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Worst Films of 1989

by christophershobris • Created 9 years ago • Modified 9 years ago
Coming to the end of the 80's for films. Good films come as often as bad ones do. These films are considered the stink piles of the year, as we go back in time to find those films we would like to forget. So why are we? Well its just as fun to point out the bad as much as the good. These will be listed by the percentage given by Rotten Tomatoes.com. Enjoy!
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  • Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, and Meredith Salenger in Dream a Little Dream (1989)

    1. Dream a Little Dream

    19891h 54mPG-1332Metascore
    5.7 (8.3K)
    An accident puts the consciousness of an elderly dream researcher into the body of a bratty teenager. The problem? The kid prefers dreamworld limbo to real life.
    DirectorMarc RoccoStarsCorey FeldmanJason RobardsCorey Haim
    0%
  • Rob Hedden and Kane Hodder in Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

    2. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan

    19891h 40mR14Metascore
    4.5 (46K)
    Jason Voorhees is accidentally awakened from his watery grave and ends up stalking a ship full of graduating high-school students headed to Manhattan, New York.
    DirectorRob HeddenStarsJensen DaggettKane HodderTodd Caldecott
    9%
  • Christopher Walken in Communion (1989)

    3. Communion

    19891h 47mR
    5.5 (8.3K)
    On December 26, 1985, Whitley Strieber has a strange nightmare. In the following days, plagued by painful headaches, his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. Later, under hypnosis, he realizes that his dream was not a dream at all.
    DirectorPhilippe MoraStarsChristopher WalkenLindsay CrouseFrances Sternhagen
    10%
  • Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor in See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)

    4. See No Evil, Hear No Evil

    19891h 43mR44Metascore
    6.8 (61K)
    Dave is deaf, and Wally is blind. They witness a murder, but it was Dave who was looking at her, and Wally who was listening.
    DirectorArthur HillerStarsRichard PryorGene WilderJoan Severance
    13%
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Ralf Moeller, Vincent Klyn, and Haley Peterson in Cyborg (1989)

    5. Cyborg

    19891h 26mR24Metascore
    5.0 (36K)
    A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
    DirectorAlbert PyunStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDeborah RichterVincent Klyn
    14%
  • Three Fugitives (1989)

    6. Three Fugitives

    19891h 36mPG-1340Metascore
    6.2 (13K)
    A reformed bank robber is taken hostage by a desperate man during a bank hold up, but is forced to go on the run with his captor when they're both mistakenly thought to be in cahoots.
    DirectorFrancis VeberStarsNick NolteMartin ShortSarah Rowland Doroff
    15%
  • Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in The Karate Kid Part III (1989)

    7. The Karate Kid Part III

    19891h 52mPG36Metascore
    5.3 (73K)
    Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsRalph MacchioPat MoritaRobyn Lively
    16%
  • Clint Eastwood and Bernadette Peters in Pink Cadillac (1989)

    8. Pink Cadillac

    19892h 2mPG-1347Metascore
    5.4 (13K)
    Skip tracer Tommy looks for bail-jumper Lou Ann. Her crime is marrying Roy, who left counterfeit money in their mobile home and got her arrested. She leaves Roy in his pink Cadillac full of money. His psycho friends want their money back.
    DirectorBuddy Van HornStarsClint EastwoodBernadette PetersTimothy Carhart
    17%
  • James Earl Jones, Sally Kirkland, and Eric Roberts in Best of the Best (1989)

    9. Best of the Best

    19891h 37mPG-1326Metascore
    6.4 (16K)
    A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country - can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
    DirectorRobert RadlerStarsEric RobertsJames Earl JonesSally Kirkland
    17%
  • Kevin Kline and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The January Man (1989)

    10. The January Man

    19891h 37mR33Metascore
    5.5 (9.7K)
    Two years after being forced out of the NYPD, quirky Nick Starkey is rehired by the mayor to help catch a serial killer after 11 women are murdered in the city.
    DirectorPat O'ConnorStarsKevin KlineMary Elizabeth MastrantonioSusan Sarandon
    21%
  • Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor in Harlem Nights (1989)

