71. Mystic Pizza
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Donald Petrie
Actors: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke
Plot: Two sisters, one beautiful and wild (Roberts) and one smart and sensible
(Gish) both work at the local pizza parlor in a small town in Connecticut
with their best friend (Taylor). This charming story follows a summer in
the lives and relationships of these three as they learn about love,
friendship and the realities of becoming adults.
72. Earth Star Voyager
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: James Goldstone
Actors: Brian McNamara, Julia Montgomery, Duncan Regehr, Tom Bresnahan, Jason Michas, Peter Donat
Plot: A spaceship sent to a far away solar system to explore another planet like earth encounters problems associated with the crew, external creatures, and computer malfunctions. Made for TV.
73. The Serpent and the Rainbow
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Craven
Actors: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Michael Gough, Paul Guilfoyle
Plot: A businessman tries to find out the active ingredients in a voodoo concoction that makes people zombie-like.
74. Torch Song Trilogy
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Paul Bogart
Actors: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein, Brian Kerwin, Karen Young, Eddie Castrodad
75. Monkey Shines
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: George A. Romero
Actors: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil, Stephen Root, Stanley Tucci, Joyce Van Patten
Plot: A quadriplegic man is given a genetically enhanced monkey to help him in
his daily life but when the emotional bond between the two becomes akin to
a psychic connection, the monkey acts on his subconscious rage.
76. Return of the Living Dead Part II
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Actors: Michael Kenworthy, Thor Van Lingen, Jason Hogan, James Karen, Jonathan Terry, Marsha Dietlein
Plot: A barrel of Trioxin 2-4-5 falls out of a truck into a quaint town, but
when a group of teenagers find it and unleash the deadly gas, the dead
once again rise and seek out fresh brains to appease their hunger.
77. Jack the Ripper
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Wickes
Actors: Michael Caine, Armand Assante, Ray McAnally, Lewis Collins, Jane Seymour, Lysette Anthony
78. The Bourne Identity
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roger Young
Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Jaclyn Smith, Anthony Quayle, Donald Moffat, Yorgo Voyagis, Denholm Elliott
79. Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Year of Release: 1988
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau, Frederic Forrest, Mako, Elias Koteas
Plot: Based on a true story - following the end of WWII, Preston Tucker has a grand idea to challenge the auto industry with his maverick attitude and revolutionary designs, along with some smooth-talking, Tucker began his dream only to run afoul of the SEC.
80. Hellraiser II: Hellbound
Year of Release: 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.
