90's Monthly Movie Club

January

(Dump Month part 1)

Welcome to the first month of our '90s Movie of the Month Club. Below are the '90s movies that were released in the month of January, traditionally considered one of the 'dump months' for movie studios. According to wikipedia 'The dump months are what the film community calls the two periods of the year when there are lowered commercial and critical expectations for most new releases. Audiences during these periods are smaller than the rest of the year, so no tentpole movies are released.'

Tremors (January 19, 1990)

Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.

Director: Ron Underwood

Writer: S.S. Wilson & Brent Maddock

Cast: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter

Where is it streaming?

Juice (January 17, 1992)

Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".

Director: Ernest R. Dickerson

Writer: Ernest R. Dickerson

Cast: Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur

Where is it streaming?

Higher Learning (January 11, 1995)

People from all different walks of life, encounter racial tension, sexual assault, responsibility, and the meaning of an education on a university campus.

Director: John Singleton

Writer: John Singleton

Cast: Omar Epps, Kristy Swanson, Michael Rapaport, Jennifer Connelly, Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne

Where is it streaming?

Before Sunrise (January 27, 1995)

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together.

Director: Richard Linklater

Writer: Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan

Cast: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy

Where is it streaming?

Twelve Monkeys (January 5, 1996)

In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.

Director: Terry Gilliam

Writer: David Webb Peoples

Cast: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt

Where is it streaming?

From Dusk Till Dawn (January 19, 1996)

Two criminals and their hostages unknowingly seek temporary refuge in a truck stop populated by vampires, with chaotic results.

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Writer: Quentin Tarantino

Cast: George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Julilette Lewis

Where is it streaming?

Good Will Hunting (January 9, 1998)

Will Hunting, a janitor at M.I.T., has a gift for mathematics, but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Director: Gus Van Sant

Writer: Matt Damon , Ben Affleck

Cast: Robin Williams, Matt Damon , Ben Affleck

Where is it streaming?

Spice World (January 23, 1998)

World famous pop group the Spice Girls zip around London in their luxurious double decker tour bus having various adventures and performing for their fans.

Director: Bob Spiers

Writer: Kim Fuller

Cast: The Spice Girls