Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 90’s

Mary Lou, the prom queen burned to death by her boyfriend back in the fifties, has escaped from hell and is once again walking the hallways of Hamilton High School, looking for blood.

She chooses as her escort in world of the living Alex, an average depressed student with dreams of one day becoming a doctor.

As Mary Lou begins to get back into form, the body count starts climbing and the graduating class of Hamilton High is once again smaller than expected.

It’s more of a dark horror comedy film, the movie goes zero to bonkers very quickly,with critics not being seduced by Mary Lou or this film.

Interesting fact: The film was financed by Live Entertainment, owned by Jose Menendez. The Thursday before production was to commence, writer/director Ron Oliver went to dinner with the Menendez Family, including brothers Erik and Lyle.

The following Monday, Ron learned production had been delayed due to the murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez. Filming was pushed back by two weeks.

It’s also, the last film of the franchise to feature the character of Mary Lou Maloney.

The soundtrack featured songs by Yvonne Murray, Chaos, Wes Williams, and Neil Donnell.

The movie, featured earlier performances by Tim Conlon, Cynthia Preston, David Sttatton, Dylan Neal, Jeremy Ratchford, and Roger Dunn.

Prom Night Iii, was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and featured effects work by Andrew Kenworthy, David Herron, and Scott Coulter.

Wanna date with this film? Well, baby you can’t! It’s not available on DVD in North America!

The Exorcist III (also known as The Exorcist III: Legion) is a 1990 American psychological horror film written and directed by William Peter Blatty.

It is the third installment in the Exorcist series, an adaptation of Blatty's Exorcist novel Legion (1983), and the final installment in Blatty's "Faith Trilogy". It stars George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller, Scott Wilson and Nicol Williamson.

The Exorcist III is set 17 years after the original film, ignoring the events of Exorcist II: The Heretic. The year that Karras died is listed as 1975 on his headstone, placing the events of the original movie in 1975.

It follows a character from the first film, Lieutenant William F. Kinderman, who investigates a series of demonic murders in Georgetown that have the hallmarks of the Gemini, a deceased serial killer.

Blatty based aspects of the Gemini Killer on the real-life Zodiac Killer, one of several serial killers who enjoyed the original Exorcist.

Want bonkers cameos? There’s C. Everett Koop as Himself, Larry King, Patrick Ewing, Fabio, as well as an early performances by Samuel L. Jackson, Ken Lerner, Grand L. Bush, and Scott Wilson.

The film became a focal point of the trial of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Detectives testified that Dahmer claimed to identify with the Gemini Killer and would play the film for some of his victims before killing them.

Dahmer's final attempted victim, Tracy Edwards, testified that Dahmer would rock back and forth while chanting at various times and that he especially enjoyed a sequence with a possessed Karras.

Dammer went so far as to purchase yellow contact lenses to more resemble Miller, as well as to emulate another film character he admired, Emperor Palpatine from Return of the Jedi.

There’s also, a director’s cut, which is considered the preferred version by the film’s director, William Peter Blatty, and as such beaded on his novel, “Legion”.

It’s also considered to be the Citizen Kane of horror, due to it’s reputation perceiving itself. It had mixed reviews on it’s release, and sort of possessed it’s audiences.

The film, was made for $11 million, and earned $44 million.

Notoriously known, as “The Best Worst Film Ever”, which was also the name of the documentary film about the making and it’s cult following, afterwards.

A young child is terrified to discover that a planned family trip is to be haunted by vile plant-eating monsters out of his worst nightmare.

His attempt to save his beloved family is assisted by the spectre of his deceased grandfather. Also, there are NO trolls in this movie, only goblins.

Released direct to video, it may have been a critical trolled movie, but people love it for it’s badness.

It’s also despite the title, not a sequel to Troll.

American distributors marketed Troll 2 as a sequel to 1986's Troll, but the two films have zero connection.

Troll 2 is an Italian-American horror film directed by Claudio Fragasso (using the pseudonym Drake Floyd) about a vacationing family who discovers that the denizens of the town they’re visiting are goblins in disguise who want to transform people into plants to be eaten.

Stick a pin in the asinine plot synopsis for a moment—did you notice that the movie features goblins and not a single troll? Troll 2 amassed a cult following for its camp value and unapologetic awfulness, but is still considered one of the worst films ever made. “Oh my God,” indeed.

Based on the novel by John LeCarre, three notebooks supposedly containing Russian military secrets are handed to a British publisher during a Russian book conference.

