The Best Movies of 1990!

1. GOODFELLAS (97%) Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
2. DANCES WITH WOLVES (85%) Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell
3. MISERY (89%) Kathy Bates, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth
4. PUMP UP THE VOLUME (78-84%) Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis
5. STATE OF GRACE (83%) Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris, R. Wright
6. TRUST (82-94%) Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan
7. I LOVE YOU TO DEATH (56-64%) Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, R. Phoenix
8. ROSENCRANZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (64-88%) G. Oldman, T. Roth
9. LA FEMME NIKITA (86%) Anne Parillaud, Jean Reno, Jeanne Moreau
10. KING OF NEW YORK (71-78%) Christopher Walken, David Caruso
11. HOUSE PARTY (96-83%) Kid N' Play, Robin Harris
12. TOTAL RECALL (84-78%) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone
13. THE GRIFTERS (90-70%) J. Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening
14. MINDWALK (88%) Liv Ullman, Sam Waterston, John Heard
15. JACOB'S LADDER (69-85%) Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello
16. WILD AT HEART (65-81%) Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe
17. CRAZY PEOPLE (33-63%) Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser

1. CYRANO DE BERGERAC (100-91%) Gerard DePardieu
2. LONGTIME COMPANION (100-83%) Bruce Davison, Campbell Scott
3. THE WITCHES (100-70%) Anjelica Huston, Rowan Atkinson
4. GOODFELLAS (97%) Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
5. HOUSE PARTY (96-83%) Kid N' Play, Robin Harris
6. REVERSAL OF FORTUNE (94-76%) Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close
7. THE FRESHMAN (93-61%) Matthew Broderick, Marlon Brando, B. Kirby
8. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (91%) Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder
9. MILLER'S CROSSING (91%) Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, J. Turturro
10. ARACHNOPHOBIA (91-53%) Jeff Daniels, John Goodman
11. THE GRIFTERS (90-70%) J. Cusack, Anjelica Huston, Annette Bening
12. POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE (90-66%) Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine
13. MISERY (89%) Kathy Bates, James Caan, Richard Farnsworth
14. AWAKENINGS (89%) Robin Williams, Robert De Niro, Julie Kavner
15. THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (88%) Alec Baldwin, Sean Connery
16. MINDWALK (88%) Liv Ullman, Sam Waterston, John Heard
17. INTERNAL AFFAIRS (88-59%) Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis
18. VINCENT AND THEO (88-72%) Tim Roth, Paul Rhys
19. WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART (88-63%) Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey
20. METROPOLITAN (87%) Chris Eigeman, Taylor Nichols
21. Q & A (87-61%) Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante
22. LA FEMME NIKITA (86%) Anne Parillaud, Jean Reno, Jeanne Moreau
23. DANCES WITH WOLVES (85%) Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell
24. PRESUMED INNOCENT (85-66%) Harrison Ford, Bonnie Bedelia
25. TOTAL RECALL (84-78%) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone
26. TREMORS (84-74%) Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross
27. STATE OF GRACE (83%) Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris, R. Wright
28. DARKMAN (83-58%) Liam Neeson, Frances McDormand
29. TRUST (82-94%) Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan
30. AFTER DARK, MY SWEET (82-61%) Jason Patric, Rachel Ward
31. AVALON (80%) Armin Mueller-Stahl, Aidan Quinn, Joan Plowright
32. MIAMI BLUES (80-56%) Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason-Leigh
33. STELLA (79%) Bette Midler, Trini Alvarado, John Goodman
34. QUICK CHANGE (79-72%) Bill Murray, Geena Davis, Randy Quaid
35. PUMP UP THE VOLUME (78-84%) Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis
36. MEMPHIS BELLE (77%) Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz
37. MO' BETTER BLUES (75%) D. Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes
38. BAD INFLUENCE (75-52%) Rob Lowe, James Spader
39. THE RUSSIA HOUSE (73-50%) Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer
40. MERMAIDS (72%) Winona Ryder, Cher, Bob Hoskins, Christine Ricci
41. KING OF NEW YORK (71-78%) Christopher Walken, David Caruso
42. CRY-BABY (71-77%) Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Ricki Lake
43. HENRY & JUNE (71%) Fred Ward, Maria de Medeiros, Uma Thurman
44. MY BLUE HEAVEN (71-59%) Steve Martin, Rick Moranis
45. THE HOT SPOT (71-47%) Don Johnson, V. Madsen, Jennifer Connelly
46. DIE HARD 2 (70%) Bruce Willis, John Amos, Dennis Franz, B. Bedelia
47. JACOB'S LADDER (69-85%) Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Pena, Danny Aiello
48. THE GODFATHER, PART III (67-78%) Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach
49. THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER (67%) Bob Newhart, John Candy
50. GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH (67-57%) Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates
51. WILD AT HEART (65-81%) Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Willem Dafoe
52. STEPHEN KING'S IT (65%) Tim Curry, John Ritter, Richard Thomas
53. THE TWO JAKES (65-38%) Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel
54. ROSENCRANZ & GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (64-88%) G. Oldman, T. Roth
