The year 1990 (MCMXC) started on a Monday.
Events
- Bugs Bunny celebrates his 50th anniversary
Theatrical releases
Feature films
- January 12 - Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (New Line Cinema)
- February 2
- February 9 - Hard to Kill (Warner Bros.)
- February 23 - The Blood of Heroes (New Line Cinema)
- March 9
- March 16 - Lord of the Flies (Castle Rock Entertainment)
- March 30 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (New Line Cinema)
- April 6 - Impulse (Warner Bros.)
- May 11 - Far Out Man (New Line Cinema)
- June 15 - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Warner Bros.)
- July 6 - Jetsons: The Movie (Hanna-Barbera)
- July 13 - Quick Change (Warner Bros.)
- July 27
- August 3 - Metropolitan (New Line Cinema)
- August 17 - My Blue Heaven (Warner Bros.)
- August 22 - Pump Up the Volume (New Line Cinema)
- August 24
- September 7 - Masters of Menace (New Line Cinema)
- September 14
- September 19 - Goodfellas (Warner Bros.)
- September 28 - King of New York (New Line Cinema)
- October 5 - Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (Warner Bros.)
- October 12
- October 15 - Book of Love (New Line Cinema)
- October 17 - Reversal of Fortune (Warner Bros.)
- October 26
- November 2 - Graffiti Bridge (Warner Bros.)
- November 21 - The Nutcracker Prince (Warner Bros.)
- November 30 - Misery (Castle Rock Entertainment)
- December 7 - The Rookie (Warner Bros.)
- December 12 - The Sheltering Sky (Warner Bros.)
- December 21 - The Bonfire of the Vanities (Warner Bros.)
Television
- Happy Birthday Bugs: 50 Looney Years airs
- Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck star alongside other popular 1980s cartoon stars in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Shows
- September 14 - Tiny Toon Adventures (Amblin Entertainment/Warner Bros. Animation) premieres in syndication
Theme park happenings
Printed Media
Comics
Magazines
Books
- Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare
Video games
Albums
Home video releases
VHS releases
Direct to video releases
People
Births
Deaths
Character debuts
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Bunny, Babs Bunny, Plucky Duck, Hamton J. Pig, Dizzy Devil, Montana Max, Elmyra Duff, Fifi la Fume, Shirley the Loon, Furball, Sweetie Pie, Calamity Coyote, Little Beeper, Fowlmouth, Concord Condor, Gogo Dodo, Li'l Sneezer, Byron Basset, Mary Melody, Arnold the Pitbull, Barky Marky, Ralph the Guard
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