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HousekeepingHousekeeping (1987)
Dir. Bill Forsyth
Feat. Christine Lahti, Sara Walker
A sombre but wonderful tale of a free–spirited woman in 1950s Idaho who voluteers to take care of her two orphaned nieces despite her being an…
Less Than ZeroLess Than Zero (1987)
Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Robert Downey Jnr., Jami Gertz
A slick, rather thin adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ cult–novel set among the bored, coke–snorting youth of 1980s upper–crust…
Making Mr. RightMaking Mr. Right (1987)
Dir. Susan Seidelman
Feat. John Malkovich, Ann Magnuson, Glenne Headly
Android–romance comedy almost gets it right, with Malkovich as a scientist who invents a tinman in his own image, which Magnusun finds a worthy…
MannequinMannequin (1987)
Dir. Michael Gottlieb
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty
Andrew McCarthy stars as a department store window–dresser who discovers that one of his mannequins (Kim Cattrall) is actually a woman from…
Married With Children (TV Series)Married With Children (TV Series) (1987-1998) Recommended
Feat. Ed O'Neill, Christina Applegate, Katey Sagal
Brilliantly rancid satire on US sitcoms like THE COSBY SHOW, depicting a white trash family of appalling bad taste, curdled dreams and sick…
Melba (TV Mini-series)Melba (TV Mini-series) (1987)
Dir. Rodney Fisher
Feat. Linda Cropper, Tom Burlinson, Hugo Weaving
Biopic of famed Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, whose professional veneer hid a tumultuous private life, her struggles to provide as a…
MoonstruckMoonstruck (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Cher, Danny Aiello
Superb comic drama rivals the best of Woody Allen through vignettes of family life in New York's Italian district, and the cast have never been…
NutsNuts (1987)
Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton
Barbra Streisand must prove her sanity in order to stand trial for manslaughter. Richard Dreyfuss helps out with some heavy duty courtroom banter.
Outrageous FortuneOutrageous Fortune (1987)
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Bette Midler, Shelley Long, George Carlin
Floozy Bette Midler and straight–gal Shelley Long search for their boyfriend in common.
OverboardOverboard (1987)
Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Roddy McDowall
Cute and fluffy antics, with a snooty Goldie Hawn suffering amnesia and, being taken–in by ship–repairer Kurt Russell and his chaotic…

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