55. DICK TRACY (64-53%) Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino
56. LORD OF THE FLIES (63-52%) Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh
57. FRANKENHOOKER (62-57%) James Lorinz, Patty Mullen
58. PRETTY WOMAN (62-68%) Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, J. Alexander
59. WHITE PALACE (62%) James Spader, Susan Sarandon
60. CLASS OF 1999 (60-51%) Bradley Gregg, Tracy Lind
61. QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER (56-74%) Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman
62. I LOVE YOU TO DEATH (56-64%) Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, R. Phoenix
63. JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO (56%) Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, L. Bridges
64. THE EXORCIST III (55%) George c. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders
65. NARROW MARGIN (55%) Gene Hackman, Anne Archer
66. CADILLAC MAN (55-31%) Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Fran Drescher
67. HOME ALONE (54-79%) Macauley Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern
68. TEXASVILLE (53%) Jeff Bridges, Cybil Shepherd, Annie Potts
69. HARDWARE (52%) Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis
70. FAR OUT MAN (51%) Tommy Chong, Rae Dawn Chong
71. THE SHELTERING SKY (50-80%) John Malkovich, Debra Winger
72. BETSY'S WEDDING (50-41%) A. Alda, Molly Ringwald, Anthony LaPaglia
73. BACK TRACK aka CATCHFIRE (50-25%) Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster
74. FLATLINERS (48-60%) Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts, Kevin Bacon
75. NUNS ON THE RUN (47-54%) Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane
76. PACIFIC HEIGHTS (45%) Michael Keaton, Melanie Griffith, M. Modine
77. WELCOME HOME, ROXY CARMICHAEL (45%) Winona Ryder
78. FRANKENSTEIN UNBOUND (44-34%) John Hurt, Raul Julia
79. LAMBADA (43%) J. Eddie Peck, Melora Hardin, Dennis Burkley
80. KINDERGARTEN COP (41%) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope A. Miller
81. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (40-81%) Elias Koteas
82. FLASHBACK (38-63%) Kiefer Sutherland, Dennis Hopper
83. DAYS OF THUNDER (38-61%) Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall
84. MR. DESTINY (38-58%) James Belushi, Linda Hamilton, Michael Caine
85. NIGHTBREED (38-62%) Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby
86. DESPERATE HOURS (36-23%) Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins
87. YOUNG GUNS II (35-67%) Emilio Estevez, Keifer Sutherland
88. TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE (35-45%) Deborah Harry
89. THE ROOKIE (35%) Clint Eatswood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia
90. ROBOCOP 2 (34%) Peter Weller, Dan O'Herlihy
91. CRAZY PEOPLE (33-63%) Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser
92. REVENGE (33-56%) Kevin Costner, Anthony Quinn, Madeleine Stowe
93. HARD TO KILL (33%) Steven Seagal, Kelly LeBrock
94. GRAFFITI BRIDGE (33-43%) Prince, Morris Day, Ingrid Chavez
95. BIRD ON A WIRE (32-41%) Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn, David Carrodine
96. MEN AT WORK (30-46%) Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen
97. THE ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLAINE (29-68%) Andrew 'Dice' Clay
98. STANLEY & IRIS (29-48%) Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Swoosie Kurtz
99. 3 MEN AND A LITTLE LADY (29-44%) T. Danson, T. Selleck, S. Guttenberg
100. ROCKY V (26-32%) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young
101. TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS (25-54%) James Belushi, Charles Grodin
102. PREDATOR 2 (25-44%) Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades
103. HAVANA (24-58%) Robert Redford, Lena Olin, Raul Julia,
104. THE HANDMAID'S TALE (23-44%) Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway
105. MARKED FOR DEATH (22-51%) Steven Seagal, Keith David
106. THE FIRST POWER (22-46%) Lou Diamond Phillips, Mykelti Williams
107. SHORT TIME (20-58%) Dabney Coleman, Teri Garr, Matt Frewer
108. NAVY SEALS (19-43%) Charlie Sheen, Michael Biehn, Joanne Whalley
109. BRAIN DEAD (17-71%) Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort
110. LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO (17-32%) John Travolta, Kirstie Alley
111. THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES (16-27%) Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis
112. ANOTHER 48 HOURS (15-35%) Eddie Murphy, Nick Nolte
113. THE GUARDIAN (14-31%) Jenny Seagrave, Miguel Ferrer
114. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (13-48%) Dana Carvey, Robert Loggia
115. ERNEST GOES TO JAIL (13-47%) Jim Varney
116. I COME IN PEACE (13-45%) Dolph Lundgren, Brian Benben
117. AIR AMERICA (13-35%) Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr.
118. SIBLING RIVALRY (13-30%) Kirstie Alley, Bill Pullman, Carrie Fisher
119. GRAVEYARD SHIFT (13-22%) David Andrews, Brad Dourif, Kelly Wolf
120. WHERE THE HEART IS (11-59%) Dabney Coleman, Uma Thurman
121. FIRE BIRDS (10-36%) Nicolas Cage, Tommy Lee Jones, Sean Young
122. GHOST DAD (7-32%) Bill Cosby, Kimberly Russell
123. TROLL 2 (6-44%) Michael Stephenson
124. PROBLEM CHILD (4-40%) John Ritter, Jack Warner, Michael Oliver
125. SIDE OUT (0-59%) C. Thomas Howell, Courtney Thorne-Smith
126. DEATH WARRANT (0-31%) Jean Claude Van Damme
127. LOOSE CANNONS (0-26%) Gene Hackman, Dan Aykroyd
128. MADHOUSE (0%) John Larroquette, Kirstie Alley
129. HEART CONDITION (0%) Bob Hoskins, Denzel Washington

