CINEMATIC HOLY MOMENTS: 1989

by Toby

[re-upload from the now defunct thewanderingimage.tumblr.com]

my personal favorite moments from films to receive a 1989 U.S. release. Not all of which made my actual “Best Films of 1989” list, but at least had incredible segments that stayed with me since first viewing. Scenes that I’m sure I’ll want to re-visit again and again.

+ = was actually featured on Toby's 1989 "Best of"

the dark silhouette figure first appears with hammer in hand

    - PAPERHOUSE (Rose)

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Bear cub's bad mushroom trip

- THE BEAR [L'OURS] (Annaud)

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the 2015 town square action mirrors the 1955s town square action. 

**diner confrontation, hoverboards, etc**

BACK TO THE FUTURE 

          PART II (Zemeckis)

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bumblebee ride -

HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS

                     (Johnston)

Batman via the Batwing rains on Joker's balloon parade

     - BATMAN (Burton)

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the "St. Crispin's Day" speech

    - HENRY V (Branagh)

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Dobler blasts Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" on his boombox for Diane

 - SAY ANYTHING... (Crowe)

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Art & Ray work up the courage to knock on their creepy neighbor's door. Then the comically long walk to said neighbor’s door. **hat tip to Sergio Leone & Morricone**

    - THE 'BURBS (Dante)

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Jones on horseback VS. Nazis occupying tanks. **fight atop the Mark VII, etc.**

- INDIANA JONES 

         & THE LAST CRUSADE 

                        (Spielberg)

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Virgil resuscitates his drowned ex-wife.. This scene particularly affected me after my mother's lung collapsed when I was little and the EMTs had to revive her.

    - THE ABYSS (Cameron)

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The giant Laputian soldier robot rampaging

- CASTLE IN THE SKY (Miyazaki) 

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Young Christy writes for the first time

  - MY LEFT FOOT (Sheridan)

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Smiley discovers picture of Dr. King & Malcolm X amidst burning rubble

- DO THE RIGHT THING 

                      (Spike Lee)

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the "Though Shalt Not Kill" chapter’s climax.. So devastating it lead to the ending of the death penalty in Poland -

    THE DECALOGUE 

/ A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING 

                                 (Kieslowski)

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the entire 1972 RNC demonstration & clash with police. Tom Cruise’s greatest performance. I don’t think he’ll top it -

BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY 

                              (Stone)

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Toto watches the missing “kiss reel” the Church deemed sinful

- CINEMA PARADISO (Tornatore)

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also; 

Weird Al's Rambo fantasy

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Toby’s Favorite Movie Moments

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