Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1988-1989

Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Ivan Reitman
Written by: Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd
Based on characters created by: Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Donn Cambern and Sheldon Kahn
Music by: Randy Endelman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Jon Peters, Peter Gruber, Benjamin Melniker, and Michael E. Uslan
Written by: Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren
Based on characters created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Edited by: Ray Lovejoy
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Kazuki Ohmori
Produced by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by: Kazuki Ohmori and Shinichiro Kobayash
Based on characters created by: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Cinematography: Yudai Kate
Edited by: Michiko Ikeda
Music by: Koichi Sugiyama

Distributed by: Toho Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Chiodo
Produced by: Stephen Chiodo, Edward Chiodo, and Charles Chiodo
Written by: Stephen Chiodo and Charles Chiodo
Cinematography: Alfred Taylor
Edited by: Christopher Roth
Music by: John Massari
Music and lyrics by: Leonard Graves Philips

Distributed by: Trans World Entertainment

Directed by: Donald Petrie
Produced by: David Brown, Gary Daigler, Lili Fini Zanuck, and Richard D. Zanuck
Based on characters created by: David Saperstein
Written by: Stephen McPherson and Elizabeth Bradley
Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
Edited by: Mark Warner
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Renny Harlin
Produced by: Robert Shaye, Rachel Talalay, Stephen Diener, Karen Koch, and Sara Risher
Written by: Brian Hegeland, William Kotzwinkle, Jim Wheat, and Ken Wheat
Based on characters created by: Wes Craven and Bruce Wagner
Cinematography: Steven Fierberg
Edited by: Michael N. Knue, Jack Tucker, and Chuck Weiss
Music by Craig Safan

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Jon Hess
Produced by: Roger Corman, Damian Lee, Mary Ellis, and David Mitchell
Written by: Bill Freed and Damian Lee
Based on the novel by: Dean Koontz
Cinematography: Richard Leiterman
Edited by: Carole Alain, Rick Fields, and Bill Freda
Music by: Joel Goldsmith

Distributed by: Concorde Pictures, New Horizons Pictures, and Universal Pictures

Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Richard Donner, Stephen J. Roth, Ray Hartwick, Art Linson, and Jennie Lew Tugend
Written by: Mitch Grazer and Michael O'Donoghue
Suggested by: Charles Dickens
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Fredric Steinkamp and William Steinkamp
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Katsuhiro Otomo
Produced by: Ryohei Suzuki, Sawako Noma, Haruyo Kanesaku, Yutaka Maseba, James Yosuke Kobayashi, and Shunzo Kato
Written by: Katsuhiro Otomo and Izo Hashimoto
Based on the manga by: Katsuhiro Ôtomo
Cinematography: Takeshi Seyama
Edited by: Takeshi Seyama
Music by: Shoji Yamashiro

Distributed by: Toho Pictures

Directed by: Lance Hool
Produced by: Conrad Hool, Edgar Bold, and Lance Hool
Written by: Doug Lefler
Cinematography: George Tirl
Edited by: Mark Conte
Music by: Brian May

Distributed by: Vestron Pictures

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Jerry Beck, Rick Dempsey, Toru Hara, Ned Lott, Eiko Tanaka, and Yasuyoshi Tokuma
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cinematography: Mark Henley and Hisao Shirai
Edited by: Takeshi Seyama
Music by: Joe Hisaishi

Distributed by. Studio Ghibli

FDirected by: Brian Yuzna
Produced by: Keith Walley
Written by: Woody Keith and Rick Fry
Cinematography: Rick Fichter
Edited by: Peter Teshner
Music by: Mark Ryder and Phil Davies

Distributed by: Wild Street Pictures

Directed by: Chris Walas
Produced by: Stuart Cornfeld and Steven Charles Jaffe
Written by: Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, Mick Harris, and Frank Darabont
Based on characters created by: George Langelaan
Cinematography: Robin Vidgeon
Edited by: Sean Barton
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Vincent Ward
Produced by: Gary Hannam and John Maynard
Written by: Vincent Ward, Kely Lyons, and Geoff Chapple
Based on a concept by: Vincent Ward
Cinematography: Geoffrey Simpson
Edited by: John Scott
Music by: Davood A. Tabrizi

Distributed by: Home Cinema Group

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis and Richard Williams
Produced by: Don Hahn, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, and Robert Watts
Written by: Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman
Based on the novel, "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?", by: Gary K. Wolf
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Produced by: Art Levinson, Franklin R. Levy, Laurence Mark, Ronald Parker, and Jerry Weintraub
Written by: Jericho Stone, Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Harris, and Jonathan Reynolds
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Edited by: Jacqueline Cambas
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Dorian Walker
Produced by: Moshe Diamant, Rafael Eisenman, Alana H. Lambros, Bob Manning, and Eduard Sarlai
Written by: Robin Menken and Vernon Zimmerman
Cinematography: Marc Reshvosky
Edited by: Natan Zahavi
Music by: Richard Elliot and Larry Weir

