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Zahara's/Ignacio's Male Partner Paquito or "Paca" (Javier Camara) Director Enrique Goded (Fele Martinez) - Moved by "The Visit" Script Given to Him to Read by Ignacio/Zahara - Enrique Recalled His Days With Boyhood "Lover" Ignacio Enrique's and Ignacio's Catholic School Padre Manolo (Daniel Giménez Cacho) Ignacio as Schoolboy Forced to Sing "Moon River" on School Outing with Father Manolo Enrique Moved While Reading the Script About His School Days with Ignacio (l to r): Ignacio and Enrique -...

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) Director Robert Zemeckis' brilliant and inventive live-action and animated film was a blend of comedy, film-noir mystery, and romance set in the Los Angeles area of 1947. It boasted the tagline: "It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble." At the time of its release, it had the most expensive budget of any film at about $70 million.

The Vanishing (1988, Neth/Fr.) (aka Spoorloos) In director George Sluizer's original, unnerving and haunting Dutch psychological thriller - it was a masterpiece in suspense regarding a female's sudden kidnapping and 'vanishing'; it was based upon scriptwriter Tim Krabbé's novella The Golden Egg.

My Neighbor Totoro (1988, Jp.) (aka Tonari no Totoro) In director/writer Hayao Miyazaki's fanciful, charming and imaginative anime tale - it was a fable about two young daughters and their friendship with gentle, loveable forest spirits in late 1950s Japan, who helped the girls to cope with sadness, illness, fear and uncertainty. The immersive experience allowed viewers to enter a childhood fantasy world that was magical and joyful.

Hairspray (1988) In writer/director John Waters' outrageous, charmingly-kitsch, very funny musical comedy - it was not to be confused with Hairspray (2007) starring John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer and Amanda Bynes - the successful song-and-dance adaptation of the Tony award-winning 2002 Broadway smash hit that was based on Waters' earlier film. It was the director's first and only PG-rated film.

A Fish Called Wanda (1988, US/UK) In elderly UK director Charles Crichton's and MGM's funny farce - it was one of the cleverest, quirkiest, wittiest and madcap caper comedies ever made. It included members of the original anarchic Monty Python troupe with American stars - in a subversively wicked and raucous tale that combined both British and American humor. One of the film's stars, John Cleese, was uncredited as the film's co-director.

Dead Ringers (1988, Can./US) Co-writer/director David Cronenberg's dramatic psychological horror-thriller, with a fictionalized script by Cronenberg and co-writer Norman Snider, was inspired by Bari Wood's and Jack Geasland's 1977 novel "Twins" - about two real-life identical brothers Drs. Stewart and Cyril Marcus.

Shivers (1975, Can.) (aka They Came From Within, The Parasite Murders) Canadian writer/director David Cronenberg's scandalous early erotic "body-horror" film (his feature film debut and first commercial success) was about a group of Montreal high-rise apartment occupants of Starliner Towers who went on a sex and violence spree after being infected by turd-like parasites.

Rabid (1977, Can./US) (aka Rage) Canadian writer/director David Cronenberg's unconventional, low-budget horror vampire film was his second commercial feature film, and similar to his first body-horror film, Shivers (1975). Cronenberg followed this film with other "signature" body-horror films, including The Brood (1979), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986), before shifting to more traditional horror films.

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) In director Stephen Frears' period costume drama of 18th century one-upmanship, game-playing, passionate seduction and romantic intrigue - it was adapted from the 1782 novel by Choderlos de Laclos.