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The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

An anthropologist goes to Haiti after hearing rumors about a drug used by black magic practitioners to turn people into zombies. Director: Wes Craven Writers: Wade Davis (inspired by the book), Richard Maxwell (screenplay) Stars: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae

Her Vengeance (1988)

Wong plays an unassuming nightclub employee in Macao who alienates a gang of drunken men (led by Shing Fui-on). They tail her after her shift, and mount a gang assault. She attempts to enlist the aid of her former brother-in-law (Lam) - an ex-triad now confined to a wheelchair. A lounge owner in HK, he hires her as a waiter and finds her a place to live, but refuses to help in her quest for vengeance. She, however, has other ideas. When a chance encounter provides access to the first assailant (Shing), she improvises the first of a series of horrifically graphic acts of vengeance. The remaining gang members try to neutralize their unknown adversary. Director: Ngai Choi Lam Writer: Suet Lai Woo Stars: Siu-Fung Wong, Ching-Ying Lam, Elaine Jin

Rambo III (1988)

When his friend Colonel Trautman is captured by Soviets during a mission in Afghanistan, John Rambo sets out to rescue him while taking on the brutal tyrant and his army who rule that region. Director: Peter MacDonald Writers: David Morrell (characters), Sylvester Stallone Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Marc de Jonge

Waxwork (1988)

A wax museum owner uses his horror exhibits to unleash evil on the world. Director: Anthony Hickox Writer: Anthony Hickox Stars: Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Jennifer Bassey

Alien Transformations (1988)

Wolfgang is traveling in outer space when a monster, which he sees as a beautiful woman, appears in his spaceship and makes love with him. Then the ship is forced to land on a planet which is a penal colony. Here he meets Miranda who falls in love with him. A group of prisoners uses him and his spaceship to fly away from the planet. But the monster which is by now inside Wolfgang arouses and only Miranda's love can save him. Director: Jay Kamen Writer: Mitch Brian Stars: Rex Smith, Lisa Langlois, Patrick Macnee

Bye Bye Vietnam (1988)

Director: Camillo Teti (as Mark Davis) Writers: Dardano Sacchetti, Camillo Teti Stars: Christopher Alan, Thomas Irving, Riccardo Petrazzi

Akira (1988)

In 1988 the Japanese government drops an atomic bomb on Tokyo after ESP experiments on children go awry. In 2019, 31 years after nuking the city, Kaneda, a bike gang leader, tries to save his friend Tetsuo from a secret government project. He battles against anti-government activists, greedy politicians, irresponsible scientists and a powerful military leader until Tetsuo's supernatural power suddenly manifest. A final battle is fought in Tokyo Olympiad exposing the experiment's secrets. Release date: January 1, 1988 (USA) Director: Katsuhiro Otomo Running time: 2h 5m MPAA rating: R Music composed by: Tsutomu Oohashi