Subgenre Sampler
Thirtysomething (TV Series) (1987-1991)- Feat. Timothy Busfield, Mel Harris, Peter Horton…
- One of the highlights of 1980's television, centering around a group of late thirties baby boomers struggling with adult angst in Philadelphia, is…
Tour of Duty (TV Series) (1987-1988)- Feat. Terence Knox, Stephen Caffrey
- A much–admired chronicle of U.S. soldiers grappling with combat, friendship, and ethics in Vietnam. One of several popular Vietnam War…
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.
Under the Sun of Satan (Soues Le Soleil De Satan) (1987)
- Dir. Maurice Pialat
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Sandrine Bonnaire, Maurice Pialat… - Both booed and awarded the top prize at Cannes Film Festival, Pialat's visionary film exemplifies the director's style and his thematic preoccupation…
Wall Street (1987)- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah… - Quintessential 1980s drama is a compelling morality tale with Michael Douglas in an Oscar–winning turn as a carnivorous corporate raider.…
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.
Whales of August, The (1987)- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price - A gently homespun slice of life in one's final years, with the joyous presence of late cinema icons Bette Davis, Lillian Gish and Vincent Price.
White Mischief (1987)- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles… - Popular tale of drugs, decadence, wife–swapping and murder–mystery in colonial Kenya, with an attractive cast.
Wings of Desire (1987)- Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander… - Wenders ambitious and hypnotic film centres around two angels who can listen into human thought in pre–unified Berlin. This rich and surreal…
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