List of American films of 1988

A list of American films released in 1988.
Rain Man won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
==A== 
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
18 Again! 	Paul Flaherty 	George Burns, Charlie Schlatter, Tony Roberts 	Comedy 	
1969 	Ernest Thompson 	Robert Downey, Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Winona Ryder, Joanna Cassidy, Mariette Hartley 	Drama 	
'68 	Steven Kovacs 	Shony Alex Braun, Nike Doukas 	Drama 	
Above the Law 	Andrew Davis 	Steven Seagal, Pam Grier, Sharon Stone 	Action 	Seagal's first film
The Accidental Tourist 	Lawrence Kasdan 	William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, David Ogden Stiers 	Drama 	based on Anne Tyler novel; Academy Award for Davis
The Accused 	Jonathan Kaplan 	Kelly McGillis, Jodie Foster 	Drama 	Academy Award for Foster
Action Jackson 	Craig R. Baxley 	Carl Weathers, Vanity, Craig T. Nelson, Sharon Stone 	Action 	Lorimar Film Entertainment
After Death 	Claudio Fragasso	Jeff Stryker, Candice Daly 	Horror 	aka Zombie 4: After Death
Alien Nation 	Graham Baker 	James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp 	Science fiction	later became TV series
Alien from L.A. 	Albert Pyun 	Kathy Ireland, William R. Moses 	Science fiction	
American Gothic 	John Hough 	Rod Steiger, Yvonne De Carlo, Sarah Torgov, Janet Wright 	Horror 	spoof on Grant Wood painting
And God Created Woman 	Roger Vadim 	Rebecca De Mornay, Vincent Spano, Frank Langella 	Drama 	remake of 1958 film
Another Woman 	Woody Allen 	Mia Farrow, Gena Rowlands, Gene Hackman, Ian Holm 	Drama 	Orion
Appointment With Death 	Michael Winner 	Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, John Gielgud, Piper Laurie, Hayley Mills, Jenny Seagrove, David Soul	Mystery 	based on a story by Agatha Christie''
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings	Dean Parisot 	Steven Wright, Rowan Atkinson 	Drama 	
Arthur 2: On the Rocks 	Bud Yorkin 	Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Bates 	Comedy 	sequel to Arthur
==B-C==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Baby M 	 	JoBeth Williams, John Shea, Bruce Weitz, Robin Strasser, Dabney Coleman 	Drama, Biography	TV miniseries
Bad Dreams 	Andrew Fleming 	Jennifer Rubin 	Horror, Thriller	
Bat*21 	Peter Markle 	Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed 	War, Biography 	based on a book by William Charles Anderson
Beaches 	Garry Marshall 	Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, James Read, Lainie Kazan, Spalding Gray 	Drama 	based on a novel by Iris Rainer Dart
The Beast 	Kevin Reynolds 	Jason Patric, Steven Bauer, Stephen Baldwin 	War 	based on play by William Mastrosimone
Beetlejuice 	Tim Burton 	Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, Winona Ryder 	Comedy, Fantasy 	won Academy Award for Best Makeup
Betrayed 	Costa Gavras 	Debra Winger, Tom Berenger, John Heard 	Crime drama 	United Artists, MGM
Big 	Penny Marshall 	Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, John Heard 	Comedy 	2 Oscar nominations
The Big Blue 	Luc Besson 	Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno 	Drama 	
Big Business 	Jim Abrahams 	Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler 	Comedy 	Touchstone Films
Big Time 	Chris Blum 	Tom Waits 	Concert film 	
Big Top Pee-wee 	Randal Kleiser 	Paul Reubens, Penelope Ann Miller 	Comedy 	Pee-wee Herman story
Biloxi Blues 	Mike Nichols 	Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Penelope Ann Miller 	Comedy 	based on Neil Simon play