The British Secret Service are naturally keen to learn if these notebooks are the genuine article. To this end, they enlist the help of the scruffy British publisher Barley Blair, who has plenty of experience with Russia and Russians.

Barley, an unconventional character who doesn't respond well to authority, finds himself in a game more complex than he first thought when he digs into the origin of the notebooks.

Critics gave it mixed reviews, and audiences felt it was just thought it was knorshoro.

The featured the song, “Alone in the World” performed by Patti Austin.

The Russia House, was based on the novel by John LeCarre, and written by Tom Stoppard, and was partially filmed in Vancouver, British, Columbia, Canada, and It was the first US motion picture to be shot substantially on location in the Soviet Union.

The film, was made for $21.8 million, and garbed $23 million.

A couple from California, meets Leatherface and his family of cannibals, can they survive the chainsaw and the massacre that follows? Along the way, a survivalist comes across their way. Is he doomed as well?

Among others, one of New Line's first choices for director was Peter Jackson, also approached were Iohn McNaughton and Tom Savini.

Viggo Mortensen, had one of his earliest performances in this film, and became a cult film years later.

The film was distributed by New Line Cinema, who bought the rights to the series from The Cannon Group after producing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Initially, this film was given an X-rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, which limited the studio's release possibilities.

After the studio made cuts, it was re-rated R, and New Line released it on January 12, 1990. It was refused classification in the UK upon its initial release. It has since been released on home video in both unrated and rated versions, and a cut version was accepted with an 18 certificate in the UK.

The film was both a critical and commercial failure, grossing $5.7 million at the US box office, making it the poorest performing film in the series at the time, until the release of its sequel Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation in 1995.

Shooting took place in Valencia, California at the end of July 1989. The director intended to film on 16 mm in Texas, but set construction had already begun in California prior to Jeff Burr signing on.

Tom Savini and Peter Jackson were considered to direct before Jonathan Betuel was eventually hired as director.

Peter Jackson, would later go to direct The Lord of the Rings, with Viggo Mortensen as Aragon, for New Line Cinema.

Betuel departed the project for unstated reasons leading to the studio hiring Stepfather II filmmaker Jeff Burr to direct the film.

Songs in the film’s soundtrack, were performed by Hurricane, Laaz Rockit, and Death Angel.

With make up effects, by Greg Nicotero, Howard Berger, and Robert Kurtzman.

Mister Frost is a 1990 supernatural thriller film starring Jeff Goldblum and directed by French filmmaker Philippe Setbon, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Derry Hall, Brad Lynch and Louise Vincent.

It co-starred Kathy Baker and Alan Bates.

Mr. Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. However, even while under psychiatric care and tight hospital security, it becomes obvious that Mr. Frost is not all he seems to be, but he is dangerous nonetheless.

While not a hit, Mister Frost was generally reviewed well. The film occasionally appears on television.

Roger Ebert said of the film, “Mr. Frost" is silly, but not silly enough. The problem with movies like this is that they've forgotten how to be absurd.”

He also noted:

“We've been reading a lot about the new Europe, where currencies and passports will merge, and "Mr. Frost" seems to be the first new European movie. Frost's estate is clearly French, the local police inspector (Bates) is British, other officials seem French or Italian, the psychiatrist is American, and people keep saying there is "absolutely no clue" to Goldblum's origins - as if he didn't speak with an American accent.”

A boy who grew up in a native Sicilian Village returns home as a famous director after receiving news about the death of an old friend.

Told in a flashback, Salvatore reminiscences about his childhood and his relationship with Alfredo, a projectionist at Cinema Paradiso.

Under the fatherly influence of Alfredo, Salvatore fell in love with film making, with the duo spending many hours discussing about films and Alfredo painstakingly teaching Salvatore the skills that became a stepping stone for the young boy into the world of film making.

The film brings the audience through the changes in cinema and the dying trade of traditional film making, editing and screening. It also explores a young boy's dream of leaving his little town to foray into the world outside.

The film was a critical success, and is considered to be one of the greatest films, from the decade, if not ever.

The movie, was made for $5 million and made $36 million internationally.

Four teens summon forth a diminuitive, demonic minion from The Other Side to do their bidding and grant their wishes, but of course, they must all ultimately pay the price.

The audience paid the ultimate price, of watching a bad film, and critics sent the film straight to Hell.

Despite, the graphic nature of the film, and Rated R, no one dies in the film.



Gate II, also featured earlier performances by Simon Reynolds, and Oamela Adlon, and featured effects work by Pamela Adams, Randall Wallace Cook, and Sean Armstrong.

