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China GirlChina Girl (1987)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. David Caruso, James Russo
Dir. Abel Ferrara’s violent riff on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (and WEST SIDE STORY for that matter) set around rival Chinese and Italian street gangs…
Chinese Ghost Story, AChinese Ghost Story, A (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ching Siu Tung
Feat. Leslie Cheung
The first of a marvellous trilogy of outrageous fantasies set in Ming Dynasty–era China, in which student Leslie Cheung falls in love with an…
Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries)Complete Talking Heads, The (TV Miniseries) (1987-1998) Recommended
Dir. Alan Bennett
Feat. Alan Bennett, Stephanie Cole, Thora Hird
Much–feted 1980s TV series comprising a series of six stage monologues by renowned playwright Alan Bennett, devised to depict various suffering…
CopCop (1987)
Dir. James B. Harris
Feat. James Woods, Brian Dennehy
James Woods gives another intense performance enduring the occupational hazards of crime–fighting. Based on the James Ellroy novel 'Blood On…
Creepshow 2Creepshow 2 (1987)
Dir. Michael Gornick
Feat. George Kennedy, Dorothy Lamour, Tom Savini
George Romero and Stephen King present three stories of bloodcurdling horror that include a vengeful wooden Native American, a monstrous blob in a…
Cry FreedomCry Freedom (1987) Recommended
Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline
Potent political cinema based on the story of black South African activist Steve Biko (Denzel Washington), whose suspicious death was investigated by…
Cry of the Owl, TheCry of the Owl, The (Le Cri du hibou) (1987)
Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Christophe Malavoy, Mathilda May, Jacques Penot
Rich adaptation of the Patricia Highsmith novel from New Wave director Claude Chabrol, who probes the mind of a troubled artist obsessed with his…
Dame Edna Experience, The (TV Series)Dame Edna Experience, The (TV Series) (1987) Aro Favourite
Feat. Barry Humphries
Dame Edna Everage hosted this riotous mock chat–show in the late eighties (following a series of successful TV specials), where her guests…
Dangerous OrphansDangerous Orphans (1987)
Dir. John Laing
Feat. Peter Stevens, Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Three orphans act on their plan to avenge the death of their father but must undermine an elaborate crime ring to carry it out. With Peter Stevens,…
Date With An AngelDate With An Angel (1987)
Dir. Tom McLoughlin
Feat. Michael E. Knight, Emmanuelle Beart, Phoebe Cates
Frothy and feckless, this dim comedy has a man waking up after his bachelor party to find an angel in his pool. You can bet they're going to have…

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