1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1988th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 988th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1980s decade.
Theatrical releases[]
Feature films[]
- February 5 - The Serpent and the Rainbow
- March 18 - The Milagro Beanfield War
- March 25 - Biloxi Blues
- April 22 - Casual Sex?
- May 6 - Shakedown
- June 17 - The Great Outdoors
- July 8 - Phantasm II
- July 20 - Midnight Run
- August 12 - The Last Temptation of Christ
- September 9 - Moon over Parador
- September 23 - Gorillas in the Mist
- October 14 - Madame Sousatzka
- November 4 - They Live
- November 12 - The Land Before Time (Natural History Museum, Los Angeles)
- November 18 - The Land Before Time
- November 25
- December 9 - Twins
- December 21 - Talk Radio
Shorts[]
Television[]
Home video releases[]
- January 14 - Dragnet
- February 24 - Jaws: The Revenge
- March 10 - Amazon Women on the Moon
- May 5 - Three O'Clock High
- May 26 - Born in East L.A.
- June 16 - Cry Freedom
- July 14 - Prince of Darkness
- September 15
- October 6
- October 27 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- November 10 - Biloxi Blues
- December 8 - Casual Sex?
Character debuts[]
- November 9 - Chucky
- November 12 - Littlefoot, Cera, Ducky, Petrie, Spike, Grandma and Grandpa Longneck, Daddy Topps, Mama Swimmer, Petrie's Mother, Littlefoot's Mother, Rooter, Sharptooth
People[]
Births[]
Deaths[]
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