Was originally set to be released by New Century Entertainment which had released the original Gate, but was later sold to Vision International after New Century closed its doors.

The soundtrack featured songs by Tim Baker & The Torontones, Bill Cowsill. and The Wingers.

The Gate II opened in 350 theaters in the US on February 28, 1992, and grossed $2 million.

Long ago in a land with an ailing king, there was a pair of boys who looked exactly alike, a pauper called Mickey and the other, the Crown Prince.

Mickey dreamed of plenty and an easy life as Royalty and the Prince dreamed of the freedom as a subject. Happenstance throws them together and their mutual resemblence inspires the pair to switch identities to see how the other lives.

To their surprise, Mickey learns of the duties and responsibilties of royalty while the Prince learns to his horror that the Royal Captain of the Guard has taken advantage of the existing power vacuum to inflict brutal tyranny on the subjects.

Now the Prince must react to this evil, unaware that the Captain knows about the identity swap and is using it to his own advantage while dominating Mickey who play the Heir to the Throne.

The Prince and the Pauper is a 1990 American animated comedy action-adventure featurette produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and directed by George Scribner.

Featuring the voice of Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse, it is inspired by Mark Twain's 1881 novel of the same name. It was Disney's final use of the traditional ink-and-paint and camera process for a theatrical product.

The film, is also oddly enough co written by Beef, from the film, Phantom of the Paradise himself, Gerritt Graham, and who also did write the screenplays for The Little Mermaid, and Oliver and Company.

It was also released as a short, along with the movie The Rescuers Down Under.

Joey works with Rosalie in their pizza parlor. She is convinced that he works all of the time for them and her world dissolves when she finds that he has been fooling around for years.

Being Catholic, divorce is out of the question, so she and her mother and her best friend decide to kill him. Hopelessly incompetent as killers, they hire incompetent professionals as they beat, poison, and shoot Joey who remains oblivious to their attempts.

The film also featured performances by Keanu Reeves, River Phoenix (both would later be in the film, My Private Idaho), and early performances by Shiri Appleby and Jon Kasdan.

Loosely based on the true story of Frances Toto and her four unsuccessful attempts to kill her cheating husband, Anthony Toto, in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1984.

Anthony spent four days in bed after being drugged and shot by Frances and her friends; who spent four years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder. The Turner Classic Movies website states that this movie's "story was inspired by events in the lives of Anthony and Frances Toto and Barry Giacobe."

It’s totally a comedic moment, if there ever was one.

Ironically, as of 2023 they are still married.

Critics didn’t actually love the film, while audiences just barely liked the film, with the film earning $16.2 million in pizza dough.

En route to Mexico from the United States, Billy the Kid and his associates are pursued by federal agents hell-bent on bringing them to justice.

But when Billy, Doc and Chavez prove too difficult to track down, the frustrated authorities enlist an old friend of theirs, reformed outlaw Pat Garrett, to take down the elusive gunslinger. But Billy has a head start and his crew of outlaws is growing by the minute.

With Young Guns, there was of course going to be a sequel. Critics didn’t think the film, had a quick draw however.

Young Guns II opened on August 1, 1990, in the United States in 1,770 theaters, accumulating $8,017,438 over its opening weekend.

It finished third for the weekend, behind Ghost (in its fourth week) and Presumed Innocent (in its second week).

The film went on to gross $44,143,410 in the United States and Canada. Internationally it grossed $15 million for a worldwide total of $59 million.

The film was also successful on video rental.

Bon Jovi, not only made a cameo in the film, but also had a solo album tied into the film, with Alan Silvestri composing the film’s score.

Lyon Gaultier is a deserter in the Foreign Legion arriving in the USA entirely hard up. He finds his brother between life and death and his sister-in-law without the money needed to heal her husband and to maintain her child.

To earn the money needed, Gaultier decides to take part in some very dangerous clandestine fights.

The film was a critically meh film, especially given that critics normally are not big fans of Jean Van Damme films anyways.

The film was a also a marginally decent film, in theatres.

Ashley Johnson, also made a early performance, in the film.

Lionheart’s soundtrack, featured music by Bill Wray, Merry Clayton, and others.

The film premiered in France on August 1, 1990, and opened in the U.S. on January 11, 1991.

It received lackluster reviews, but marked Van Damme's breakthrough as a theatrical leading man in North America.

It was released in the United Kingdom as A.W.O.L: Absent Without Leave, and in Australia and New Zealand as Wrong Bet, two early titles considered by the producers.

