After Dark, My Sweet
Theatrical Release Date: 08/24/1990
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: James Foley
Actors: Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, Bruce Dern, Rocky Giordani, George Dickerson, Mike Hagerty
Darkman
Theatrical Release Date: 08/24/1990
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Sam Raimi
Actors: Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand, Colin Friels, Larry Drake, Nelson Mashita, Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Plot: Horribly burned by criminals, a scientist makes his revenge by going after evil-doers.
Delta Force 2
Theatrical Release Date: 08/24/1990
Overall Rating: 1.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Aaron Norris
Actors: Chuck Norris, Billy Drago, John P. Ryan, Begonya Plaza, Mark Margolis, Richard Jaeckel
Plot: Col. Scott McCoy and his Delta Force commandos battle a Colombian drug
cartel.
Dreams ( Akira Kurosawa's Dreams )
Theatrical Release Date: 08/24/1990
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Akira Terao, Mitsuko Baisho, Martin Scorsese, Mieko Harada, Yoshitaka Zushi, Mitsunori Isaki
Plot: Has eight various dream sequences which mostly tackle about humanity, nature and a child's innocence. Some characters repeat in certain dreams. A myriad of events occur such as mountaineers traveling thru a violent snow storm, tree spirits talking to a child, a demon explaining hell, nuclear plants exploding, a wise elderly talking about his opinions and a man stumbling inside a painting and meeting the artist who created it.
Front Page ( San boon gan baat a )
Theatrical Release Date: 08/24/1990
Overall Rating: 1.5 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Philip Chan
Actors: Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Ricky Hui, Catherine Hung Yan, Winnie Lau, Koon-Lan Law
Life is Cheap... But Toilet Paper is Expensive
Theatrical Release Date: 08/24/1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Wayne Wang, Spencer Nakasako
Actors: Cheng Wan Kin, John Chan, Kwan-Min Cheng, Wei Lo, Cinda Hui, Spencer Nakasako
Men at Work
Theatrical Release Date: 08/24/1990
Overall Rating: 2.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Emilio Estevez
Actors: Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Hope, Keith David, Dean Cameron, John Getz
Plot: Two low-rent garbage men relax after work by spying on their neighbors. When they see a man arguing with a woman, they shoot him with a pellet gun - only to have him wind up dead on their route the next morning. Thinking they will be implicated in his death, they resolve to get to the bottom of the murder.
Crime and Punishment ( Rikos ja rangaistus )
Theatrical Release Date: 08/23/1990
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Actors: Markku Toikka, Aino Seppo, Esko Nikkari, Olli Tuominen, Hannu Lauri, Matti Pellonpää
Shadows in Paradise ( Varjoja paratiisissa )
Theatrical Release Date: 08/23/1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Actors: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs, Pekka Laiho
Plot: We follow the life of Nikander, a garbage man in Helsinki - in an unforgiving dour life where the threat of violence is much closer than the crack of a smile. He begins a relationship with an oft-unemployed supermarket clerk before dealing with the death of a co-worker.
Pump Up the Volume
Theatrical Release Date: 08/22/1990
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Allan Moyle
Actors: Christian Slater, Annie Ross, Andy Romano, Scott Paulin, Mimi Kennedy, Anthony Lucero
Plot: An anonymous teenager has an underground radio station for other teenagers encouraging them to be themselves until they cause havoc and chaos.
Ronin Gai ( Rônin-gai )
Theatrical Release Date: 08/18/1990
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kazuo Kuroki
Actors: Yoshio Harada, Kanako Higuchi, Shintarô Katsu, Takui Aoki, Hiroyuki Nagato, Kunie Tanaka
