Morticia (Anjelica Huston) and Gomez (Raul Julia) Addams are the happy heads of one twistedly Gothic family. When the long lost Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) shows up on their doorstep, the Addams never imagine that he is a con artist determined to steal the family fortune. It's up to the youngest members of the family, Pugsley (Jimmy Workman) and Wednesday (Christina Ricci), to foil the criminals and save the family. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. With Elizabeth Wilson, Judith Malina and Dan Hedaya. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Family. Year: 1991.
1991 in The Addams Family
Barton Fink (John Turturro) is an intellectual playwright, delving into deep social and philosophical issues in his home city of New York. In 1941, he moves to Hollywood to write a wrestling film when disaster strikes: a severe case of writer's block. Compounded by a series of bizarre of events that keep him miserable and lonely in the mysterious Hotel Earle, not even the attention of his neighbor Charlie Meadows (John Goodman) can lift him from his doldrums. Directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. With Steve Buscemi, Judy Davis. Categories: Drama, Thriller. Year: 1991.
1991 in Barton Fink
Following his release from prison after serving time for a rape conviction, Max Cady (Robert De Niro) seeks revenge on Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte), the public defender who represented him during his trial. Cady believes that Bowden deliberately held back important information about his case that could have kept him out of jail. As payback, the psychopath sets off to terrorize Bowden, his wife (Jessica Lange) and their 15 year-old daughter (Juliette Lewis). Directed by Martin Scorsese. With Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Joe Don Baker, Martin Balsam and Fred Dalton Thompson. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 1991.
1991 in Cape Fear
Directed by Oliver Stone. With Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Frank Whaley and Kyle MacLachlan. Categories: Biography, Drama, Music. Year: 1991.
1991 in The Doors
Directed by Garry Marshall. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino, Nathan Lane and Kate Nelligan. Categories: Drama, Comedy, Romance. Year: 1991.
1991 in Frankie and Johnny
While visiting her husband's aunt in a nursing home, unhappy Southern housewife Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) befriends Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy), a pleasant, outgoing old woman. After making a instant connection, Ninny tells Evelyn the story of Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth Jamison (Mary-Louise Parker), two young friends who ran a diner together in 1920s Alabama. Enthralled with Ninny's stories and inspired by the Idgie and Ruth strength, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and gains the strength she needs to change her life for the better. Directed by Jon Avnet. With Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw and Gailard Sartain. Category: Drama. Year: 1991.
1991 in Fried Green Tomatoes
Peter Banning (Robin Williams) has been away from Neverland for so long that he has forgotten who he really is. After Captain Hook (Dustin Hoffman) kidnaps his kids, Peter must travel back to Neverland and remember what it's like to be a kid himself. To help him rediscover his inner child, Peter's old friends Tinkerbell (Julia Roberts) and the Lost Boys put him through his paces and prepare him for a duel with Captain Hook for the fate of his children. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Bob Hoskins, Caroline Goodall, Charlie Korsmo, Amber Scott and Dante Basco. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 1991.
1991 in Hook
When John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas, Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner), an attorney from New Orleans, believes that the FBI isn't telling the whole story. As he begins a one man search for the truth, the details of that terrible day are revealed as the only criminal investigation connected to the assassination is brought to trial. Directed by Oliver Stone. With Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Joe Pesci, Walter Matthau, Sissy Spacek, Donald Sutherland and Jack Lemmon. Categories: Politics, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, History. Year: 1991.
1991 in JFK
Flipper Purify (Wesley Snipes), a successful, married black architect, begins an affair with Angie Tucci (Annabella Sciorra), a white woman who is hired as a temporary secretary at the the firm where Flipper works. As Flipper and Anglie's friends and relatives learn about the realtionship, they are quick to share their opinions on the forbidden romance. Directed by Spike Lee. With Spike Lee, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Samuel L. Jackson, Lonette McKee, John Turturro and Anthony Quinn. Categories: Drama, Romance. Year: 1991.
