List of American films of 1989

This is a list of American films released in 1989.
Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
==Highest grossing films==
# Batman - directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger
# Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery
# Lethal Weapon 2 - starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
# Look Who's Talking - starring Kirstie Alley, John Travolta, Olympia Dukakis
# Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - starring Rick Moranis
# Back to the Future Part II - starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson
# Ghostbusters II - starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson and Rick Moranis
# Driving Miss Daisy - starring Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman and Dan Aykroyd
# Parenthood - starring Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards, Dianne Wiest, Rick Moranis, Tom Hulce, Martha Plimpton and Keanu Reeves
# Dead Poets Society - starring Robin Williams
==A== 
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
84C MoPic 	Patrick Sheane Duncan 	Jonathan Emerson, Nicholas Cascone 	Drama 	
The Abyss 	James Cameron 	Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn 	Science fiction, Drama	Visual Effects Academy Award
After Midnight 	Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat 	Marg Helgenberger, Marc McClure 	Horror 	
Alienator 	Fred Olen Ray 	Jan-Michael Vincent, John Phillip Law 	Science fiction 	
All Dogs Go to Heaven 	Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Dan Kuenster	Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Judith Barsi, Vic Tayback 	Animated film 	United Artists
Always 	Steven Spielberg 	Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Brad Johnson, Audrey Hepburn	Fantasy, Romance 	Hepburn's final film
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt 	Cedric Sundstrom 	David Bradley, Steve James, Marjoe Gortner 	Drama 	sequel
Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes	Sandor Stern 	Patty Duke, Jane Wyatt, Fredric Lehne 	Horror 	sequel
Arena 	Peter Manoogian 	Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Camp 	Drama 	
==B-C==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Back to the Future Part II 	Robert Zemeckis 	Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson 	Science fiction, Comedy	sequel
Batman 	Tim Burton 	Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Jack Palance, Billy Dee Williams 	Superhero, Action 	top-grossing film of 1989
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool 	Carl Reiner 	Robert Lindsay, Robbie Coltrane, Anne Bancroft 	Musical 	
Best of the Best 	Robert Radler 	Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland 	Martial arts 	
Beverly Hills Brats 	Jim Sotos 	Peter Billingsley, Martin Sheen 	Comedy 	
The Big Picture 	Christopher Guest 	Kevin Bacon, Martin Short, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Jason Leigh 	Comedy 	Guest's first film
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 	Stephen Herek 	Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin 	Comedy 	led to sequel in 1991
Black Rain 	Ridley Scott 	Michael Douglas, Andy García, Ken Takakura, Kate Capshaw 	Crime drama 	2 Academy Award nominations
Blaze 	Ron Shelton 	Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich 	Drama, Biography 	Earl Long and Blaze Starr
Blind Fury 	Phillip Noyce 	Rutger Hauer, Terry O'Quinn 	Drama 	
Bloodhounds of Broadway 	Howard Brookner 	Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Julie Hagerty, Rutger Hauer, Madonna, Esai Morales, Anita Morris, Randy Quaid	Drama, Musical 	based on stories by Damon Runyon
Born on the Fourth of July 	Oliver Stone 	Tom Cruise, Kyra Sedgwick, Willem Dafoe 	Biography, Drama 	based on Ron Kovic book; Academy Award for Stone
Breaking In 	Bill Forsyth 	Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko 	Comedy 	
Bridesmaids 	Lila Garrett 	Shelley Hack, Sela Ward 	Drama 	