The film, was budgeted at $6 million, and made $24 million domestically.

Joe versus the Volcano is a fable which opens with somewhat surrealistic scenes of the dehumanization of Joe Bank's job and work environment (at a company whose product rather literally screws people) with imagery that seems to have been inspired by the classic film Metropolis.

Joe is diagnosed with an incurable disease, quits his dehumanizing job, and accepts an offer to briefly "live like a king, die like a man" - but to fulfill his agreement he must willingly jump into a live volcano on the island of Waponi Woo in order to appease the volcano god.

En route to the island, Joe meets a series of interesting characters in NYC and LA, then boards a yacht, captained by Patricia Graynamore. During the voyage Joe and Patricia survive disaster, fall in love, and finally arrive at the island where they face their destiny

The film is a prime example, of “magical realism”, a type of movie, that combines elements of day to day life, and merges it with fantasy.

The movie got mixed reviews, and did marginally ok in theatres.

A cover of the song, “Sixteen Tons” by Eric Burdon

Joe Versus the Volcano, also featured an early performance by Nathan Lane.

The film, was made for $25 million, and made $39.4 million.

Also known as “I Come in Peace”, Jack Caine is a Houston vice cop who's forgotten the rule book. His self-appointed mission is to stop the drugs trade and the number one supplier Victor Manning. Whilst involved in an undercover operation to entrap Victor Manning, his partner gets killed, and a sinister newcomer enters the scene.

Along with F.B.I. agent Lawrence Smith, the two investigate a spate of mysterious deaths; normal non-junkies dying of massive heroin overdoses and bearing the same horrific puncture marks on the forehead.

This, coupled with Caine's own evidence, indicates an alien force is present on the streets of Houston, killing and gathering stocks of a rare drug found only in the brain.

Caine is used to fighting the toughest of criminals, but up to now they've all been human.

The original title is Dark Angel; the film was planned to be released under the same title in the United States (which had the latest release) but was renamed by Triumph Releasing to I Come in Peace because of two other movies entitled The Dark Angel (from 1925 and 1935), according to executive producer Mark Damon (in a 1993 interview with UK magazine Impact), who preferred the original title.

Independently made, none of the Hollywood majors were interested in picking this film up for distribution so it was eventually sold to independent distributors around the world.

It became a surprise hit in many countries and in the UK it became EIV's biggest selling VHS rental (at the time) after a small but successful theatrical release.

The film featured “Touch Me Tonight”, by Shooting Star.

As well as songs by XYZ, Bardeux, and others.

The film, featured a film score by Jan Hammer, and earlier screenplay by by David Koepp, and effects work by Jay Mark Johnson, Gabriel Bartalos, Tony Gardner, and Larry Hamlin, and was made for $5–7 million, and garnered 4.35-4.37 million in theatres.

Mark and Jessie Bannister, are yuppies who have everything, great jobs, great life, and a great house. Everything is great, that is until relatives show up, and they destroy everything p.

The only way to get rid of them? Get mad. Real mad.

Also, really bad things happen to poor Mark and Jessie.

The film received a zero from critics, and was one of the last time released by Orion Pictures before they became bankrupt.

The film’s soundtrack, featured songs by Chris Rea and Martha Davis.

It also marked the film debut of Dennis Miller.

Madhouse, made an mad $21.0 million in theatres.

After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left.

Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn't going to stop White.

While he is gunning down the opposition, he decides he's going to give away the money he'll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood.

Drug dealers aren't the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down.

While the film, may have not been a successful movie King of New York became a cult classic film. with some even liking it to the 90’s version of Scarface. The film also had positive film reviews.

Featuring music by Schooly D., which included “Saturday Night” and “Am I Black Enough For You?”

The film, was made for $5 million, and grossed $2.5 million.

After numerous fruitless attempts, the veteran LAPD Detective, John Kimble, has one last chance to put behind bars once and for all the elusive drug kingpin, Cullen Crisp, who is trying to find the whereabouts of his son and his ex-wife who run away with millions of dollars.

In high hopes of picking up clues, the massive officer finds himself at a bustling elementary school in Astoria, Oregon, posing as a substitute kindergarten teacher; however, to keep up the ruse without blowing his cover, John must keep under control a noisy classroom full of intimidating five-year-old adversaries. Can Kimble show them who's boss?

The film was a success in theatres, and ended up getting mixed reviews. Critics how noted that the film exampled that Arnold Schwarzenegger is a lot more than “The Terminator” and “Conan the Barbarian”.

