My Favorite Films of 1990

"As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster."

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi
Music by
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
Editing by James Y. Kwei and Thelma Schoonmaker

"Nobody knows anybody. Not that well."

Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen
Written by Joel and Ethan Coen
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography by Barry Sonnenfeld
Editing by Michael R. Miller

"Hold me."
"I can't."

Directed by Tim Burton
Written by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography by Stefan Czapsky
Editing by Colleen Halsey and Richard Halsey

"See you at the party, Richter!"

Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, Jon Povill and Gary Goldman
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography by Jost Vacano
Editing by Frank J. Urioste

"I'm your number one fan. There's nothing to worry about. You're going to be just fine. I will take good care of you. I'm your number one fan."

Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by William Goldman
Music by Marc Shaiman
Cinematography by Barry Sonnenfeld
Editing by Robert Leighton

"Now I'm depressed. Now I feel like killing myself, but luckily I'm too depressed to bother."

Directed by Allan Moyle
Written by Allan Moyle
Music by Cliff Martinez
Cinematography by Walt Lloyd
Editing by Larry Bock and Janice Hampton

"Tonight, on the Clamp Cable Classic Movie Channel, don't miss Casablanca, now in full color with a happier ending."

Directed by Joe Dante
Written by Charles S. Haas
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography by John Hora
Editing by Kent Beyda

"I have dreams... of a rose, and then of falling down a long flight of steps."

Directed by William Peter Blatty
Written by William Peter Blatty
Music by Barry De Vorzon
Cinematography by Gerry Fisher
Editing by Peter Lee-Thompson and Todd C. Ramsay

"Don't ever lose your heart, Lionheart. 'Cause you'll never get it back."

Directed by Sheldon Lettich
Written by Sheldon Lettich and Jean-Claude Van Damme
Music by John Scott
Cinematography by Robert C. New
Editing by Mark Conte

"Kids are scared of the dark."
"You're afraid of the dark, too, Marv."

Directed by Chris Columbus
Written by John Hughes
Music by John Williams
Cinematography by Julio Macat
Editing by Raja Gosnell

"Baby, you'd better get me back to that hotel. You got me hotter than Georgia asphalt."

Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch
Music by Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography by Frederick Elmes
Editing by Duwayne Dunham

"I am proud of you, my sons. Tonight you have learned the final and greatest truth of the Ninja: that ultimate mastering comes not from the body, but from the mind. Together, there is nothing your four minds cannot accomplish. Help each other, draw upon one another, and always remember the power that binds you. The same is what brought me here tonight, that which I gladly return with my final words: I love you all, my sons."

Directed by Steve Barron
Written by Bobby Herbeck and Todd W. Langen
Music by John Du Prez
Cinematography by John Fenner
Editing by William D. Gordean, Sally Menke and James R. Symons

"Eckhart saw Hell too. He said: The only thing that burns in Hell is the part of you that won't let go of life, your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away. But they're not punishing you, he said. They're freeing your soul."

Directed by Adrian Lyne
Written by Bruce Joel Rubin
Music by Maurice Jarre
Cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball
Editing by Tom Rolf

"You've been very naughty, Miss Kettlewell!"

Directed by John Lafia
Written by Don Mancini
Music by Graeme Revell
Cinematography by Stefan Czapsky
Editing by Edward Warschilka

"Run for it? Running's not a plan! Running's what you do once a plan fails!"

Directed by Ron Underwood
Written by Ron Underwood, S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock
Music by Ernest Troost
Cinematography by Alexander Gruszynski
Editing by O. Nicholas Brown

"I come in peace."
"And you go in pieces, asshole."

Directed by Craig R. Baxley
Written by Jonathan Tydor and David Koepp
Music by Jan Hammer
Cinematography by Mark Irwin
Editing by Mark Helfrich

"You work on commission, right? Big mistake. Big. Huge."

Directed by Garry Marshall
Written by J.F. Lawton
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography by Charles Minsky
Editing by Raja Gosnell and Priscilla Nedd-Friendly

"I may have been born yesterday, but I stayed up all night."

Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Spike Lee
Music by Bill Lee
Cinematography by Ernest R. Dickerson
Editing by Sam Pollard

"From now on, nothing goes down unless I'm involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on the street. Now it's my turn."

Directed by Abel Ferrara
Written by Nicholas St. John
Music by Joe Delia
Cinematography by Bojan Bazelli
Editing by Anthony Redman

"Whatever I lost, I lost a long time ago and I do not plan on losing anything else. You can talk to me about losing it when you stop screaming at each other like a bunch of two-year-olds."

Directed by Tom Savini
Written by George A. Romero
Music by Paul McCollough
Cinematography by Frank Prinzi
Editing by Tom Dubensky

"I don't pay!.. I don't punk!"

Directed by Deran Sarafian
Written by David S. Goyer
Music by Gary Chang
Cinematography by Russell Carpenter
Editing by John A. Barton and G. Gregg McLaughlin

"I did not come to medical school to murder my classmates, no matter how deranged they might be."

Directed by Joel Schumacher
Written by Peter Filardi
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography by Jan de Bont
Editing by Robert Brown

"I'm everyone - and no one. Everywhere - nowhere. Call me... Darkman."

Directed by Sam Raimi
Written by Sam Raimi, Chuck Pfarrer, Ivan Raimi, Daniel Goldin and Joshua Goldin
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography by Bill Pope
Editing by Bud S. Smith and David Stiven

"Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Written by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo
Music by Carmine Coppola
Cinematography by Gordon Willis
Editing by Lisa Fruchtman, Barry Malkin and Walter Murch

"Listen, I'm a politician, which means I'm a cheat and a liar, and when I'm not kissing babies, I'm stealing their lollipops. But it also means I keep my options open."

Directed by John McTiernan
Written by Larry Ferguson and Donald E. Stewart
Music by Basil Poledouris
Cinematography by Jan de Bont
Editing by Dennis Virkler and John Wright