park, voice of Peter Sallis - (U.K.)
  • Great Balls of Fire!, directed by Jim McBride, starring Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder and Alec Baldwin
  • Gross Anatomy, starring Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga and Christine Lahti

H[edit]

  • Harlem Nights, directed by and starring Eddie Murphy, with Richard Pryor, Danny Aiello, Jasmine Guy, Redd Foxx and Della Reese
  • Hathyar, starring Dharmendra and Sanjay Dutt – (India)
  • Heart of Dixie, starring Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen, Phoebe Cates and Treat Williams
  • Heathers, directed by Michael Lehmann, starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater
  • Henry V, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed, Paul Scofield and Emma Thompson – (U.K.)
  • Her Alibi, starring Tom Selleck and Paulina Porizkova
  • Hit List, starring Jan-Michael Vincent and Rip Torn
  • Homer and Eddie, starring Whoopi Goldberg and James Belushi
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, starring Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer and Marcia Strassman
  • A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (Kopytem sem, kopytem tam) – (Czechoslovakia)
  • Houseboat Horror, starring Alan Dale – (Australia)
  • How I Got Into College, starring Lara Flynn Boyle and Anthony Edwards
  • How to Get Ahead in Advertising, directed by Bruce Robinson, starring Richard E. Grant – (U.K.)

I[edit]

  • I Love, You Love (Ja milujem, ty miluješ) – (Czechoslovakia)
  • Ice Pawn, starring Dan Haggerty
  • The Icicle Thief (Ladri di saponette) – (Italy)
  • Immediate Family, starring Glenn Close, James Woods and Mary Stuart Masterson
  • In Country, starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Julian Glover and River Phoenix
  • An Innocent Man, starring Tom Selleck
  • Intergirl (Interdevochka) – (U.S.S.R.)
  • Interrogation (Przesluchanie), directed by Ryszard Bugajski – (Poland) – banned for over 7 years, released after overthrow of communist regime in Poland
  • Ivan and Alexandra – (Bulgaria)

J[edit]

  • Jacknife, starring Robert De Niro, Ed Harris and Kathy Baker
  • The January Man, starring Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello and Rod Steiger
  • Je suis le seigneur du château (I'm the King of the Castle) – (France)
  • Jesus of Montreal – (Canada/France)
  • Johnny Handsome, directed by Walter Hill, starring Mickey Rourke, Forest Whitaker, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern and Morgan Freeman

K[edit]

  • K-9, starring James Belushi
  • The Karate Kid Part III, starring Ralph Macchio and Noriyuki "Pat" Morita
  • Kickboxer, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme
  • Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyūbin), directed by Hayao Miyazaki – (Japan)
  • The Killer (dip hyut soeng hung), directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat – (Hong Kong)
  • Killing Dad
  • Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects, starring Charles Bronson

L[edit]

  • Last Exit to Brooklyn, starring Jennifer Jason Leigh
  • Lean on Me, directed by John G. Avildsen, starring Morgan Freeman
  • Leningrad Cowboys Go America, directed by Aki Kaurismäki, starring Leningrad Cowboys – (Finland)
  • Lethal Weapon 2, directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
  • Leviathan, starring Peter Weller, Richard Crenna and Meg Foster
  • Licence to Kill, 16th of James Bond series, starring Timothy Dalton, Robert Davi and Carey Lowell – (U.K.)
  • Life and Nothing But (La vie et rien d'autre), directed by Bertrand Tavernier – (France)
  • Listen to Me, starring Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz and Roy Scheider, Christopher Atkins
  • The Little Mermaid, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, voices of Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll and Buddy Hackett
  • Little Monsters, starring Fred Savage and Howie Mandel – (Ireland/UK/US)
  • Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, voices of Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, René Auberjonois and Danny Mann, Bernard Erhard
  • Lock Up, starring Sylvester Stallone and Donald Sutherland
  • Lonesome Dove, TV film, starring Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Anjelica Huston, Chris Cooper, Ricky Schroder, Danny Glover and Frederic Forrest
  • Look Who's Talking, starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley
  • Lost Angels, directed by Hugh Hudson, starring Donald Sutherland, Adam Horovitz and Amy Locane
  • Loverboy, starring Patrick Dempsey, Carrie Fisher, Barbara Carrera and Kirstie Alley