Bird 	Clint Eastwood 	Forest Whitaker, Diane Venora 	Drama, Biography	story of Charlie Parker
Black Eagle 	Eric Karson 	Sho Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme 	Action 	
Black Roses 	John Fasano 	 	Horror 	
The Blob 	Chuck Russell 	Kevin Dillon, Shawnee Smith, Candy Clark 	Science fiction 	remake of 1958 film
Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls	Meredith Lucas 	 	Comedy 	
Bloodsport 	Newt Arnold 	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Donald Gibb, Forest Whitaker 	Action 	based on life of Frank Dux
Bloodstone 	Dwight Little 	Brett Stimely 	Adventure 	
The Blue Iguana 	John Lafia 	Dylan McDermott 	Action, Comedy 	
The Boost 	Harold Becker 	James Woods, Sean Young 	Drama 	MGM
The Bourne Identity 	Roger Young 	Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith 	Suspense 	made for TV; based on a novel by Robert Ludlum
Braddock: Missing in Action III	Chuck Norris 	Chuck Norris 	Action 	Missing in Action sequel
Brain Damage 	Frank Henenlotter 	Rick Hearst 	Horror 	
Bravestarr: The Legend 	Tom Tataranowicz 	 	Animated 	
Bright Lights, Big City 	James Bridges 	Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates, Dianne Wiest, Tracy Pollan, Swoosie Kurtz, Jason Robards	Drama 	based on a novel by Jay McInerney
Bull Durham 	Ron Shelton 	Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Robert Wuhl 	Comedy 	Orion
Bulletproof 	Steve Carver 	Gary Busey, Darlanne Fluegel 	Drama 	CineTel Films
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. 	David K. Irving 	Tricia Leigh Fisher, Bianca Jagger 	Horror 	sequel to C.H.U.D.
Caddyshack II 	Allan Arkush 	Jackie Mason, Dyan Cannon, Randy Quaid, Robert Stack, Jonathan Silverman, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd 	Comedy 	sequel to Caddyshack; nominated for 4 Razzie awards
Call Me 	Sollace Mitchell 	Patricia Charbonneau, Boyd Gaines, Steve Buscemi 	Erotic thriller 	Vestron Films
Casual Sex? 	Geneviève Robert 	Lea Thompson, Victoria Jackson, Andrew Dice Clay 	Comedy 	Universal
Cellar Dweller 	John Carl Buechler 	Debrah Farentino 	Horror 	
Child's Play 	Tom Holland 	Catherine Hicks, Chris Sarandon, Alex Vincent, Brad Dourif 	Horror 	first of five Chucky films
The Chocolate War 	Keith Gordon 	John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith 	Drama 	
Christmas in Tattertown 	Ralph Bakshi 	 	Animated 	TV
Clara's Heart 	Robert Mulligan 	Whoopi Goldberg, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris 	Drama 	based on Joseph Olshan novel
Clean and Sober 	Glenn Gordon Caron 	Michael Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Kathy Baker 	Drama 	Warner Bros.
Clownhouse 	Victor Salva 	Sam Rockwell 	Horror 	
Cocktail 	Roger Donaldson 	Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Elisabeth Shue 	Romantic comedy 	based on book by Heywood Gould; winner of 2 Razzie awards including Worst Picture
Cocoon: The Return 	Daniel Petrie 	Don Ameche, Hume Cronyn, Maureen Stapleton 	Science fiction 	sequel to Cocoon
Colors 	Dennis Hopper 	Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, María Conchita Alonso 	Crime drama 	Orion
Comic Book Confidential 	Ron Mann 	Robert Crumb, Stan Lee, Harvey Pekar 	Documentary 	
Coming to America 	John Landis 	Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones 	Comedy 	2 Academy Award nominations
Cop 	James B. Harris 	James Woods, Lesley Ann Warren, Charles Durning 	Crime drama 	based on book by James Ellroy
The Couch Trip 	Michael Ritchie 	Dan Aykroyd, Charles Grodin, Walter Matthau 	Comedy 	
Crash Course 	Oz Scott 	Alyssa Milano, Jackee 	Comedy 	TV
