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Best Adventure Films of 1989


Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

The third installment in ... gain. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade earned a then record-breaking $50 million in its first week of release. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Family Business

You've probably already guessed ... worth of test-tube specimens. There's many a slip-up and betrayal before the three generations can find a common ground. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

The Old Gringo

In this historical drama ... before. Old Gringo was the first American film for director Luis Puenzo, and the next-to-last for star Jane Fonda. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Kiki's Delivery Service

Veteran animator Hayao Miyazaki ... realizes that she can't make her broom levitate nor can she talk to her cat. What will Kiki do? [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Around the World in 80 Days

Pierce Brosnan stars as ... before he reaches the finish line. The supporting cast includes Eric Idle, Lee Remick, Roddy McDowall, and Christopher Lee. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

The Lady and the Highwayman

Adaptation of Barbara Cartland's ... featuring a 17th century adventure romance between an aristocrat and an endangered noblewoman. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

All Dogs Go to Heaven

One of the most ... a host of others. All Dogs Go to Heaven was the first production of the Dublin-based Sullivan Bluth Studios. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Fletch Lives

Though the original Fletch ... Little, Juliane Phillips, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Richard Libertini and Richard Belzer (Chase's cohort from the old Groove Tube days). [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Erstwhile inventor Rick Moranis ... as well. The film (the live-action one, that is) prompted a 1992 sequel, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Sinbad of the Seven Seas

In this epic Italian ... the seas to help a young prince regain his throne by battling it out with a powerful, wicked wizard. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Farewell to the King

Though officially based on ... "king" deigns to fight for their rights. Farewell to the King is breathtakingly photographed and quite exciting at times. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Future Force

In this futuristic film, ... are driven off of the crime-infested streets. It is up to a group of vigilantes to set things straight. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Never Come Back

Nathaniel Parker plays Desmond ... television in 1989, Never Come Back premiered in the US over the A&E cable network on December 13, 1991. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Survival Quest

In this taut outdoor ... to use all of their skills to survive when they find themselves hunted by a pack of crazed mercenaries. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Cheetah

In Disney's Cheetah, Keith ... the cheetah at the local dog races. Cheetah is based on The Cheetahs, a novel by actor Alan Caillou. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Christmas With Flicka

A girl and her ... Flicka engage in several adventures while spending Christmas in the Alps [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Emperor of the Bronx

Cycle-flick habitue William Smith ... that the bloodshed in the last reel is almost anti-climactic. As always, the ubiquitous Smith rises above his material. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Hardcase and Fist

In Hardcase and Fist, ... Lee (Carter Wong) team up to thwart the string-pulling Vincent and to rescue Marino's girlfriend from her mob abductors. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Roadkill

Like its title, Roadkill ... one of the more normal people that she meets. Director Bruce McDonald doubles as one of the film's stars. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Sugar Hill, 2: Dealin' Dirty, Saga Continues

Another episode of the ... in which a female police officer crusades against crime. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Comando de la Muerte

The action film Comando ... to an every man for himself state. Some act more morally than others, but heroes are hard to find. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

Captain N: The Game Master [Animated TV Series]

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Peacock King

Directed by Nam Lai ... to kill her, things become even further complicated when Ashura, despite her parentage, turns out to be quite nice. [ best adventure films - 1989 ]

DragonBall Z: Super Android 13!

Violent explosions interrupt a ... He determines that they must be robots, but with Doctor Gero dead, who could be behind the malicious attack? [ best adventure films - 1989 ]




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