Cinemax Vanguard Cinema 1992 - 1997
by Darvec | created - 20 Sep 2022 | updated - 26 Oct 2022 | PublicCinemax showcased critically acclaimed independent, new wave, documentary, and foreign films under its Vanguard banner. The films were sourced from film festivals around the world and many had limited distribution. From 1992 to 1997, Cinemax had a dedicated weekly time slot for Vanguard. Friday Vanguard aired from 1992-1993, and Wednesday Vanguard from 1993-1997.
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1. Jesus of Montreal (1989)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance
A group of actors put on an unorthodox, but acclaimed Passion Play which incites the opposition of the Catholic Church while the actors' lives themselves begin to mirror the Passion itself.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Rémy Girard
Votes: 7,553 | Gross: $1.60M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 3, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Jesus of Montreal ★★★ (1989)
Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening.
Star of play ironically fits the part. 'R' Adult situations, language, violence. (120 minutes) MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
Film festivals:
Cannes Film Festival;
Seattle International Film Festival;
Toronto International Film Festival
2. Alligator Eyes (1990)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three young New Yorkers decide to travel South for a few days away from the Big Apple. They pick up a beautiful, mysterious young sightless woman with a strange and unsettling past. All ... See full summary »
Director: John Feldman | Stars: Annabelle Larsen, Roger Kabler, Mary McLain, Allen McCullough
Votes: 156
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 10, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Alligator Eyes ★★ (1990)
Annabelle Larson, Roger Kabler.
Two men and woman pick up blind hitchhiker with her own agenda. 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. (101 minutes) MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
Film Festivals:
San Sebastian International Film Festival
3. Reunion (1989)
PG-13 | 110 min | Drama, History
Two young boys from very different backgrounds become friends in 1933 Stuttgart. However, they don't realize how different they are until much later as one is the son of a well-to-do Jewish... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Schatzberg | Stars: Jason Robards, Christien Anholt, Samuel West, Françoise Fabian
Votes: 573
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 17, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Reunion ★★ (1989)
Jason Robards, Christian Anholt.
Jewish man recalls himself and friend amid Nazis in 1933. 'PG-13' Adult situations, violence. (110 minutes) MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
Film Festival:
Cannes Film Festival
4. Clara's Heart (1988)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama
A Jamaican woman becomes the housekeeper for a rich Baltimore family and bonds with a disillusioned teenage boy.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Ontkean, Kathleen Quinlan, Neil Patrick Harris
Votes: 2,560 | Gross: $5.19M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 24, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Clara's Heart ★ (1988)
Whoopi Goldberg as a nanny helping her prep-school charge (Neil Patrick Harris) through trying times. (108 minutes) 'PG-13' Adult situations, language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
5. The Grifters (1990)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A small-time conman has torn loyalties between his estranged mother and new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening, Jan Munroe
Votes: 30,564 | Gross: $13.45M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 31, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Grifters ★★★ (1990)
John Cusack, Anjelica Huston.
No-win triangle of con man, mother and girlfriend. 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. (110 minutes) MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
Film festival:
Toronto Festival of Festivals
6. The Boyfriend School (1990)
PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
Cartoonist Gus has survived cancer treatment and now his romance novelist sister tries to find him a woman and guide him. Will they succeed?
Director: Malcolm Mowbray | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Jami Gertz, Shelley Long, Kyle MacLachlan
Votes: 3,266 | Gross: $1.17M
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 7, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Aired under original title: Don't Tell Her It's Me)
TV listing:
Don't Tell Her It's Me ★ (1990)
Steve Guttenberg, Jami Gertz.
A total makeover transforms a cartoonist into a stud so he can woo his dream date. 'PG-13' Adult situations, language. (102 minutes) MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
7. Taxi Blues (1990)
110 min | Comedy, Drama
A comedic love/hate relationship develops between a dour taxi driver and a hapless aspiring musician after the latter stiffs his cab fare.
Director: Pavel Lungin | Stars: Pyotr Mamonov, Pyotr Zaychenko, Vladimir Kashpur, Natalya Kolyakanova
Votes: 1,998 | Gross: $0.17M
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 14, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Taxi Blues ★★★ (1990)
Tale of the unlikely friendship between a brutish Moscow cabbie (Pyotr Zaitchenko) and a free-spirited musician (Pyotr Mamonov). (110 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
Film festival:
Cannes Film Festival
8. Hidden Agenda (1990)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Frances McDormand, Maurice Roëves, Robert Patterson, Bernard Bloch
Votes: 4,608 | Gross: $1.03M
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 21, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Hidden Agenda ★★★ (1990)
Frances McDormand, Brian Cox.
U.S. activist and British sleuth probe Belfast slayings. 'R' Adult situations, violence. (108 minutes) MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
Film festival
Cannes Film Festival
9. The Forgotten One (1989)
R | 100 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance
A recently widowed writer moves into a Victorian house that is supposedly haunted. Although he is attracted to his pretty next-door neighbor, he finds himself being seduced by the spirit of... See full summary »
Director: Phillip Badger | Stars: Terry O'Quinn, Kristy McNichol, Blair Parker, Elisabeth Brooks
Votes: 458
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 28, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Forgotten One ★★ (1990)
Terry O’Quinn, Kristy McNichol.
Writer sees ghostly beauty; so does his girlfriend. 'R' Language, nudity, violence. (98 minutes) MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
10. The Big Slice (1991)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Crime
A pair of aspiring mystery novelists, knowing next to nothing about crime, decide to live out their adventures, and gets in way over their heads, meeting a femme fatale not making their world easier.
Director: John Bradshaw | Stars: Casey Siemaszko, Leslie Hope, Louis Ferreira, Kenneth Welsh
Votes: 179
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 6, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Big Slice ★★ (1991)
Casey Siemaszko, Leslie Hope.
Two would-be writers see crime from both sides. (85 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
11. Lena's Holiday (1991)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller
A woman gets caught up in a smuggling case when her luggage is accidentally switched with an identical case.
Director: Michael Keusch | Stars: Felicity Waterman, Chris Lemmon, Nick Mancuso, Michael Sarrazin
Votes: 318
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 13, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Lena's Holiday ★★ (1991)
Felicity Waterman, Chris Lemmon.