There was a follow up sequel, that was direct to video.

The film’s soundtrack featured the song, “The Party Starts Now!” by Manitoba’s Wild Kingdom.

The film also was the earliest performances for Ross Malinger, Odette Annable, Heidi Svedberg, Adam Wylie, and Angela Bassett.

Kindergarten Cop, was made for $26 million, and earned $202 million.

Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue is a 1990 American animated television propaganda film starring many characters from several animated television series at the time of its release.

Financed by McDonald's, Ronald McDonald Children's Charities, it was originally simulcast for a limited time on April 21, 1990, on all four major American television networks (by supporting their Saturday morning characters): ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox[a], and most independent stations, as well as various cable networks.

McDonald's released a VHS home video edition of the special distributed by Buena Vista Home Video, which opened with an introduction from President George H. W. Bush, First Lady Barbara Bush and their dog, Millie.

All your favourite cartoon characters, from Alf, to Garfield to the Chipmunks come to the rescue of Michael, a teenager who is a functional drug addict.

Can they come to his rescue? Will you feel like you are weirded out by the whole short film? Possibly, yes.

For a long time, it was reported that the special was never rerun because Garfield was used without the permission of his creator, Jim Davis. Garfield and Friends writer Mark Evanier stated that Davis approved of Garfield's appearance, but the special could only be shown for a limited time as part of the agreement.

Some of the cartoon characters are explained as being in "the real world" by being represented as toys that magically come to life, or as characters on a comic book page, but several others simply show up in their cartoon form with no explanation whatsoever.

Which more or less, sums up this truly bonkers, video.

You won’t likely ever see this baby, on any physical media outside of VHS, but somewhere on the Net, you could relieve the trippy experience, of seeing again. Or for the first time!

Featuring the voice of George C. Scott? As well as a early performance by Jason Marsden.

The musical number "Wonderful Ways to Say No" was written by Academy Award-winning composer, Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, who also wrote the songs for Walt Disney Animation Studios' The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin.

The production has been considered a time capsule of animation history during the time period of the US war on drugs, and has been ridiculed as “propaganda”[10] and “preachy”.

It’s like Reefer Madness, meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit!

14-year-old Lisa is raised by her unmarried mother Katherine who overprotects her by forbidding her to date until she's 16.

In despair, Lisa and schoolmate Wendy make up a game that consists of inferring attractive men's phone numbers from their car ID and calling them anonymously. Lisa begins a passionate phone relationship with the last man, the handsome Richard...unaware that he is a sex maniac and a psycho killer..

The film, featured earlier performances by Jeffrey Tambor, D.W.Moffstt, and Staci Keanan, it was the last MGM/United Artists release to be released on home video by CBS/Fox Video.

Richard is loosely based on Richard Ramirez, the notorious "Night Stalker" who killed fourteen people in the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas between April 1984 and August 1985.

Victims reported the smell of "Leather" and had scary eyes.

Lisa was originally rated "R" by the MPAA, Gary Sherman protested the rating and was able get the ratings board to change it to "PG-13".

The film’s soundtrack, featured songs by Bo Diddley, The Burns Sisters, Elmore James, and others.

Lisa, grossed $4.3 million in theatres.

The bad guys are after John Hatcher and his family. Bad idea, because they are MARKED FOR DEATH!

Marked for Death is a 1990 American action film directed by Dwight H. Little.

The film stars Steven Seagal as John Hatcher, a former DEA troubleshooter who returns to his Illinois hometown to find it taken over by a gang of vicious Jamaican drug dealers led by Screwface.

Using a combination of fear and Obeah, a Jamaican syncretic religion of West African and Caribbean origin similar to Haitian vodou and Santería, Screwface rules the drug trade in Hatcher's Lincoln Heights.

Critics didn’t think it all that great, audiences and fans of Steven Seagal liked the film, and to this very day feel like his one of his best films.

The soundtrack featured music by Peter Tosh, Tone Loc, Shabba Ranks, Jimmy Cliff, and others.

Marked For Death, was made for 12 million, and made $58 million.

It was also released, by 20th Century Fox and not Marked For Disney+!

Henry Hill might be a small time gangster, who may have taken part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who might have set their sights a bit higher.

His two partners could kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to think about climbing up through the hierarchy of the Mob.

Henry, however, might be badly affected by his partners' success, but will he consider stooping low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy?

Based on the book “Wiseguys” by Nicholas Pileggi, the film was a critical, financial success, and also considered to be one of the greatest gangster films, of all time.