Crossing Delancey 	Joan Micklin Silver	Amy Irving, Peter Riegert, Sylvia Miles 	Romantic comedy 	based on Susan Sandler play
A Cry in the Dark 	Fred Schepisi 	Meryl Streep, Sam Neill 	Docudrama 	aka Evil Angels
==D-G==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
D.O.A. 	Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton	Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, Charlotte Rampling 	Suspense 	remake of 1950 film
Da 	Matt Clark 	Barnard Hughes, Martin Sheen, William Hickey 	Drama 	
Daffy Duck's Quackbusters 	 	 	Animated film 	
Dance 'Til Dawn 	Paul Schneider 	Alyssa Milano 	Drama 	TV
Dangerous Curves 	David Lewis 	Tate Donovan, Grant Heslov, Robert Stack 	Comedy 	
Dangerous Liaisons 	Stephen Frears 	Michelle Pfeiffer, Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman, Swoosie Kurtz, Mildred Natwick	Drama 	based on Christopher Hampton play; nominated for 7 Oscars
Dead Heat 	Mark Goldblatt 	Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Darren McGavin 	Horror 	New World Pictures
The Dead Next Door 	J.R. Bookwalter 	 	Horror 	
The Dead Pool 	Buddy van Horn 	Clint Eastwood, Liam Neeson, Patricia Clarkson, Jim Carrey 	Suspense 	final Dirty Harry sequel
Dead Ringers 	David Cronenberg 	Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold 	Drama 	won Canada's Genie Award
Dead Solid Perfect 	Bobby Roth 	Randy Quaid, Kathryn Harrold, Corinne Bohrer 	Comedy 	based on Dan Jenkins novel
Deadly Dreams 	Kristine Peterson 	Juliette Cummins 	Horror 	
Death Faces 	 	 	Horror 	
The Decline of Western Civilization II 	Penelope Spheeris 	Aerosmith, Kiss, Ozzy Osbourne 	Documentary 	
Destroyer 	Robert Kirk 	Lyle Alzado, Anthony Perkins 	Action, Horror 	
Die Hard 	John McTiernan 	Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia, Paul Gleason, Reginald VelJohnson, Alexander Godunov 	Action 	based on Roderick Thorp novel; nominated for 4 Oscars
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels 	Frank Oz 	Michael Caine, Steve Martin, Glenne Headly 	Comedy 	based on Bedtime Story
Distant Thunder 	Rick Rosenthal 	John Lithgow, Ralph Macchio 	Drama 	
Dominick and Eugene 	Robert M. Young 	Ray Liotta, Tom Hulce, Jamie Lee Curtis 	Drama 	Orion
The Drifter 	Larry Brand 	Miles O'Keeffe, Kim Delaney, Timothy Bottoms 	Thriller 	Concorde Films
Earth Girls Are Easy 	Julien Temple 	Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey 	Comedy 	
Eight Men Out 	John Sayles 	John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn, John Mahoney, Clifton James, D. B. Sweeney, Studs Terkel 	Drama, Biography	based on a book by Eliot Asinof; story of 1919 Chicago White Sox
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark 	James Signorelli 	Cassandra Peterson 	Comedy 	
Elvis and Me 	 	Dale Midkiff, Susan Walters 	Biography 	story of Priscilla Presley
Ernest Saves Christmas 	John Cherry III 	Jim Varney 	Comedy 	sequel to Ernest Goes to Camp
Everybody's All-American 	Taylor Hackford 	Dennis Quaid, Jessica Lange, Timothy Hutton, John Goodman, Patricia Clarkson 	Drama 	based on Frank Deford novel
Far North 	Sam Shepard 	Jessica Lange, Charles Durning, Patricia Arquette 	Drama 	
Feds 	Daniel Goldberg 	Rebecca De Mornay, Mary Gross 	Comedy 	Orion
A Fish Called Wanda 	Charles Crichton 	John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin 	Comedy 	Academy Award for Kline
Flesheater 	 	 	Horror 	
For Keeps? 	John G. Avildsen 	Molly Ringwald, Randall Batinkoff, Kenneth Mars 	Drama 	TriStar
Frantic 	Roman Polanski 	Harrison Ford, Emmanuelle Seigner, Betty Buckley 	Thriller 	Warner Bros.
