1990 in film

Events

• Chris Rock and Adam Sandler joins SNL

Top Grossing Films of the Year

1. Home Alone
2. Ghost, starring Demi Moore
3. Dances with Wolves, starring and directed by Kevin Costner
4. Pretty Woman, starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
6. The Hunt for Red October, starring Sean Connery
7. Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
8. Die Hard 2, starring Bruce Willis
9. Dick Tracy
10. Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

Academy Awards

• Best Picture: Dances With Wolves - Tig Productions, Majestic Films International
• Best Actor: Jeremy Irons - Reversal of Fortune
• Best Actress: Kathy Bates - Misery

Births

• April 15 - Emma Watson, English actress, famous for playing Hermione Granger in Harry Potter
• October 22 - Jonathan Lipnicki

Deaths

• January 8 - Terry-Thomas, actor, comedian
• January 20 - Barbara Stanwyck, actress
• January 24 - Madge Bellamy, actress
• April 15 - Greta Garbo, Swedish film star.
• June 2 - Rex Harrison, actor
• August 27 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, 36, songwriter

Other Movies Released

• Another 48 Hrs., starring Eddie Murphy
• Awakenings, starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro
• Betsy's Wedding
• Bonfire Of The Vanities
• Edward Scissorhands, starring Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder
• Godfather Part III
• Goodfellas
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch
• Jacob's Ladder
• Joe Versus The Volcano
• Kiki's Delivery Service
• King of New York
• Look Who's Talking Too
• Miller's Crossing
• Mo' Better Blues
• My Blue Heaven, starring Steve Martin
• Q & A, starring Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton
• Quick Change
• Predator 2, starring Danny Glover

Referenced By