Goodfellas, was also nominated for dozens of awards, including best picture at the Oscars.

The film, featured earlier performances by Debi Mazar, Samuel L. Jackson, Tobin Bell, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Imperioli, Vincent Pastore, Illeana Douglas, and Vincent Gallo.

Goodfellas’ soundtrack the song “Layla” by Derek and the Dominos, Rolling Stones, Muddy Waters, Bobby Darin, and others.

Goodfellas’s budget was at $25 million dollars, and ended the caper with $47.1 million.

Over the years, it’s considered to be a classic movie, one of Martin Scorsese’s best films, and one of the greatest gangster movies, ever.

On June 12, 2022 Henry Hill died the most non mafia way possible. Not by a bullet, but by a heart attack.

Based on the classic book, by William Golding and later made into a movie in 1963, a group of American military school cadets end up on a deserted island, after a plane crash.

Left to their own devices, they become savages, with one group lead by Jack who wants to have a “society free from any rules”, and Ralph, the more pragmatic of the two wants a more civilized law based society.

Things go really horrible from there. Critics praised the performances, but felt that the film strayed too far away, from the source material.

Regardless, the film bombed anyway. It also marked the film debuts of Balthazar Getty and James Badge Dale.

Interesting fact, screenplay is credited to Sara Schiff. Schiff is the pseudonym of author Jay Presson Allen.

The screenplay was her last film work before her death in 2006. She was reportedly dissatisfied by the final product and had her name removed, hence the attribution to a pseudonym.

The film, was made for $9 million, and escaped with $13 million, and was filmed in Kaua'i, Hawaii, and Port Antonio, Jamaica.

“We did everything that the adults, would have done. What went wrong?”

He’s lewd, crude, obnoxious, bad to the bone, offensive, and a babe magnet. And the world’s greatest rock n’ roll detective.

In fact, Baby... He’s the only one! He’s Ford Fairlane!

So, dial 1-800-UNBELIEVABLE! Oooh!

In all fairness, it’s an actual mileage may kind of vary,

Ford "Mr. Rock n' Roll Detective" Fairlane is experiencing problems, and it's not with the opposite sex. One of them is that all the rock stars pay him with drum sticks, koala bears, food processors and bicycle shorts.

Another one of them is that all his employers that want him to find a girl named Zuzu Petals before she get killed. Why didn't he become a fisherman's detective instead?

Critics found it to be unbelievably bad, with Roger Ebert giving the film 1 star out of a possible 4, and called the film "loud, ugly and mean-spirited" but he also suggested that Clay had the confidence and screen presence for a successful acting career if he could move beyond his shtick.

Despite the low box office, it became a cult classic.

There was also the soundtrack, which “Cradle of Love” by Billy Idol.

There were also songs by Shelia E., Yello, Tone Loc, Motley Crue, and others.

The film, was made for $20 million, and earned $21.4 million, in theatres.

Mac, the two fisted savy cop finds that he's being saddled with a new partner, a known burn out, to work with him on a new and difficult case.

The new partner is, Ellis, an amazing detective, one who puts Sherlock Holmes to shame with his lightning fast deductions. Ellis has a couple of problems.

He keeps assuming the personalities of entire casts of Television shows. This can be a problem when people begin shooting at them

The film, also had earlier performances by David Allan Grier, and Tobin Bell.

The film’s soundtrack, featured Yvonne Murray, Peter Aykroyd, and as well “Loose Cannons” by Dan Aykroyd and Katey Sagal.

Loose Cannons, was and is considered to be one of the worst films, of all time.

Upon release by Tri-Star Pictures on February 9, 1990, the film was a critical and financial bomb, bringing in only $5.5 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.

Left alone during the holidays, Kevin McCaliister ends up having to safe guard the house from Harry and Marv, two dimwit burglars, but not before having fun being by himself p.

However, Kevin starts missing his family, and his mom heads back home, in order to be reunited.

It’s hard not to state how gargantuan the movie, was at the box office, or that it made Macaulay Culkin into a overnight global super star.

Home Alone is considered to a holiday classic, and many sequels have followed as well.

Truly, the film’s reputation has grown overtime, and it’s hard not to see why.

The soundtrack also featured music by John Williams, and the Christmas favourite song “Somewhere In My Memory”.

The film, featured earlier performances by Macaulay Culkin, Kieran Culkin, Hope Davis, Kristin Minter, Angela Goethals, and Devin Ratay.

Made for Budget $18 million, at $476.7 million, Home Alone became a big hit, and started Macaulay Culkin Mania.

