Top 10 Films of 1988...

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1988...

A generational changing of the guards occurred, as vinyl is outsold by CDs for the first time - Ben Johnson had his gold medals stripped for juicing, thus laying the groundwork for the pathetic douchebag athletes of today like a certain B. Bonds - "Who shot JR?" became the stuff of water cooler conversations aplenty

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".

The Callaghan Best Films of 1988 List:

01 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
02 Die Hard
03 Rain Man
04 Willow
05 Big
06 Beetle Juice
07 Scrooged
08 A Fish Called Wanda
09 Tequila Sunrise
10 Frantic

Honorable Mentions:

-Bull Durham

-Cocktail (what kind of booze hound would I be if I didn’t mention this one?)

-Eight Men Out


Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Rain Man
Shoulda Won: Who Framed Roger Rabbit *Not even nominated
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Best Director
Who Won: Barry Levinson (Rain Man)
Shoulda Won: Robert Zemeckis (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) *Not even nominated
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Best Actor
Who Won: Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Jodie Foster (The Accused)
Shoulda Won: Susan Surandon (Bull Durham) *Not even nominated
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Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda)
Shoulda Won: Tom Cruise (Rain Man) *Not even nominated
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Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist)
Shoulda Won: Michelle Pfeiffer (Tequila Sunrise) *Not even nominated
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Best Cinematography
Who Won: Peter Biziou (Mississippi Burning)
Shoulda Won: Adrian Biddle (Willow) *Not even nominated
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Best Score
Who Won: Dave Grusin (The Milagro Beanfield War)
Shoulda Won: Danny Elfman (Scrooged) *Not even nominated
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Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1988&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1988 by total votes

-and-

The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1989
 
01 Rain Man
02 Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
03 The Last Temptation of Christ
04 Big
05 Die Hard
06 Beetle Juice
07 Scrooged
08 A Fish Called Wanda
09 Tequila Sunrise
10 Bull Durham

Honorable Mentions:

-Cocktail

-Frantic

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Rain Man
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Barry Levinson (Rain Man)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Jodie Foster (The Accused)
Shoulda Won: Susan Surandon (Bull Durham) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda)
Shoulda Won: Tom Cruise (Rain Man) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist)
Shoulda Won: Michelle Phieffer (Dangerous Liasons

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Peter Biziou (Mississippi Burning)
Shoulda Won: Adrian Biddle (Willow) *Not even nominated

Best Score
Who Won: Dave Grusin (The Milagro Beanfield War)
Shoulda Won: Danny Elfman (Scrooged) *Not even nominated

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Running On Empty
Die Hard
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Bull Durham
Big
Dangerous Liaisons
Tucker
The Naked Gun
Shoot to Kill
Working Girl

Guilty pleasure of '88: They Live
 
1. Dead Ringers
2. Beetlejuice
3. Die Hard
4. Who Fromed Roger Rabbit
5. Stand and deliver (Can anyone say Math class)
6. Halloween 4, sorry I'm a fan.
7. Coming to America
8. Rain man
9. Another Women
10. The Blob
 
1. Decalogue 4 - "Honor thy father and thy mother."
2. Decalogue 3 - "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."
3. Decalogue 1 - "I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt have no other gods before me."
4. Decalogue 2 - "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord they God in vain."
5. Decalogue 5 - "Thou shalt not kill."
6. Decalogue 7 - "Thou shalt not steal."
7. Decalogue 10 - "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's goods."
8. Decalogue 9 - "Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house."
9. Decalogue 8 - "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor."
10. Decalogue 6 - "Thou shalt not commit adultery."

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01. Die Hard
02. A Fish Called Wanda
03. Eight Men Out
04. Mississippi Burning
05. Bull Durham
06. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
07. Who Framed Roger Rabbit
08. Rain Man
09. The Last Temptation of Christ
10. Frantic
 
The Hudson Best Films of 1988 List:

01 Die Hard
02 Willow
03 Betelgeuse', Betelgeuse', Betelgeuse' !
04 Rain Man
05 Fish Called Wanda, A
06 Bull Durham
07 Big
08 Working Girl
09 Accused The
10 Midnight Crossing

Honorable Mentions:

First off:
Waxwork - Any film with Deb Foreman in it is an automatic nomination
Second Off - I cannot even think of any other years where violating the Honrable Mention category has happened; another fun year for films!

Return of the Living Dead Part II
Serpent and the Rainbow, The
Hairspray
Above the Law
Colors
Crocodile Dundee 2
Midnight Run
Cocktail
Young Guns
Alien Nation
They Live
Cocoon: The Return
Tequila Sunrise

Also...
The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Rain Man
Shoulda Won: Die Hard

Best Director
Who Won: Barry Levinson (Rain Man)
Shoulda Won: John McTeirnan (Die Hard) *Not even nominated

Best Actor
Who Won: Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Jodie Foster (The Accused)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Kevin Kline (A Fish Called Wanda)
Shoulda Won: Tom Cruise (Rain Man) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist)
Shoulda Won: Michelle Pfeiffer (Tequila Sunrise) *Not even nominated

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Peter Biziou (Mississippi Burning)
Shoulda Won: Adrian Biddle (Willow) *Not even nominated

Best Score
Who Won: Dave Grusin (The Milagro Beanfield War)
Shoulda Won: Betelgeuse' (Danny Elfman) *Not even nominated (for this one)
 
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