1989

Create-A-Caption: Turner & Hooch

08.04.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Films, 1989, Tom Hanks | 3 comments

Our Create-A-Caption salute to the summer movies of 1989 rolls on with this week’s entry, Turner & Hooch. While an underrated entry in Tom Hanks‘ filmography, this sweet and funny flick is worth another look as it has aged well…

Create-A-Caption: Ghostbusters II

07.29.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Films, 1989, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Ghostbusters, Harold Ramis | 2 comments

Our Create-A-Caption celebration of the Summer of ’89 continues with this week’s offering based on the underrated sequel Ghostbusters II. The film followed the paranormal investigators played by Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Harold Ramis as they battled…

Create-A-Caption: Parenthood

07.14.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1980s Films, 1989, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Joaquin Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, Martha Plimpton, Mary Steenburgen, Rick Moranis, Ron Howard, Tom Hulce | 3 comments

This latest Create-A-Caption is dedicated to the sleeper summer hit of 1989, Parenthood. Director Ron Howard‘s sweet, smart and sentimental ensemble comedy celebrates the eternal parent-child relationship through the ups and downs of the Buckman family: hard-working father-of-three Gil (Steve…

Which Film from the Summer of 1989 Is Your Favorite?

07.08.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1989, Batman, Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Dead Poets Society, Do the Right Thing, Ghostbusters, Harrison Ford, Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves, Michael Keaton, Parenthood, Rick Moranis, Robin Williams, Sean Connery, Spike Lee, Steve Martin, summer movies | 5 comments

For the past couple of weeks, MovieFanFare has been celebrating the 30th anniversary of the summer movies of 1989. This was a film season that gave us contemporary classics like Do the Right Thing, Batman, Dead Poets Society, Lethal Weapon…

The Movie Tagline Game: 1989 Edition

01.09.19 | Chris Cummins | Tags: 1989, Always, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Black Rain, Do the Right Thing, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Lethal Weapon 2, Road House, Say Anything, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, The 'Burbs, The Movie Tagline Game | no comments

With both our current poll and Create-A-Caption post celebrating the 30th anniversary of the films of 1989, we thought it would be fun to bring back the Movie Tagline Game — this time focusing on that eventful year in cinema….