Young East German has wild trip to Los Angeles. (97 minutes) 'PG-13' Language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
12. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Saundra McClain, Margaret Welsh
Votes: 3,489 | Gross: $7.70M
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 20, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge ★★★ (1990)
Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward.
Rich lawyer, his wife and their children grow apart in the WW II era. (125 minutes) 'PG-13' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
13. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,258,187 | Gross: $46.84M
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 27, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
GoodFellas ★★★★ (1990)
Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta.
Irish-ltalian hood joins 1950s New York Mafia for life. (146 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
14. California Casanova (1991)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Stagehand at a nightclub falls for one of the performers. He wins her heart after taking lessons on suavity from a gigolo "count".
Director: Nat Christian | Stars: Jerry Orbach, Audrey Landers, Tyrone Power Jr., Bryan Genesse
Votes: 129 | Gross: $2.80M
Friday Vanguard air date:
April 3, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
California Casanova ★ (1991)
Jerry Orbach, Audrey Landers.
A young man learns how to woo women from an expert. (94 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
15. Fair Game (1988)
R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller
Gene, a clever but seriously deranged computer-game designer, has been left by his wife Eva. Unable to win her back, he decides to take revenge by locking Eva in her new apartment, inside which he has released a deadly mamba snake.
Director: Mario Orfini | Stars: Trudie Styler, Gregg Henry, Bill Moseley
Votes: 620
Friday Vanguard air date:
June 19, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Fair Game ★★ (1991)
Gregg Henry. Trudie Styler.
Man traps artist wife with mamba, then watches. (82 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
16. Grim Prairie Tales (1990)
R | 86 min | Horror, Western
"Grim Prairie Tales" is a 1990 horror anthology movie where a cynical bounty hunter and a clerk traveling through the prairie rest by the campfire telling four stories of terror to each other.
Director: Wayne Coe | Stars: James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif, Will Hare, Marc McClure
Votes: 1,114
Friday Vanguard air date:
June 26, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Grim Prairie Tales ★★ (1990)
James Earl Jones, Brad Dourif.
Bounty hunter and clerk tell tales around campfire. (86 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
17. The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Under a dystopian religious tyranny, most women cannot conceive children. Those young women who can live in a form of sexual slavery to provide children for influential families.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern
Votes: 10,748 | Gross: $4.96M
Friday Vanguard air date:
July 3, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Handmaid’s Tale ★★ (1990)
Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall.
Young woman forced to breed for couple In future world. (109 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
18. Blue Desert (1990)
R | 97 min | Thriller
Two men rattle a comic-book artist who has moved to a desert town after her trauma in New York.
Director: Bradley Battersby | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Courteney Cox, Craig Sheffer, Philip Baker Hall
Votes: 620
Friday Vanguard air date:
July 10, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Blue Desert ★★ (1991)
Courteney Cox, D.B. Sweeney.
Two men rattle comic-book artist in desert town. (96 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. [V]
19. Paper Mask (1990)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A lowly hospital orderly impersonates a recently deceased doctor and goes to work in the busy ER of a small hospital where he meets and befriends a nurse who slowly figures out his secret and helps him maintain his charade.
Director: Christopher Morahan | Stars: Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Frederick Treves, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 739
Friday Vanguard air date:
October 9, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Paper Mask ★★★ (1990)
Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe.
Young Briton poses as emergency-room doctor; nurse knows. (105 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 313996 [V]
20. Club Fed (1990)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy
A gangster's girlfriend is framed and sent to a minimum-security prison.
Director: Nat Christian | Stars: Burt Young, Allen Garfield, Judy Landers, Lance Kinsey
Votes: 351 | Gross: $2.40M
Friday Vanguard air date:
October 16, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Club Fed ★ (1991)
Burt Young, Judy Landers.
High jinks inside a prison. (93 minutes) 'PG- 13' Adult situations, language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 874697 [V]
21. City of Hope (1991)
R | 129 min | Crime, Drama
An intersecting tale with a multitude of characters living lives which, in one way or another, revolve around an old apartment block scheduled to be demolished.
Director: John Sayles | Stars: Vincent Spano, Tony Lo Bianco, Stephen Mendillo, Chris Cooper
Votes: 2,725 | Gross: $1.26M
Friday Vanguard air date:
November 6, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
City of Hope ★★★ (1991)
Vincent Spano, Joe Morton. Developer's son and councilman, two in a corrupt city. (130 minutes) 'R' Language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 957524 [V]
22. Slacker (1990)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
A day in the life of Austin, Texas as the camera roams from place to place and provides a brief look at the overeducated, the social misfits, the outcasts and the oddballs.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Richard Linklater, Rudy Basquez, Jean Caffeine, Jan Hockey
Votes: 23,488 | Gross: $1.23M
Friday Vanguard air date:
November 13, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Slacker ★★★ (1990)
Actors portray varieties of a type: the new bohemian. (100 minutes) 'R' Language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 176665 [V]
23. My Father's Glory (1990)
G | 105 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
At the end of the nineteenth century, little Marcel lives with his parents in the Provence countryside. During his holiday, Marcel meets Lili, a local boy who knows all the secrets of the hills, and the two become fast friends.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain, Thérèse Liotard
Votes: 7,055 | Gross: $1.71M
Friday Vanguard air date:
November 20, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
My Father’s Glory ★★★ (1990)
Philippe Caubere, Nathalie Roussel.
French boy summers with family in the country. (109 minutes) 'G' MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 436643 [V]
24. Twenty-One (1991)
R | 92 min | Drama
Katie is a free spirited independently minded 21-year-old girl. The film follows her as she reflects on the men in her life. Along the way we meet her drug addict boyfriend Bobby, her lover Jack, close friend Baldy, and her father.
Director: Don Boyd | Stars: Patsy Kensit, Jack Shepherd, Patrick Ryecart, Maynard Eziashi
Votes: 535 | Gross: $0.26M
Friday Vanguard air date:
November 27, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Twenty-One ★★ (1991)
Patsy Kensit, Jack Shepherd.
Sassy London flirt moves to New York. (101 minutes) ’R’ Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 712669 [V]
25. Naked Lunch (1991)
R | 115 min | Drama, Mystery
After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands
Votes: 56,699 | Gross: $2.54M
Friday Vanguard air date:
December 4, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Naked Lunch ★★★ (1991)
Peter Weller.