The 'Burbs 	Joe Dante 	Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman 	Black comedy 	
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the C.H.U.D. 	David K. Irving 	Brian Robbins, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Bianca Jagger 	Comedy 	
Cameron's Closet 	Armand Mastroianni 	Scott Curtis, Cotter Smith, Tab Hunter 	Horror 	
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death	J.F. Lawton 	Shannon Tweed, Bill Maher, Karen Mistal, Adrienne Barbeau 	Comedy, Cult 	
Casualties of War 	Brian De Palma 	Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn 	War, Drama 	
Cat Chaser 	Abel Ferrara 	Peter Weller, Kelly McGillis, Charles Durning 	Drama 	
Chameleon Street 	Wendell B. Harris, Jr. 	Wendell B. Harris, Jr. 	Drama 	
Chances Are 	Emile Ardolino 	Cybill Shepherd, Robert Downey, Jr., Ryan O'Neal, Mary Stuart Masterson 	Romantic comedy 	
Chattahoochee 	Mick Jackson 	Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Pamela Reed, Ned Beatty 	Drama 	
Checking Out 	David Leland 	Jeff Daniels, Melanie Mayron 	Comedy 	
Cheetah 	Jeff Blyth 	Keith Coogan, Lucy Deakins 	Family 	
Cohen and Tate 	Eric Red 	Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin, Harley Cross 	Crime drama 	
Cold Feet 	Robert Dornhelm 	Keith Carradine, Sally Kirkland, Tom Waits 	Drama 	
Collision Course 	Lewis Teague 	Jay Leno, Pat Morita, Chris Sarandon 	Action, Comedy 	
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt 	Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman	Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Music by Bobby McFerrin 	Documentary 	won Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Communion 	Philippe Mora 	Christopher Walken, Lindsay Crouse, Frances Sternhagen 	Suspense 	
Cookie 	Susan Seidelman 	Peter Falk, Dianne Wiest, Emily Lloyd, Jerry Lewis 	Crime, Comedy 	
Cousins 	Joel Schumacher 	Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Petersen, Norma Aleandro, Lloyd Bridges 	Romantic comedy 	remake of Cousin, cousine
Crimes and Misdemeanors 	Woody Allen 	Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Alan Alda, Anjelica Huston, Sam Waterston, Jerry Orbach 	Drama 	3 Oscar nominations
Criminal Law 	Martin Campbell 	Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper 	Drama 	
Cutting Class 	Rospo Pallenberg 	Donovan Leitch, Jill Schoelen, Brad Pitt, Martin Mull 	Horror 	
Cyborg 	Albert Pyun 	Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter 	Science fiction 	
==D-G==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Dad 	Gary David Goldberg	Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Ethan Hawke, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Baker, Kevin Spacey 	Drama 	based on a novel by William Wharton
Day One 	Joseph Sargent 	Brian Dennehy, David Strathairn, Michael Tucker 	Documentary 	Made for TV
Dead Bang 	John Frankenheimer 	Don Johnson, Tim Reid, Penelope Ann Miller 	Crime drama 	
Dead Calm 	Phillip Noyce 	Nicole Kidman, Sam Neill, Billy Zane 	Suspense 	filmed in Great Barrier Reef
The Dead Pit 	Britt Leonard 	Jeremy Slate 	Horror 	
Dead Poets Society 	Peter Weir 	Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles 	Drama 	BAFTA Best Picture award
DeepStar Six 	Sean S. Cunningham 	Greg Evigan, Nia Peeples, Miguel Ferrer 	Science fiction 	
Disorganized Crime 	Jim Kouf 	Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Rubén Blades, Corbin Bernsen 	Comedy 	
Do the Right Thing 	Spike Lee 	Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, John Turturro, Bill Nunn, Ossie Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Richard Edson, Rosie Perez, Ruby Dee	Drama 	2 Oscar nominations
Dr. Caligari 	Stephen Sayadian 	Madeleine Reynal, Laura Albert 	Cult film 	
The Dream Team 	Howard Zieff 	Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle 	Comedy 	
Dream a Little Dream 	Marc Rocco 	Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Meredith Salenger, Jason Robards, Piper Laurie 	Comedy 	
Driving Miss Daisy 	Bruce Beresford 	Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd, Esther Rolle, Patti LuPone 	Drama 	based on a play by Alfred Uhry; Oscar for Best Picture
