Subgenre Sampler
Comedy: 5549 Films to Buy & Rent
Who's That Girl? (1987)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Madonna, Griffin Dunne
- Straight outta prison for murder, Madge (innocent, naturally) accosts a soon–to–be–wedded attorney (Dunne) in the name of justice,…
Witches of Eastwick (1987)
- Dir. George Miller
Feat. Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer…
- Lively comic fantasy about three bored spinsters whose dreams of Mr. Right unwittingly conjure up a diabolical Jack Nicholson.
Woo Woo Kid, The (In the Mood) (1987)
- Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Beverly D'Angelo, Talia Balsam…
- Dreamboat Patrick Dempsey woos two older women as a 15–year–old casanova in this affable romantic comedy of an adolescent who has a gift…
You Talkin' to Me? (1987)
- Dir. Charles Winkler
Feat. Jim Youngs, Faity Ford, Mykeltin Williamson
- An intriguing satire about the perils of blind ambition, it follows a disenchanted New York actor – whose idol is Robert De Niro in TAXI DRIVER –…
A Very Peculiar Practice (TV Series) (+ A Very Polish Practice) (1986-1988)
- Dir. David Tucker
Feat. Peter Davison, Graham Crowden, Barbara Flynn
- A glorious surreal BBC black–comedy drama set in the health centre of a British university, based on the experiences of revered writer Andrew…
Absolute Beginners (1986)
- Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. David Bowie, Sade Adu, Patsy Kensit…
- Glitzy musical pastiche that takes its inspiration from British jazz, mod, and beatnik culture to tell its barely coherent tale of teen angst.
Alf (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Max Wright
- Irresistibly cute sitcom about a furry, wise–cracking alien that settles into American suburbia in the 1980s. Season 1 available.
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American Way, The (Riders of the Storm) (1986)
- Dir. Maurice Phillips
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Michael J. Pollard, James Aubrey
- Varied political satire following a group of Vietnam vets on a quest to reveal the shady nature of a new electoral candidate by taking over TV…
Back to School (1986)
- Dir. Alan Metter
Feat. Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Keith Gordon…
- The finest comedy to feature the loveably crass Rodney Dangerfield, here playing a millionaire who returns to university to set an example for his…
Best of Q (TV Series) (1986)
- Feat. Spike Milligan
- Spike Milligan's influential television series (it out Monty Python's Monty Python) takes the former Goon's surrealistic 'nonsense' style and gives…