Bug killer hallucinates, kills wife, becomes writer. (116 minutes) ‘R’ Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 356839 [V]
26. Life Is Sweet (1990)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
A shop assistant, her cook husband, and their twin daughters go about their lives in a working-class London suburb.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, Jane Horrocks
Votes: 11,303 | Gross: $1.52M
Friday Vanguard air date:
December 11, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Life Is Sweet ★★★ (1990)
Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent.
English housewife props her husband, twin teens and friend. (103 minutes) ‘R’ Language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 202430 [V]
27. The Dark Backward (1991)
R | 101 min | Comedy
Garbage man Marty tries his hand at standup comedy and fails miserably until he adds the third arm to his act that mysteriously grew out of his back.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton, Wayne Newton, Lara Flynn Boyle
Votes: 4,032
Friday Vanguard air date:
December 18, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Dark Backward ★ (1991)
Judd Nelson, Bill Paxton.
A stand-up comic gets ahead in show biz when he grows a third arm. (104 minutes) ‘R’ Language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 552031 [V]
28. Europa Europa (1990)
R | 112 min | Drama, History, War
A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Solomon Perel, Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider, André Wilms
Votes: 17,487 | Gross: $5.58M
Friday Vanguard air date:
December 25, 1992 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Europa Europa ★★★ (1991)
Marco Hofschneider, Julie Delpy.
Jewish teen poses as Aryan to escape Holocaust. (115 minutes) ‘R’ Nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 826212 [V]
29. The Field (1990)
PG-13 | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
When a field (which has been farmed by the McCabe family for generations) goes up for auction, the patriarch of the McCabe family will stop at nothing to prevent a rich American from buying it.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 6,773 | Gross: $1.41M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 1, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Field ★★★ (1990)
Richard Harris, John Hurt.
1930s Irish farmer's landlady says his field's for sale. (113 minutes) 'PG-13' Language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m.
30. Working Girls (1986)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A day in the life of several prostitutes in an upscale Manhattan whore house. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch ... See full summary »
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Louise Smith, Ellen McElduff, Amanda Goodwin, Deborah Banks
Votes: 1,634 | Gross: $1.78M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 8, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired September 3, 1993)
TV listing:
Working Girls ★★★ (1986)
Louise Smith, Amanda Goodwin.
Women work for yuppie madam in N.Y. brothel, then go home. (93 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 243934 [V]
31. Black Robe (1991)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg
Votes: 7,668 | Gross: $8.21M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 15, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired March 30, 1994)
TV listing:
Black Robe ★★★ (1991)
Lothaire Bluteau. Aden Young.
French Jesuit journeys among Indians in 1800s Quebec. (102 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 144405 [V]
32. 35 Up (1991 TV Movie)
123 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
Director Michael Apted interviews the same group of British-born adults after a seven-year wait as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Bruce Balden, Jacqueline Bassett, Symon Basterfield, Andrew Brackfield
Votes: 2,730 | Gross: $0.92M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 22, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
35 Up ★★★ (1991)
Filmmaker Michael Apted's study of Britain's class system, updated. (122 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 5117356
33. Truly Madly Deeply (1990)
PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A woman dealing with inconsolable grief over the death of her partner gets another chance when he returns to earth as a ghost.
Director: Anthony Minghella | Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman, Jenny Howe, Carolyn Choa
Votes: 10,014 | Gross: $1.55M
Friday Vanguard air date:
January 29, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Truly, Madly, Deeply ★★ (1991)
Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman.
London pianist's cellist partner returns as loving ghost. (107 minutes) 'PG' Adult situations. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 4606436 [V]
34. The Vanishing (1988)
Not Rated | 107 min | Mystery, Thriller
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus
Votes: 44,287
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 5, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired July 23, 1993; and June 8, 1994)
TV listing:
The Vanishing ★★★ (1988)
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets.
Dutchman goes with girlfriend's kidnapper to learn her fate. (107 minutes) 'NR' MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 458650 [V]
35. The Indian Runner (1991)
R | 127 min | Drama
A Vietnam vet comes home to his small town and finds himself in conflict with rules that his brother has vowed to uphold.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette
Votes: 9,807 | Gross: $0.19M
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 12, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Indian Runner ★★★ (1991)
David Morse, Viggo Mortensen.
Late-1960s tragedy of policeman and his veteran brother. (126 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 992251 [V]
36. Voyager (1991)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Romance
April 1957: Rational engineer Faber's plane crashes in Mexico. He learns that he became a dad in 1938. He takes a ship from NYC to France and meets cute, young Sabeth. Fate?
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy, Barbara Sukowa, Traci Lind
Votes: 3,568 | Gross: $0.52M
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 19, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Voyager ★★★ (1991)
Sam Shepard, Julie Delpy.
Man meets young woman on his strange 1950s journey. (114 minutes) 'PG-13'Adult situations. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 372600 [V]
37. A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
R | 155 min | Drama, Romance
Although wife and mother Mabel is loved by her husband Nick, her mental illness places a strain on the marriage.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, Fred Draper, Lady Rowlands
Votes: 28,731 | Gross: $13.34M
Friday Vanguard air date:
February 26, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central.
TV listing:
A Woman Under the Influence ★★★ (1974)
Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk.
Working man's wife goes from quirky to mad. (147 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 325607 [V]
38.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Antonia and Jane
(1990)
R | 71 min | Drama
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about ... See full summary »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Saskia Reeves, Imelda Staunton, Patricia Leventon, Alfred Hoffman
Votes: 340 | Gross: $1.00M
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 5, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(British TV movie originally airing on Screenplay, BBC2: July 18, 1990)
TV listing:
Antonia & Jane ★★★ (1991)
Saskia Reeves, Imelda Stauton.
Two Englishwomen tell their therapist everything. (75 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 699178 [V]
39. White Mischief (1987)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1940s Kenya, a married couple join other affluent British expatriates in a lifestyle of recklessness and excess, but soon find themselves in a troubling situation.