Drugstore Cowboy 	Gus Van Sant 	Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch 	Drama 	based on James Fogle book
A Dry White Season 	Euzhan Palcy 	Donald Sutherland, Marlon Brando, Susan Sarandon, Janet Suzman 	Drama 	based on Andre Brink novel
Eat a Bowl of Tea 	Wayne Wang 	Cora Miao, Russel Wong 	Drama 	
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! 	Jean-Claude Lord 	Michael Paré, Marina Orsini, Matthew Laurance 	Drama 	sequel
Edge of Sanity 	Gérard Kikoïne 	Anthony Perkins, Glynis Barber 	Horror 	
Enemies, a Love Story 	Paul Mazursky 	Ron Silver, Anjelica Huston, Lena Olin, Margaret Sophie Stein 	Drama 	3 Academy Award nominations
The Evil Below 	 	Paul Siebert, June Chadwick 	Horror 	
The Experts 	Dave Thomas 	John Travolta, Arye Gross, Kelly Preston 	Comedy 	
The Fabulous Baker Boys 	Steven Kloves 	Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer 	Drama 	4 Oscar nominations
Family Business 	Sidney Lumet 	Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman, Matthew Broderick 	Crime drama 	based on Vincent Patrick novel
Farewell to the King 	John Milius 	Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae 	Drama 	filmed in Borneo
Fat Man and Little Boy 	Roland Joffé 	Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia, John Cusack 	Docudrama 	on The Manhattan Project
The Favorite 	Jack Smight 	F. Murray Abraham, Maud Adams 	Drama 	Smight's final film
Field of Dreams 	Phil Alden Robinson	Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Burt Lancaster, Timothy Busfield, Gaby Hoffmann 	Drama, Fantasy 	based on W. P. Kinsella novel; 3 Oscar nominations
The Final Days 	Richard Pearce 	Lane Smith, Richard Kiley 	Drama, Biography 	based on Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein book
Fire and Rain 	Jerry Jameson 	 	Docudrama 	
Flesh Gordon Meets the Cosmic Cheerleaders 	 	 	Comedy 	
Fletch Lives 	Michael Ritchie 	Chevy Chase, R. Lee Ermey, Hal Holbrook 	Comedy 	sequel to Fletch
The Fly II 	Chris Walas 	Eric Stoltz, Daphne Zuniga 	Science fiction 	sequel to The Fly
For All Mankind 	Al Reinert 	(Mission Apollo personnel) 	Documentary 	
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan	Rob Hedden 	Jensen Daggett, Scott Reeves, Kane Hodder 	Horror 	sequel
Ghostbusters II 	Ivan Reitman 	Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Peter MacNicol 	Comedy, Science fiction	sequel to Ghostbusters
Ginger Ale Afternoon 	Rafal Zielkinski 	 	Drama 	
Gleaming the Cube 	Graeme Clifford 	Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Tony Hawk 	Drama 	features top skateboarders
Glory 	Edward Zwick 	Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Andre Braugher 	Drama, War 	Oscar for Washington
Going Overboard 	Valerie Breiman 	Adam Sandler 	Comedy 	
Great Balls of Fire! 	Jim McBride 	Dennis Quaid, Winona Ryder, John Doe, Alec Baldwin 	Comedy, Biography 	story of Jerry Lee Lewis
Gross Anatomy 	Thom Eberhardt 	Matthew Modine, Daphne Zuniga, Christine Lahti 	Comedy, Drama 	
==H-K==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers	Dominique Othenin-Girard	Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Wendy Kaplan 	Horror 	4th Halloween sequel
Harlem Nights 	Eddie Murphy 	Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Danny Aiello, Redd Foxx, Jasmine Guy, Michael Lerner, Stan Shaw, Arsenio Hall	Crime drama, comedy	first film directed by Murphy; two Razzie nominations
Heart of Dixie 	Martin Davidson 	Ally Sheedy, Virginia Madsen, Phoebe Cates 	Drama 	
The Heart of the Angel 	Molly Dineen 	 	Documentary 	
Heathers 	Michael Lehmann 	Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Kim Walker, Lisanne Falk 	Comedy 	
Her Alibi 	Bruce Beresford 	Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova 	Comedy, Drama 	
Hit List 	William Lustig 	Jan-Michael Vincent, Lance Henriksen 	Action 	
Homer and Eddie 	Andrei Konchalovsky 	Whoopi Goldberg, Jim Belushi 	Comedy drama 	
Homework 	 	 	Drama 	Iran
