https://shotonwhat.com/1988 The Source for Motion Picture & Television Technical Information Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:50:26 -0800 en-US hourly 1 https://shotonwhat.com/mississippi-burning-1988 Fri, 24 May 2024 00:43:39 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/mississippi-burning-1988
Director: Alan Parker
Cinematographer: Peter Biziou
Two F.B.I. Agents, with wildly different styles, arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-last-temptation-of-christ-1988 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 04:59:12 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-last-temptation-of-christ-1988
Director: Martin Scorsese
Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus
The life of Jesus Christ, his journey through life as he faces the struggles all humans do, and his final temptation on the cross. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/die-hard-1988 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:34:29 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/die-hard-1988
Director: John McTiernan
Cinematographer: Jan de Bont
An NYPD officer tries to save his wife and several others taken hostage by German terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/escape-world-safari-iii-1988 Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:55:15 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/escape-world-safari-iii-1988
Director: Alby Mangels
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Director: Richard Donner
Cinematographer: Michael Chapman
A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/genesis-live-at-wembley-stadium-1988 Fri, 05 Jul 2019 13:41:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/genesis-live-at-wembley-stadium-1988
Director: James Yukich
Genesis play singles and album tracks at Wembley Stadium as part of their 1986-87 "Invisible Touch" world tour. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/bloodsport-1988 Sun, 16 Jun 2019 07:55:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/bloodsport-1988
Director: Newt Arnold
Cinematographer: David Worth
Follows Frank Dux, an American martial artist serving in the military, who decides to leave the army to compete in a martial arts tournament in Hong Kong where fights to the death can occur. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/caddyshack-ii-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:23:53 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/caddyshack-ii-1988
Director: Allan Arkush
Cinematographer: Harry Stradling Jr.
When a crass new-money tycoon's membership application is turned down at a snooty country club, he retaliates by buying the club and turning it into a tacky amusement park. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/frantic-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:15:51 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/frantic-1988
Director: Roman Polanski
Cinematographer: Witold Sobocinski
In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/poltergeist-iii-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:06:37 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/poltergeist-iii-1988
Director: Gary Sherman
Cinematographer: Alex Nepomniaschy
Carol Anne is staying with her aunt in a high-rise building, where the supernatural forces haunting her make their return. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/mac-and-me-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 23:06:11 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/mac-and-me-1988
Director: Stewart Raffill
Cinematographer: Nick McLean
An alien trying to escape from NASA is befriended by a wheelchair-bound boy. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/dance-til-dawn-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:53:12 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/dance-til-dawn-1988
Director: Paul Schneider
Cinematographer: Stevan Larner
It's prom night and the kids of Hoover High will be having a night they will never forget. Popular girl Shelley ditches her prom and ends up spending the night with unpopular Dan; Popular ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/who-framed-roger-rabbit-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:52:15 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/who-framed-roger-rabbit-1988
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Cinematographer: Dean Cundey
A toon-hating detective is a cartoon rabbit's only hope to prove his innocence when he is accused of murder. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/childs-play-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:51:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/childs-play-1988
Director: Tom Holland
Cinematographer: Bill Butler
A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-big-blue-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:47:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-big-blue-1988
Director: Luc Besson
Cinematographer: Carlo Varini
The rivalry between Enzo and Jacques, two childhood friends and now world-renowned free divers, becomes a beautiful and perilous journey into oneself and the unknown. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/running-on-empty-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:45:24 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/running-on-empty-1988
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cinematographer: Gerry Fisher
The eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live a life of his own. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/hot-to-trot-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:43:00 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/hot-to-trot-1988
Director: Michael Dinner
Cinematographer: Victor J. Kemper
Fred P. Chaney receives as inheritance after the death of his mother a speaking horse that also has good knowledge about the stock-market. With the help of this horse Fred gains a lot at ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/cuestion-de-tiempo-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:42:43 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/cuestion-de-tiempo-1988
Director: Elio Quiroga
Cinematographer: Silvio Cristofol
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Director: Rick Rosenthal
Cinematographer: Ralf D. Bode
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/young-einstein-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:29:39 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/young-einstein-1988
Director: Yahoo Serious
Cinematographer: Jeff Darling
Albert Einstein is the son of a Tasmanian apple farmer, who discovers the secret of splitting the beer atom to put the bubbles back into beer. When Albert travels to Sydney to patent his ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-house-on-carroll-street-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:28:50 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-house-on-carroll-street-1988
Director: Peter Yates
Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus
In 1950s America, an FBI agent and a blacklist victim uncover a plot to smuggle Nazi war criminals into the country. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/two-moon-junction-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:28:37 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/two-moon-junction-1988
Director: Zalman King
Cinematographer: Mark Plummer
A young Southern débutante temporarily abandons her posh lifestyle and upcoming, semi-arranged marriage to have a lustful and erotic fling with a rugged drifter who works at a local carnival. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-presidio-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:14:12 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-presidio-1988
Director: Peter Hyams
Cinematographer: Peter Hyams
A San Francisco civilian police detective is forced to work on a series of murders with his former enemy commanding officer while dating his daughter. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 22:07:25 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/killer-klowns-from-outer-space-1988
Director: Stephen Chiodo
Cinematographer: Alfred Taylor
Aliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/ernest-saves-christmas-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:59:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/ernest-saves-christmas-1988
Director: John R. Cherry III
Cinematographer: Peter Stein
Ernest helps Santa Claus as he searches for his successor. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-accused-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:50:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-accused-1988
