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Robin Williams - Live at the MetRobin Williams - Live at the Met (1986)
Feat. Robin Williams
Vintage, foul–mouthed Robin Williams performance features the zany comedian at his best in a series of improvisations and loopy character…
Running ScaredRunning Scared (1986)
Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Gregory Hines, Billy Crystal, Steven Bauer
Two street–wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed…
Ruthless PeopleRuthless People (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
Feat. Bette Midler, Danny De Vito
A genuine classic from the Zucker brothers and Touchstone pictures. The ingenious plot is laced with great gags, giving Bette Midler and Danny DeVito…
Shadows in ParadiseShadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa) (1986) Recommended
Dir. Aki Kaurismaki
Feat. Matti Pellonpaa, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen
The first film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy follows a lonely garbage collector who finds romance with a check–out clerk (Kaurismäki…
She's Gotta Have ItShe's Gotta Have It (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Spike Lee
Spike Lee's stylish debut accounts the love–lives of Nola Darling, a black siren with three boyfriends all demanding her fidelity. A remarkably…
Short CircuitShort Circuit (1986)
Dir. John Badham
Feat. Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg
A family adopts an alien–robot which develops a personality of its own. Good family fodder.
Singing Detective, The (TV Series)Singing Detective, The (TV Series) (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Michael Gambon, Joanne Whalley, Patrick Malahide
Ground–breaking fantasy–drama from the unique genius of Dennis Potter. Michael Gambon is brilliant as a bed–ridden, frustrated…
Sledge Hammer! (TV Series)Sledge Hammer! (TV Series) (1986)
Feat. David Rasche, Harrison Page, Anne-Marie Martin
GET SMART meets DIRTY HARRY in this riotous late–night spoof detailing the exploits of unorthodox Inspector 'Sledge Hammer', a loose cannon of…
Slinger's Day (TV Series)Slinger's Day (TV Series) (1986-1987)
Bruce "The Generation Game" Forsyth stars in his only sitcom role as the beleaguered manager of a London supermarket, with scripts courtesy of…
Something WildSomething Wild (1986) Recommended
Dir. Jonathan Demme
Feat. Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta
The then–hip Melanie Griffith takes conservative Jeff Daniels on a crash course in carefree living and kinky sex. But the fun turns to terror…

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