Fresh Horses 	David Anspaugh 	Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy 	Drama 	based on Larry Ketron play
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood 	John Carl Buechler 	Lar Park Lincoln, Kane Hodder 	Slasher 	6th Friday the 13th sequel
Fright Night II 	Tommy Lee Wallace 	 	Horror 	sequel to Fright Night
Full Moon in Blue Water 	Peter Masterson 	Gene Hackman, Teri Garr, Burgess Meredith 	Comedy drama 	
Fun Down There 	Roger Stigliano 	Michael Waite, Yvonne Fisher 	Drama 	
Funny Farm 	George Roy Hill 	Chevy Chase, Madolyn Smith 	Comedy 	
Garfield: His 9 Lives 	 	 	Comedy 	
'Gator Bait II: Cajun Justice 	Beverly Sebastion 	Jan Mackenzie, Jocelyn Boudreaux, Rocky Dugas, Keith Gros 	Action 	sequel to Gator Bait
The Good Mother 	Leonard Nimoy 	Diane Keaton, Liam Neeson, Jason Robards 	Drama 	based on Sue Miller novel
The Good, the Bad, and Huckleberry Hound 	 	 	Comedy 	
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey	Michael Apted 	Sigourney Weaver, Bryan Brown 	Biography 	5 Academy Award nominations; Golden Globe for Weaver
Gotham 	Lloyd Fonvielle 	Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia Madsen 	Thriller 	
Grave of the Fireflies 	 	 	Drama 	
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 	Jud Taylor, Paul Wendkos 	Christopher Reeve, Ian McShane, Donald Pleasence 	War 	TV; based on The Great Escape
The Great Outdoors 	Howard Deutch 	Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Annette Bening 	Comedy 	written by John Hughes
==H-K==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Hairspray 	John Waters 	Ricki Lake, Sonny Bono, Debbie Harry, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Ruth Brown, Mink Stole, Pia Zadora	Musical comedy 	adapted later into Broadway show and film
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	Dwight H. Little 	Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris 	Horror 	3rd sequel to Halloween
Hanna's War 	Menahem Golan 	Ellen Burstyn, Maruschka Detmers, Donald Pleasence 	Action 	
Heart of Midnight 	Matthew Chapman 	Jennifer Jason Leigh, Peter Coyote, Brenda Vaccaro 	Thriller 	
Heartbreak Hotel 	Chris Columbus 	David Keith, Tuesday Weld 	Comedy 	fictional Elvis Presley story
Heathers 	Michael Lehmann 	Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty 	Comedy 	
Hellbound: Hellraiser II 	Tony Randel 	Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Doug Bradley 	Horror 	sequel to Hellraiser
Hero and the Terror 	William Tannen 	Chuck Norris, Brynn Thayer 	Action 	
High Spirits 	Neil Jordan 	Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Liam Neeson, Peter Gallagher 	Comedy 	TriStar Pictures
Hobgoblins 	Rick Sloane 	Tom Bartlett 	Science fiction	
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers 	 	 	Comedy 	
Homeboy 	Michael Seresin 	Mickey Rourke, Christopher Walken 	Drama 	written by Rourke
Hot to Trot 	Michael Dinner 	Bobcat Goldthwait, Dabney Coleman 	Comedy 	5 Razzie nominations
The House on Carroll Street 	Peter Yates 	Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin 	Thriller 	
Howling IV: The Original Nightmare 	John Hough 	Romy Windsor 	Horror 	3rd sequel to The Howling
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka 	Keenen Ivory Wayans	Jim Brown, Isaac Hayes, Bernie Casey 	Comedy 	spoof of blaxploitation films
Ika Hands 	 	 	Drama 	
Illegally Yours 	Peter Bogdanovich 	Rob Lowe, Colleen Camp, Kenneth Mars 	Comedy 	
The Incredible Hulk Returns 	 	Bill Bixby, Lou Ferrigno, Lee Purcell, Steve Levitt 	Science fiction	made for TV
Iron Eagle II 	Sidney J. Furie 	Louis Gossett, Jr., Mark Humphrey 	Action 	sequel to Iron Eagle
It Came from Somewhere Else 	Howard Hassler 	William Vanarsdale 	Comedy 	
Jack's Back 	Rowdy Herrington 	James Spader, Cynthia Gibb 	Horror 	Palisades Entertainment
Johnny Be Good 	Bud S. Smith 	Anthony Michael Hall, Robert Downey, Jr., Uma Thurman 	Comedy 	Orion
Justin Case 	Blake Edwards 	George Carlin, Molly Hagan 	Comedy 	made for TV
Kansas 	David Stevens 	Matt Dillon, Andrew McCarthy 	Crime drama 	