Director: Michael Radford | Stars: Sarah Miles, Joss Ackland, John Hurt, Greta Scacchi
Votes: 3,217 | Gross: $3.11M
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 12, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
White Mischief ★★★ (1987)
Joss Ackland, Greta Scacchi.
Titled Briton’s bride has affair in 1940s Nairobi. (108 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 918299 [V]
40. The Double Life of Véronique (1991)
R | 98 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. They don't know each other, but their lives are nevertheless profoundly connected.
Director: Krzysztof Kieslowski | Stars: Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska, Kalina Jedrusik
Votes: 52,992 | Gross: $2.00M
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 19, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Double Life of Veronique ★★★ (1991)
Irene Jacob, Philippe Volter.
Two singers, Polish and French, have same name and face. (96 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 8896703 [V]
41. Paris Is Burning (1990)
R | 78 min | Documentary
A chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
Director: Jennie Livingston | Stars: Brooke Xtravaganza, André Christian, Dorian Corey, Paris Duprée
Votes: 17,621 | Gross: $3.78M
Friday Vanguard air date:
March 26, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Paris Is Burning ★★★ (1990)
About gay-men posing contests, or "voguing,” in New York. (76 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 498220 [V]
42. Wisecracks (1991)
90 min | Documentary, Comedy
Director: Gail Singer | Stars: JoAnne Astrow, Joy Behar, Maria Callous, Dreenagh Darrell
Votes: 100
Friday Vanguard air date:
April 2, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Wisecracks ★★★ (1991)
Phyllis Diller, Paula Poundstone and other women comics. (90 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 809918
43. Proof (1991)
R | 86 min | Drama, Romance
The life of a blind photographer who is looked after by a housekeeper is disrupted by the arrival of an agreeable restaurant worker.
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse | Stars: Hugo Weaving, Geneviève Picot, Russell Crowe, Heather Mitchell
Votes: 7,127 | Gross: $0.52M
Friday Vanguard air date:
April 9, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Proof ★★★ (1991)
Hugo Weaving, Genevieve Picot.
Australian triangle of blind man, woman and other man. (90 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 361915 [V]
44. High Heels (1991)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A singer returns after 15 years abroad to perform in Madrid and finds her 27 y.o. daughter married to one of her mom's ex-lovers.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé, Anna Lizaran
Votes: 17,453 | Gross: $1.71M
Friday Vanguard air date:
April 16, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired August 13, 1993)
TV listing:
High Heels ★★ (1991)
Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes.
Farce of Spanish actress, her daughter, murder. (112 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 247177 [V]
45. Prospero's Books (1991)
R | 124 min | Drama, Fantasy
The magician Prospero attempts to stop his daughter's affair with an enemy.
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: John Gielgud, Michael Clark, Michel Blanc, Erland Josephson
Votes: 6,725 | Gross: $1.75M
Friday Vanguard air date:
April 23, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Prospero's Books (British-French; 1991)
R: Nudity. Writer-director Peter Greenway’s phantasmagorical adaptation of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest." John Gielgud, Michael Clark.
(2:05 ★★★) —Fri. 8 PM (MAX)
46. Uranus (1990)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, History
After World War II, a small French village struggles to put the war behind as the controlling Communist Party tries to flush out Petain loyalists. The local bar owner, a simple man who ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Gérard Depardieu, Michel Blanc, Jean-Pierre Marielle
Votes: 1,484 | Gross: $0.34M
Friday Vanguard air date:
April 30, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Uranus ★★★ (1991)
Gerard Depardieu, Philippe Noiret.
Factions fight, left and right, in post-WWII French town. (100 minutes) 'R' Language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 1586537 [V]
47. American Dream (1990)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
Recounts the 1985-86 strike against the Hormel Foods Corporation in Minnesota after its employees' wages and benefits were cut.
Directors: Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, Lawrence Silk | Stars: Lewie Anderson, R.J. Bergstrom, Ron Bergstrom, Wayne Goodnature
Votes: 1,012 | Gross: $0.27M
Friday Vanguard air date:
May 7, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
American Dream ★★★
(1990) Filmmaker Barbara Kopple studies mid-1980s Hormel plant strike. (100 minutes) 'PG-13' Language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 2587649 [V]
48. Overseas (1990)
94 min | Drama
In French Algeria, after WWII, three daughters of wealthy settlers begin their adult lives. Zon marries an often absent sailor. Malene's husband, Gildas, refuses to work in the farm, so she... See full summary »
Director: Brigitte Roüan | Stars: Nicole Garcia, Marianne Basler, Brigitte Roüan, Philippe Galland
Votes: 135 | Gross: $0.24M
Friday Vanguard air date:
May 14, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Overseas ★★ (1990)
Nicole Garcia.
French sisters go through war in Algeria. (98 minutes) 'NR' MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 2316153 [V]
49. Cross My Heart (1990)
105 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Suddenly, Martin's behaviour changes radically. He doesn't talk or laugh any more. His schoolfellows discover, that his mother died some days ago. Now he is frightened of being sent to ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Fansten | Stars: Sylvain Copans, Nicolas Parodi, Olivier Montiege, Cécilia Rouaud
Votes: 347
Friday Vanguard air date:
May 21, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Aired under English title: Cross My Heart)
TV listing:
Cross My Heart ★★★ (1990)
Sylvain Copans, Nicolas Parodi.
French boy's chums help him hide mother's death. (105 minutes) 'NR' Language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 577315
50. Night on Earth (1991)
R | 129 min | Comedy, Drama
An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands, Lisanne Falk, Alan Randolph Scott
Votes: 66,036 | Gross: $2.02M
Friday Vanguard air date:
May 28, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Night on Earth ★★★ (1991)
Winona Ryder, Gena Rowlands.
Five encounters in five taxis in five global cities. (130 minutes) 'R' Language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 4458770 [V]
51. Chameleon Street (1989)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Detroiter William Douglas Street poses as a Harvard doctor, Time reporter, African exchange student.
Director: Wendell B. Harris Jr. | Stars: Timothy Alvaro, Renauld Bailleux, William Ballenger, Lynn Barbee
Votes: 1,049 | Gross: $0.24M
Friday Vanguard air date:
June 4, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Chameleon Street ★★ (1989)
Wendell B. Harris Jr., Angela Leslie.
