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Say Anything...
Say Anything... is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Cameron Crowe. It stars John Cusack and Ione Skye, and features a memorable boombox scene.
Shanghai Blues (上海之夜)
Shanghai Blues (上海之夜) is Tsui Hark's 1984 Hong Kong romantic comedy, the debut production of Film Workshop, starring Kenny Bee, Sylvia Chang, and Sally Yeh in a wartime Shanghai love triangle, with music by James Wong and a 2024 Cannes 4K restoration.
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It, Spike Lee's 1986 debut feature, follows Brooklyn artist Nola Darling dating three men; shot in 12 days for $175,000, it grossed $7.1 million and spawned a 2017 Netflix series.
She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby is John Hughes's 1988 Paramount comedy-drama, his first adult film, starring Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, and Alec Baldwin; released 5 February 1988, 106 minutes, PG-13, $14.4M US gross, mixed reviews.
Shirley Valentine (film)
Shirley Valentine (1989) is a Lewis Gilbert romantic comedy for Paramount, written by Willy Russell from his one-woman play, starring Pauline Collins as a Liverpool housewife rediscovering life in Greece; Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning.
Something Wild (1986 film)
Something Wild (1986) is Jonathan Demme's comedy-thriller starring Jeff Daniels, Melanie Griffith, and Ray Liotta, released November 7, 1986 by Orion; a screwball road comedy that turns into a violent thriller when Lulu's ex-con husband appears.
Static (1985 film)
Static (1985) is Mark Romanek's independent comedy-drama debut, co-written with star Keith Gordon, about Ernie Blick, who builds a TV said to show heaven. Premiered at Chicago 1985, US release 1986; Romanek later disowned it.
Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross, adapted from Robert Harling's play, about six women who gather at a Louisiana beauty shop; it earned Julia Roberts an Academy Award nomination.
Switching Channels
Switching Channels is a 1988 American screwball romantic comedy directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Kathleen Turner, Burt Reynolds, and Christopher Reeve, adapted from the 1928 play The Front Page.
Terms of Endearment
Terms of Endearment: 1983 James L. Brooks comedy-drama from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel, starring Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson; won five Oscars including Best Picture and earned $108 million.
The Big Chill (film)
The Big Chill is a 1983 American comedy-drama directed by Lawrence Kasdan, in which former college friends gather after a friend's suicide and confront their lost 1960s idealism.
The Diary of a Big Man (大丈夫日记)
The Diary of a Big Man (大丈夫日記) is a 1988 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Chor Yuen, starring Chow Yun-fat as a stockbroker who secretly marries two women.
The Eighth Happiness (八星报喜)
The Eighth Happiness (八星報喜) is a 1988 Hong Kong Lunar New Year comedy directed by Johnnie To for Cinema City, starring Chow Yun-Fat, Raymond Wong, and Jacky Cheung as three brothers; it topped the 1988 Hong Kong box office at HK$37.09 million and set the ensemble New Year comedy template.
The Fabulous Baker Boys
The Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 American comedy-drama, the directorial debut of writer Steve Kloves, starring Jeff and Beau Bridges as lounge-piano brothers and Michelle Pfeiffer as singer Susie Diamond; released by Fox, it earned four Oscar nominations.
The Four Seasons (1981 film)
The Four Seasons (1981 film) is an American comedy-drama written, directed by, and starring Alan Alda, following three married couples whose friendship is tested by a husband's affair.
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War is a 1988 Robert Redford comedy-drama, adapted from John Nichols's 1974 novel, about a Chicano farmer's beanfield triggering a New Mexico water-rights conflict; it won Dave Grusin the Oscar for Best Original Score.
The Romancing Star (精装追女仔)
The Romancing Star (精装追女仔) is a 1987 Hong Kong Cantonese romantic comedy directed by Wong Jing and starring Chow Yun-fat, Eric Tsang, and Maggie Cheung.
The Secret of My Success (1987 film)
The Secret of My Success (1987) is a Herbert Ross comedy starring Michael J. Fox as Brantley Foster, a Kansas graduate who poses as executive Carlton Whitfield; grossed $110,996,879 worldwide for Universal/Rastar.
The Toy (1982 film)
The Toy (1982) is an American comedy directed by Richard Donner, starring Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason, remaking Francis Veber's French film Le jouet (1976); released 10 December 1982 by Columbia, it was panned by critics (3% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Three Men and a Baby
Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 American comedy directed by Leonard Nimoy, starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson as bachelors raising an abandoned infant.
Tin Men
Tin Men (1987) is Barry Levinson's Touchstone comedy-drama about rival Baltimore aluminum-siding salesmen (Dreyfuss, DeVito) feuding after a car crash; second of his four Baltimore films, released March 6, 1987.
Too Beautiful for You
Too Beautiful for You (Trop belle pour toi) is Bertrand Blier's 1989 French comedy-drama starring Depardieu, Balasko, and Bouquet; a car dealer loves his plain secretary over his beautiful wife. It won the Cannes Grand Prix and five 1990 Césars.
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man
Tragedy of a Ridiculous Man (La tragedia di un uomo ridicolo) is a 1981 Italian drama by Bernardo Bertolucci starring Ugo Tognazzi as a Parma cheese maker whose son is kidnapped; Tognazzi won Cannes Best Actor 1981.
Twins (1988 film)
Twins (1988) is an Ivan Reitman comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as genetically engineered fraternal twins; it grossed $216.6 million worldwide on a $15 million budget under a famous back-end salary deal.
Under the Cherry Moon
Under the Cherry Moon (1986) is Prince's black-and-white directorial debut, a Riviera con-artist romance with Kristin Scott Thomas; it flopped critically (Metascore 36) and won five Razzies, though its Parade soundtrack is well regarded.
Where Is the Friend's House? (خانه دوست کجاست؟)
Where Is the Friend's House? (خانه دوست کجاست؟) is Abbas Kiarostami's 1987 Iranian film, first of the Koker Trilogy, about a schoolboy returning a classmate's notebook; Locarno Bronze Leopard winner.
Who's Singin' Over There?
Who's Singin' Over There? (Ko to tamo peva) is a 1980 Yugoslav tragicomedy by Slobodan Šijan and Dušan Kovačević about bus passengers heading to Belgrade on April 5, 1941, the day before the Nazi bombing; Serbia's most celebrated classic.
Working Girl
Working Girl is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama directed by Mike Nichols, starring Melanie Griffith as a Staten Island secretary who impersonates her boss, with Harrison Ford and Sigourney Weaver.