Kenny 	Claude Gagnon 	Kenny Easterday 	Documentary 	
Killer Klowns from Outer Space 	Chiodu Brothers 	Grant Cramer 	Science fiction	
The Kiss 	Pen Densham 	Joanna Pacula, Meredith Salenger 	Horror 	
==L-M==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Lady in White 	Frank LaLoggia 	Lukas Haas, Len Cariou 	Horror 	
The Land Before Time 	Don Bluth 	Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi, Will Ryan, Helen Shaver 	Animated 	Spielberg-Lucas production
Last Rites 	Donald P. Bellisario 	Tom Berenger, Daphne Zuniga, Anne Twomey 	Thriller 	
The Last Temptation of Christ	Martin Scorsese 	Willem Dafoe, Barbara Hershey, Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, David Bowie 	Drama 	from Nikos Kazantzakis novel
Laura Lansing Slept Here 	George Schaefer 	Katharine Hepburn 	Drama 	made for TV
License to Drive 	Greg Beeman 	Corey Haim, Corey Feldman, Carol Kane, Heather Graham 	Comedy 	20th Century Fox
Light Years 	René Laloux 	Voices of Glenn Close, Jennifer Grey, Terrence Mann, Penn and Teller 	Animated 	
Little Nikita 	Richard Benjamin 	Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix 	Drama 	Columbia
Mac and Me 	Stewart Raffill 	Christine Ebersole 	Fantasy 	4 Razzie nominations
Macho Dancer 	 	 	Comedy 	
Madame Sousatzka 	John Schlesinger 	Shirley MacLaine, Navin Chowdhry, Shabana Azmi, Twiggy 	Drama 	from Bernice Rubens book
A Man for All Seasons 	Charlton Heston 	Charlton Heston, John Gielgud, Vanessa Redgrave 	Biography 	TV remake of 1965 film
The Man from Snowy River II 	Geoff Burrowes 	Tom Burlinson, Brian Dennehy 	Western 	sequel
Maniac Cop 	William Lustig 	Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell 	Thriller 	
Married to the Mob 	Jonathan Demme 	Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Oliver Platt, Joan Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Nancy Travis	Comedy 	Academy Award nomination for Stockwell
Masquerade 	Bob Swaim 	Rob Lowe, Meg Tilly, Kim Cattrall 	Thriller 	
Memories of Me 	Henry Winkler 	Billy Crystal, JoBeth Williams, Alan King 	Drama 	MGM
Messenger of Death 	J. Lee Thompson 	Charles Bronson, Trish Van Devere, Daniel Benzali 	Crime drama 	
Mickey's 60th Birthday 	 	 	Fantasy 	
Midnight Run 	Martin Brest 	Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, Dennis Farina 	Comedy 	
The Milagro Beanfield War 	Robert Redford 	Sônia Braga, Rubén Blades, Christopher Walken 	Drama 	Academy Award for Best Music Score
Miles from Home 	Gary Sinise 	Richard Gere, Kevin Anderson 	Drama 	
Miracle Mile 	Steve DeJarnatt 	Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham 	Drama 	
Mississippi Burning 	Alan Parker 	Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand 	Crime drama 	7 Oscar nominations
The Moderns 	Alan Rudolph 	Keith Carradine, Linda Fiorentino, Genevieve Bujold, John Lone 	Comedy, Drama	
Monkey Shines 	George A. Romero 	John Pankow, Jason Beghe, Joyce Van Patten, Stanley Tucci 	Horror 	
Moon Over Parador 	Paul Mazursky 	Richard Dreyfuss, Raúl Juliá, Sônia Braga, Jonathan Winters 	Comedy 	2 Golden Globe nominations
Moonwalker 	Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Colin Chilvers	Michael Jackson, Joe Pesci, Sean Lennon 	Biography 	short films on Michael Jackson
Moving 	Alan Metter 	Richard Pryor, Randy Quaid, Dana Carvey 	Comedy 	
Mr. North 	Danny Huston 	Anthony Edwards, Robert Mitchum, Lauren Bacall 	Comedy drama 	
The Murder of Mary Phagan 	William Hale 	Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Cynthia Nixon 	Drama 	made for TV
My Best Friend Is a Vampire 	Jimmy Huston 	Robert Sean Leonard, David Warner 	Comedy 	
My Stepmother Is an Alien 	Richard Benjamin 	Kim Basinger, Dan Aykroyd, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan 	Comedy 	Columbia
Mystic Pizza 	Donald Petrie 	Julia Roberts, Annabeth Gish, Lili Taylor 	Comedy 	Samuel Goldwyn Company
==N-Q==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!	David Zucker 	Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson, Ricardo Montalbán	Comedy 	based on TV series Police Squad!