The story of Detroit impostor William Douglas Street. (96 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 925162 [V]
52. The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A couple retreat to Venice to work on their relationship, but an encounter with a stranger leads them into a world of intrigue - where their darkest desires are in reach.
Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Christopher Walken, Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson, Helen Mirren
Votes: 6,359 | Gross: $1.24M
Friday Vanguard air date:
June 11, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Comfort of Strangers ★ (1990)
Harold Pinter's screenplay about a mystery man (Christopher Walken) who befriends young lovers (Rupert Everett, Natasha Richardson) in Venice. (107 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 5402324 [V]
53. Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
PG | 125 min | Drama, Romance
China in the 1920s. After her father's death, Songlian is forced to marry the wealthy Master Chen. With three wives already, each living in a separate house, there is fierce competition for his attention and the privileges that are gained.
Director: Yimou Zhang | Stars: Gong Li, Jingwu Ma, Saifei He, Cuifen Cao
Votes: 35,367 | Gross: $2.60M
Friday Vanguard air date:
June 18, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Raise the Red Lantern ★★★★ (1991)
Gong Li, Ma Jingwu.
Educated girl is nobleman’s new wife in 1920s China. (125 minutes) 'PG' MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 1163050 [V]
54. Kafka (1991)
PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Kafka works during the day at an insurance company, where events lead him to discover a mysterious underground society with strange suppressive goals.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell, Joel Grey, Ian Holm
Votes: 10,576 | Gross: $1.06M
Friday Vanguard air date:
June 25, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Kafka ★★★ (1991) [B/W]
Jeremy Irons, Theresa Russell.
Clerk goes to dark castle to solve mystery, c.1919 Prague. (98 minutes) 'PG-13' Adult situations. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 5077632 [V]
55. The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
Not Rated | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
In medieval France, some villagers challenge a man's claim of identity when he (as he says) returns home from some time in the army.
Director: Daniel Vigne | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye, Maurice Barrier, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
Votes: 4,826 | Gross: $0.02M
Friday Vanguard air date:
July 2, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Return of Martin Guerre ★★★ (1982)
Gerard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye.
1500s Frenchwoman suspects man in bed's not her husband. (111 minutes) 'NR' Language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 241579 [V]
56. Cousin, Cousine (1975)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
Two distant cousins meet at a wedding banquet for an elderly couple. Over time, a close friendship develops between them, but their spouses begin to think that they are more than just friends.
Director: Jean-Charles Tacchella | Stars: Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier, Guy Marchand
Votes: 1,782 | Gross: $8.70M
Friday Vanguard air date:
July 9, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Cousin, Cousine ★★★ (1975)
Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux.
Two distant French cousins meet, have affair. (96 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 4389199 [V]
57. Three Men and a Cradle (1985)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy
Jacques, Pierre, and Michel are three adult friends who enjoy single life until they find themselves stuck with a baby.
Director: Coline Serreau | Stars: Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah, André Dussollier, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu
Votes: 3,954 | Gross: $2.05M
Friday Vanguard air date:
July 16, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
3 Men and a Cradle ★★★ (1985)
Roland Giraud, Michel Boujenah.
Three Paris bachelors stuck with a baby. (106 minutes) 'PG-13' Adult situations, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 4118603 [V]
58. The Vanishing (1988)
Not Rated | 107 min | Mystery, Thriller
Rex and Saskia, a young couple in love, are on vacation. They stop at a busy service station and Saskia is abducted. After three years and no sign of Saskia, Rex begins receiving letters from the abductor.
Director: George Sluizer | Stars: Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets, Johanna ter Steege, Gwen Eckhaus
Votes: 44,287
Vanguard Cinema air date:
July 23, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired February 5, 1993; and June 8, 1994)
TV listing:
The Vanishing ★★★ (1988)
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Gene Bervoets.
Dutchman goes with girlfriend’s kidnapper to learn her fate. (107 minutes) 'NR' Language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 4881507 [V]
59. La Femme Nikita (1990)
R | 117 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Convicted felon Nikita isn't going to jail; she's given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière
Votes: 76,458 | Gross: $5.02M
Friday Vanguard air date:
July 30, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Aired under title: La Femme Nikita)
TV listing:
La Femme Nikita ★★★ (1990)
Anne Parillaud, Jean-Hugues Anglade.
French agent turns drug punk into code-cued hit woman. (117 minutes) 'R' Language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 152479 [V]
60. Delicatessen (1991)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime
Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.
Directors: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Stars: Marie-Laure Dougnac, Dominique Pinon, Pascal Benezech, Jean-Claude Dreyfus
Votes: 90,080 | Gross: $1.79M
Friday Vanguard air date:
August 6, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Delicatessen ★★★ (1991)
Dominique Pinon, Marie- Laure Dougnac.
Future underground vs. black- market cannibal butcher. (117 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 576631 [V]
61. High Heels (1991)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A singer returns after 15 years abroad to perform in Madrid and finds her 27 y.o. daughter married to one of her mom's ex-lovers.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes, Miguel Bosé, Anna Lizaran
Votes: 17,453 | Gross: $1.71M
Friday Vanguard air date:
August 13, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired April 16, 1993)
TV listing:
High Heels ★★ (1991)
Victoria Abril, Marisa Paredes.
Farce of Spanish actress, her daughter, murder. (114 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 670481 [V]
62. Wild Wheels (1992)
64 min | Documentary
A documentary spotlighting "car-art" in America.
Director: Harrod Blank | Stars: Chuck Alston, Theo Althuiszes, Doc Atomic, J. Battenfield
Votes: 52
Friday Vanguard air date:
August 20, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Wild Wheels ★★★ (1992)
Zanily decorated cars and their owners. (65 minutes) 'NR' Language, violence. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 5573551
63. Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole (1991)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
The Levys, a glamorous couple, used to make their living robbing golfers, until they met their fatal handicap. Years later, scriptwriter Remy Gravelle decides to observe the Levy progeny as... See full summary »
Director: Amos Poe | Stars: Eric Mitchell, Daisy Hall, Alba Clemente, Jesse McBride
Votes: 144
Friday Vanguard air date:
August 27, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Triple Bogey on a Par 5 Hole ★★ (1991) [B/W]
Eric Mitchell, Daisy Hall.