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 	Joe Johnston 	Rick Moranis, Matt Frewer, Marcia Strassman, Kristine Sutherland 	Family comedy 	2 sequels & TV series
The Horror Show 	Jim Isaac 	Lance Henriksen, Brion James 	Horror 	
How I Got into College 	Savage Steve Holland 	Anthony Edwards, Lara Flynn Boyle 	Comedy 	
Howling V: The Rebirth 	Neal Sundstrom 	Phil Davis, Victoria Caitlin 	Horror 	4th sequel to The Howling
Identity Crisis 	Melvin van Peebles 	Mario van Peebles 	Drama 	
Immediate Family 	Jonathan Kaplan 	Glenn Close, James Woods, Mary Stuart Masterson 	Drama 	
In Country 	Norman Jewison 	Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd 	Drama 	based on Bobbie Ann Mason novel
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 	Steven Spielberg 	Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, Julian Glover, John Rhys-Davies, River Phoenix	Action Adventure 	3 Oscar nominations; 3rd Indiana Jones film
An Innocent Man 	Peter Yates 	Tom Selleck, David Rasche, Laila Robins 	Crime drama 	
Intruder 	Scott Spiegel 	Renee Estevez 	Horror 	
Jacknife 	David Jones 	Robert De Niro, Ed Harris, Kathy Baker 	Drama 	from Stephen Metcalfe play
The January Man 	Pat O'Connor 	Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello, Rod Steiger 	Comedy, Mystery 	John Patrick Shanley script
Johnny Handsome 	Walter Hill 	Mickey Rourke, Lance Henriksen, Ellen Barkin 	Crime drama 	based on John Godey novel
K-9 	Rod Daniel 	James Belushi, Mel Harris 	Comedy 	Universal
Kamillions 	 	 	Drama 	
The Karate Kid, Part III 	John G. Avildsen 	Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Thomas Ian Griffith 	Action 	2nd Karate Kid sequel; 5 Razzie nominations
Kickboxer 	 	Jean-Claude Van Damme 	Action 	
Kill Me Again 	John Dahl 	Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Michael Madsen 	Crime drama 	
Killer! 	Tony Elwood 	Duke Ernsberger 	Horror 	aka The Killer
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects 	J. Lee Thompson 	Charles Bronson, Perry Lopez 	Action 	
Knick Knack 	John Lasseter 	 	Animated 	
==L-M==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
L.A. Takedown 	 	 	Animated 	
Last Exit to Brooklyn 	Uli Edel 	Jennifer Jason Leigh 	Drama 	
Lauderdale 	Bill Milling 	Renee Shugart 	Comedy 	
Lean on Me 	John G. Avildsen 	Morgan Freeman, Lynne Thigpen, Robert Guillaume 	Biography, Drama	story of principal Joe Clark
Let It Ride 	Joe Pytka 	Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Jennifer Tilly 	Comedy 	
Lethal Weapon 2 	Richard Donner 	Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci 	Action, Comedy 	sequel to Lethal Weapon
Leviathan 	George Pan Cosmatos 	Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays 	Horror 	
Listen to Me 	Douglas Day Stewart 	Kirk Cameron, Jami Gertz, Roy Scheider, Christopher Atkins 	Drama 	Razzie for Atkins
Little Golden Book Land 	 	 	Drama 	
The Little Mermaid 	Ron Clements, John Musker	voices of Jodi Benson, Pat Carroll, Buddy Hackett 	Animated 	won 2 Oscars
Little Monsters 	Richard Greenberg 	Fred Savage, Daniel Stern 	Comedy 	
Lock Up 	John Flynn 	Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland 	Drama 	3 Razzie nominations
Lonesome Dove 	Simon Wincer 	Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Diane Lane, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston, Robert Urich, Rick Schroeder, D. B. Sweeney, Frederic Forrest, Glenne Headly, Chris Cooper	Western 	based on Larry McMurtry novel; 7 Emmy awards, 19 nominations
Look Who's Talking 	Amy Heckerling 	John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis 	Comedy 	followed by 2 sequels
Lords of the Deep 	Mary Ann Fisher 	Bradford Dillman, Priscilla Barnes 	Science fiction 	
Lost Angels 	Hugh Hudson 	Donald Sutherland 	Drama 	
Loverboy 	Joan Micklin Silver 	Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson, Kirstie Alley 	Comedy 	
Major League 	David S. Ward 	Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Rene Russo 	Comedy 	followed by 2 sequels
The Making of Me 	Glenn Gordon Caron 	Martin Short 	Short subject 	
