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Batman (1989)

The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Director: Tim Burton Writers: Bob Kane (Batman characters), Sam Hamm (story) Stars: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger

Shocker (1989)

After being sent to the electric chair, a serial killer uses electricity to come back from the dead and carry out his vengeance on the football player who turned him in to the police. Director: Wes Craven Writer: Wes Craven Stars: Michael Murphy, Mitch Pileggi, John Tesh

Nightmare Beach (1989)

Diablo is a biker gang leader executed for the murder of a young woman. A year after his death, it's time for Spring Break. Football players Skip and Ronnie head to the beach, where Skip meets Gail, the sister of the woman who was murdered a year ago. All the fun and glory of Spring Break, however, is about to turn into a living nightmare when a mysterious person in a biker outfit begins to kill people by electrocution. Could it be that Diablo has returned from the dead? Director: Umberto Lenzi (as Harry Kirkpatrick) Writers: Umberto Lenzi (story) (as Harry Kirkpatrick), Vittorio Rambaldi (story) Stars: Nicolas De Toth, Sarah Buxton, Rawley Valverde

Deep Star Six (1989)

A group of U.S. Navy engineers, led by Capt. Laidlaw (Taurean Blacque), are building an underwater base when they inadvertently disturb the lair of a gigantic creature. The monster attacks, and the crew, including lovers Collins (Nancy Everhard) and McBride (Greg Evigan), tries to evacuate, but the facility is badly damaged. After the exterior is breached, the increasingly desperate people become separated from one another, and the creature begins to pick them off one by one. Initial release: 1989 Director: Sean S. Cunningham Running time: 1h 45m MPAA rating: R Producers: Mario Kassar, Andrew G. Vajna, Patrick Markey

Curse 2 - The Bite (1989)

Young lovers (Jill Schoelen, J. Eddie Peck) go through an old desert test-site full of nuclear-mutated snakes. Initial release: February 15, 1990 (Hungary) Director: Frederico Prosperi Running time: 1h 38m Film series: The Curse Film Series Screenplay: Frederico Prosperi, Susan Zelouf

Back to the Future Part II (1989)

In this zany sequel, time-traveling duo Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd) return from saving Marty's future son from disaster, only to discover their own time transformed. In this nightmarish version of Hill Valley, Marty's father has been murdered and Biff Tannen, Marty's nemesis, has profited. After uncovering the secret to Biff's success -- a sports almanac from the future -- Marty and the Doc embark on a quest to repair the space-time continuum. Release date: November 22, 1989 (USA) Director: Robert Zemeckis MPAA rating: PG Screenplay: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

An art collector appeals to Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. He learns that another archaeologist has disappeared while searching for the precious goblet, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones. The artifact is much harder to find than they expected, and its powers are too much for those impure in heart. Release date: May 24, 1989 (USA) Director: Steven Spielberg MPAA rating: PG-13 Screenplay: George Lucas, Philip Kaufman, Jeffrey Boam