Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
It's Clean It Just Looks Dirty (1987)
- Dir. Various
- Eclectic compilation of 1980s 'alternative' music incl. videos by Husker Du, Diamanda Galas, Einsturzende Neubauten, Swans and Psychic TV among…
Jake and the Fatman (TV Series) (1987)
- Feat. William Conrad, Joe Penny
- Eighties primetime crime show starring William Conrad (CANNON) as a generously plump former cop turned maverick district attorney who teams with a…
Journeys in National Parks (1987)
- Peter Hayden presents this classic tour through New Zealand's famed National Parks.
Episodes: Tongariri, Te Maunga, Westland Aoraki, Fiordland, Te…
Julia and Julia (1987)
- Dir. Peter Del Monte
Feat. Kathleen Turner, Gabriel Byrne, Sting
- Kathleen Turner leads a double (love) life with husband Gabriel Byrne and toy–boy photographer Sting.
Kitchen Toto, The (1987)
- Dir. Harry Hook
Feat. Edwin Mahinda, Bob Peck, Phyllis Logan
- Rewarding drama set in Kenya, during the Mau Mau insurrection.
La Bamba (1987)
- Dir. Luis Valdez
Feat. Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Elizabeth Pena…
- Tightly constructed biopic of Hispanic rock'n'roller Richie Valens lends the usual 'rise to fame' tale an unusual ethnic slant. Lou Diamond Phillips…
Last Emperor, The (1987)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. John Lone, Peter O'Toole
- Grand scale interpretation of the true life of Pu Yi (John Lone), the last emperor of China, who ascended the throne at three years–old to live…
Len Lye - Doodlings (1987)
- Dir. Keith Griffiths
- A refreshing paean to New Zealand's best known avant–garde filmmaker (who is equally famous for his kinetic sculptures). Features clips from…
Les Patterson Saves the World (1987)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Barry Humphries, Pamela Stephenson, Thaao Penghlis
- This raunchy comedy sees Humphries star as the bumbling Australian ambassador Les Patterson and his better known alter–ego Dame Edna Everage…
Less Than Zero (1987)
- Dir. Marek Kanievska
Feat. Andrew McCarthy, Robert Downey Jnr., Jami Gertz…
- A slick, rather thin adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ cult–novel set among the bored, coke–snorting youth of 1980s upper–crust…