1990 The Year in Movies
This week on the podcast Johnny and Brian are getting all nostalgic up in this house! They are traveling back to 1990 to talk about their favorite movies of the year, and more importantly… why?
It’s a 90’s Thing.
Johnny’s Movies
Back to the Future Part III
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Starring
Michael J. Fox
Christopher Lloyd
Mary Steenburgen
Thomas F. Wilson
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Directed by
Joe Dante
Starring
Phoebe Cates
Zach Galligan
John Glover
Christopher Lee
Dick Miller
Robert Proskey
Keye Luke
The Hunt for Red October
Directed by
John McTiernan
Starring
Sean Connery
Alec Baldwin
Scott Glenn
Sam Neill
James Earl Jones
Tim Curry
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Directed by
Steve Barron
Starring
Judith Hoag
Elias Koteas
Tremors
Directed by
Ron Underwood
Starring
Kevin Bacon
Fred Ward
Finn Carter
Michael Gross
Reba McEntire
Brian’s Movies
Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby is a 1990 American teen musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Waters. It was the only film of Waters’ over which studios were in a bidding war, coming off the heels of the successful Hairspray. The film stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel “Cry-Baby” Wade Walker, and also features a large ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, Susan Tyrrell, Iggy Pop, Ricki Lake, and Traci Lords, with appearances by Troy Donahue, Joe Dallesandro, Joey Heatherton, David Nelson, Willem Dafoe, and Patricia Hearst.
Cast & Crew
Directed by
John Waters
Produced by
Rachel Talalay
Written by
John Waters
Starring
Johnny Depp
Amy Locane
Susan Tyrrell
Iggy Pop
Ricki Lake
Traci Lords
Polly Bergen
Music by
Patrick Williams
Cinematography
David Insley
Edited by
Janice Hampton
Production Company
Imagine Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
April 6, 1990
Running time
83 minutes
Budget
$12 million
Box office
$8.3 million
Home Alone
Home Alone is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus. The film stars Macaulay Culkin as Kevin McCallister, an 8-year-old boy who is mistakenly left behind when his family flies to Paris for their Christmas vacation. Kevin initially relishes being home alone, but soon has to contend with two burglars, played by Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. The film also features John Heard and Catherine O’Hara as Kevin’s parents.
Cast & Crew
Directed by
Chris Columbus
Produced by
John Hughes
Written by
John Hughes
Starring
Macaulay Culkin
Joe Pesci
Daniel Stern
John Heard
Catherine O’Hara
Music by
John Williams
Cinematography
Julio Macat
Edited by
Raja Gosnell
Production Company
Hughes Entertainment
Distributed by
20th Century Fox
Release date
November 16, 1990
Running time
103 minutes
Budget
$18 million
Box office
$476.7 million
Days of Thunder
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams, and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance, as does co-producer Don Simpson.
Cast & Crew
Directed by
Tony Scott
Produced by
Don Simpson
Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenplay by
Robert Towne
Story by
Robert Towne
Tom Cruise
Starring
Tom Cruise
Robert Duvall
Randy Quaid
Nicole Kidman
Michael Rooker
John C. Reilly
Cary Elwes
Music by
Hans Zimmer
Cinematography
Ward Russell
Edited by
Billy Weber
Chris Lebenzon
Production Company
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Productions
Distributed by
Paramount Pictures
Release date
June 27, 1990
Running time
108 minutes
Budget
$60 million
Box office
$157.9 million
Hard to Kill
Hard to Kill is a 1990 American action thriller film directed by Bruce Malmuth, and starring Steven Seagal, Kelly Le Brock, William Sadler, and Frederick Coffin. Seagal plays Mason Storm, a detective who falls into a coma after being shot during a firefight that killed his wife. Reawakening seven years later, Storm embarks on a journey to avenge the death of his wife, and expose the corruption of Senator Vernon Trent.
Cast & Crew
Directed by
Bruce Malmuth
Produced by
Gary Adelson
Joel Simon
Bill Todman, Jr.
Written by
Steven McKay
Starring
Steven Seagal
Kelly Le Brock
Bill Sadler
Frederick Coffin
Music by
David Michael Frank
Cinematography
Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by
John F. Link
Production Company
Lee Rich Productions
Distributed by
Warner Bros.
Release date
February 9, 1990
Running time
96 minutes
Box office
$47.4 million
Pump Up the Volume
Pump Up the Volume is a 1990 comedy-drama film written and directed by Allan Moyle and starring Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis. Mark Hunter (Slater), a high school student in a sleepy suburb of Phoenix, Arizona, starts an FM pirate radio station that broadcasts from the basement of his parents’ house. Mark is a loner, an outsider, whose only outlet for his teenage angst and aggression is his unauthorized radio station. His pirate station’s theme song is “Everybody Knows” by Leonard Cohen and there are glimpses of cassettes by such alternative musicians as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Camper Van Beethoven, Primal Scream, Soundgarden, Ice-T, Bad Brains, Concrete Blonde, Henry Rollins, and The Pixies. By day, Mark is seen as a loner, hardly talking to anyone around him; by night, he expresses his outsider views about what is wrong with American society. When he speaks his mind about what is going on at his school and in the community, more and more of his fellow students tune in to hear his show.
Cast & Crew
Directed by
Allan Moyle
Produced by
Syd Cappe
Sara Risher
Sandy Stern
Nicolas Stiliadis
Written by
Allan Moyle
Starring
Christian Slater
Scott Paulin
Ellen Greene
Samantha Mathis
Music by
Cliff Martinez
Cinematography
Walt Lloyd
Edited by
Larry Rock
Distributed by
New Line Cinema
Release date
August 22, 1990
Running time
105 min.
Box office
$11,541,758 (USA)
Notables Movies From 1990
My Blue Heaven
Goodfellas
Lionheart
Navy Seals
Edward Scissorhands
Die Hard 2
Kindergarten Cop
Young Guns 2
Predator 2
Memphis Bell
Hamlet
Lord of the Flies
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