Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5567 Films to Buy & Rent
She-Devil (1989)
- Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. Meryl Streep, Roseanne, Ed Jr. Begley…
- A stylised comic treatment of Fay Weldon's dark novel with Rosanne Barr exacting ultimate retribution on husband–stealing rich–bitch…
Shirley Valentine (1989)
- Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti
- Pauline Collins adapts her stage role for the screen and the result is an unqualified success. You'll take delight in witnessing her rediscover her…
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…
Slaves of New York (1989)
- Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Bernadette Peters, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt…
- Screen adaptation of Tama Janowitz' cult novel about the pretensions and perversions of fashionable New Yorkers. Stars Bernadette Peters.
Steel Magnolias (1989)
- Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Julia Roberts, Dolly Parton, Daryl Hannah…
- Light comedy–come–tearjerker in which six Southern belles congregate at a beauty salon over several years.
Surgical Spirit (TV Series) (1989)
- Feat. Nichola McAuliffe, Duncan Preston
- ITV medical sitcom of the past, centred on a sabre–toothed surgeon (McAuliffe) who juggles workplace politics, home truths, and romantic…
Tall Guy, The (1989)
- Dir. Mel Smith
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson
- Jeff Goldblum plays an American actor in England who faces successive crises with obnoxious employer Rowan Atkinson and love interest Emma Thompson.
Tango and Cash (1989)
- Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell
- Enjoyable buddy–cop caper with Stallone and Russell as rugged, competitive partners with a sense of humour.
Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down (Atame!) (1989)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Antonio Banderas, Victoria Abril
- A mental patient kidnaps his sexy B–movie idol in the hope that she will fall in love with him. Teasingly politically unsound, Almodovar…
Trop Belle Pour Toi (Too Beautiful For You) (1989)
- Dir. Bertrand Blier
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, Carole Bouquet
- Car salesman Gerard Depardieu has a beautiful wife, but becomes infatuated with his plain yet passionate receptionist. Insightful, melancholy comedy.