1991 in Jungle Fever
Joe Hallenback (Bruce Willis) is a grizzled detective hired to protect Cory (Halle Berry), a stripper with important information. When Cory is murdered in a mysterious drive-by shooting, Hallenback teams up with her boyfriend, ex-football star Jim Dix (Damon Wayans), to uncover the plot and bring those responsible to justice. Directed by Tony Scott. With Chelsea Field, Danielle Harris and Bruce McGill. Categories: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Sports. Year: 1991.
1991 in The Last Boy Scout
Mike (River Phoenix) and Scott (Keanu Reeves) are two hustlers passing time in Portland by doing drugs and selling themselves to the men and women they meet on the streets. Mike falls in love with Scott, a rich kid turning tricks to tick his father (Tom Troupe) off, but Scott insists his dysfunctional lifestyle is only temporary. At both their wits' end, these two boys leave Oregon, traveling through Idaho and all the way to Italy to find Mike's mother and a reason to keep moving. Directed by Gus Van Sant. With James Russo, Chiara Caselli and Jessie Thomas. Categories: Drama. Year: 1991.
1991 in My Own Private Idaho
Robin of Locksley (Kevin Costner) returns from the crusades to find that the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman) has taken over his land and put the peasentry in a stranglehold in the King's absence. Teaming up with his friends, Azeem (Morgan Freeman) and Little John (Nick Brimble), Robin Hood vows to avenge his father's murder and put an end to the Sheriff's tyranny. The band of outlaws robs from the rich to feed the poor and sets out to secure King Richard the Lionheart's return, while Robin does his best to renew his old love with Maid Marian (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). Directed by Kevin Reynolds. With Christian Slater and Michael Wincott. Categories: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance. Year: 1991.
1991 in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Stunt pilot Cliff Secord (Bill Campbell) discovers an incredible jet pack abandoned in a field and masters the power of personal flight with the help of his mechanic friend, Peevee (Alan Arkin). When evil, well connected actor Neville Sinclair (Timothy Dalton) informs mobster Eddie Valentine (Paul Sorvino) of Cliff's secret, the sinister criminals set out to get their hands on the technology. Cliff's girlfriend, Jenny (Jennifer Connelly), who is seeking a role in Neville's new film, winds up in the middle of the struggle, and Cliff will stop at nothing to save her. Directed by Joe Johnston. With Terry O'Quinn and Ed Lauter. Categories: Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi. Year: 1991.
1991 in The Rocketeer
Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster), an ambitious FBI Academy student, is sent to a hospital for the criminally insane to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a once renowned psychiatrist turned cannibalistic serial killer. Clarice hopes that Lector's psychopathic expertise will help her track down "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), another deranged murderer. But, in order to get the information she needs, Clarice will haev to match wits with Lecter and trust him to lead her in the right direction. Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Scott Glenn and Anthony Heald. Categories: Crime, Thriller. Year: 1991.
1991 in The Silence of the Lambs
Ten years after Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) destroyed the original Terminator that was sent to kill her, the threat returns. But this time, a newer shape-shifting Terminator (Robert Patrick) has been sent though time to target her son, John (Edward Furlong). Their only hope is a second Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) reprogrammed by the human resistance and sent back to protect their future leader. Directed by James Cameron. Categories: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 1991.
1991 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Louise (Susan Sarandon), a waitress, and Thelma (Geena Davis), a housewife, set out on the road after Louise is forced to shoot a man who attempts to rape Thelma outside of a bar. Headed for Mexico in their '66 Thunderbird, the two best friends embrace their new lives as outlaws and enjoy freedom that they have never known before. But, their trip gets difficult when a lawman (Harvey Keitel) intent on their capture picks up their trail. Directed by Ridley Scott. With Michael Madsen, Christopher McDonald and Brad Pitt. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama. Year: 1991.
1991 in Thelma & Louise