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Subgenre Sampler

 
Angel HeartAngel Heart (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling
Things get increasingly bizarre for Mickey Rourke as a sleazy P.I. on the trail of a mysterious jazz singer. Genuinely creepy American gothic carries…
Bedroom Window, TheBedroom Window, The (1987)
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Steve Guttenberg, Isabelle Huppert, Elizabeth McGovern
Steve Guttenberg becomes perilously entrapped in Hitchcockian mode.
Bellman and TrueBellman and True (1987)
Dir. Richard Loncraine
Feat. Bernard Hill, Derek Newark, Richard Hope
From the director of RICHARD III, an intriguing little thriller whose main character, an alcoholic computer expert, is drawn into the world of…
Best SellerBest Seller (1987)
Dir. John Flynn
Feat. Brian Dennehy, James Woods, Victoria Tennant
An arresting thriller with Brian Dennehy and an on–form James Woods.
Big Easy, TheBig Easy, The (1987) Recommended
Dir. Jim McBride
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Dennis Quaid
Highly enjoyable detective romp with Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid providing steamy moments both in and out of bed. A terrific cajun music score…
Billionaire Boys ClubBillionaire Boys Club (1987)
Dir. Marvin J. Chomsky
Feat. Judd Nelson, Ron Silver
Glossy but compulsive TV mini–series about a preppy blue–blood who persuades his well–connected classmates to join his investment…
Brimstone and TreacleBrimstone and Treacle (1987)
Dir. Barry Davis
Feat. Michael Kitchen, Denholm Elliott
Recorded for the BBC in 1976 but not broadcast until 1987, this pointed Dennis Potter stageplay of an unwelcome houseguest who believes he's the…
China GirlChina Girl (1987)
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. David Caruso, James Russo
Dir. Abel Ferrara’s violent riff on ‘Romeo and Juliet’ (and WEST SIDE STORY for that matter) set around rival Chinese and Italian street gangs…
Dangerous OrphansDangerous Orphans (1987)
Dir. John Laing
Feat. Peter Stevens, Michael Hurst, Jennifer Ward-Lealand
Three orphans act on their plan to avenge the death of their father but must undermine an elaborate crime ring to carry it out. With Peter Stevens,…
Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries (TV Series)Dorothy L. Sayers Mysteries (TV Series) (Strong Poison, Have His Carcase, Gaudy Night) (1987)
Feat. Harriet Walter, Edward Petherbridge, Richard Morant
A series of BBC TV adaptations of three novels by Dorothy L. Sayers that follow the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey's romance with the crime…

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