Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Without A Clue (1988)- Dir. Thom Eberhardt
Feat. Michael Caine, Ben Kingsley, Jeffrey Jones… - A nicely contrived send–up of the Sherlock Holmes stories, with Kingsley playing Doctor Watson, who in fact has invented the character of…
Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
- Dir. Pedro Almodovar
Feat. Carmen Maura - Speedy sparkling slapstick from Almodovar, in which pregnant Carmen Maura is dumped by her boyfriend, harassed by his suicidal ex–wife and…
Wonder Years, The (TV Series) (1988-1993)- Feat. Fred Savage
- One of the more endearing US TV series of the period, depicts the 'growing up' of its adolescent protagonists with humour and empathy. This disc…
Working Girl (1988)- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver… - Expertly–made, snappy comedy of ambitious secretary Melanie Griffith's rise to the top.
A Taxing Woman (1987)- Dir. Juzo Itami
Feat. Nobuko Miyamoto - A nicely offbeat look at the potentially boring subject of tax evasion. Nobuko Miyamoto plays our star tax collector who meets her match in a hotshot…
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)- Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp… - A young Elisabeth Shue is serious crush material as the teenage babysitter who must escort two rug rats through the treacherous urban jungle of…
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)- Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones… - Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
Bad Taste (1987)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Peter Jackson - New Zealand's entry into the splatter comedy genre, shot on consecutive Sundays over a four year period, is among the best ever made. Outrageously…
Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Brigitte Nielsen… - Slick, though belated sequel to the action–comedy smash which launched Eddie Murphy to superstardom.
Beyond Therapy (1987)- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti… - Oddball excursion into New York neurotica courtesy of maverick Dir. Robert Altman, who shuffles his cast into various patient/therapist combinations.…
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