List of Canadian films of 1989
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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in 1989:
Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
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50 ans | Gilles Carle | National Film Board short | 50th anniversary tribute to NFB; it won the Short Film Palme d'Or at Cannes | |
American Boyfriends | Sandy Wilson | Margaret Langrick, John Wildman, Jason Blicker, Lisa Repo-Martell | Drama | Sequel to My American Cousin |
Babar: The Movie | Alan Bunce | voices Gordon Pinsent, Sarah Polley, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Yamanaka | Animated feature | Canada-France co-production |
Buying Time | Jeff Schultz, Page Fletcher, Dean Stockwell, Michael Rudder | Crime drama | ||
Márta Mészáros | , , Margit Makay, Jan Nowicki, Teri Tordai | Children's film | From the Tales for All series; Canada-Hungary co-production | |
Bye Bye Blues | Anne Wheeler | Rebecca Jenkins, Luke Reilly, Stuart Margolin, Wayne Robson, Robyn Stevan | War-time romance melodrama | |
Cold Comfort | Vic Sarin | Paul Gross, Maury Chaykin, Margaret Langrick | Thriller | Based on a play by |
Cruising Bar | Robert Ménard | Michel Côté, Louise Marleau, Geneviève Rioux, Véronique Le Flaguais, | Comedy | Genie Award – Special Award for Makeup |
The Defender | Stephen Low | National Film Board documentary | ||
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! | Jean-Claude Lord | Michael Paré, Marina Orsini | Rock 'n' Roll drama | Sequel to the 1983 Eddie and the Cruisers made with U.S. financing |
Empire of Ash III | Michael Mazo | William Smith | Futuristic action drama | Direct to video |
The First Season | Ralph L. Thomas | Kate Trotter, R. H. Thomson | Drama | |
Food of the Gods II | Damian Lee | Lisa Schrage, Colin Fox, Frank Pellegrino, Jackie Burroughs | Horror | |
Foreign Nights | Izidore K. Musallam | Terri Hawkes, Dean Richards | Drama | |
George's Island | Paul Donovan | Sheila McCarthy, Maury Chaykin, Ian Bannen | Children's film | |
Goddess Remembered | National Film Board documentary | |||
How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired (Comment faire l'amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer) | Isaach De Bankolé, Maka Kotto, Roberta Weiss, Myriam Cyr | Comedy, drama | ||
In and Out | Alison Snowden, David Fine | Animated short | ||
In Search of the Last Good Man | Peg Campbell | Short comedy-drama | ||
In the Belly of the Dragon (Dans le ventre du dragon) | Yves Simoneau | David La Haye, Rémy Girard, Michel Côté, Pierre Curzi, Monique Mercure | Satire/action/sci-fi drama | |
Jesus of Montreal (Jésus de Montréal) | Denys Arcand | Lothaire Bluteau, Rémy Girard, Monique Miller, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Catherine Wilkening, Robert Lepage | Modern day passion play |
Canada-France co-production |
Juke-Bar | Martin Barry | National Film Board animated short | Genie Award - Animated Short | |
Justine's Film (Le film de Justine) | Jeanne Crépeau | |||
Jack Darcus | Christopher Plummer, Roberta Maxwell, Alan Scarfe | Drama | ||
The Last Winter | Joshua Murray, Gerard Parkes, David Ferry, Wanda Cannon | Drama | ||
Laura Laur | Brigitte Sauriol | Drama | ||
Lessons on Life (Trois pommes à côté du sommeil) | Jacques Leduc | Drama | ||
(La mémoire assassinée) | Jean-Claude Lord | Michael Ironside, Lisa Langlois, Christopher Plummer | Thriller | |
Mob Story | Gabriel Markiw, Jancarlo Markiw | Margot Kidder | Crime drama | |
Norman's Awesome Experience | Paul Donovan | Tom McCamus | Time-travelling comedy | |
The Paper Wedding (Les Noces de papier) | Michel Brault | Geneviève Bujold, , Dorothée Berryman, Gilbert Sicotte | Drama | Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival |
Roadkill | Bruce McDonald | Valerie Buhagiar, Don McKellar | Rock 'n' Roll docudrama | Bruce McDonald's first feature; TIFF – Best Canadian Feature |
Salut Victor | Anne Claire Poirier | Jean-Louis Roux, Jacques Godin | National Film Board drama | |
Snake Eater | Lorenzo Lamas | Action | ||
Speaking Parts | Atom Egoyan | Michael McManus, Arsinée Khanjian | Drama | |
Speed Zone | Jim Drake | John Candy | Comedy | |
Stealing Images | Alan Zweig | Short drama | ||
Termini Station | Allan King | Colleen Dewhurst, Megan Follows | Drama | |
Thunderground | Michael Ironside, Margaret Langrick, William Sanderson | Drama | ||
Things | Andrew Jordan | Barry J. Gillis, Amber Lynn | Horror | |
The Top of His Head | Peter Mettler | Stephen Ouimette, Christie MacFadyen, Gary Reineke | Experimental feature | |
Unfaithful Mornings (Les matins infidèles) | François Bouvier, Jean Beaudry | Jean Beaudry, Denis Bouchard | Drama | |
Welcome to Canada | John N. Smith | Docufiction | ||
Where the Spirit Lives | Bruce Pittman | Michelle St. John | Television drama |
See also[]
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