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Subgenre Sampler

 
Who's That Girl?Who's That Girl? (1987)
Dir. James Foley
Feat. Madonna, Griffin Dunne
Straight outta prison for murder, Madge (innocent, naturally) accosts a soon–to–be–wedded attorney (Dunne) in the name of justice,…
Wings of DesireWings of Desire (1987) Recommended
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander
Wenders ambitious and hypnotic film centres around two angels who can listen into human thought in pre–unified Berlin. This rich and surreal…
Wiseguy (TV Series) Wiseguy (TV Series) (1987-1990) Recommended
Feat. Ken Wahl, Kevin Spacey, Tim Curry
Influential 80's crime series featuring the appealing Ken Wahl as an undercover FBI agent attempting to infiltrate the Mafia and destroy them from…
Wish You Were HereWish You Were Here (1987)
Dir. David Leland
Feat. Emily Lloyd
The formative years of Cynthia Payne, Britain's most famous Madam, are depicted here with an exuberant Emily Lloyd in her debut role. Often…
Witches of EastwickWitches of Eastwick (1987) Recommended
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer
Lively comic fantasy about three bored spinsters whose dreams of Mr. Right unwittingly conjure up a diabolical Jack Nicholson.
Woo Woo Kid, TheWoo Woo Kid, The (In the Mood) (1987)
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Beverly D'Angelo, Talia Balsam
Dreamboat Patrick Dempsey woos two older women as a 15–year–old casanova in this affable romantic comedy of an adolescent who has a gift…
Year My Voice Broke, TheYear My Voice Broke, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Noah Taylor, Ben Mendelsohn
Scrawny yet sensitive adolescent Noah Taylor can only watch as brazen older mate Ben Mendelsohn courts his dream–girl in '60s rural Australia.…
YeelenYeelen (Brightness) (1987) Recommended
Dir. Souleymane Cisse
One the few internationally–seen films from the African continent, this myth–like narrative concerns a young man of the Bambara culture…
52 Pick Up52 Pick Up (1986)
Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret
A sleak and mean adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, with Roy Scheider blackmailed over a brief sexual liason by a trio of murderous,…
9 1/2 Weeks9 1/2 Weeks (1986) Recommended
Dir. Adrian Lyne
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger
See Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger at the peak of their self–obsessed careers in this sleazy but not unenjoyable romp through the dark side of…

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