Necromancer 	Dusty Nelson 	Elizabeth Kaitan, John Tyler 	Horror 	
Negatives 	Tony Smith 	Duane Jones 	Horror 	
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking 	Ken Anakin 	Tami Erin, Eileen Brennan 	Family 	based on Astrid Lindgren story
A New Life 	Alan Alda 	Alan Alda, Ann-Margret, Hal Linden 	Romantic comedy 	
The Night Before 	Thom Eberhardt 	Keanu Reeves, Lori Loughlin 	Comedy 	
A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon 	William Richert 	River Phoenix, Matthew Perry 	Drama 	based on Richert's novel
Nightmare at Bittercreek 	Tim Burstall 	Lindsay Wagner, Tom Skerritt 	Drama 	
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 	Renny Harlin 	Robert Englund 	Horror 	sequel
Ninja Strike Force 	 	 	Action 	
No Retreat, No Surrender 2 	Corey Yuen 	Loren Avedon 	Martial arts 	sequel
Not Of This Earth 	Jim Wynorski 	Traci Lords 	Science fiction 	
Off Limits 	Christopher Crowe	Willem Dafoe, Gregory Hines, Fred Ward, Amanda Pays 	Drama, War 	aka Saigon: Off Limits
Oliver & Company 	George Scribner 	voices of Billy Joel, Joey Lawrence, Bette Midler, Dom DeLuise 	Animated 	
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss 	Dick Bartlett 	Jerry O'Connell, James Sikking, Jean Shepherd 	Comedy 	made for TV
Out of Time 	 	Bill Maher 	Comedy 	
Pass the Ammo 	David Beaird 	Bill Paxton, Tim Curry 	Comedy 	
Patty Hearst 	Paul Schrader 	Natasha Richardson, William Forsythe, Ving Rhames, Frances Fisher, Dana Delany 	Drama, Biography	based on the autobiography of Patricia Hearst
Permanent Record 	Marisa Silver 	Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Rubin 	Drama 	
Phantasm II 	Don Coscarelli 	James LeGros, Reggie Bannister, Angus Scrimm 	Horror 	sequel
Picasso Trigger 	Andy Sidaris 	Dona Speir 	Drama 	
Plain Clothes 	Martha Coolidge 	Arliss Howard, Suzy Amis, Seymour Cassel 	Comedy 	
Platoon Leader 	Aaron Norris 	Michael Dudikoff, Michael DeLorenzo 	War 	
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach 	Alan Myerson 	Bubba Smith, David Graf, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook 	Comedy 	sequel
Poltergeist III 	Gary Sherman 	Heather O'Rourke, Tom Skerritt, Nancy Allen, Zelda Rubinstein 	Horror 	sequel
Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw 	Pierre DeCelles 	 	Animated 	
The Presidio 	Peter Hyams 	Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan 	Crime drama 	Paramount
The Prince of Pennsylvania 	Ron Myswaner 	Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Bedelia 	Drama 	
Prison 	Renny Harlin 	Viggo Mortensen, Chelsea Field 	Drama 	
Punchline 	David Seltzer 	Tom Hanks, Sally Field, John Goodman 	Drama 	Columbia
Purple People Eater 	Linda Shayne 	Neil Patrick Harris, Ned Beatty, Thora Birch 	Family 	based on Sheb Wooley song
Puss in Boots 	Eugene Marner 	Christopher Walken 	Fantasy 	
==R-S==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Rain Man 	Barry Levinson 	Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise 	Drama, Comedy 	won 4 Academy Awards
Rambo III 	Sylvester Stallone 	Sylvester Stallone 	Action 	2nd sequel to First Blood
Rampage 	William Friedkin 	Michael Biehn, Nicholas Campbell 	Crime drama 	Miramax
Rattle and Hum 	Phil Joanou 	Bono, U2 	Documentary 	
