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Subgenre Sampler

 
Outrageous FortuneOutrageous Fortune (1987)
Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Bette Midler, Shelley Long, George Carlin…
Floozy Bette Midler and straight–gal Shelley Long search for their boyfriend in common.
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…
OverboardOverboard (1987)
Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell, Roddy McDowall
Cute and fluffy antics, with a snooty Goldie Hawn suffering amnesia and, being taken–in by ship–repairer Kurt Russell and his chaotic…
Pelle the ConquerorPelle the Conqueror (1987) Recommended
Dir. Bille August
Feat. Max von Sydow
Swedish widower Max Von Sydow emigrates in the 19th century to Denmark with his son, where they struggle against injustice and poverty. Won an Oscar…
Perfect Murder, ThePerfect Murder, The (1987)
Dir. Zafar Hai
Feat. Naseeruddin Shah, Stellan Skarsgard, Madhur Jaffrey
This throwaway Indian farce has a number of possible suspects trying to kill (and protect) a Bombay millionaire (Mr. Perfect). Adapted for the screen…
Perfect Spy, APerfect Spy, A (1987)
Dir. Peter Smith
Feat. Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Peggy Ashcroft…
Peter Egan is Magnus Pyum, a spy so perfect he has come to betray everyone he knows, including himself. A superbly realised Beeb version of John Le…
Personal ServicesPersonal Services (1987)
Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Julie Walters
A prudish waitress (Julie Walters) discovers there's a buck to be made in servicing the less savoury needs of middle–aged men. Very English sex…
Pick-Up Artist, The Pick-Up Artist, The (Pickup Artist) (1987)
Dir. James Toback
Feat. Robert Downey Jnr., Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper…
Serial womanizer Downey gets more than he bargained for when he falls for mobster's daughter Ringwald. Teen sex comedy is more thorny than horny with…
Planes, Trains and AutomobilesPlanes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) Recommended
Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Steve Martin, John Candy
Well–matched comic coupling Steve Martin and John Candy go astray in the Midwest transport system. Reliably funny "mature" comedy is a pleasant…
Poor Little Rich Girl - The Barbara Hutton Story (Mini-Series)Poor Little Rich Girl - The Barbara Hutton Story (Mini-Series) (1987)
Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Farrah Fawcett, Burl Ives, Bruce Davison…
Farrah Fawcett divides and conquers in this sizable biopic on the life and times of heiress Barbara Hutton, whose lineage to the Woolworth fortune…

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