Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Robocop (1987)
- Dir. Paul Verhoeven
Feat. Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox… - Loaded with sweat–breaking violence and suspense, dir. Paul Verhoeven never surpassed this stunning dystopian satire about a prototype cyborg…
Spaceballs (1987)- Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy… - A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
Untouchables, The (1987)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro - Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…
Absolute Beginners (1986)- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit… - Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
Aliens (1986)- Dir. James Cameron
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn… - Sigourney Weaver returns as Ripley, the only survivor from the first grisly encounter with the slimy she–creature, here joining a team of…
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell - High–tech, tongue–in–cheek adventure in which Kurt Russell kicks butt in Chinatown.
Blue Velvet (1986)- Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern… - David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…
Flight of the Navigator (1986)- Dir. Randal Kleiser
Feat. Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff De Young… - An ordinary boy is thrown behind the wheel of a fantastic flying machine, accompanied by an assortment of bizarre aliens. A fun–filled odyssey…
Fly, The (1986)- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis - Cronenberg's most accessible work is an ingenious re–working of the 1958 film that works as well for its contemporary audience as the original…
FX (F/X) (1986)- Dir. Robert Mandel
Feat. Bryan Brown, Brian Dennehy - Some ingenious set pieces and explosive effects highlight this superior action–suspenser. An FX expert is employed to fake the death of a VIP,…
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