1989 in film
See also:
1988 in film,
other events of 1989,
1990 in film,
list of 'years in film'.
Events Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia for $20 million. (Basinger would lose the town to her partner in the deal, the pension fund of Chicago-based Ameritech Corp, in 1993 after being forced to file for bankruptcy when a California judge ordered her to pay $7.4 million for refusing to honor a verbal contract to star in the movie Boxing Helena.) Mike Myers and Rob Lowe join SNL February - Filming begins on Back to the Future Part II June - Filming of Back to the Future Part II is completed June 23 - The movie Batman is released in the United States. August - Filming begins on Back to the Future Part III September - Christina Applegate moves to college December - Filming of Back to the Future Part III is completed
Top grossing films Batman, directed by Tim Burton, starring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, starring Harrison Ford Lethal Weapon 2, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover Look Who's Talking Twins, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito Back to the Future Part II, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Ghostbusters II, starring Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray The Little Mermaid Driving Miss Daisy Parenthood, starring Steve Martin
Best Picture: Driving Miss Daisy - Majestic Films International, Zanuck Company., Warner Bros.Best Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot Best Actress: Jessica Tandy -Driving Miss Daisy
Births January 3 - Alex D. Linz March 5 - Jake Lloyd July 23 - Daniel Radcliffe
DeathsJanuary 20 - Beatrice Lillie, actressFebruary 3 - Lionel Newman, composerFebruary 3 - John Cassavetes, actor, director February 11 - George O'Hanlon, actor/director. April 26 - Lucille Ball, film and television actressMay 20 - Gilda Radner, actress June 28 - Joris Ivens, filmmaker July 3 - Jim Backus, actor July 10 - Mel Blanc, voice actor July 11 - Laurence Olivier, actorAugust 16 - Amanda Blake, actress October 4 - Graham Chapman, comedian October 6 - Bette Davis, actressOctober 16 - Cornel Wilde, actorOctober 20 - Anthony Quayle, actorNovember 20 - Lynn Bari, actressDecember 16 - Aileen Pringle, actressDecember 16 - Silvana Mangano, actressDecember 16 - Lee Van Cleef, actor
Other movies released The Abyss Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Born on the Fourth of July Bride of Re-Animator Dance 'Til Dawn Dead Calm Dead Poets Society Do the Right Thing Field of Dreams Ghostbusters II Glory Going Overboard, starring Adam Sandler Great Balls of Fire the Jerry Lee Lewis Story Harlem Nights Leningrad Cowboys Go America, directed by Aki Kaurismäki, starring Leningrad Cowboys Licence to Kill, from the James Bond series The Little Mermaid with Jodi Benson Honey, I Shrunk The Kids My Left Foot Mystery Train New York Stories Rattle and Hum Uncle Buck, starring John Candy The War of the Roses, starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner When Harry Met Sally
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