The Yugoslavian–U.S. co-production The Dark Side of the Sun (1988) gave Brad Pitt his first leading film role, as a young American taken by his family to the Adriatic to find a remedy for a skin condition. However, the film was shelved on the outbreak of the Croatian War of Independence, and was released only in 1997. Pitt made two motion picture appearances in 1989: the first in a supporting role in the comedy Happy Together; the second a featured role in the horror film Cutting Class, the first of Pitt's films to reach theaters. Brad Pitt made guest appearances on television series Head of the Class, Freddy's Nightmares, Thirty something, and (for a second time) Growing Pains.
