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Subgenre Sampler

 
Killer, TheKiller, The (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
Action at break–neck speed with a body–count to match the running time, this smorgasbord of super–violence with lashings of good…
Mack the KnifeMack 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…
Violent CopViolent Cop (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. Takeshi Kitano
Feat. Takeshi Kitano
Popular entertainer 'Beat' Takeshi's directing debut is a stylish, witty yet cynical and disturbing elegy to violence executed with alarming…
As Tears Go ByAs Tears Go By (Wong gok ka moon) (1988)
Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung
Dir. Wong Kar–Wai debuted with this ambitious remake of MEAN STREETS, where best buddies Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung struggle through the…
ColorsColors (1988)
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Sean Penn, Robert Duvall
A grim portrait of law enforcement. Mismatched police partners are assigned to the rife gang–related problems in South–Central L.A.
Flaming BrothersFlaming Brothers (Jiang hu long hu men) (1988)
Dir. Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Alan Tang, Pat Ha
Two close friends from the island of Macao (Tang and Yun–Fat) become dangerously involved in the Chinese triads through decades of prosperity…
Married to the MobMarried 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.
OrphansOrphans (1987)
Dir. Alan J. Pakula
Feat. Albert Finney, Matthew Modine
Two delinquents attempt to rob a gangster, but tables turn to a point where he becomes their friend and mentor. Powerhouse drama.
Pick-Up Artist, The Pick-Up Artist, The (Pickup Artist) (1987)
Dir. James Toback
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper
Serial womanizer Downey gets more than he bargained for when he falls for mobster's daughter Ringwald. Teen sex comedy is more thorny than horny with…
Sicilian, TheSicilian, The (1987)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland
Still reeling from the box office catastrophe of HEAVEN'S GATE, Michael Cimino turned his attention to this Mario Puzo–scripted saga about an…

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