Red Heat 	Walter Hill 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Belushi 	Crime drama 	Carolco Pictures
Red Hot Skate Rock 	 	Red Hot Chili Peppers 	Music 	Short
Rent-A-Cop 	Jerry London 	Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli 	Crime drama 	2 Razzie nominations
Rented Lips 	Robert Downey, Sr. 	Martin Mull, Jennifer Tilly, Dick Shawn, Robert Downey, Jr. 	Comedy 	
The Rescue 	Ferdinand Fairfax 	Kevin Dillon, Ned Vaughn 	Adventure 	
Return of the Killer Tomatoes 	John DeBello 	John Astin 	Comedy 	sequel
Return of the Living Dead Part II 	 	James Karen, Thom Mathews 	Horror 	sequel
Rocket Gibraltar 	Daniel Petrie 	Burt Lancaster, Patricia Clarkson, Macaulay Culkin 	Drama 	Columbia
Running on Empty 	Sidney Lumet 	River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, Martha Plimpton 	Drama 	2 Academy Award nominations
Saturday the 14th Strikes Back 	Howard Cohen 	Ray Walston 	Comedy 	Saturday the 14th sequel
Scarecrows 	William Wesley 	Ted Vernon 	Horror 	
School Daze 	Spike Lee 	Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Ossie Davis 	Musical 	Columbia
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School 	 	 	Animated 	
Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf 	 	 	Animated 	
Scrooged 	Richard Donner 	Bill Murray, Karen Allen, Alfre Woodard, Robert Mitchum, John Glover, Bobcat Goldthwait	Comedy 	based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The Serpent and the Rainbow 	Wes Craven 	Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Paul Winfield 	Horror 	Universal
The Seventh Sign 	Carl Schultz 	Demi Moore, Michael Biehn 	Drama 	TriStar
Shadow Man 	 	Tom Hulce 	Drama 	Poland
Shadows in the Storm 	Terrell Tannen 	Mia Sara, Ned Beatty, Michael Madsen 	Drama 	
Shakedown 	James Glickenhaus 	Peter Weller, Sam Elliott 	Drama 	
She's Having a Baby 	John Hughes 	Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin 	Comedy 	Paramount
Shoot to Kill 	Roger Spottiswoode 	Sidney Poitier, Tom Berenger, Kirstie Alley 	Crime drama 	
Short Circuit 2 	Kenneth Johnson 	Fisher Stevens, Cynthia Gibb 	Science fiction 	sequel to Short Circuit
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers 	Michael A. Simpson 	Pamela Springsteen, Renee Estevez 	Horror 	sequel
Slugs 	Juan Piquer Simon 	Michael Garfield 	Horror 	
Some Girls 	Michael Hoffman 	Patrick Dempsey, Jennifer Connelly, Andre Gregory 	Comedy 	
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama	David DeCoteau 	Linnea Quigley 	Science fiction 	
Spalding Gray: Terrors of Pleasure 	 	 	Monologue 	
Spellbinder 	Janet Greek 	Tim Daly, Kelly Preston, Rick Rossovich 	Drama 	MGM
Spellcaster 	Rafal Zielinski 	Adam Ant, Gail O'Grady 	Drama 	
Spike of Bensonhurst 	Paul Morrissey 	Sasha Mitchell, Ernest Borgnine 	Comedy 	
Splash, Too 	Greg Antonacci 	Amy Yasbeck, Todd Waring 	Comedy 	sequel, made for TV
Split Decisions 	David Drury 	Craig Sheffer, Jeff Fahey, Gene Hackman 	Drama 	
Stand and Deliver 	Ramon Menendez 	Edward James Olmos, Lou Diamond Phillips 	Drama, Biography	story of Jaime Escalante
Stars and Bars 	Pat O'Connor 	Daniel Day-Lewis, Harry Dean Stanton 	Comedy 	
Stealing Home 	Steven Kampmann, William Porter	Jodie Foster, Mark Harmon, Blair Brown, Harold Ramis 	Drama 	Warner Bros.