Meet the Hollowheads 	Thomas R. Bowman 	Juliette Lewis, John Glover 	Comedy 	
The Mighty Quinn 	Carl Schenkel 	Denzel Washington, Robert Townsend 	Crime drama 	filmed in Jamaica
Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All	John Nicolella 	Stacy Keach, Lynda Carter 	Crime drama 	made for TV; based on story by Mickey Spillane
Millennium 	Michael Anderson 	Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Daniel J. Travanti, Robert Joy 	Science fiction 	
Miss Firecracker 	Thomas Schlamme 	Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Mary Steenburgen 	Comedy 	based on Beth Henley play
Moontrap 	Robert Dyke 	Walter Koenig, Bruce Campbell 	Science fiction 	
Music Box 	Costa-Gavras 	Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest 	Drama 	Academy Award nomination for Lange
My Mom's a Werewolf 	Michael Fischa 	 	Comedy 	
My Name is Bill W. 	Daniel Petrie 	James Garner, James Woods, JoBeth Williams 	Drama, Biography	made for TV; story of Alcoholics Anonymous; Emmy for Woods
Mystery Train 	Jim Jarmusch 	Youki Kudoh, Masatoshi Nagase 	Anthology, Drama	
==N-Q==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 	Jeremiah S. Chechik 	Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Juliette Lewis, Randy Quaid, Johnny Galecki, E.G. Marshall, Doris Roberts, Diane Ladd	Comedy 	third of National Lampoon's Vacation films
Never on Tuesday 	Adam Rifkin 	 	Comedy 	
New York Stories 	Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen	Nick Nolte, Rosanna Arquette, Giancarlo Giannini, Talia Shire, Heather McComb, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow 	Anthology 	3 short films
Next of Kin 	John Irvin 	Patrick Swayze, Liam Neeson, Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton 	Crime drama 	
Nick Knight 	 	Rick Springfield 	Drama 	TV
Night Game 	Peter Masterson 	Roy Scheider, Karen Young 	Crime drama 	
Night of the Ninja 	 	 	Drama 	
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child	Stephen Hopkins 	Robert Englund 	Horror 	4th sequel of series
No Holds Barred 	Thomas Wright 	Hulk Hogan, Joan Severance 	Comedy 	
Nowhere to Run 	Carl Franklin 	David Carradine, Matt Adler 	Action 	
Old Gringo 	Luis Puenzo 	Jane Fonda, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Smits 	Drama 	Razzie nomination for Fonda
Out of the Dark 	Michael Shroeder 	Karen Witter, Karen Black, Bud Cort 	Horror 	
The Package 	Andrew Davis 	Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Tommy Lee Jones 	Drama 	
The Parent Trap III 	 	Hayley Mills, Barry Bostwick 	Comedy 	sequel; made for TV
Parenthood 	Ron Howard 	Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Keanu Reeves, Martha Plimpton, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis 	Comedy 	nominated for 2 Oscars; twice made into TV series
Parents 	Bob Balaban 	Randy Quaid, Mary Beth Hurt 	Horror 	
Penn & Teller Get Killed 	Arthur Penn 	Penn and Teller 	Comedy 	
Pet Sematary 	Mary Lambert 	Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby 	Horror 	based on Stephen King story
The Phantom of the Opera: The Motion Picture	Dwight H. Little 	Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Bill Nighy 	Horror 	based on Gaston Leroux story
Physical Evidence 	Michael Crichton 	Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty 	Crime thriller	
Pink Cadillac 	Buddy Van Horn 	Clint Eastwood, Bernadette Peters 	Comedy 	
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege 	Peter Bonerz 	Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, Leslie Easterbrook 	Comedy 	5th sequel of series
Prancer 	 	Rebecca Harrell, Sam Elliott 	Comedy 	
The Preppie Murder 	John Herzfeld 	William Baldwin, Lara Flynn Boyle, Danny Aiello, Joanna Kerns, William Devane 	Crime drama 	made for TV
Pumpkinhead 	Stan Winston 	Lance Henriksen, Jeff East 	Horror 	
The Punisher 	Mark Goldblatt 	Dolph Lundgren 	Action 	
Puppet Master 	David Schmoeller 	Paul LeMat, William Hickey 	Horror 	
==R-S==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