For better, and or for worse. Depending on who you ask.

They met when they were nine. They've been through...1,352 Monday meetings, 27 bad haircuts, 12 blind dates, 5 vows of celibacy, 3,004 late night phone calls, 14 "miracle" diets and one major misunderstanding

The film, featured earlier performances by Nathan Lane, and Ashley Peldon, and critics felt that the film was a literal lemon,

It was made for $9 million, and earned a sour $3,473,90.

November 1984, at the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union creates a new nuclear submarine that runs silent due to a revolutionary propulsion system.

The Russian submarine captain, Marko Ramius, defects. His goal is taking it to the U.S. to prevent the Russians from using it to start nuclear war against the U.S.

The first Jack Ryan film, to be made, latter followed by sequels, and a TV series, with the character created by Tom Clancy.

The Hunt For Red October, was a financial success, and considered to be one of Sean Connery’s finest performances.

Shane Black, also has a uncredited cameo in the film.

The Hunt for Red October, was made for $30 million, and earned $200.5 million.

The film, also featured a film score by Basi Poledouris, and earlier performances by Rick Ducommun and Gates McFadden.

Based on the novel, “Hell Hath No Fury” by Charles Williams, whenthe drifter Harry Madox reaches a small town in Texas, he gets a job as used car salesman with the dealer George Harshaw and settles down in a hotel room.

During a fire, Harry observes that the local bank is left empty and open without any security. Soon he plots a scheme to rob the bank, provoking a fire in his room to distract the employees.

When Harry meets George's wife Dolly Harshaw, the easy woman teases him and they have sex. Harry becomes the prime suspect of the bank heist and is arrested, but Dolly provides the necessary alibi to release him and then blackmails him into having a love affair with her. However,

Harry falls in love with Gloria Harper, who works as an accountant at the dealership. He discovers that Gloria is being blackmailed by the despicable Frank Sutton, and he decides to press Sutton.

The film featured songs by K.D. Lang, Billy Squires, Hank Williams, Jr and others.

The film was a mixed critical success, and it wasn’t very hot from audiences.

It was made for $10 million, and earned $1,293,976.

Keen young Raymond Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady.

Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

The film was a mixed critical success, and did ok in theatres.

The film, also featured a early performance by Elijah Wood.

The film, was made for $15 million, and earned $47.7 million.

On 06 Oct 1971, in Vietnam, the American soldier Jacob Singer is wounded by a bayonet during an attack to his platoon.

He wakes up in a New York subway while going home late at night after working overtime in the post office. He is divorced from Sarah, lives with his colleague and lover Jezebel in a small Brooklyn apartment and misses his young son Gabe, who died in an accident for which Jacob feels responsible.

During the next days, Jacob is chased by demons and finds the army conspiracy against him, while having strange visions during different moments of his life.

The film, was one of the earlier performances by Macaulay Culkin, who would later become one of the highest paid child actors at the time.

The film was a mixed critical success, and a moderate success, and was later followed by a remake.

Also making earlier performances, Kyle Gass, Lewis Black, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jason Alexander, Patricia Kalember, and Ving Rhames.

The film, featured music by Maurice Jarre, with visual effects by Jay McClennen, Brian Ripley, William Bishop, and Connie Brinks.

Jacob’s Ladder, was made for $25 million, and earned $26.1 million in theatres.

House Party is a 1990 American comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin. It stars Christopher "Kid" Reid and Christopher "Play" Martin of the popular hip hop duo Kid 'n Play, and also stars Paul Anthony, Bow-Legged Lou and B-Fine from Full Force, and Robin Harris (who died of a heart attack nine days after House Party was released).

The film also starred Martin Lawrence, Tisha Campbell, A.J. Johnson, Daryl "Chill" Mitchell and Gene "Groove" Allen (of Groove B. Chill), Kelly Jo Minter, John Witherspoon, with a cameo by funk musician George Clinton. This was one of Harris' final acting roles before his death.

The film was written and directed by Reginald Hudlin, based on his award-winning Harvard University student film.

The film grossed over $26 million in its run at the box office with its widest release being 700 theaters. The film has since become a cult classic.

Upon its initial release, the film garnered critical acclaim.

The lead roles were originally written for DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince.

The soundtrack featured songs by Full Force, Kid ‘N Play, Eric B. & Rakim, Luther Vandross, and others.