• AFTER DARK, MY SWEET (82-61%) Jason Patric, Rachel Ward
• AVALON (80%) Armin Mueller-Stahl, Aidan Quinn, Joan Plowright
• BRAIN DEAD (17-71%) Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton, Bud Cort
• CLASS OF 1999 (60-51%) Bradley Gregg, Tracy Lind
• CRY-BABY (71-77%) Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Ricki Lake
• CYRANO DE BERGERAC (100-91%) Gerard DePardieu
• FAR OUT MAN (51%) Tommy Chong, Rae Dawn Chong
• FLASHBACK (38-63%) Kiefer Sutherland, Dennis Hopper
• HARDWARE (52%) Dylan McDermott, Stacey Travis
• THE HOT SPOT (71-47%) Don Johnson, V. Madsen, Jennifer Connelly
• MEMPHIS BELLE (77%) Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz
• MIAMI BLUES (80-56%) Alec Baldwin, Jennifer Jason-Leigh
• MO' BETTER BLUES (75%) D. Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes
• NUNS ON THE RUN (47-54%) Eric Idle, Robbie Coltrane
• Q & A (87-61%) Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante
• THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER (67%) Bob Newhart, John Candy
• THE RUSSIA HOUSE (73-50%) Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer
• THE SHELTERING SKY (50-80%) John Malkovich, Debra Winger
• STANLEY & IRIS (29-48%) Robert De Niro, Jane Fonda, Swoosie Kurtz
• STELLA (79%) Bette Midler, Trini Alvarado, John Goodman
• THE TWO JAKES (65-38%) Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel
• WELCOME HOME, ROXY CARMICHAEL (45%) Winona Ryder
• WHITE HUNTER BLACK HEART (88-63%) Clint Eastwood, Jeff Fahey
• WHITE PALACE (62%) James Spader, Susan Sarandon

William Petersen, Al Pacino, and John Malkovich all turned down roles in the movie. Over two dozen cast members would eventually appear on The Sopranos. Illeana Douglas and Samuel L. Jackson have early roles in the film. The success of "Goodfellas" would lead to the production of three other movies: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" and "The Big Heist" were about the 1978 Lufthansa heist and "My Blue Heaven" was a fictionalized comedic account of Henry Hill in the Witness Protection Program.

Tracey Ullman, Kevin Kline, R. Phoenix The movie is a comedic re-telling of Tony and Frances Toto, a real-life couple from Allentown, PA. Frances, with the help of three others, tried to kill her husband over the period of 1982-1983. Tony was not a nice guy but he vowed to remainful faithful to his wife after the attempted murder. She was tried and convicted. Her sentence ended before the movie was produced and the couple was still together in 2014

Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis ---- Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis, who dated after the film, would team up again six years later in the movie "Broken Arrow". Writer/director Allan Moyle uses music and radio as themes in many of his movies from "Times Square" in 1980 to "Empire Records" in 1995. Samantha Mathis was River Phoenix' girlfriend and was with him at the time of his death at the The Viper Room.

Richard Dreyfuss, William Hurt, and Patrick Swayze were considered for the role of Quaid. The story was in development hell for years and the original writers shelved their story when their script for "Alien" was picked up. Dino De Laurentiis started development of the movie but his company went bankrupt before production started. Arnold Schwarzenegger was interested in the role but was turned down. When the production company went bankrupt, Arnold had Carolco Picture buy the production, allowing him complete artistic control on the film. It was probably the most expensive film produced until Arnold's Terminator 2: Judgment Day a few years later. Characters are constantly giving away the plot of the movie as the story progresses. The Johnny Cab robot is voiced and created in the likeness of actor Robert Picardo, who would join the cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Quaid was originally called Quail in the movie but Vice President Dan Quayle's public persona of being an idiot caused the name change.