SHR - 1988
Created for the Self Help Radio* show "1988", which aired on KFFD-LP 98.3/KFFP-LP 90.3 Portland (freeformportland.org) on 1/18/24. (*not a self help show)
Films on the list are listed on IMDb as US productions or co-productions and released in 1988.
More info here:
https://bsky.app/profile/robotcat.bsky.social/post/3kja2bj76og2d
https://twitter.com/robotmonkeycat/status/1747825774684426638
Also, check out the YouTube playlists I made with trailers & full films from the list:
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYQ-W1-Qmbcdm3414Aa0FNqe
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYQzj7bxofEZJvJGkeSLcbtZ
Films on the list are listed on IMDb as US productions or co-productions and released in 1988.
More info here:
https://bsky.app/profile/robotcat.bsky.social/post/3kja2bj76og2d
https://twitter.com/robotmonkeycat/status/1747825774684426638
Also, check out the YouTube playlists I made with trailers & full films from the list:
Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYQ-W1-Qmbcdm3414Aa0FNqe
Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYQzj7bxofEZJvJGkeSLcbtZ
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- DirectorDonald G. JacksonR.J. KizerStarsJulius LeFloreRCBRoddy PiperAfter a worldwide nuclear war, where 68% of the male population was wiped out and virile men becoming a rarity, Sam Hell, a scavenger and a highly virile man, is assigned to help rescue a group of fertile women kidnapped by humanoid frogs.
- DirectorDavid DeCoteauStarsAndras JonesLinnea QuigleyRobin StilleAs part of a sorority ritual, pledges and their male companions steal a trophy from a bowling alley; unbeknownst to them, it contains a devilish imp who makes their lives a living Hell.
- DirectorKen WiederhornStarsJames KarenThom MathewsMichael KenworthyCurious kids unearth the barrels that previously helped revive the dead, which proves the second time's an undead charm.
- DirectorMichael RitchieStarsDan AykroydWalter MatthauCharles GrodinWhen a burnt-out shrink needs a temp, a charming escaped convict takes over his practice and radio show.
- DirectorAaron NorrisStarsChuck NorrisAki AleongRoland Harrah IIIBraddock mounts a one-man assault to free his wife and son who are still being held in a Vietnam prison camp.
- DirectorBill FishmanStarsJohn CusackTim RobbinsMary CrosbyA couple of creative losers accidently become big shots in the video music industry.
- DirectorRip TornStarsWhoopi GoldbergSevern DardenAmy WrightA crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.
- DirectorJames FargoStarsJoseph BottomsMarla HeasleyRobert LoganA race-car driver falls in love with a beautiful Italian automobile engineer who is travelling the NASCAR circuit to sell her controversial engine technology.
- DirectorFrank HenenlotterStarsRick HearstGordon MacDonaldJennifer LowryOne morning, a young man wakes to find that a small, disgusting creature has attached itself to the base of his brain stem. The creature gives him a euphoric state of happiness but demands human victims in return.
- DirectorCirio H. SantiagoStarsRebecca HoldenChuck WagnerLynn-Holly JohnsonIn the year 2021, women have been enslaved by men, with their only hope for freedom lying in the hands of a nomadic band of maiden warriors. The maiden warriors Alee and Vera tap Marya and her hawk to help them.
- DirectorJohn HughesStarsKevin BaconElizabeth McGovernAlec BaldwinYoung newlyweds find out just how unprepared they are for their future together.
- DirectorJames B. HarrisStarsJames WoodsLesley Ann WarrenCharles DurningAn obsessive, insubordinate homicide cop is convinced a serial killer is loose in the Hollywood area and disobeys orders in order to catch him.
- DirectorGodfrey ReggioStarsChristie BrinkleyDavid BrinkleyPatrick DisantoAn exploration of technologically developing nations and the effect the transition to Western-style modernization has had on them.
- DirectorDusty NelsonStarsElizabeth KaitanJohn TylerRhonda DortonJulie, a college student, is sexually assaulted by two fellow students. Desperate for revenge, she makes contact with a necromancer, who begins using her demonic powers to get rid of any guy Julie hates.
- DirectorNewt ArnoldStarsJean-Claude Van DammeDonald GibbLeah Ayres"Bloodsport" follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur.
- DirectorFrancis MegahyStarsPierce BrosnanRay McAnallyAlison DoodyAn Irish tough-guy debt collector is asked by his local community to help rid the town of developers bent on building a chemical plant on the outskirts of town. The developers are ruthless and have sent their heavies into town to keep the locals quiet.
- DirectorRalph L. ThomasStarsDonald SutherlandChad LoweMia SaraThe small beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch community is rocked by a series of bizarre events which lead to a web of deception, violence and murder. Apprentice to Murder is a story of infatuation with love, dreams, and out-of-world temptations.
- DirectorSteven KovacsStarsEric LarsonRobert LockeNeil Young'68 covers exactly one year (January 1st through December 31st) in the lives of Zoltan Szabo and his family, Hungarian immigrants, working hard to make a life in San Francisco in 1968. The Szabos tries to adjust to the new country, changing times and each other. The year covered was one of particular cultural change in the US and this interplays with the cultural changes occurring around Zoltan, his wife and his two college-age sons.
- DirectorMichael A. SimpsonStarsPamela SpringsteenRenée EstevezTony HigginsA sex-changed slasher returns as a camp counselor.
- DirectorAndy SidarisStarsSteve BondDona SpeirHope Marie CarltonAfter his brother got eliminated in Hard Ticket to Hawaii (1987), a crime lord triggers a ruthless hunt against all agents responsible, and the remaining agents will have to avenge their fallen comrades.
- DirectorLarry BrandStarsKim DelaneyTimothy BottomsAl ShannonA young interior designer with a jealous boyfriend has a one-night stand with a handsome drifter who won't go away.
- DirectorRobert SkotakStarsJanice FabianChristian LeeLarry BagbyInsect-like aliens invade a small town. The local teenagers have been watching a sci-fi marathon in the local theater, and from those films they get ideas on how to fight the creatures.
- DirectorAlan MetterStarsRichard PryorBeverly ToddStacey DashArlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems.
- DirectorRoger VadimStarsRebecca De MornayVincent SpanoFrank LangellaAspiring and incarcerated rock singer, Robin Shea (Rebecca De Mornay) seduces hardworking carpenter Billy Moran (Vincent Spano). Robin marries Billy to get out of jail, but Robin's concerns are on politician James Tiernan (Frank Langella).
- DirectorPaul GoldingStarsCliff De YoungRoxanne HartJoey LawrenceA visiting son tries to warn his father and stepmother that they are being menaced by a living and intelligent pulse of electricity that moves from house to house and terrorizes the residents therein.
