Subgenre Sampler
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Sur (1987)
- Dir. Fernando Solanas
Feat. Susu Pecoraro, Miguel Angel Sola, Philippe Leotard
- A political prisoner, freed after five years, confronts his haunting past and alien present before reconciling with his wife. Deeply personal,…
T. Dan Smith (1987)
- Dir. Amber Film Collective
- Docu–drama chronicles of events leading to the imprisonment of a maverick Newcastle councillor. Made in collaboration with Smith himself, it…
Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987)
- Dir. Norman Mailer
Feat. Ryan O'Neal, Isabella Rossellini
- This curious black comedy–come–film noir enigma will provide fascinating viewing for some. Based on the director's novel, it marked a…
Track 29 (1987)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. Gary Oldman, Theresa Russell, Christopher Lloyd…
- Purporting to be her long–lost son, sleazoid Gary Oldman materialises out of Theresa Russell's alcoholic haze, as husband Christopher Lloyd…
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
- Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Avery Brooks, Phylicia Rashad, Edward Woodward…
- Faithful to the classic abolitionist novel this made for cable adaptation garnered considerable acclaim for Avery Brooks' performance.
Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent Van Gogh (1987)
- Dir. Paul Cox
- Engrossing and expressive documentary of the famous artist, using his own written letters and paintings as clues to his tortured personality. John…
Wanted Dead or Alive (1987)
- Dir. Gary Sherman
Feat. Rutger Hauer, Gene Simmons, Robert Guillaume
- Hauer stars as a bounty hunter coming to grips with Middle Eastern terrorism. Explicitly violent, with a knock–out finale.
Weeds (1987)
- Dir. John Hancock
Feat. Nick Nolte
- Fact–based story of a San Quentin prisoner who is relieved of his life term to pursue his talent for play–writing.
White of the Eye (1987)
- Dir. Donald Cammell
Feat. David Keith, Cathy Moriaty, Art Evans…
- Smartly executed, disturbing thriller set in a small Arizona town where a psychotic balances his marital problems with his penchant for homicide.
Winter Tan, A (1987)
- Dir. Jackie Burroughs, Louise Clark, John Frizzell
Feat. Jackie Burroughs
- Based on the late Maryse Holder's raw, confessional letters from Mexico, Jackie Burroughs brilliantly interprets this woman who "took a holiday from…