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Subgenre Sampler

 
Hamburger HillHamburger Hill (1987)
Dir. John Irvin
Feat. Anthony Barrile, Don Cheadle, Courtney B. Vance
Matter–of–fact depiction of a particularly costly battle of the Vietnam War, in which US troops repeatedly tried to capture 'Hill 937' in…
Lethal WeaponLethal Weapon (1987) Recommended
Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
Enjoyable caper–comedy, teaming up Gibson and Glover as partners–in–crime–fighting, struck a winning formula and inspired a…
Lethal Weapon LegacyLethal Weapon Legacy (Lethal Weapon 1-4) (1987-1998)
Feat. Mel Gibson, Danny Glover
All four outings for Mel Gibson and Danny Glover as mismatched cops.
Lighthorsemen, TheLighthorsemen, The (1987)
Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Peter Phelps, Jon Blake, Sigrid Thornton
Gung–ho and melodrama collide in this WWI adventure of Australian–mounted infantry (and a few Gallipoli veterans) in Palestine. The tone…
Living Daylights, TheLiving Daylights, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Glen
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Maryam d'Abo, Jeroen Krabbe
Timothy Dalton in his debut as Bond delivers up an impressively slick performance as he struggles to disenable an evil Russian general from igniting…
Masters of the UniverseMasters of the Universe (1987)
Dir. Gary Goddard
Feat. Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster
Brain–deadening adaptation of the TV cartoon has Dolph Lundgren stepping into the furry loincloth to take on Skeletor and his robotic guards.
Over the TopOver the Top (1987)
Dir. Menahem Golan
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely
Over the top in more ways than one, this ripely macho action–drama, set around the world of competitive arm wrestling, has Stallone play a…
PredatorPredator (1987) Recommended
Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers
Big Arnie leads a SWAT team into the South American jungle only to be confronted by a faceless, hostile alien life–form. Solid sci–fi…
RobocopRobocop (1987) Aro Favourite
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…
Running Man, TheRunning Man, The (1987)
Dir. Paul Michael Glaser
Feat. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto
Schwarzenegger is in his element in this dystopian fantasy set around a televised game–show. The story has much in common with ROLLERBALL, but…

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