Director: Jonathan Kaplan
Cinematographer: Ralf D. Bode
After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/hellbound-hellraiser-ii-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:47:37 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/hellbound-hellraiser-ii-1988
Director: Tony Randel
Cinematographer: Robin Vidgeon
Kirsty is brought to an institution after the death of her family, where the occult-obsessive head resurrects Julia and unleashes the Cenobites once again. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/pumpkinhead-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:35:39 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/pumpkinhead-1988
Director: Stan Winston
Cinematographer: Bojan Bazelli
After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/gorillas-in-the-mist-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:11:05 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/gorillas-in-the-mist-1988
Director: Michael Apted
Cinematographer: John Seale
The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/a-man-for-all-seasons-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 21:07:18 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/a-man-for-all-seasons-1988
Director: Charlton Heston
Cinematographer: Dennis C. Lewiston
King Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-good-mother-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:57:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-good-mother-1988
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Cinematographer: David Watkin
A divorced mother may lose custody of her young daughter to her ex-husband after he learns that the little girl crawled into bed with the mother and her boyfriend. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/laura-lansing-slept-here-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:55:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/laura-lansing-slept-here-1988
Director: George Schaefer
Cinematographer: Paul Lohmann
A famous, pampered novelist accepts a bet suggesting that she can't survive one week of living with an average family. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:54:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen-1988
Director: Terry Gilliam
Cinematographer: Giuseppe Rotunno
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/paperhouse-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:49:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/paperhouse-1988
Director: Bernard Rose
Cinematographer: Mike Southon
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/beaches-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:15:12 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/beaches-1988
Director: Garry Marshall
Cinematographer: Dante Spinotti
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/where-the-hells-that-gold-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 20:13:38 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/where-the-hells-that-gold-1988
Director: Burt Kennedy
Cinematographer: John Elsenbach
In 1895, outlaws Cross and Boone are forced to take Mexican authorities to their loot. They travel there on a train full of dynamite with a group of prostitutes. Mexican rebels, Indians, and Wells Fargo Agents are all after them. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/cocktail-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:59:38 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/cocktail-1988
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cinematographer: Dean Semler
A talented New York City bartender takes a job at a bar in Jamaica and falls in love. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/fruhstuck-zu-dritt-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:57:06 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/fruhstuck-zu-dritt-1988
Director: Andreas Riedler
Cinematographer: Siegfried Hold
A young woman between two men who fight for her in an unusual way. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/kamilla-og-tyven-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:46:11 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/kamilla-og-tyven-1988
Director: Grete Salomonsen
Cinematographer: Odd Hynnekleiv
Orphan Kamilla moves in with her rich uncle who lives in Kristiansand, Norway in the early 1900, Norway. Her uncles wife however does not approve of Kamilla and want to send her to a ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/paradiso-infernale-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:42:44 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/paradiso-infernale-1988
Director: Antonio Climati
Cinematographer: Antonio Climati
Four friends head into the jungle to locate a lost professor but instead face off against treasure hunters who are torturing and killing natives. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/judgment-in-berlin-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:34:11 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/judgment-in-berlin-1988
Director: Leo Penn
Cinematographer: Gábor Pogány
American judge in Germany must decide if the hijacking of an East German plane into West Berlin was justified. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/memories-of-me-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:14:49 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/memories-of-me-1988
Director: Henry Winkler
Cinematographer: Andrew Dintenfass
On his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to be a success. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/sleepaway-camp-ii-unhappy-campers-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:14:12 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/sleepaway-camp-ii-unhappy-campers-1988
Director: Michael A. Simpson
Cinematographer: Bill Mills
Angela, supposedly reformed and living under an assumed surname, is working at a summer camp. However, when the campers start misbehaving, she soon reverts to her old ways. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/moving-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:02:13 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/moving-1988
Director: Alan Metter
Cinematographer: Donald McAlpine
Arlo accepts what seems to him to be a dream promotion to Idaho. He soon discovers, however, that moving has its own share of problems. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/they-live-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:50:26 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/they-live-1988
Director: John Carpenter
Cinematographer: Gary B. Kibbe
A drifter discovers a pair of sunglasses that allow him to wake up to the fact that aliens have taken over the Earth. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/buster-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:48:27 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/buster-1988
Director: David Green
Cinematographer: Tony Imi
This movie is based on the story of Ronald Christopher "Buster" Edwards, one of the thieves involved in "The Great Train Robbery" of 1963. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/draculas-widow-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:32:38 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/draculas-widow-1988
Director: Christopher Coppola
Cinematographer: Giuseppe Maccari
The young owner of a waxworks in Hollywood receives five instead of six ordered chests with Romanian antiques. He does not know that Vanessa, widow of Count Dracula, sleeps in the sixth ... ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/vice-versa-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:25:04 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/vice-versa-1988
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cinematographer: King Baggot
During an argument, a divorced executive and his 11 year old son casually touch a magical Tibetan skull, releasing a mysterious power that transfers the father's mind to the body of the son and vice versa. Their problems have just begun. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/dirty-rotten-scoundrels-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:17:55 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/dirty-rotten-scoundrels-1988
Director: Frank Oz
Cinematographer: Michael Ballhaus
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first. ]]> https://shotonwhat.com/gotham-1988 Sat, 15 Jun 2019 18:17:38 -0800 https://shotonwhat.com/gotham-1988
Director: Lloyd Fonvielle
Cinematographer: Michael Chapman
Eddie is a private detective. When a client asks him to help persuade his ex-wife to leave him alone, Eddie says yes. Nothing strange about that ?, well 'ex' refers to the fact that she ... ]]>