motion picture monday

one. steel magnolias.

released: 1989.

starring: sally field, julia roberts, tom skerritt.

what makes it awesome: i've seen this thing i don't know how many times, and still, after almost two decades and even with the sound off, field can make me BAWL. and skerritt makes me giggle a LOT. it's damned near perfect.

two. dead poets society.

released: 1989.

starring: robin williams, ethan hawke, robert sean leonard.

what makes it awesome: williams and leonard.

three. turner and hooch.

released: 1989.

starring: tom hanks, mare winningham, craig t. nelson.

what makes it awesome: hooch.

four. parenthood.

released: 1989.

starring: dianne wiest, steve martin, jason robards.

what makes it awesome: the story. and wiest.

five. gross anatomy.

released: 1989.

starring: matthew modine, zakes mokae, christine lahti.

what makes it awesome: modine and lahti.

six. when harry met sally.

released: 1989.

starring: meg ryan, carrie fisher, billy crystal.

what makes it awesome: ryan and crystal.

seven. major league.

released: 1989.

starring: tom berenger, dennis haysbert, charlie sheen.

what makes it awesome: the story.