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Best Science Fiction Films of 1989


The Blood of Heroes

Blood of Heroes features ... Joan Chen costars as Hauer's apprentice in the film, which was released in Australia as Salute of the Jugger. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Leviathan

Leviathan, a sci-fi thriller ... entertain a less-sophisticated viewer, has little to offer fans of the genre who are looking for thrilling special effects. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Millennium

Where has director Michael ... Daniel Travanti and amiable android Robert Joy. Millennium was adapted by John Varley from his own story Air Raid. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

With only a few ... & Ted's Excellent Adventure inspired both a sequel (Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey) and a Saturday morning cartoon series. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Slipstream

In a post-apocalyptic world, ... pleasure. While they partake of the services, Tasker and Belitski shoot their way into the settlement, looking for Byron. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Brain Dead

Brain Dead was based ... invited to do the same. Bill Paxton also stars in this Roger Corman-style thriller, produced by Corman's daughter Julie. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Twisted Justice

In this futuristic actioner ... wives and associates of high-ranking company executives. The trouble for Tucker really begins when higher-ups take away his gun. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

The Return of the Swamp Thing

A beautiful horticulturist visits ... the Swamp Thing comes to her rescue. The two become an unlikely couple, hunted by the insane Dr. Arcane. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Edge of Sanity

This demented fusion of ... streetwalker victims sport accessories that look like Madonna's hand-me-downs) make it impossible to take seriously as a horror film. [ best science fiction 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 science fiction films - 1989 ]

DeepStar Six

Friday the 13th director ... high-strung jerk). At least it's better than Leviathan, which tells essentially the same story but wastes considerably more money. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Robot Jox

Sometime far into the ... it out to determine the distribution of world territories. This might be best appreciated by pre-teen video warfare fans. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Keiko En Peligro

Years after an extra-terrestrial ... conducive to good health. Rene Cardona directs a touching sci-fi adventure that the whole family is sure to love. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Cyborg

In a post-apocalyptic world, ... is hired to escort a cyborg--which contains valuable information on a cure for a deathly plague--to its research center. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Aftershock

Set in a post-apocalyptic ... harmony, Sabina decides to return to her home planet, only to be captured again by Saxon and his minions [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Fortress of Amerikkka

The safety of the ... deadly weapon and only the heroics of a small California town can prevent the mercenaries from using the weapon. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

The Venus Wars

This sci-fi adventure is ... asteroid that has made the planet inhabitable. Unfortunately those they send are the very worst people in the world. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Gunhed

Criticized for its murky ... mayhem and cool explosions ensue, but not before Brooklyn gives an impassioned and surreal speech about the Brooklyn Dodgers. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Patlabor 1: The Movie

Giant robots are a ... battle sequence, the subtle story reveals the influence of cyberpunk and Blade Runner noir on the Japanese animated cinema. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Cybernetics Guardian

In this Japanese animated ... assignment of testing the Guard Suit, it uncovers a dark and dangerous secret he's kept hidden from the world. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Blue Submarine No. 6, Vol. 1: Blues

Humanity struggles for survival ... an ongoing series of home videos compiling episodes from the Blue Submarine series for release in the United States. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Garaga [Anime OVA]

With their spacecraft shipwrecked ... becomes apparent: were they meant to arrive on Garaga? And just who is this crew really taking orders from? [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Gall Force 4: Rhea Gall Force [Anime OVA]

In this Japanese anime ... cyborgs, who will win? And what external force is causing this violence -- and how can it be defeated? [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Baoh

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Patlabor: The Mobile Police - The TV Series [Anime Series]

It is the end ... or Patlabors. This television series is a longer running retelling of the story told in the original Patlabor OVA. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Red Dwarf: Series 03

[ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Alien Nation [TV Series]

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Megazone 23, Part 3 [Anime OVA]

The powerful artificial intelligence ... show themselves, and he is one of the few who can save a humanity on the brink of war. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket [Anime OVA Series]

This first Gundam OVA ... turns out to be the test pilot for the newest Gundam Suit prototype, which he is ordered to destroy. [ best science fiction films - 1989 ]




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