Screenwriter asks yachters about their slain parents. (87 minutes) 'NR' MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 594089
64. Working Girls (1986)
Unrated | 93 min | Drama
A day in the life of several prostitutes in an upscale Manhattan whore house. The film is a stark portrayal of the women prostitutes, the male customers and the motivations of both. Watch ... See full summary »
Director: Lizzie Borden | Stars: Louise Smith, Ellen McElduff, Amanda Goodwin, Deborah Banks
Votes: 1,634 | Gross: $1.78M
Friday Vanguard air date:Vanguard Cinema air date:
September 3, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired January 8, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central)
TV listing:
Working Girls ★★★ (1986)
Louise Smith, Amanda Goodwin.
Women work for yuppie madam in N.Y. brothel, then go home. (93 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 928628 [V]
65. The Story of Boys & Girls (1989)
87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
At a farmhouse, a large family cooks mountains of food for the next day's engagement party for Silvia and her city fiancé, Angelo. Her parents feud about infidelity; an aging salesman who ... See full summary »
Director: Pupi Avati | Stars: Lucrezia Lante della Rovere, Davide Bechini, Felice Andreasi, Massimo Bonetti
Votes: 226 | Gross: $0.74M
Friday Vanguard air date:
September 10, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Story of Boys and Girls ★★★ (1989) [B/W]
Davide Benchini, Lucrezia Lante della Rovere.
Folks loosen up at wedding feast in 1936 Italy. (92 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 370294 [V]
66. Mediterraneo (1991)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, War
In WW2, an Italian Army unit of misfits occupies an isolated non-strategic Greek island for the duration of the war.
Director: Gabriele Salvatores | Stars: Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Bigagli, Giuseppe Cederna, Claudio Bisio
Votes: 16,428 | Gross: $4.53M
Friday Vanguard air date:
September 17, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Mediterraneo ★★★ (1991)
Diego Abatantuono, Claudio Blgagli.
Italian soldiers sit out WWII on Greek isle with women. (90 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 844036 [V]
67. The Lover (1992)
R | 115 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
In 1929 French Indochina, a French teenage girl embarks on a reckless and forbidden romance with a wealthy, older Chinese man, each knowing that knowledge of their affair will bring drastic consequences to each other.
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud | Stars: Jane March, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Jeanne Moreau, Frédérique Meininger
Votes: 23,510 | Gross: $4.90M
Friday Vanguard air date:
October 1, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Lover ★★ (1992)
Jane March, Tony Leung.
French teen has affair with Chinese man in 1920s Vietnam. (115 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Fri. 7 p.m. 143352 [V]
68. Painting the Town (1992)
78 min | Documentary
Director: Andrew Behar | Star: Richard Osterweil
Votes: 31
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
October 6, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Painting the Town ★★ (1992)
Profiles N.Y. artist/party crasher Richard Osterweil. (80 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 121506
69. The Panama Deception (1992)
91 min | Documentary, History, War
A film about the true reasons for the 1989 US invasion of Panama and big media complicity in these activities.
Director: Barbara Trent | Stars: Elizabeth Montgomery, Carlos Cantú, Diviana Ingravallo, Abraham Alvarez
Votes: 1,167 | Gross: $0.31M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
October 13, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Panama Deception ★★★ (1992)
Manuel Noriega, the CIA, history and the 1989 invasion. (91 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 503313
70. Toto the Hero (1991)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Thomas believed he was switched at birth with Alfred. Feeling cheated, Thomas spent his life plotting revenge against Alfred, his perceived lifelong adversary who he felt stole the privileged life that should have been his.
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier, Jo De Backer, Thomas Godet
Votes: 6,346 | Gross: $1.23M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
October 20, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Aired under title: Toto Le Heros)
TV listing:
Toto Le Heros ★★★ (1992)
Michel Bouquet, Mireille Perrier.
Man muses over being in wrong family. (89 minutes) 'PG-13' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 499010 [V]
71. Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1991)
R | 96 min | Drama, Comedy, Documentary
Performance artist/comedian Bogosian brings to hilarious life 10 separate oddball characters in a one-man-show. This profane, smart, crisply edited film will have you screaming for more.
Director: John McNaughton | Star: Eric Bogosian
Votes: 246 | Gross: $0.53M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
October 27, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll ★★★ (1991)
Eric Bogosian’s one-man show of strange urban characters. (102 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 923176
72. Laws of Gravity (1992)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of two incompetent young men from Brooklyn spin out of control after a friend returns from Florida with guns to sell.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Peter Greene, Adam Trese, Edie Falco, Arabella Field
Votes: 1,197 | Gross: $0.12M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
November 3, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Laws of Gravity ★★★ (1992)
Peter Greene, Edie Falco.
Tragedy of Brooklyn hoodlum, wife and bad buddy. (100 minutes) 'R' Language, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 165816
73. The Hairdresser's Husband (1990)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Antoine has always been fascinated by a hairdresser's delicate touch, the beguiling perfume and the enticing figure of a woman with an opulent bosom. After all, he always knew he would marry one, completing his idealised love fantasy.
Director: Patrice Leconte | Stars: Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena, Roland Bertin, Maurice Chevit
Votes: 10,366 | Gross: $1.16M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
November 10, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Hairdresser’s Husband ★★★ (1990)
Jean Rochefort, Anna Galiena.
Frenchman weds hairdresser at last, per boyhood vow. (84 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 467774 [V]
74. Europa (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Barbara Sukowa, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Ernst-Hugo Järegård
Votes: 23,203 | Gross: $1.01M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
November 17, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Aired under title: Zentropa)
TV listing:
Zentropa ★★ (1991)
Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa.
American caught in bomb plot in 1945 Germany. (112 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 259543 [V]
75. Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time (1992)
R | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
Early in the 1990s, Hefner and others are interviewed on camera about Hefner's childhood and youth, the beginnings of Playboy and its later empire, what those enterprises meant to society, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Heath | Stars: James Coburn, Hugh Hefner, Barbi Benton, Monique St. Pierre
Votes: 165
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
November 24, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Hugh Hefner: Once Upon a Time ★★ (1992)
Profiles the founder of Playboy; James Coburn narrates. (90 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 370618 [V]
76. Herman (1990)
88 min | Drama, Family
"Herman", based on Lars Saabye Christensen's novel of the same name, tells the story of the young boy Herman who suddenly loses his hair and becomes bald at the age of eleven. Movie follows... See full summary »
Director: Erik Gustavson | Stars: Anders Danielsen Lie, Frank Robert, Elisabeth Sand, Kai Remlov
Votes: 549
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
December 1, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Herman ★★ (1990)
Anders Danielsen Lie, Elisabeth Sand.