    11. Harlem Nights

    19891h 56mR16Metascore
    6.1 (26K)
    During the 1930s, a New York City illegal gambling house owner and his associates must deal with strong competition, gangsters, and corrupt cops in order to stay in business.
    DirectorEddie MurphyStarsEddie MurphyRichard PryorRedd Foxx
    21%
  • DeepStar Six (1989)

    12. DeepStar Six

    19891h 39mR34Metascore
    5.3 (14K)
    A team of navy personnel stationed at a temporary base at the bottom of the ocean and tasked with setting up nuclear missiles discovers a huge underwater cavern which houses a giant prehistoric creature.
    DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsGreg EviganNancy EverhardTaurean Blacque
    23%
  • K-9 (1989)

    13. K-9

    19891h 41mPG-1344Metascore
    6.1 (37K)
    To stop an elusive criminal, a maverick detective enlists the aid of a police dog who's an unusually intelligent smart alec.
    DirectorRod DanielStarsJim BelushiMel HarrisKevin Tighe
    22%
  • Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)

    14. Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

    19891h 34mR
    5.8 (350)
    While his mining colleagues are on yet another strike, Bert Rigby decides to try his luck in show business.
    DirectorCarl ReinerStarsRobert LindsayRobbie ColtraneCathryn Bradshaw
    23%
  • Heart of Dixie (1989)

    15. Heart of Dixie

    19891h 35mPG
    5.2 (887)
    Three young sorority women try to find love with potential men, while worrying about changes in their way of life when integration begins at their college in 1957 segregated Alabama.
    DirectorMartin DavidsonStarsAlly SheedyVirginia MadsenPhoebe Cates
    24%
  • Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis in The Wizard (1989)

    16. The Wizard

    19891h 40mPG23Metascore
    6.1 (17K)
    A boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.
    DirectorTodd HollandStarsFred SavageLuke EdwardsJenny Lewis
    28%
  • Thomas Jane in The Punisher (2004)

    17. The Punisher

    20042h 4mR33Metascore
    6.4 (176K)
    An undercover FBI agent becomes a vigilante and sets out to unleash his wrath upon the corrupt businessman who slaughtered his entire family at a reunion.
    DirectorJonathan HensleighStarsThomas JaneJohn TravoltaSamantha Mathis
    28%
  • Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)

    18. Bloodhounds of Broadway

    19891h 33mPG
    5.3 (1.5K)
    Broadway was never brighter and never roared louder than New Year's Eve, 1928, when anything could happen-and did. A four part short story musical co-starring Madonna, Jennifer Grey, and Matt Dillon.
    DirectorHoward BrooknerStarsJosef SommerMadonnaTony Azito
    30%
  • Denzel Washington in For Queen & Country (1988)

    19. For Queen & Country

    19881h 45mR
    5.6 (2.7K)
    A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty.
    DirectorMartin StellmanStarsDenzel WashingtonDorian HealySean Chapman
    31%
  • Criminal Law (1988)

    20. Criminal Law

    19881h 57mR
    5.7 (5K)
    A Boston defense attorney gets his wealthy client off for murder, then suspects him of killing again.
    DirectorMartin CampbellStarsGary OldmanKevin BaconTess Harper
    33%
  • Tango & Cash (1989)

    21. Tango & Cash

    19891h 44mR41Metascore
    6.4 (118K)
    Framed by their ruthless arch-nemesis, a pair of mismatched LAPD officers must put their differences aside to get even with the brutal crime baron who sent them to rot in a maximum-security prison.
    DirectorAndrei KonchalovskyStarsSylvester StalloneKurt RussellTeri Hatcher
    34%
  • Chevy Chase in Fletch Lives (1989)

    22. Fletch Lives

    19891h 35mPG40Metascore
    6.1 (24K)
    After receiving an inheritance in Louisiana, Los Angeles reporter Irwin Fletcher heads to the Belle Isle plantation where he gets himself into hilarious trouble.
    DirectorMichael RitchieStarsChevy ChaseHal HolbrookJulianne Phillips
    37%
  • Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr in She-Devil (1989)

    23. She-Devil

    19891h 39mPG-1345Metascore
    5.7 (20K)
    A surprisingly resourceful housewife vows revenge on her husband when he begins an affair with a wealthy romance novelist.
    DirectorSusan SeidelmanStarsMeryl StreepRoseanne BarrEd Begley Jr.
    41%

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