M[edit]

  • Maine Pyar Kiya (I Fell in Love), starring Salman Khan – (India)
  • Major League, directed by David S. Ward, starring Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, James Gammon, Margaret Whitton and Wesley Snipes
  • Marquis – (Belgium/France)
  • The Marriage of the Blessed (Arousi-ye Khouban) – (Iran)
  • Meet the Feebles, directed by Peter Jackson – (New Zealand)
  • Meet the Hollowheads, starring Juliette Lewis
  • The Mighty Quinn, starring Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend, Mimi Rogers and Esther Rolle
  • Millennium, starring Kris Kristofferson and Cheryl Ladd
  • Miracles, starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and Richard Ng (Hong Kong)
  • Miss Firecracker, starring Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Mary Steenburgen, Alfre Woodard and Scott Glenn
  • Monsieur Hire, directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Michel Blanc and Sandrine Bonnaire – (France)
  • Mother (Mat) – (U.S.S.R.)
  • Music Box, directed by Costa-Gavras, starring Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest and Lukas Haas – Golden Bear award (for 1990)
  • My 20th Century – (Hungary/West Germany)
  • My Left Foot, directed by Jim Sheridan, starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker – (Ireland/U.K.)
  • Mystery Train, directed by Jim Jarmusch, starring Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase, Steve Buscemi and Joe Strummer – (Japan/United States)
  • Milo and Otis, narrated by Dudley Moore, directed by Masanori Hata (English translation)

N[edit]

  • National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik, starring Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo and Randy Quaid
  • The Newcomer in The Cabbage
  • New York Stories, trilogy directed by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Woody Allen, starring Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Mia Farrow and Talia Shire
  • Next of Kin, starring Patrick Swayze
  • Night Game, starring Roy Scheider
  • A Nightmare on Drug Street, starring Adam Jeffries
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child directed by Stephen Hopkins, starting Robert Englund and Lisa Wilcox
  • No Holds Barred, starring Hulk Hogan
  • Nowhere to Run, directed by Carl Franklin, starring David Carradine

O[edit]

  • O Sangue (Blood) – (Portugal)
  • Old Gringo, starring Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits
  • Out of the Dark, starring Karen Black and Bud Cort

P[edit]

  • The Package, directed by Andrew Davis, starring Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy and Tommy Lee Jones
  • The Paper Wedding, starring Geneviève Bujold – (Canada)
  • Parenthood, directed by Ron Howard, starring Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Rick Moranis, Tom Hulce and Martha Plimpton
  • Parents, directed by Bob Balaban, starring Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt
  • Pedicab Driver (Qun long xi feng), directed by and starring Sammo Hung – (Hong Kong)
  • Penn & Teller Get Killed
  • Pet Sematary, directed by Mary Lambert written by Stephen King, starring Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby and Miko Hughes
  • Physical Evidence, directed by Michael Crichton, starring Burt Reynolds and Theresa Russell
  • Pink Cadillac, starring Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters
  • Prancer, starring Sam Elliott and Cloris Leachman
  • The Punisher, starring Dolph Lundgren
  • Puppet Master, starring Paul Le Mat

R[edit]

  • The Rainbow, directed by Ken Russell, starring Sammi Davis, Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe and Glenda Jackson – (U.K.)
  • Ramji Rav Speaking – (India)
  • Red Scorpion, starring Dolph Lundgren
  • Relentless, starring Judd Nelson and Robert Loggia
  • Renegades, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips
  • The Return of the Musketeers, directed by Richard Lester, starring Michael York, Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain and Kim Cattrall – (U.K./France/Spain)
  • Reunion, starring Jason Robards – (U.K.)
  • La Révolution française (The French Revolution), starring Klaus Maria Brandauer – (France/West Germany/Italy/U.K.)
  • Road House, starring Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Ben Gazzara and Sam Elliott
  • Roadkill – (Canada)
  • Roger & Me, a documentary by Michael Moore
  • Rojo Amanecer (Red Dawn) – (Mexico)
  • Rosalie Goes Shopping, starring Marianne Sägebrecht and Judge Reinhold – (West Germany)