An 11-year-old boy copes with losing his hair. (96 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 145710
77. She's Gotta Have It (1986)
R | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
Story of a woman and her three lovers.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee
Votes: 16,319 | Gross: $7.14M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
December 8, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
She’s Gotta Have It ★★★ (1986) [B/W]
Tracy Camilla Johns, Tommy Redmond Hicks.
Brooklyn woman juggles three boyfriends. (84 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 261330 [V]
78. To Want to Fly (1991)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Martina is a professional lady whose clients are harmless if eccentric; she sees herself as a social worker. Shy Maurizio dubs sound for cartoons while his outgoing brother dubs more saucy ... See full summary »
Directors: Guido Manuli, Maurizio Nichetti | Stars: Maurizio Nichetti, Angela Finocchiaro, Mariella Valentini, Patrizio Roversi
Votes: 903
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
December 15, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Aired under original title: Volere Volare)
TV listing:
Volere Volare ★★ (1991)
Maurizio Nlchetti, Angela Flnocchlaro.
Man meets woman, turns into cartoon. Live action/animated. (92 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 703573 [V]
79. Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family (1993)
85 min | Documentary
In 1961, Robert Young and Michael Roemer shot a gritty documentary in Palermo's Cortile Cascino, a slum reserved for rag pickers and scavengers. Thirty years later, Young's son and ... See full summary »
Directors: Michael Roemer, Susan Todd, Andrew Young, Robert M. Young | Star: Angela Capra
Votes: 51
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
December 22, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Children of Fate: Life and Death in a Sicilian Family ★★★ (1993)
Portrait of an Italian slum, from 1961 to 1991. (87 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 267938
80. Johnny Stecchino (1991)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
A kindhearted but bumbling idiot who likes to steal bananas, is passed off for a snitch hiding from the mob.
Director: Roberto Benigni | Stars: Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Paolo Bonacelli, Franco Volpi
Votes: 11,558 | Gross: $0.57M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
December 29, 1993 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Johnny Stecchino ★★★ (1991)
Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi.
Bus driver mistaken for Sicilian gangster. (102 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 246720 [V]
81. Zebrahead (1992)
R | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A white, hip-hop loving teen falls in love with a black girl.
Director: Anthony Drazan | Stars: Michael Rapaport, DeShonn Castle, Kevin Corrigan, Lois Bendler
Votes: 1,467 | Gross: $1.47M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
January 5, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Zebrahead ★★★ (1992)
Michael Rapaport, N’Bushe Wright.
Jewish boy loves black girl in Detroit despite critics. (102 minutes) 'R' Language, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 370691 [V]
82. Johnny Suede (1991)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A struggling young musician and devoted fan of Ricky Nelson wants to be just like his idol and become a rock star.
Director: Tom DiCillo | Stars: Brad Pitt, Richard Boes, Cheryl Costa, Michael Luciano
Votes: 4,449 | Gross: $0.09M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
January 12, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Johnny Suede ★★★ (1991)
Brad Pitt, Calvin Levels.
Dreamer with pompadour wants to be like Ricky Nelson. (95 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 560560 [V]
83. Flirting (1991)
R | 99 min | Drama, Romance
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.
Director: John Duigan | Stars: Noah Taylor, Thandiwe Newton, Nicole Kidman, Bartholomew Rose
Votes: 6,414 | Gross: $2.42M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
January 19, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Flirting ★★★ (1990)
Noah Taylor, Thandie Newton.
Preppie loves Ugandan girl in 1965 Australia. (100 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 662161 [V]
84. Motorama (1991)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A ten year-old boy runs away from his abusive parents, steals a Mustang, and a pursues a promotional card game sold at gas stations.
Director: Barry Shils | Stars: Jordan Christopher Michael, Martha Quinn, Michael Naegel, Susan Tyrrell
Votes: 2,199
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
January 26, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Motorama ★★★ (1992)
Jordan Christopher Michael, John Diehl.
Boy takes offbeat trip in stolen Mustang. (90 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 508292
85. The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Vicki returns to her elder sister Beth's house in Australia after an affair in Italy. Beth, with a teenage daughter, has become involved in something of a marriage of convenience with ... See full summary »
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz, Kerry Fox, Miranda Otto
Votes: 1,048 | Gross: $0.83M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
February 2, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
The Last Days of Chez Nous ★★★ (1992)
Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz.
Writer’s husband sleeps with her younger sister. (96 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 669579 [V]
86. Boys from Brazil (1993)
68 min | Documentary
From the beginning of the film: "This is the story of a new twist on the oldest profession. The film follows a group of Brazilian prostitutes over two years as they work not only the ... See full summary »
Director: John-Paul Davidson | Stars: Samira del Fuego, Gaspar, Luciana, Ruddy
Votes: 90
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
February 9, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Boys From Brazil (1992)
Study of transvestism in Rio de Janeiro. Directed by John-Paul Davidson. (69 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 111793
87. Riff-Raff (1991)
Unrated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of construction-worker Stevie and his unemployed pop-singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman, George Moss
Votes: 4,891 | Gross: $0.30M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
February 16, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Riff-Raff ★★ (1991)
Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt.
Scottish construction worker loves Irish drifter in London. (92 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 7947326 [V]
88. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 921,336 | Gross: $28.26M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
February 23, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Taxi Driver ★★★ (1976)
Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster.
Lone New York cabbie befriends teen hooker, wastes pimp. (114 minutes) 'R' Language, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 496120 [V]
89. Danzón (1991)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
Julia (Rojo) is a phone operator in Mexico City who divides her time between her job, her daughter and the danzon: a cuban dance very popular in Mexico and Central America. Every wednesday ... See full summary »
Director: María Novaro | Stars: María Rojo, Carmen Salinas, Tito Vasconcelos, Margarita Isabel
Votes: 688 | Gross: $0.36M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
March 2, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Danzon ★★★ (1991)
Maria Rojo, Carmen Salinas.
