The Accidental Tourist
Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Actors: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, David Ogden Stiers, Ed Begley Jr.
Plot: A travel guide author (William Hurt) tries to deal with the tragic death
of his son and the separation from his wife (Kathleen Turner). He then
meets an eccentric dog trainer (Oscar Winner Geena Davis) who seems to
have the ability to allow himself to express his suppressed emotions.
The Boost
Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/1988
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Harold Becker
Actors: James Woods, Sean Young, John Kapelos, Kelle Kerr, Steven Hill, John Rothman
Plot: A yuppie husband and wife descend into cocaine addiction together.
Burning Secret
Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/1988
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Birkin
Actors: David Eberts, Faye Dunaway, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ian Richardson, John Nettleton, Martin Obernigg
Hellraiser II: Hellbound
Theatrical Release Date: 12/23/1988
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Randel
Actors: Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Kenneth Cranham, Imogen Boorman, William Hope, Doug Bradley
Plot: The only survivor of the events of Hellraiser is put into an institution after she tells her story. The doctor in charge of the hospital has been searching for a doorway to another dimension for years and uses his new patients knowledge to horrible effect.
Beaches
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Garry Marshall
Actors: Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard, Spalding Gray, Lainie Kazan, James Read
Dangerous Liaisons
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1988
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman
Plot: Set in 1760s France, a group of wealthy, bored aristocrats play a deadly game of seduction and betrayal.
Pelle the Conqueror ( Pelle erobreren )
Theatrical Release Date: 12/21/1988
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Bille August
Actors: Pelle Hvenegaard, Max von Sydow, Erik Paaske, Björn Granath, Astrid Villaume, Axel Strøbye
Working Girl
Theatrical Release Date: 12/20/1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Nichols
Actors: Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Melanie Griffith, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt
Plot: Secretary Tess McGill has struggled to be taken seriously and given the opportunity to move up in the financial world. Realizing that no one is going to give her a leg up, she decides to create the opportunity herself while her condescending, self-centered boss, Katherine, is out of the office with a broken leg. Moving into Katherine's office, home and wardrobe, Tess puts together a deal. Can she close the deal and make herself a place in the financial world before Katherine catches on and blows her cover?
A Very Brady Christmas
Theatrical Release Date: 12/18/1988
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Peter Baldwin
Actors: Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick, Eve Plumb, Barry Williams
Plot: The original grown up cast of the Brady Bunch come together with their families to celebrate the holidays.