Distributed by: Trans World Entertainment

Directed by: Kenneth Johnson
Produced by: David Foster, Gary Foster, and Lawrence Turman
Written by: S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock
Cinematography: John McPher
Edited by: Conrad Buff IV
Music by: Charles Fox

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Ron Howard
Produced by: Joe Johnston, George Lucas, and Nigel Wooll
Written by: George Lucas and Bob Dolman
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Daniel P. Hanley, Mike Hill, and Richard Hiscott
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: John Musker and Ron Clements
Produced by: Howard Ashman, Maureen Donley, and John Musker
Written by: John Musker, Ron Clements, Gerritt Graham, Sam Graham, and Chris Hubbell
Based on the story by: Hans Christian Anderson
Edited by: Mark A. Hester
Music by: Alan Menken
Songs by: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Bernard Rose
Produced by: Tim Bevan, Sarah Radclyffe, Jane Frazer, Dan Ireland, and M.J. Peckos
Written by: Matthew Jacobs
Based on tbe novel "Marianne Dreams" by: Catherine Storr
Cinematography: Mike Southon
Edited by: Dan Rae
Music by: Stanley Myers and Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Vestron Pictures

Directed by: James Cameron
Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd and Van Ling
Written by: James Cameron
Cinematography: Mikael Salomon
Edited by: Conrad Buff, Joel Goodman, Steven Quale, and Howard E. Smith
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Richard Alan Greenberg
Produced by: John Davis, Dori Borinstein, Mitchell Cannold, Jack Grossberg, Andrew Licht, and Jeffrey A. Mueller
Written by: Ted Elliot and Terry Rossiro
Cinematography: Dick Bush
Edited by: Patrick McMahon
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Frank DaLoggia
Produced by: Frank DaLoggia and Andrew D. La Marca
Written by: Frank DaLoggia
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Edited by: Steve Mann
Music by: Frank DaLoggia

Distributed by: New Century Vista Distribution

Directed by: Neil Jordan
Produced by: David Saunders and Stephen Woolley
Written by: Neil Jordan and Michael McDowell
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: Michael Bradsell
Music by: George Fenton

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Produced by: Robert Shaye and Rupert Harvey
Written by: Craig Spector, Leslie Skipp, and Leslie Bohem
Based on characters created by: Wes Craven
Cinematography: Peter Levy
Edited by: Brent A. Schoenfeld and Chuck Weiss
Music by: Jay Ferguson

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Don Bluth
Produced by: Don Bluth, John Pomeroy, Steven Spielberg, Gary Goldman, Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, and Frank Marshall
Written by: Stu Krieger, Judy Freudberg, and Tony Geiss
Edited by: John K. Carr and Dan Molina
Music by: James Horner
Song and lyrics by: James Horner and Will Jennings

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Mick Garris
Produced by: Barry Opper
Written by: David Twohy and Mick Garris
Cinematography: Russell Carpenter
Edited by: Charles Bornstein
Music by: Nicolas Pike

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Tony Randel
Produced by: Christopher Figg and David Barron
Written by: Peter Atkins and Clive Barker
Based on characters created by: Clive Barker
Cinematography: Robin Vidgeon
Edited by: Richard Marden and Tony Randel
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Tim Burton
Produced by: Larry Wilson, Michael Bender, and Richard Hashimoto
Written by: Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren
Cinematography: Thomas E. Ackerman
Edited by: Jane Kurson
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Penny Marshall
Produced by: James L. Brooks, Gary Ross, Robert Greenhut, and Anne Spielberg
Written by: Anne Spielberg and Gary Ross
Cinematography: Rarry Sonnenfield
Edited by: Barry Malkin
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John D. Hancock
Produced by: Raffaella De Laurentiis, Hester Hargett, Mike Petzold, and Greg Taylor
Written by: Greg Taylor
Cinematography: Misha Suslov
Edited by: Dennis M. O'Connor and John Rossenberg
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by; Orion Pictures

Directed by: Graham Baker
Produced by: Bill Borden, Richard Kobritz, and Gail Anne Hurd
Written by: Rocke S. O'Bannon
Cinematography: Adam Goldberg
Edited by: Kent Beyda
Music by: Curtis Sobel

