Hunt for Red October: Run Silent, Run Deep

Sean Connery. Photo: Paramount In 1988, Die Hard had been such a tremendous hit that a sequel was inevitable. The film's director, John McTiernan, was obviously considered for it. In…

Twister 

When Bill Harding and his girlfriend (Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz) go to see his soon-to-be ex-wife (Helen Hunt) to get the divorce papers signed, they get caught up chasing tornadoes…

Basic Instinct: Sleeping with the Enemy

Sharon Stone. Photo: TriStar Pictures Now and then comes along a film that starts a trend. The early 1990s genre of sleazy sex thrillers had disappointments like Sliver and disasters…

Cujo 

Cujo, a lovable St. Bernard, is bitten by a rabid bat and eventually turns into a deadly monster; Donna (Dee Wallace) and her son Tad (Danny Pintauro) happen to cross…

Speed 2: Cruise Control 

Annie (Sandra Bullock) and her new boyfriend (Jason Patric) go on a Caribbean cruise with a luxury liner, but the ship is taken over by John Geiger (Willem Dafoe) who…

Speed: Runaway Bus

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock. Photo: 20th Century Fox Here’s a now classic action movie that does its darnedest to make you stay away from public transportation. It starts with…

Die Hard: Terror in a Highrise

Bruce Willis. Photo: 20th Century Fox Where would Bruce Willis be without this film? In 1988, he had spent several years charming viewers as a private eye on the hit…