S[edit]

  • Santa Sangre (Holy Blood) – (Mexico)
  • Say Anything..., directed by Cameron Crowe, starring John Cusack and Ione Skye
  • Scandal, directed by Michael Caton-Jones, starring Joanne Whalley, John Hurt, Ian McKellen, Bridget Fonda – (U.K.)
  • Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, directed by Paul Bartel, starring Jacqueline Bisset, Ed Begley, Jr., Rebecca Schaeffer
  • Sea of Love, directed by Harold Becker, starring Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman
  • Second Sight, starring John Larroquette and Bronson Pinchot
  • See No Evil, Hear No Evil, starring Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor
  • See You in the Morning, starring Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett
  • The Servant (Sluga) – (U.S.S.R.)
  • The Seventh Continent (Der siebente Kontinent), directed by Michael Haneke – (Austria)
  • Sex, Lies, and Videotape, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo—Palme d'Or award
  • Shag, starring Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish
  • Shaso – (Japan)
  • She-Devil, directed by Susan Seidelman, starring Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley, Jr.
  • She's Out of Control, starring Tony Danza
  • Shirley Valentine, directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Pauline Collins (BAFTA for best actress) – (U.K.)
  • Signs of Life, starring Beau Bridges and Kathy Bates
  • Sinbad of the Seven Seas, starring Lou Ferrigno
  • Sing, starring Lorraine Bracco
  • Skin Deep, directed by Blake Edwards, starring John Ritter
  • Slaves of New York, directed by James Ivory, starring Bernadette Peters
  • Slipstream, starring Mark Hamill, Bill Paxton, Ben Kingsley
  • Society, starring Billy Warlock
  • Souvenir, starring Christopher Plummer
  • Speed Zone, starring John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Tim Matheson, Donna Dixon, the Smothers Brothers
  • Spider's Web (Das Spinnennetz), directed by Bernhard Wicki – (West Germany)
  • Splendor, starring Marcello Mastroianni – (Italy)
  • Split
  • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, directed by and starring William Shatner, with Leonard Nimoy, Laurence Luckinbill
  • Staying Together, directed by Lee Grant, starring Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon, Levon Helm, Dermot Mulroney, Daphne Zuniga
  • Steel Magnolias, directed by Herbert Ross, starring Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah
  • Strapless, directed by David Hare, starring Blair Brown, Bruno Ganz, Bridget Fonda – (U.K.)
  • The Striker with Number 9 (I fanela me to '9') – (Greece)
  • Sweet Home – (Japan)
  • Sweetie, directed by Jane Campion – (Australia)

T[edit]

  • The Tall Guy, directed by Mel Smith, starring Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson and Rowan Atkinson – (U.K.)
  • Tango & Cash, starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell
  • Tap, starring Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis, Jr.
  • Ten Little Indians, starring Donald Pleasence, Herbert Lom, Brenda Vaccaro and Frank Stallone – (U.K.)
  • Tetsuo: The Iron Man – (Japan)
  • Thick Skinned (Peaux de vaches), starring Sandrine Bonnaire – (France)
  • Three Fugitives, starring Nick Nolte and Martin Short
  • Too Beautiful for You (Trop belle pour toi), directed by Bertrand Blier, starring Gérard Depardieu and Carole Bouquet – (France)
  • Triumph of the Spirit, starring Willem Dafoe
  • Troop Beverly Hills, starring Shelley Long, Betty Thomas and Craig T. Nelson
  • Tropical Snow, starring David Carradine
  • True Love – won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival
  • Turner & Hooch, starring Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson and Reginald VelJohnson

U-V[edit]

