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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…
Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series)Porterhouse Blue (Mini-series) (1987)
Dir. Robert Knights
Feat. Ian Richardson, David Jason
Stuffy Powerhouse College, with its old boy archaism and hermetically sealed traditions, is given a jolt of reform by new headmaster Ian Richardson.…
Radio DaysRadio Days (1987)
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner
Woody Allen revisits his childhood days in the golden era of radio.
Rita, Sue and Bob TooRita, Sue and Bob Too (1987) Recommended
Dir. Alan Clarke
Feat. Michelle Holmes, Siobhan Finneran
Frank sexuality has rarely been as squarely depicted as in this tale of two naive schoolgirls growing up in working class Liverpool. Bleak and darkly…
RoxanneRoxanne (1987)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah
Steve Martin's splendid update of Cyrano de Bergerac casts him as a fire chief burdened with an enormous nose. Daryl Hannah is the object of his…
Secret of My SuccessSecret of My Success (1987)
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan
Michael J. Fox returns back to the present to climb the Wall Street corporate ladder.
Secret Policeman's Third Ball, TheSecret Policeman's Third Ball, The (1987)
Feat. John Cleese, Ben Elton, Jennifer Saunders
A selection of the very best of 1980s British comedians perform live for charity. Also includes backstage footage with some of the stars.
Some Kind of WonderfulSome Kind of Wonderful (1987) Recommended
Dir. Howard Deutch
Feat. Mary Stuart Masterson, Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson
Some wonderful romantic angst from John Hughes' pen, with Mary Stuart Masterson in love with Eric Stoltz in love with Lea Thompson.
Someone to Love (1987)
Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Orson Welles
Typically loose and naturalistic drama from independent stalwart Henry Jaglom, who pretty much plays himself – a jaded divorcee filmmaker in search…

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