All Films

Andre's Mother

1990 • 48 min • United States of America

Written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Andre's Mother is the story of Katherine Gerard (Sada Thompson) who has lost her son to AIDS. Set at Andre's memorial service, the film follows Katherine's journey as she confronts the death of her son, the anguish of his lover Cal Porter (Richard Thomas), and, in flashbacks, the key moments of denial and miscommunication with those closest to her. Originally broadcast as part of "American Playhouse" on PBS (season nine, episode four).

Gryphon

1990 • 55 min • United States of America

When Rickey and his friends put a snake in the desk of the new substitute teacher, to their surprise, she lovingly picks it up and puts it around her neck. Soon her strange stories of the wonders and beauty of the world around them helps them to see there is more to life than ever imagined.

Playpen of the Damned

1990 • 53 min

Documentary on the porn industry at the end of the 1980s.

What's Up Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny

1990 • 60 min • United States of America

This salute to Bugs Bunny reveals the loony, creative atmosphere in which Bugs was born and developed and includes ten original, full-length cartoons that represent the stages of the wascally wabbit's evolution.

Summer of Love

1990 • 1 min • United States of America

Produced in collaboration with MICA-TV, Summer of Love is a public service announcement produced for the American Foundation for AIDS Research. Featuring The B-52’s, David Byrne, Allen Ginsburg, Quentin Crisp, John Kelly, and others.

School Girl: Harakiri

1990 • 45 min • Japan

A school girl kneels on her mat looking over an old photo album containing pictures of people committing seppuku. Becoming aroused by what she sees, she touches herself and licks her fingertips. She pulls out a knife of her own, takes off her uniform, and in a very fetishistic manner proceeds to slit open her stomach and then pull out her guts.

Trojans

1990 • 33 min • Greece, United Kingdom

A brief look at the life of the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy.

And Another Honkytonk Girl Says She Will

1990 • 28 min • United States of America

When a beautiful country girl leaves her farm and baby behind to pursue a singing career in Nashville, her naïve dreams of stardom descend into a perverse nightmare.

Chilling Out

1990 • 50 min

Drama-documentary featuring a group of young Black actors exploring the experience and the spirit of being Black in Britain

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

1990 • 58 min • United States of America

Abandoned by his father, he was a reform school kid with nothing going for him and a giant chip on his shoulder. He joined the Marines but never stayed far from trouble. Then he discovered acting — and the woman who would be with him for most of his meteoric career. He was Steve McQueen, one of Hollywood's highest paid stars — and one of its most difficult, most rebellious and, when he wished, most charming.

The Fire and the Rose

1990 • 51 min

A documentary on the life and work of the composer Sofia Gubaidulina.

Box City

1990 • 1 min • United States of America

Kids recycle household objects to make a miniature city.

Big Police Tale

1990 • 16 min • Soviet Union

One day the police were checking city blocks and found a dragon egg, which was immediately taken to the lost and found table. And there a five-headed dragon hatched from the egg and ate everything that was in the lost and found table for storage. Not knowing what to do with the charming monster, the police are trying to place him either in an orphanage or in an animal protection society. But everything is in vain, because in fact the dragon is an enchanted princess.

The Unkindest Cut

1990 • 20 min • United Kingdom

When Mikey's parents discover he has failed his accountancy exams for the third time, they are concerned. When he falls in love with a girl from the Salvation Army, they are horrified. Fleeing from the disapproval of his parents and the Jewish community Mikey finds help from a sage with a six-foot beard.

The Yum Yums: The Day Things Went Sour

1990 • 30 min

It's almost opening day at Yum Yum Fun Park - but something terrible has happened! Those mean and yucky Sourpusses have set out to spoil the big day. Come join the fun as those yummy-smelling Yums Yums meet scary sewer rats, trick a ferocious sewer gator and match wits with the Sourpusses. Will they be able to rescue their magic toolbox and complete repairs in time to make Yum Yum Fun Park... once again... the sweetest and most fantastic amusement park on earth?

The Ghost Writer

1990 • 27 min • United States of America

Blocked novelist Anthony Strack is desperate enough to plot suicide. Before he completes the deed, he is visited by unearthly beings, whose presence helps him to write again.

The Zombie From Paradise

1990 • 57 min • Japan

An old man who died and entered paradise returns to the world of the living, creating terror and confusion.

Zenshin seikantai: Nokezoru

1990 • 60 min • Japan

Pinku distributed by Xces / Nikkatsu

The Salt Mines

1990 • 47 min • United States of America

Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".

Marilyn: Something's Got to Give

1990 • 44 min • United States of America

Documentary on Marilyn Monroe's final days and the production of "Something Got to Give."

Female Punisher Zebra: Sexy Edition

1990 • 60 min • Japan

Tamako chases Ricky, the vocalist of the heavy metal band, to the hotel, where he happens to get information about a drug deal. She receives an emergency call from Tamako, and Rino immediately issues a dispatch order to the three elite members of the Zepra Corps. How will she handle the fight between the army and the drug smuggling organization...!? When she learned of the fact that she was being toyed with by a designer, she was the one who chose her death. After hearing her story, her girlfriend Rino and her girlfriend Tamako stand up for her to take her revenge on the man who betrayed her!

Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait

1990 • 59 min • United Kingdom

Profile celebrating the centenary of the famous author Agatha Christie’s birth. Looking at her life, her character and the key moments in her childhood that influenced her writing.

Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Come

1990 • 4 min

Made for CBS' "Save The Planet" Earth Day Special. Howie, having been confronted about his polluting ways, is visited later that night in his dreams by the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Come. He is then taken through time to see what havoc man wrought upon the world.

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond

1990 • 46 min • United States of America

The life and career of two-time Oscar winner Vivien Leigh, who battled tuberculosis and manic-depression but always remained a star.