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Subgenre Sampler
Untouchables, The (1987)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro - Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…
Wall Street (1987)- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah… - Quintessential 1980s drama is a compelling morality tale with Michael Douglas in an Oscar–winning turn as a carnivorous corporate raider.…
Wellington Fringe Film Festival - A Retrospective (20 Films, 20 Years) (1987-2003)
- Dir. William Toepfer, Scott Reynolds, Stuart McKenzie
- The Wellington Fringe Film Festival commemorates its 20th anniversary with this selected anthology of Fringe shorts, all shot on film. –…
Whales of August, The (1987)- Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price - A gently homespun slice of life in one's final years, with the joyous presence of late cinema icons Bette Davis, Lillian Gish and Vincent Price.
What Happened to Kerouac? (1987)- Dir. Richard Lerner, Lewis MacAdams
- Film biography of the reluctant beat author set to the sound of fifties jazz. Includes interviews with such contemporaries as Burroughs and Ginsberg,…
White Mischief (1987)- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles… - Popular tale of drugs, decadence, wife–swapping and murder–mystery in colonial Kenya, with an attractive cast.
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 Desire (1987)- 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) (1987-1990)- 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 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…
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