Subgenre Sampler
Family: 1842 Films to Buy & Rent
Magical World of Margaret Mahy, The (1989)
- Dir. Euan Frizzell
- Five stories from New Zealand’s premier children’s writer gets nicely animated – “Keeping House”, “The Three–Legged Cat”, “The…
Prancer (1989)
- Dir. John Hancock
Feat. Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman, Abe Vigoda…
- Warm–hearted festive tale of a young girl who after stumbling across a wounded reindeer and after nursing him back to health sets out to return…
Red Riding Hood (1989)
- Dir. Adam Brooks
Feat. Isabella Rossellini, Amelia Shankley, Craig T. Nelson
- Musical interpretation of the classic fairy tale with real, flesh–and–blood actors (including Isabella Rossellini), some Disney–ish…
Round the Twist (TV Series) (1989)
- Feat. Ebonnie Masini, Andrew S. Gilbert, Rian Mclean…
- Australian television classic from the mind of author Paul Jennings following the off–the–wall adventures of the Twist Family, who leave…
Simpsons, The (TV Series) (1989)
- Dir. Various
- Fun at home with Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson – the definitve animated American family, in the iconic TV series of the 1990s has…
Spaced Invaders (1989)
- Dir. Patrick Johnson
Feat. Douglas Barr, Royal Dano
- Five bumbling, misguided aliens crashland on earth and cause havoc in a small–town, especially for the parents of their little human friends!
Wallace and Gromit Collection (Grand Day Out, The Wrong Tousers, A Close Shave, A Matter of Loaf and Death) (1989-1995)
- Dir. Nick Park
Feat. Peter Sallis
- Four classic "Wallace and Gromit" short films on two discs disc. Cracking.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1989)
- Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Joanna Cassidy…
- A staggering blend of live–action and brillaint animation conjures up a believable world where people and cartoons…
Beetlejuice (1988)
- Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin…
- A deceased couple return as ghosts and discover their home has been occupied by an obnoxious family, so decide to enlist the services of…
Big (1988)
- Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia…
- Tom Hanks is perfect as a 12–year–old trapped in an adults body, having to cope with big business and romance without the benefit of…