1987 IN FILM

My favourite films released in the U.S. in 1987. Top 30 & many honorables. 

(ballot)

Here's the countdown:




30.         STREET TRASH

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29.         THE LOST BOYS

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28.           MOONSTRUCK

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27.  RITA, SUE, AND BOB TOO

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26.          BLIND CHANCE

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25.  THE ELEMENT OF CRIME

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24.   STAGEFRIGHT [DELIRIA]

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23.              THE DEAD

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          ROYAL SPACE FORCE:
22. WINGS OF THE HONNÊAMISE

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21.         HOPE AND GLORY

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20.   AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS

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19.          WITHNAIL AND I

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18.   STREET OF CROCODILES

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17.                 OPERA

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16.           RIVER'S EDGE

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15.          LAW OF DESIRE

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14.
 THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

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13.       FULL METAL JACKET

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12.               MATEWAN

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11.                TENEBRE

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10.             SUPERSTAR:
 THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY

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9.
 WHERE IS THE FRIEND'S HOME?

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8.                EVIL DEAD II

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7.                NEAR DARK

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6.            HOUSEKEEPING

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5.        EMPIRE OF THE SUN

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4.           COME AND SEE

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3.           RAISING ARIZONA

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2.        THE LAST EMPEROR

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1.                 ROBOCOP

*****

ALSO ESSENTIAL! NOT RANKED.

(the other titles of  '87 I loved that could've placed)

HOUSE OF GAMES

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THE LAST THEFT

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PREDATOR

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THE AMAZING MR. BICKFORD

THE PRINCESS BRIDE

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NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: 

DREAM WARRIORS

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MADE IN HEAVEN

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THE EMPEROR'S
NAKED ARMY MARCHES ON

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THE UNTOUCHABLES

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TAMPOPO

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THREE O'CLOCK HIGH

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PRINCE OF DARKNESS

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THE WAY THINGS GO

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HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE

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RADIO DAYS

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KING LEAR

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BROADCAST NEWS

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MY LIFE AS A DOG

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COBRA VERDE

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STRAIGHT TO HELL

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BORN OF FIRE

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*BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED

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THE FUNERAL お葬式

TWO FRIENDS

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THE HIDDEN

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INNERSPACE

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DOLLS

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CITY ON FIRE

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WALKER

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MAURICE

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A BETTER TOMORROW 2

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HELLRAISER

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GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM

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CHINA GIRL

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LANDSCAPE SUICIDE

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MASTER OF CEREMONIES

THE GATE

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ISHTAR

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THROW 
MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN

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HIGH TIDE

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THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE

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BLACK MAGIC M-66

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BARFLY

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PRICK UP YOUR EARS

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ANGEL HEART

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NO END

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SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA

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WALL STREET

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FATAL ATTRACTION

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IRONWEED

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EXTREME PREJUDICE

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EASTERN CONDORS

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O.C. AND STIGGS

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SPACEBALLS

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THE MONSTER SQUAD

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PLANES, 
TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES

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AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON

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THE STEPFATHER

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LETHAL WEAPON

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JEAN DE FLORETTE

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THE BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT

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NOT A JEALOUS BONE

MORNING PATROL

ΠΡΩΪΝΉ ΠΕΡΊΠΟΛΟΣ

ARIA

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THE RAFT [CREEPSHOW 2]

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DARK AGE

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REHEARSALS 

FOR EXTINCT ANATOMIES

PROM NIGHT II: 