Mexican woman looks for her missing dancing partner. (103 minutes) 'PG- 13' Adult situations. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 1459482 [V]
90. Dr. Petiot (1990)
102 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Based on the real life of Dr. Marcel Petiot: During world war II Petiot, an MD living in occupied Paris, promised to help wealthy Jewish people among his patients to flee occupied France ... See full summary »
Director: Christian de Chalonge | Stars: Michel Serrault, Pierre Romans, Bérangère Bonvoisin, Zbigniew Horoks
Votes: 797
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
March 9, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Aired under original title: Docteur Petiot)
TV listing:
Docteur Petiot (1992)
Stylish, fact-based portrait of a homicidal physician (Michel Serrault) in WWII occupied France. (102 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 1295286
91.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
(1989)
TV-G | 105 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A film about the career and methods of the master silent comedy filmmaker.
Stars: Harold Lloyd, Lindsay Anderson, David Chasman, Jack Lemmon
Votes: 282
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
March 16, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1992)
Originally a presentation of PBS’ “American Playhouse,” the documentary traces the career of the legendary screen comedian, best known for his wild movie stunts. Jack Lemmon and studio mogul Hal Roach offer comments. MAX Wed. 7 p.m.
92. Map of the Human Heart (1992)
R | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Arctic, 1965: Avik tells his story starting in 1931. A mapmaker flies Avik, then a preteen Eskimo boy with TB, to a hospital in Montreal where he meets Albertine. They meet again when Avik joins World War II in the UK.
Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, Robert Joamie
Votes: 3,431 | Gross: $2.81M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
March 23, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Map of the Human Heart ★★★ (1992)
Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud.
Inuit and his lover's story covers WWII and the Arctic. (109 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 497859 [V]
93. Black Robe (1991)
R | 101 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary nicknamed Black Robe by the natives and his small party of companions try reaching the Huron tribe in Canada all while facing mistrust, Iroquois warring parties and harsh winter conditions.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young, Sandrine Holt, August Schellenberg
Votes: 7,668 | Gross: $8.21M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
March 30, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(Also aired January 15, 1993)
TV listing:
Black Robe ★★★ (1991)
Lothaire Bluteau, Aden Young.
French Jesuit journeys among Indians in 1600s Quebec. (102 minutes) 'R' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 725189 [V]
94. Close to Eden (1991)
PG | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A curious friendship develops between Gombo, a young Mongolian shepherd living with his wife and family in a hut, deep in the wilderness of the steppes, and Sergei, a Russian worker whose truck breaks down not far from Gombo's hut.
Director: Nikita Mikhalkov | Stars: Badema, Bayaertu, Vladimir Gostyukhin, Baoyinhexige
Votes: 3,845
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
April 6, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Close to Eden ★★★ (1991)
Bayaertu, Badema.
Inner Mongolia couple share hut with stranded Soviet trucker. (111 minutes) 'PG' Adult situations, language. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 554693 [V]
95. In the Soup (1992)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
New Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown flophouse he calls home.
Director: Alexandre Rockwell | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals, Pat Moya
Votes: 4,376 | Gross: $0.26M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
April 13, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
In the Soup ★★★ (1992)
Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel.
N.Y. con man offers to produce tyro’s movie. (93 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 959955 [V]
96. Van Gogh (1991)
R | 158 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The final sixty-seven days of Van Gogh's life are examined.
Director: Maurice Pialat | Stars: Jacques Dutronc, Alexandra London, Bernard Le Coq, Gérard Séty
Votes: 3,310 | Gross: $0.14M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
April 20, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Van Gogh ★★★ (1991)
Jacques Dutronc, Alexandra London.
Chronicle of the last three months in the life of the painter. (155 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 75407285 [V]
97. El Mariachi (1992)
R | 81 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gómez, Jaime de Hoyos, Peter Marquardt
Votes: 71,327 | Gross: $2.04M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
April 27, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
El Mariachi ★★★ (1992)
Carlos Gallardo, Consuelo Gomez.
Singer mistaken for killer in Mexican drug war. (81 minutes) 'R' Language, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 546485 [V]
98. Chain of Desire (1992)
Unrated | 107 min | Drama, Romance
A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.
Director: Temístocles López | Stars: Linda Fiorentino, Elias Koteas, Angel Aviles, Patrick Bauchau
Votes: 493 | Gross: $0.22M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
May 4, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Chain of Desire ★★ (1992)
Linda Fiorentino, Elias Koteas.
Serial sex in Gotham goes round downtown. (107 minutes) 'NR' Adult situations, language, nudity, violence. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 514075 [V]
99. MGM Sarajevo: Covjek, Bog, Monstrum (1994)
94 min | Documentary
Made by the Sarajevo Group of Authors (SAGA), a collective created during the siege of Sarajevo, this documentary captures impressive stories of war that occurred during the conflict.
Directors: Ismet Arnautalic, Mirsad Idrizovic, Ademir Kenovic, Pjer Zalica | Stars: Izudin Bajrovic, Sead Bejtovic, Ines Fancovic, Admir Glamocak
Votes: 27
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
May 11, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
(SAGA documentary aired under the title: Sarajevo Ground Zero)
TV listing:
Sarajevo Ground Zero (1994)
A documentary made by Bosnian filmmakers who risked their lives to chronicle the siege and destruction of their home city of Sarajevo. (Subtitled) (53 minutes) (MAX)
100. Becoming Colette (1991)
R | 97 min | Biography, Drama
The story of a girl who become the toast of Paris high-society. Through her marriage to one of France's most notorious degenerates, Colette's eyes are opened to every form of sexual depravity - shameless adventures that stir her.
Director: Danny Huston | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mathilda May, Virginia Madsen, Paul Rhys
Votes: 281 | Gross: $0.22M
Wednesday Vanguard air date:
May 18, 1994 - 8 PM / 7 Central
TV listing:
Becoming Colette ★★ (1992)
Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mathilda May.
French writer recalls her husband and her start. (97 minutes) 'R' Language, nudity. MAX Wed. 7 p.m. 103963 [V]
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