R.O.T.O.R. 	Cullen Blaine 	Richard Gesswein, Jayne Smith 	Science fiction 	
Red Scorpion 	Joseph Zito 	Dolph Lundgren, M. Emmet Walsh 	War, Action 	
Relentless 	William Lustig 	Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Meg Foster 	Crime 	
Renegades 	Jack Sholder 	Lou Diamond Phillips, Kiefer Sutherland 	Drama 	
The Return of Swamp Thing 	Jim Wynorski 	Louis Jourdan, Heather Locklear 	Science fiction 	sequel to Swamp Thing; Razzie for Locklear
River of Death 	Steve Carver 	Michael Dudikoff, Robert Vaughn, and Donald Pleasence 	Action 	
Road House 	Rowdy Herrington 	Patrick Swayze, Kelly Lynch, Sam Elliott, Ben Gazzara 	Action 	5 Razzie nominations
Roger & Me 	Michael Moore 	Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith 	Documentary 	on woes of Flint, Michigan
Samurai Cop 	Amir Shervan 	 	Drama 	
Say Anything 	Cameron Crowe 	John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor 	Romantic comedy 	Crowe's first film
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly Hills	Paul Bartel 	Jacqueline Bisset, Mary Woronov 	Comedy 	
Sea of Love 	Harold Becker 	Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman 	Crime drama 	
Second Sight 	Joel Zwick 	John Larroquette, Bronson Pinchot 	Comedy 	
See No Evil, Hear No Evil 	Arthur Hiller 	Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Joan Severance, Kevin Spacey 	Comedy 	3rd Wilder-Pryor pairing
See You in the Morning 	Alan J. Pakula 	Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett 	Comedy 	
Sex, Lies, and Videotape 	Steven Soderbergh 	James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, Laura San Giacomo 	Drama 	Cannes Palme d'Or winner
Shag 	Zelda Barron 	Phoebe Cates, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish 	Comedy 	
She's Out of Control 	Stan Dragoti 	Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz, Catherine Hicks 	Comedy 	
She-Devil 	Susan Seidelman 	Meryl Streep, Roseanne Barr, Ed Begley, Jr. 	Comedy 	based on Fay Weldon novel
Shocker 	Wes Craven 	Mitch Pileggi, Michael Murphy 	Thriller 	
Sidewalk Stories 	Charles Lane 	Tom Alpern, Nicole Alysia 	Comedy 	
Signs of Life 	John David Coles 	Beau Bridges, Vincent D'Onofrio 	Drama 	
Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!	Monte Hellman 	Richard Beymer, Laura Harring 	Thriller 	sequel
Sinbad of the Seven Seas 	Enzo G. Castellari	Lou Ferrigno, John Steiner 	Adventure 	Italy
Sing 	Richard Baskin 	Lorraine Bracco, Peter Dobson, Jessica Steen 	Musical 	
Skin Deep 	Blake Edwards 	John Ritter, Alyson Reed, Vincent Gardenia 	Comedy 	
Slaves of New York 	James Ivory 	Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon 	Comedy, Drama 	based on Tama Janowitz book
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland 	Michael A. Simpson	Pamela Springsteen, Tracy Griffith 	Horror 	sequel
Small Sacrifices 	 	Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal, Gordon Clapp 	Drama, Biography	TV
Snake Eater 	George Erschbamer 	Lorenzo Lamas 	Drama 	
Society 	Brian Yuzna 	Billy Warlock, Devin DeVasquez 	Horror 	
Speed Zone! 	Jim Drake 	John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Brooke Shields 	Comedy 	3 Razzie nominations
Split 	Chris Shaw 	Timothy Dwight, Joan Bechtel 	Drama 	
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier 	William Shatner 	William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, James Doohan, Laurence Luckinbill 	Science fiction 	based on the TV series; winner of 3 Razzie awards including Worst Picture
Staying Together 	Lee Grant 	Sean Astin, Stockard Channing, Melinda Dillon 	Comedy 	
Steel Magnolias 	Herbert Ross 	Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts, Tom Skerritt, Dylan McDermott, Kevin J. O'Connor, Sam Shepard	Comedy, Drama 	based on the Robert Harling play; Golden Globe for Roberts
Stepfather II 	Jeff Burr 	Terry O'Quinn, Meg Foster 	Thriller 	sequel
Strapless 	David Hare 	Bridget Fonda, Bruno Ganz, Blair Brown 	Drama 	
The Suckling 	Francis Teri 	Frank Reeves, Marie Michaels 	Horror 	