  • UHF, written by and starring "Weird Al" Yankovic
  • Uncle Buck, directed by John Hughes, starring John Candy and Amy Madigan
  • Valmont, directed by Miloš Forman, starring Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk and Henry Thomas – (United States/France)
  • Vampire's Kiss, starring Nicolas Cage, María Conchita Alonso and Jennifer Beals
  • Violent Cop (Sono otoko, kyōbō ni tsuki), directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano – (Japan)

W[edit]

  • Waltzing Regitze (Dansen med Regitze) – (Denmark)
  • Warlock, starring Julian Sands
  • The War of the Roses, directed by and starring Danny DeVito, with Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner
  • War Requiem, starring Laurence Olivier in his final role – (U.K.)
  • Weekend at Bernie's, directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman
  • Welcome Home, directed by Franklin Schaffner, starring Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston and Brian Keith
  • We're No Angels, directed by Neil Jordan, starring Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore, Hoyt Axton, Bruno Kirby and John C. Reilly
  • What Time is it? (Che ora è?), directed by Ettore Scola, starring Marcello Mastroianni – (Italy)
  • When Harry Met Sally..., directed by Rob Reiner, starring Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher
  • When the Whales Came, starring Paul Scofield, David Threlfall and Helen Mirren – (U.K.)
  • Who's Harry Crumb?, starring John Candy, Annie Potts, Jeffrey Jones, Barry Corbin, Tim Thomerson and Shawnee Smith
  • Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (Dalmaga dongjjok-euro gan ggadakeun?) – (South Korea)
  • Wicked Stepmother, starring Bette Davis, Barbara Carrera and Colleen Camp
  • Willy the Sparrow (Vili, a veréb) – (Hungary)
  • Wilt, starring Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith – (U.K.)
  • Winter People, directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis and Lloyd Bridges
  • The Winter War (Talvisota) – (Finland)
  • The Wizard, starring Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, Jenny Lewis, Beau Bridges and Christian Slater
  • Wodaabe - Herdsmen of the Sun (Wodaabe – Die Hirten der Sonne), directed by Werner Herzog – (West Germany)
  • The Women on the Roof
  • Worth Winning, starring Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe and Lesley Ann Warren

XYZ[edit]

  • Yaaba – (Burkina Faso)

Births[edit]

  • January 1 – Adele Haenel, French actress
  • January 3 – Alex D. Linz, American actor
  • January 9 – Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress and model
  • January 17 – Kelly Marie Tran, American actress
  • January 23 – April Pearson, English actress
  • January 26 – Hannah Arterton, American actress
  • February 4
    • Märt Pius, Estonian actor
    • Priit Pius, Estonian actor
  • February 5 – Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
  • February 13
    • Carly McKillip, Canadian actress and singer
    • Katie Volding, American actress
  • February 16 – Elizabeth Olsen, American actress
  • February 21
    • Corbin Bleu, American actor and singer
    • Scout Taylor-Compton, American actress and singer
  • February 24 – Daniel Kaluuya, English actor
  • March 1 – Daniella Monet, American actress and singer
  • March 3 – Nathalie Emmanuel, English actress
  • March 5
    • Jake Lloyd, American actor
    • Sterling Knight, American actor and musician
  • March 11 – Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (died 2016)
  • March 15 – Caitlin Wachs, American actress
  • March 18 – Lily Collins, English-American actress
  • March 20 – Xavier Dolan, Canadian actor and director
  • March 25 – Aly Michalka, American actress and singer
  • April 2 – Liis Lass, Estonian actress
  • April 5 – Lily James, English actress
  • April 18 – Alia Shawkat, American actress
  • April 20 – Alex Black, American actor
  • April 29 – Gabriel Chavarria, American-Hispanic actor
  • May 5 – Larissa Wilson, English actress
  • May 10 – Lindsey Shaw, American actress
  • May 16 – Pääru Oja, Estonian actor
  • June 3
    • Imogen Poots, English actress
    • Megumi Han, Japanese voice actress
  • June 3 – Daniela Vega, Chilean actress
  • June 14 – Lucy Hale, American actress and singer
  • June 20 – Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor
  • June 25
    • Edgar Morais, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
    • Rafael Morais, Portuguese actor, director, and screenwriter
  • June 27 – Matthew Lewis, English actor
  • July 1
    • Mitch Hewer, English actor
    • Hannah Murray, English actress
  • July 11
    • David Henrie, American actor
    • Shareeka Epps, American actress
  • July 21
    • Rory Culkin, American actor
    • Juno Temple, English actress
    • Jing Tian, Chinese actress
  • July 23 – Daniel Radcliffe, English actor
  • July 27 – Charlotte Arnold, Canadian actress
  • August 2 – Priscilla Betti, French actress
  • August 10 – Brenton Thwaites, Australian actor
  • August 14 – Artyom Bogucharsky, Russian actor
  • August 11 – Alexis Tipton, American voice actress
  • August 15
    • Joe Jonas, American singer and actor (Jonas Brothers)
    • Carlos PenaVega, actor (Big Time Rush)
  • August 21 – Hayden Panettiere, American actress and singer
  • September 5 – Kat Graham, American actress, model, singer and dancer
  • September 7 – Jonathan Majors, American actor
  • September 14 – Logan Henderson, actor (Big Time Rush)
  • October 1 – Brie Larson, American actress
  • October 4 – Dakota Johnson, American actress
  • October 14 – Mia Wasikowska, Australian actress
  • November 10 – Taron Egerton, Welsh actor
  • November 22 - Alden Ehrenreich, American actor
  • December 2 – Cassie Steele, Canadian actress and singer
  • December 7 – Nicholas Hoult, English actor
  • December 13 – Taylor Swift, American singer-songwriter, actress, and musician
  • December 18 – Ashley Benson, American actress and model
  • December 29
    • Jane Levy, American actress
    • Left Brain, American rapper

