Subgenre Sampler
Science Fiction: 1571 Films to Buy & Rent
Warlock (1988)
- Dir. Steve Miner
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Julian Sands, Mary Woronov
- Richard E. Grant plays a witch–hunter on the tail of an evil 17th Century Warlock (Julian Sands) in this hammy fantasy adventure that enjoyed a…
Batteries Not Included (1987)
- Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy
- Produced by Steven Speilberg, this version of E.T. has frisbee–sized flying saucers enter the lives of an elderly couple whose NYC building is…
Big Bang, The (1987)
- Dir. Picha
- Animated Cold War/sex satire set in a post–WW3 future (1995!) where the emergent American–Russian mutant alliance are forced to enter the…
Deathstalker II - Duel Of The Titans (Deathstalker 2) (1987)
- Dir. Jim Wynorski
Feat. John Terlesky, Monique Gabrielle, John Lazar
- Sword and sorcery bollocks with weedy John Terlesky stepping into Rick Hill's furry boots and helping future soft porn hall–of–famer…
Devil Man - The Birth (1987)
Doctor Who (TV Series) [Sylvester McCoy] (Dr. Who) (1987-1989)
- Feat. Sylvester McCoy
- After Colin Baker's somewhat disappointing stint as 'The Doctor', Sylvester McCoy took over for three series as the seventh version of the mysterious…
Hidden, The (1987)
- Dir. Jack Sholder
Feat. Michael Nouri, Kyle MacLachlan
- An alien lifeform uses innocent human bodies to rob banks, kill people and listen to heavy metal! An exciting and bizarre sci–fi actioner…
Innerspace (1987)
- Dir. Joe Dante
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan…
- The premise of FANTSTIC VOYAGE is comically reworked with a vastly different plotline involving a miniaturized Dennis Quaid is inadvertently injected…
Max Headroom (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, George Coe
- Edison Carter and his computer–generated alter–ego, Max Headroom, pursue justice in a corrupt, corporate future. Four episodes on two…
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…