HELLO MARY LOU

SLEEPWALK

CAT CITY

YOUR FACE

****

1987

TOP 30

1. ROBOCOP (Verhoeven)
2. THE LAST EMPEROR (Bertolucci)
3. RAISING ARIZONA (Coen Bros)
4. COME AND SEE (Elem Klimov)
5. EMPIRE OF THE SUN (Spielberg)
6. HOUSEKEEPING (Forsyth)
7. NEAR DARK (Bigelow)
8. EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN (Raimi)
9. WHERE'S THE FRIEND'S HOME? (Kiarostami)
10. SUPERSTAR (Haynes)
11. TENEBRE (Argento) 
12. MATEWAN (Sayles)
13. FULL METAL JACKET (Kubrick)
14. MAN WHO PLANTED TREES (Back)
15. LAW OF DESIRE (Almodovar)
16. RIVER'S EDGE (Tim Hunter)
17. OPERA (Argento) 
18. STREET OF CROCODILES (Brothers Quay) 
19. WITHNAIL & I (Robinson)
20. AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS (Malle)
21. HOPE AND GLORY (Boorman)
22. WINGS OF HONNEAMISE (Hiroyuki Yamaga)
23. THE DEAD (Huston)
24. STAGEFRIGHT: AQUARIUS aka DELIRIA (Soavi)
25. ELEMENT OF CRIME (Von Trier)
26. BLIND CHANCE (Kieslowski)
27. RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO (Clarke)
28. MOONSTRUCK (Jewison)
29. THE LOST BOYS (Schumacher)
30. STREET TRASH (Muro)

RUNNER UP

HOUSE OF GAMES (Mamet), THE LAST THEFT (Barta), PREDATOR (McTiernan), THE AMAZING MR. BICKFORD (Bruce Bickford), PRINCESS BRIDE (R.Reiner), NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3 (C.Russell), MADE IN HEAVEN (Rudolph), EMPEROR'S NAKED ARMY.. (Kazuo Hara), THE UNTOUCHABLES (De Palma), TAMPOPO (Itami), THREE O'CLOCK HIGH (Joanou), PRINCE OF DARKNESS (Carpenter), THE WAY THINGS GO (Fischli/Weiss), HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE (Townsend), RADIO DAYS (Allen), KING LEAR (Godard), BROADCAST NEWS (J.L.Brooks), MY LIFE AS A DOG (Hallström), COBRA VERDE (Herzog), STRAIGHT TO HELL (Cox), BORN OF FIRE (Dehlavi), *BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED (M.Robbins), THE FUNERAL (Jûzô Itami), TWO FRIENDS (Campion), THE HIDDEN (Sholder), INNERSPACE (Dante), DOLLS (S.Gordon), CITY ON FIRE (Ringo Lam), WALKER (Cox), MAURICE (Ivory), A BETTER TOMORROW 2 (Woo), HELLRAISER (Barker), GOOD MORNING VIETNAM (Levinson), CHINA GIRL (Ferrara), LANDSCAPE SUICIDE (Benning), MASTER OF CEREMONIES (Chris Sullivan), THE GATE (Takács), ISHTAR (Elaine May), THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN (DeVito), HIGH TIDE (Gillian), THE YEAR MY VOICE BROKE (Duigan), BLACK MAGIC M-66 (Hiroyuki Kitakubo, Shirow Masamune), BARFLY (Schroeder), PRICK UP YOUR EARS (Frears), ANGEL HEART (Alan Parker), NO END (Kieslowski), SWIMMING TO CAMBODIA (Demme), WALL STREET (Stone), FATAL ATTRACTION (Lyne), IRONWEED (Babenco), EXTREME PREJUDICE (Hill), EASTERN CONDORS (Hung), O.C. & STIGGS (Altman), SPACEBALLS (M.Brooks), MONSTER SQUAD (Dekker), PLANES TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES (Hughes), AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON (Dante/Landis), STEPFATHER (J Ruben), LETHAL WEAPON (Donner), JEAN DE FLORETTE (Berri), BELLY OF AN ARCHITECT (Greenaway), NOT A JEALOUS BONE (Condit), MORNING PATROL (Nikolaidis), ARIA (lots of dudes), THE RAFT CREEPSHOW 2 (Gornick), DARK AGE (A.Nicholson), REHEARSALS FOR EXTINCT ANATOMIES (Quay bros), HELLO MARY LOU (Pittman), MACSKAFOGÓ (Ternovszky), SLEEPWALK (Driver), YOUR FACE (Plympton)