Notable deaths[edit]

Film debuts[edit]

  • William Baldwin – Born on the Fourth of July
  • Adrien Brody – New York Stories
  • Vincent Cassel – Les cigognes n'en font qu'à leur tête
  • Michael Chiklis – Wired
  • Kirsten Dunst – New York Stories
  • Ron Eldard – True Love
  • Vivica A. Fox – Born on the Fourth of July
  • Carla Gugino – Troop Beverly Hills
  • Jared Harris – The Rachel Papers
  • Teri Hatcher – The Big Picture
  • Rob Hedden (director) – Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
  • John Michael Higgins – Vampire's Kiss
  • Bryce Dallas Howard – Parenthood
  • Jason Isaacs – The Tall Guy
  • Allison Janney – Who Shot Patakango?
  • Martin Lawrence – Do the Right Thing
  • Tobey Maguire – The Wizard
  • Mary-Louise Parker – Signs of Life
  • Rosie Perez – Do the Right Thing
  • John C. Reilly – Casualties of War
  • Sam Rockwell – Clownhouse
  • Rene Russo – Major League
  • Adam Sandler – Going Overboard
  • Annabella Sciorra – True Love
  • Molly Shannon – The Phantom of the Opera
  • Emma Thompson – The Tall Guy
  • Elijah Wood – Back to the Future Part II
  • Michael Jai White – The Toxic Avenger Part II

See also[edit]

  • List of American films of 1989
  • List of British films of 1989
  • List of French films of 1989
  • List of German films of the 1980s
  • List of Bollywood films of 1989
  • List of Italian films of 1989
  • List of Japanese films of 1989
  • List of Swedish films of the 1980s

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1989 Worldwide Box Office". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

External links[edit]

  • "The Summer Of '89" – www.screenrush.co.uk
  • 1989 Domestic Grosses at Box Office Mojo
  • Top 1989 Movies at the Domestic Box Office at The Numbers
  • Top 1989 Movies at the International Box Office at The Numbers
  • Top 1989 Movies at the Worldwide Box Office at The Numbers
  • Top-US-Grossing Titles Released 1989-01-01 to 1989-12-31 at IMDb
  • Most Popular Feature Films Released 1989-01-01 to 1989-12-31 at IMDb