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Subgenre Sampler

 
Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of GoldAllan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold (1987)
Dir. Gary Nelson
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, James Earl Jones
Proficient, if dated adventure yarn in which explorer Chamberlain and archaeologist Stone set off to Africa in search of a missing brother. Mixes…
Bad TasteBad Taste (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Peter Jackson
New Zealand's entry into the splatter comedy genre, shot on consecutive Sundays over a four year period, is among the best ever made. Outrageously…
Beverly Hills Cop 2Beverly Hills Cop 2 (1987)
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, Brigitte Nielsen
Slick, though belated sequel to the action–comedy smash which launched Eddie Murphy to superstardom.
Beyond TherapyBeyond Therapy (1987)
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Glenda Jackson, Tom Conti
Oddball excursion into New York neurotica courtesy of maverick Dir. Robert Altman, who shuffles his cast into various patient/therapist combinations.…
Bill Cosby - 49Bill Cosby - 49 (1987)
Feat. Bill Cosby
Comedian Bill Cosby hilariously ponders the state of being 49 in front of a live audience at the Chicago Theatre. Includes many new routines and…
Billy Connolly - Billy and AlbertBilly Connolly - Billy and Albert (1987)
Dir. Nobby Clark
Feat. Billy Connolly
Unexpurgated pure Billy, live at the Royal Albert Hall in July 1987. Some of the topics that Connolly gives his own idiosyncratic slant to are…
Boyfriends and GirlfriendsBoyfriends and Girlfriends (My Girlfriend's Boyfriend) (1987)
Dir. Eric Rohmer
Feat. Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir
Through a series of deceptions and misunderstandings, four Parisians come to discover their true feelings for each other. Entrancing tale of…
Broadcast NewsBroadcast News (1987) Recommended
Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks
Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.
Can't Buy Me LoveCan't Buy Me Love (1987)
Dir. Steve Rash
Feat. Patrick Dempsey
Likeable though period–bound comedy in which nerdy student Patrick Dempsey pays the gorgeous Amanda Peterson a thousand bucks to pose as his…
Comic Strip Presents: Bad News (1983) / More Bad News (1987) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sandy Johnson, Adrian Edmondson
Feat. Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer
An uncannily similar forerunner to the king of mockumentaries, THIS IS SPINAL TAP, follows the equally hilarious exploits of a 'Heavy Metal' band…

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