One Sentence Summary: 1990 provides some good (but flawed) films and is severely lacking in great animated films.
1990 Films Seen: 43
1990 Films Seen in the Theater: 2
Number of Films with A or A+ Grade: 0
-1990 Ambassador's List-
(Top 15 Films)
(Top 15 Films)
15. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (B)
14. Hamlet (B)
13. Dick Tracy (B)
12. The Godfather Part 3 (B)
11. Back to the Future Part 3 (B)
10. Hunt for Red October, The (B)
9. Die Hard 2 (B)
8. Reversal of Fortune (B)
7. Home Alone (B)
6. Awakenings (B)
5. Misery (B+)
4. Miller's Crossing (B+)
3. Total Recall (B+)
2. Dances with Wolves (B+)
1. Goodfellas (A-)
-Superlative Awards-
(Winners Bolded)
(Winners Bolded)
- Die Hard 2
- Marked for Death
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Edward Scissorhands
- Flatliners
- Pretty Woman
- Child's Play 2
- Flatliners
- Rocky IV
-Technical Awards-
(Winners Bolded)
(Winners Bolded)
Best Make-Up and Hair Design
- Edward Scissorhands
- Dances with Wolves
- Dick Tracy
- Goodfellas
- Total Recall
- Dances with Wolves
- Dick Tracy
- Goodfellas
- Miller's Crossing
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Back to the Future Part 3
- Dances with Wolves
- Goodfellas
- Miller's Crossing
- Total Recall
Best Original Score
- Back to the Future Part 3
- Dances with Wolves
- Edward Scissorhands
- Ghost
- Home Alone
- Back to the Future Part 3
- Die Hard 2
- Ghost
- The Hunt for Red October
- Total Recall
- Dances with Wolves
- Edward Scissorhands
- Goodfellas
- Miller's Crossing
- Total Recall
Best Cinematography
- Dances with Wolves
- The Godfather Part III
- Goodfellas
- Miller's Crossing
- Misery
Best Film Editing
- Ghost
- Goodfellas
- Miller's Crossing
- Misery
- Total Recall
-Major Awards-
(Winners Bolded)
(Winners Bolded)
Best Documentary Feature: n/a
Best Animated Feature: The Rescuers Down Under
Best Animated Feature: The Rescuers Down Under
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Awakenings
- Dances with Wolves
- Goodfellas
- Misery
- Total Recall
- Edward Scissorhands
- Ghost
- Home Alone
- Miller's Crossing
- Pretty Woman
Best Supporting Actress
- Annette Bening The Grifters
- Glen Close Reversal of Fortune
- Whoopi Goldberg Ghost
- Shirley MacLaine Postcards from the Edge
- Mary McDonnell Dances with Wolves
Best Supporting Actor
- Robert DeNiro Awakenings
- Joe Pesci Goodfellas
- Dennis Quaid Postcards from the Edge
- Ron Silver Reversal of Fortune
- John Turturro Miller's Crossing
Best Actress
- Kathy Bates Misery
- Lorraine Bracco Goodfellas
- Angelica Huston The Grifters
- Julia Roberts Pretty Woman
- Meryl Streep Postcards from the Edge
Best Actor
- James Caan Misery
- Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
- Jeremy Irons Reversal of Fortune
- Ray Liotta Goodfellas
- Robin Williams Awakenings
Best Ensemble Acting
- Awakenings
- Goodfellas
- The Grifters
- Miller's Crossing
- Misery
Best Director
- Joel Coen Miller's Crossing
- Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves
- Rob Reiner Misery
- Martin Scorsese Goodfellas
- Paul Verhoeven Total Recall
Best Picture
- Dances with Wolves
- Goodfellas
- Miller's Crossing
- Misery
- Total Recall
-Great Dramatic/Comedic/Musical Sequences of 1990-
(In Alphabetical Order by Movie & All-Time Great Sequences are Bolded)
(In Alphabetical Order by Movie & All-Time Great Sequences are Bolded)
- "Lows of a Buffalo Massacre & Highs of a Buffalo Hunt" -Dances with Wolves
- “Funny how?” -Goodfellas
- “Entering the Copacabana through the back entrance” -Goodfellas
- “Annie commits the hobbling” -Misery
- “Leonard awakens, sees his mom, and greets everyone” -Awakenings
- “Leaving the Past: Getting the Train Up to Speed” -Back to the Future Part III
- “Dances with Wolves leaves the Village & Win in His Hair Says Goodbye” –Dances with Wolves
- “A Sicilian song brings back nostalgic memories” -The Godfather Part III
- “Finale: Michael Corleone dies old and alone with nothing but memories” -The Godfather Part III
- “Home Finale: The Wet Bandits vs. Kevin McAllister” -Home Alone
- “Tom can’t take out Bernie at Miller’s Crossing” –Miller’s Crossing
- “Racing to get back into his wheelchair before Annie returns” -Misery
- “Local Sheriff checks the house finishing at the basement” -Misery
- “Mother and Daughter Sing Back to Back Songs” -Postcards from the Edge
- “Your'e still at Rekall, this is all a dream, take the pill” –Total Recall
-Top 10 Action Sequences of 1990-
10. “Rescuing Dances with Wolves from U.S. Soldiers” -Dances with Wolves
9. “Wife vs. the Girlfriend” -Total Recall
8. “Finale as McClane Fights on the Wing of an Airplane and then Blows it Up” -Die Hard 2
7. “Attacked by his Friend for Going to Recall and Getting Away” -Total Recall
6. “Trashing and Demolishing April's Store” -Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5. “Annex Sywalk Shootout” -Die Hard 2
4. “Hologram Deception/Starting the Reactor” -Total Recall
3. “Chasing Drug Dealers into the Streets and Into a Jewelry Store” -Marked for Death
2. “Fighting With His Wife...Or Is She?” -Total Recall
1. “Casper Attempts to Assasinate Leo to ‘Danny Boy’” -Miller’s Crossing
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