Based on the popular cartoon series, this animated movie, set in a time filled with family-sized spacecrafts and intergalactic travel, begins with hardworking family man George Jetson ecstatic when his cranky boss, Mr. Spacely, gives him a promotion that relocates him, his wife (Penny Singleton) and the rest of his family to the far reaches of space.

However, while other family members are enjoying the move, George finds trouble at the new job right away.

Also contributing voices, to the film were Tiffany, Brad Garrett, and Timothy Stack.

Jetsons: The Movie, was last film projects for George O'Hanlon, Penny Singleton and Mel Blanc, and also the last theatrical movie to be directed or produced by both William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, before they passed away in 2001 and 2006 respectively.

And it was the final Hanna-Barbera movie of the classic era, until Ted Turner bought the animation studio along with Ruby-Spears in 1991 following the acquisition of Time Warner in 1996.

The film’s soundtrack, featured songs by XXL, Shane Sutton, Tiffany, Steven McClintock, and Garm Beall, and music composed by John Debney.

We will miss you, George.

The film, was made for $8 million, and rocketed off with $20.3 million.

Generation X, your clown phobias may have started here!

Thanks to your “friend”, Pennywise! The clown of your nightmares! Based on the terrifying novel, by Stephen King and it’s cantered about friends heading back to their hometown.

But Pennywise may have the last laugh, forever! Tim Curry played the clown, and was iconic for this role and he was scary!

Originally titled Stephen King's It, this two-part TV movie first aired on November 18 and 20, 1990. The story starts in Maine, where a small child is lured into the hands of what audiences everywhere can be assured is one mean clown.

The 30-year struggle against an evil supernatural force that masquerades as a circus clown named Pennywise begins in 1960 and spans until 1990. Featured are a group of six young men and one young woman who call themselves "the lucky seven" and are the unfortunate targets of Pennywise from pre-adolescence into their mid-forties.

The lucky seven emerge physically intact but emotionally scathed after their first battle with Pennywise -- who is a self-labeled "eater of worlds...and children." When Pennywise returns 30 years later, the seven are forced to remember their terrifying past and faced with the prospect of destroying him once and for all.

The film also marked the earliest film performances from Seth Green and Jonathan Brandis.

The TV mini series scared many, critics felt that it was just scary enough.

Stephen King’s It, was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Chicago, Illinois.

The film’s soundtrack featured music composed by Richard Bellis, with effects by John Thomas, John Deall, and Glen Warren, Jr.

Burt Simpson is nearing retirement and he finds that he has a disease that will kill him within days. He then finds that his life insurance only pays off if he is killed in the line of duty.

In order to leave something to his wife and children, Simpson becomes super cop, ignoring danger and trying his best to get killed.

The film, didn’t quite find a audience, willing to spend time watching Short Time, and critics didn’t either.

Roger Ebert, said of Short Time, “We are safely in sitcom country, and this is another one of those movies that is careful not to give the audience too much to worry or think about.“

Time travellers from the 23rd century return to 1992 to warn Japan that Godzilla will cause a catastrophic nuclear incident in the 21st century and suggest a way to rid the world of him forever.

They intend to go back to 1944, to Ragos Island, where a dinosaur was exposed to radiation from the Bikini H-Bomb test and became Godzilla. Upon completion of this task, King Ghidrah appears in 1992 and the visitors' true plan is discovered.

They wish to destroy Japan so it will not become the dominant economic force. Luckily for the Japanese, Godzilla was still created and will now fight Ghidrah.

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (Japanese: ゴジラvsキングギドラ, Hepburn: Gojira tai Kingu Gidora) is a 1991 Japanese kaiju film written and directed by Kazuki Ōmori and produced by Shōgo Tomiyama.

The film, produced and distributed by Toho Studios, is the 18th film in the Godzilla franchise, and is the third film in the franchise's Heisei period.

Joe's a car salesman with a problem. He has two days to sell 12 cars or he loses his job.

This would be a difficult task at the best of times but Joe has to contend with his girlfriends (he's two timing), a missing teenage daughter and an ex-wife. What more could go wrong ?

A lot, enter a crazy jealous husband with a machine gun.

Critics felt it was moderately funny, and audiences didn’t actually buy from the car lot.

The film’s soundtrack, featured songs Precious Metal, Julia Lee, and Ry Codder.

Cadillac Man is a 1990 American black comedy film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Robin Williams and Tim Robbins.

The plot of the film centers on car salesman Joey O'Brien (Williams) whose life is consumed by turmoil, which all comes to a head when his dealership is taken hostage by Larry, a crazed motorcyclist.

The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $27.6 million against its $15 million budget.