Sweet Bird of Youth 	Nicolas Roeg 	Elizabeth Taylor, Mark Harmon, Valerie Perrine, Rip Torn 	Drama 	made for TV; based on play by Tennessee Williams
==T-Z==
Title 	Director 	Cast 	Genre 	Note
Tango & Cash 	Andrei Konchalovsky 	Sylvester Stallone, Kurt Russell, Jack Palance, Teri Hatcher 	Action, Comedy 	3 Razzie nominations
Tap 	Nick Castle 	Gregory Hines, Suzzanne Douglas, Sammy Davis, Jr. 	Drama 	final film for Davis
Teen Witch 	Dorian Walker 	Robyn Lively, Dan Gauthier 	Comedy 	
The Terror Within 	Thierry Notz 	George Kennedy, Andrew Stevens 	Science fiction, Horror	produced by Roger Corman
This Ain't Bebop 	Ralph Bakshi 	 	Drama 	
Those She Left Behind 	 	Gary Cole, Joanna Kerns 	Drama 	made for TV
Three Fugitives 	Francis Veber 	Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones 	Comedy 	based on Veber's Les Fugitifs
To Die For 	Deran Sarafian 	Brendan Hughes 	Horror 	aka Dracula: The Love Story
Tongues Untied 	Marlon Riggs 	 	Documentary 	
The Toxic Avenger Part II 	Michael Herz 	Ron Fazio 	Horror 	sequel
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie	Michael Herz 	 	Horror 	sequel
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk 	Bill Bixby 	Lou Ferrigno, Bill Bixby 	Science fiction 	made for TV
Triumph of the Spirit 	Robert M. Young 	Willem Dafoe, Edward James Olmos 	Drama, War 	filmed at Auschwitz
Troop Beverly Hills 	Jeff Kanew 	Shelley Long, Craig T. Nelson, Betty Thomas 	Comedy 	Columbia
Tropical Snow 	Ciro Duran 	Jsu Garcia, Madeleine Stowe, David Carradine 	Action 	
True Believer 	Joseph Ruben 	James Woods, Robert Downey, Jr. 	Drama 	based on a true story
True Love 	Nancy Savoca 	Annabella Sciorra, Aida Turturro 	Comedy 	Sundance prize winner
The True Story of Frank Zappa's 200 Motels 	 	Frank Zappa 	Documentary 	
Tummy Trouble 	Rob Minkoff 	Roger Rabbit 	Animated 	
Turner & Hooch 	Roger Spottiswoode 	Tom Hanks, Mare Winningham, Craig T. Nelson, J. C. Quinn, Reginald VelJohnson	Comedy 	
Twister 	Michael Almereyda 	Suzy Amis, Dylan McDermott, Crispin Glover 	Comedy 	based on Mary Robison novel
UHF 	Jay Levey 	Weird Al Yankovic, Michael Richards 	Comedy 	
The Unbelievable Truth 	Hal Hartley 	Adrienne Shelley 	Drama 	
Uncle Buck 	John Hughes 	John Candy, Amy Madigan, Jean Louisa Kelly, Macaulay Culkin, Gaby Hoffmann 	Comedy, Drama 	later became TV series
Valmont 	Miloš Forman 	Colin Firth, Annette Bening, Meg Tilly, Fairuza Balk 	Drama 	Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Vampire's Kiss 	Robert Bierman 	Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Beals, María Conchita Alonso 	Comedy 	Hemdale Films
The War of the Roses 	Danny DeVito 	Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, Danny DeVito 	Comedy 	from Warren Adler novel
Warlock 	Steve Miner 	Julian Sands, Lori Singer 	Horror 	
We're No Angels 	Neil Jordan 	Sean Penn, Robert De Niro, Demi Moore 	Comedy 	screenplay by David Mamet
Weekend at Bernie's 	Ted Kotcheff 	Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman 	Comedy 	followed by 1993 sequel
Welcome Home 	Franklin J. Schaffner	Kris Kristofferson, JoBeth Williams, Sam Waterston 	Drama 	
When Harry Met Sally... 	Rob Reiner 	Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby 	Comedy 	screenplay by Nora Ephron
Who's Harry Crumb? 	Paul Flaherty 	John Candy, Annie Potts, Shawnee Smith 	Comedy 	
Wicked Stepmother 	Larry Cohen 	Bette Davis 	Drama 	Final film appearance for Bette Davis
Winter People 	Ted Kotcheff 	Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis, Lloyd Bridges 	Romance 	
Wired 	Larry Peerce 	Michael Chiklis, J. T. Walsh 	Drama, Biography 	based on Bob Woodward book
The Wizard of Speed and Time 	Mike Jittlov 	Mike Jittlov, Paige Moore 	Fantasy 	
The Wizard 	Todd Holland 	Fred Savage 	Comedy 	
The Women of Brewster Place 	Donna Deutch 	Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens 	Drama 	made for TV
Worth Winning 	Will Mackenzie 	Mark Harmon, Madeleine Stowe, Lesley Ann Warren 	Comedy 	
==External links==
* American films of 1989 at the Internet Movie Database
1989
Films
American