Stormy Monday 	Mike Figgis 	Tommy Lee Jones, Melanie Griffith, Sting, Sean Bean 	Drama 	first film for Figgis
Storytelling Giant 	 	 	Drama 	
Sunset 	Blake Edwards 	Bruce Willis, James Garner, Malcolm McDowell 	Comedy 	
Sweet Hearts Dance 	Robert Greenwald 	Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels 	Comedy drama 	
Sweet Lies 	Nathalie Delon 	Treat Williams, Joanna Pacuła 	Drama 	Island Pictures
Switching Channels 	Ted Kotcheff 	Burt Reynolds, Kathleen Turner, Christopher Reeve 	Comedy 	based on The Front Page
==T-Z==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Talk Radio 	Oliver Stone 	Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Greene 	Drama 	based on Bogosian's play
Tapeheads 	Bill Fishman 	Tim Robbins, John Cusack 	Comedy 	
Tequila Sunrise 	Robert Towne 	Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell 	Crime drama 	Warner Bros.
They Live 	John Carpenter 	Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster 	Horror, Comedy 	based on Ray Nelson story
The Thin Blue Line 	Errol Morris 	(interviews) 	Documentary 	
Time Is Money 	 	 	Animated 	made for TV
A Time of Destiny 	Gregory Nava 	William Hurt, Timothy Hutton, Melissa Leo 	Drama 	based on Verdi opera
Tin Toy 	John Lasseter 	 	Animated 	Oscar winner
Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller	 	 	Drama 	
Too Good to Be True 	Christian I. Nyby, II	Loni Anderson, Patrick Duffy 	Drama 	TV
Torch Song Trilogy 	Paul Bogart 	Harvey Fierstein, Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick 	Comedy, Drama 	based on Fierstein's play
Tougher Than Leather 	Rick Rubin 	Joseph Simmons, Darryl McDaniels 	Action 	
Track 29 	Nicolas Roeg 	Theresa Russell, Gary Oldman, Christopher Lloyd 	Drama 	
Tucker: The Man and His Dream 	Francis Ford Coppola 	Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Lloyd Bridges 	Drama, Biography	Golden Globe for Landau
Twins 	Ivan Reitman 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito 	Comedy 	Universal
Two Moon Junction 	Zalman King 	Sherilyn Fenn, Richard Tyson, Kristy McNichol, Louise Fletcher 	Drama 	Lorimar
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 	Philip Kaufman 	Daniel Day-Lewis, Juliette Binoche, Lena Olin, Derek de Lint 	Drama 	based on Milan Kundera novel
The Understudy: Graveyard Shift II 	 	 	Comedy 	sequel
Uninvited (1988 film) 	 	 	Comedy 	
A Very Brady Christmas 	Peter Baldwin 	Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis 	Comedy 	based on The Brady Bunch
Vibes 	Ken Kwapis 	Cyndi Lauper, Jeff Goldblum 	Comedy 	
Vice Versa 	Brian Gilbert 	Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage 	Comedy 	
Victim of the Brain 	 	 	Drama 	
War Party 	Franc Roddam 	Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon 	Drama 	
War and Remembrance 	Dan Curtis 	Robert Mitchum, John Gielgud, Polly Bergen, Jane Seymour, Barry Bostwick, Hart Bochner, E.G. Marshall, Sharon Stone	Drama, War 	based on novel by Herman Wouk; sequel to Winds of War
Watchers 	 	Corey Haim 	Drama 	
Waxwork 	Anthony Hickox 	Deborah Foreman, Zach Galligan 	Horror 	
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 	Robert Zemeckis 	Bob Hoskins, Joanna Cassidy, Christopher Lloyd 	Comedy 	based on Gary K. Wolf novel
Willow 	Ron Howard 	Warwick Davis, Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty 	Fantasy 	
Willy the Sparrow 	 	 	Drama 	
Witchcraft 	Rob Spera 	 	Drama 	
Working Girl 	Mike Nichols 	Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Philip Bosco, Nora Dunn 	Comedy 	four Golden Globe awards
World Gone Wild 	Lee H. Katzin 	Bruce Dern, Michael Paré, Catherine Mary Stewart 	Sci-fi action 	
Young Guns 	Christopher Cain 	Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko 	Western 	story of Billy the Kid; followed by Young Guns II
==External links==
* American films of 1988 at the Internet Movie Database
==References==
1988
Films
American