Subgenre Sampler
: 25145 Films to Buy & Rent
Weird Science (1986)
- Dir. John Hughes
Feat. Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly Le Brock, Bill Paxton…
- Two computer nerds generate their fantasy woman in the form of Kelly Le Brock. Innocuous teen fun.
Werner Herzog Documentaries and Shorts - Part 6 (Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun; Lessons of Darkness; Bells From the Deep; Portrait Werner Herzog) (1986-1993)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- The complete short documentaries and fictional works of the legendary German director, over six discs.
Wodaabe: Herdsmen of the Sun…
When the Wind Blows (1986)
- Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami
Feat. John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft
- Superb animated version of Raymond Brigg's comicbook about an elderly couple who prepare for an impending nuclear disaster. Engaging and powerful…
Where the River Runs Black (1986)
- Dir. Christopher Cain
Feat. Charles Durning, Dana Delany
- Compassionate eco–drama about an Amazon–raised orphan who is assimilated into civilisation by a priest (Durning).
Whistle Blower, The (1986)
- Dir. Simon Langton
Feat. Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers…
- Michael Caine gives one of his best performances in a reasonably realistic spy drama, as the father of a GCHQ officer bumped off during a Cold War…
Whoops Apocalypse Now (1986)
- Dir. Tom Bussmann
Feat. Peter Cook, Loretta Swit
- Diverting satire on international affairs with the Comic Strip crew.
Wildcats (1986)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Goldie Hawn, James Keach, Swoosie Kurtz
- Feel–good football flick with Goldie Hawn as the ambitious coach who takes on an unlikely team of misfits from an inner–Chicago school.
Windrider (1986)
- Dir. Vincent Monton
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Tom Burlinson
- A fresh–faced Nicole Kidman ditches her BMX Bandits for a buff windsurfer in this breezy teen romance.
Wise Guys (1986)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Danny De Vito, Joe Piscopo, Harvey Keitel…
- Mob comedy in which Danny De Vito and Joe Piscopo play errand boys who run off to Atlantic City after losing $250,000 and are set up to kill each…
Withnail and I (1986)
- Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths
- Anarchic cult sensation about a pair of young degenerate actors who decide to spend a soul–cleansing weekend at an Uncle's farmhouse in the…