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Toru Hara, Hayao Miyazaki, Todd Olsson, Jane Schonberger, Morihisa Takagi, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, and Mikihiko Tsuzuki
Written by: Hayao Miyazak
Based on the novel by: Eido Kadono
Cinematography: Shigeo Sugimura
Edited by: Takeshi Seyama
Music by: Joe Hisaishi

Distributed by: Studio Gibli and Toei Company

Directed by: David Webb Peoples
Produced by: Brian Rosen and Charles Roven
Written by: David Webb Peoples
Cinematography: David Eggby
Edited by: Richard Francis-Bruce
Music by: Todd Boekelheide

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson
Produced by: Brian E. Frankish, Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon, and Lloyd Levin
Written by: Phil Alden Robinson
Based on the novel by: W.P. Kinsella
Cinematography: John.Lindley
Edited by: Ian Crafford
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, and Dan Kuenster
Produced by: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, Morris F. Sullivan, George Walker, and John Pomeroy
Written by: David N. Weiss, Don Bluth, Ken Cromer, Gary Goldman, Larry Leker, Linda Miller, Monica Parker, Guy Shulman, John. Pomeroy, and David J. Steinberg
Edited by: John K. Carr and Lisa Dorney
Music by: Ralph Burns
Songs by: Charles Strouse

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Produced by: Ray Copper, Jake Eberts, Thomas Schuhly, and David Tomblin
Written by: Charles McKeown and Terry Gilliam
Based on the novel by: Gottfried August Burger and Rudolph Erich Raspe
Cinematography: Giuseppe Rotunno
Edited by: Peter Hollywood
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Robert Watts, George Lucas, and Frank Marshall
Written by: Jeffrey Boam, George Lucas, and Menno Meyjes
Based on characters created by: Philip Kaufman and George Lucas
Cinematography: Douglas Slocombe
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Steve De Jarnatt
Produced by: Graham Cottle, John Daly, and Derek Gibson
Written by: Steve De Jarnatt
Edited by: Stephen Semel and Kathie Weaver
Cinematography: Theo van de Sande
Music by: Paul Haslinger and Tangerine Dream

Distributed by: Hemdale Films

Directed by: George P. Cosmatos
Produced by: Aurelio De Laurentiis, Luigi De Laurentiis, Charles Gordon, and Lawrence Gordon
Written by: Jeb Stuart and David Peoples
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: John F. Burnett and Roberto Silvi
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Sean S. Cunningham
Produced by: Patrick Markey, Sean S. Cunningham, Mario Kassar, and Andrew G. Vajna
Written by: Lewis Abernathy and Geof Miller
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: David Handman
Music by: Harry Manfredini

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures and Caroloco Pictures

Directed by: Terry Jones
Produced by: Terry Glinwood and John Goldstone
Written by: Terry Jones
Cinematography: Ian Wilson
Edited by: George Akers
Music by: Neil Innes

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: John Carpenter
Produced by: Larry Franco
Written by: John Carpenter
Based on the short story "Five O'Clock in the Morning" by: Ray Nelson
Cinematography: Gary B. Kibbs
Edited by: Gib Jaffe and Frank E. Jimenez
Music by: John Carpenter and Alan Howarth

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Chuck Russell
Produced by: Jack H. Harris and Elliott Kastner
Written by: Frank Darabont, Chuck Russell and Irving H. Millgate
Based on a story by: Theodore Simonson and Kay Linaker
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Edited by: Tod Feuerman and Terry Stokes
Music by: J. Peter Robinson and Michael Hoenig

Distributed by: Tri-Stsr Pictures

Directed by: Julian Temple
Produced by: Tony Garnett, Duncan Henderson, and Terrence E. McNally
Written by: Julie Brown, Charlie Coffey, and Terrence E. McNally
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Edited by: Richard Halsey
Music by: Julie Brown, Nile Rogers, and Roy Colcord

Distributed by: Vestron Pictures

Directed by: Stephen Herek
Produced by: Scott Kroopf, Michael S. Murphey, and Joel Soisson
Written by: Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: Larry Bock and Patrick Rand
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Joe Johnston
Produced by: Penney Finkelman Cox, Jon Landau, Thomas G. Smith, and Brian Yuzna
Written by: Ed Naha, Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, and Tom Schulman
Cinematography: Hiro Narita
Edited by: Michael A. Stevenson
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Neil Canton, Bob Gale, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis
Based on characters created by: Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Harry Keramidas and Arthur Schmidt
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Albert Pyun
Produced by: Tom Karnowski, Menaham Golan, and Yoram Globus
Written by: Albert Pyun
Cinematography: Philip Alan Waters
Edited by: Scott Stevenson
Music by: Kevin Bassinson

Distributed by: Cannon Films