American films of 1987

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A list of American films released in 1987.

Contents

[edit] Top grossing films

  1. Three Men and a Baby, starring Ted Danson, Steve Guttenberg, and Tom Selleck
  2. Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer
  3. Beverly Hills Cop II, starring Eddie Murphy
  4. Good Morning, Vietnam, starring Robin Williams
  5. Moonstruck, starring Cher, Nicolas Cage
  6. The Untouchables, starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro.
  7. The Secret of My Succe$s, starring Michael J. Fox
  8. Stakeout, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe
  9. Lethal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, and Gary Busey
  10. The Witches of Eastwick, starring Susan Sarandon, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer

[edit] A

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1987
84 Charing Cross Road David Hugh Jones Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins Drama
A Prayer for the Dying Action
Adventures in Babysitting
Aida (film)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
The Allnighter (film)
Amazing Grace and Chuck
The Amazing Mr. Bickford
Amazon Women on the Moon
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation Sam Firstenberg Michael Dudikoff, Steve James Action, Adventure
Angel (1987 film)
Angel Heart Alan Parker Mickey Rourke, Lisa Bonet, Robert De Niro Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Anguish (film)
Anna (film)
Anne of Avonlea
Athens, GA: Inside Out
An Autumn's Tale

[edit] B

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Baby Boom (film) Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis
Back to the Beach
Bad Taste
Bagdad Café
Barfly (film)
Bates Motel
*batteries not included Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn
The Bedroom Window (film)
The Believers
Bellman and True
The Belly of an Architect
Benji the Hunted
Berserker (1987 film)
Best Seller
A Better Tomorrow 2
Beverly Hills Cop II Tony Scott Eddie Murphy Action comedy
Beyond Therapy (film)
The Bicyclist
The Big Bang
The Big Easy (film)
Black Widow (1987 film)
Blind Date (1987 film)
Blood Diner
Born in East L.A.
Boyfriends and Girlfriends
The Brave Little Toaster (film)
Bride of Boogedy
Brimstone and Treacle
Broadcast News Albert Brooks, Holly Hunter, Joan Cusack and William Hurt
Burglar (film)
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow

[edit] C

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Can't Buy Me Love (film)
Cannibal Hookers
Captive Hearts (film)
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland Animated film
Celebration Family
The Changeling 2
The Charles Bukowski Tapes
Cherry 2000
China Girl
A Chinese Ghost Story
The Chipmunk Adventure Janice Karman Animated film
Christmas Comes to Willow Creek
City on Fire (1987 film)
Cobra Verde
Crazy Love
Creepozoids
Creepshow 2
Critical Condition
Cry Freedom
The Cure for Insomnia

[edit] D

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Dancers
Daniel and the Towers
Dark Eyes
Date with an Angel
Dead of Winter
The Dead
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
Death Before Dishonor
Death Run
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown Thriller
Les Patterson Saves the World
Deliria
Dinosaurs! - A Fun-Filled Trip Back in Time!
Dirty Dancing Emile Ardolino Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Grey Comedy, Musical, Romance Best Original Song, (I've Had) The Time of My Life
Disorderlies
Dogs in Space
Dolls (1987 film)
Dorf on Golf
Dorf's Golf Bible
Dragnet Dan Aykroyd, Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Harry Morgan Comedy
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle Animated film

[edit] E

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Eddie Murphy Raw Comedy
Empire of the Sun (film)
Epidemic (film)
Ernest Goes to Camp Comedy
Escape from Sobibor Jack Gold Alan Arkin, Joanna Pacula, Rutger Hauer Drama, Thriller Based on the book by Richard Rashke
Evil Dead II

[edit] F

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Fatal Attraction
Fatal Beauty
Fight for Life (film)
Five Corners (film)
Flowers in the Attic (movie)
The Fourth Protocol (film)
Freckled Max and the Spooks
Full Metal Jacket

[edit] G

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Gardens of Stone
The Gate (film)
Good Morning, Vietnam Robin Williams, Robert Wuhl, Forest Whitaker Comedy
Grateful Dead: So Far
The Great Land of Small

[edit] H

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Hamburger Hill
The Hanoi Hilton (film)
Hard Ticket to Hawaii
Harry and the Hendersons John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche Comedy
Hearts of Fire
Heat (1987 film)
Hell Comes to Frogtown Roddy Piper
Hello Again (film)
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II Horror
Hellraiser Horror
The Hidden
Hiding Out
A Hobo's Christmas
Hollywood Heartbreakers
Hollywood Shuffle
Hope and Glory
Hot Pursuit
House II: The Second Story
House of Games
Howling III
Hunk

[edit] I

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
I Was a Teenage Zombie
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Innerspace Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, Martin Short Comedy
Intervista
Ironweed (film)
It's That Girl

[edit] J

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Jaws: The Revenge
The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones Animated film

[edit] K

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Kung Fu: The Next Generation

[edit] L

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Lady Beware
The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci Biopic Academy Award for Best Picture 1987
The Last of England
Late Summer Blues
Laughter and Grief by the White Sea
Legend of the Golden Pearl
The Legend of the White Horse
Leonard Part 6 Bill Cosby Comedy
Less Than Zero
Lethal Weapon Mel Gibson and Danny Glover Action
Light of Day
The Lighthorsemen (film)
Like Father Like Son (1987 film) Kirk Cameron, Dudley Moore Comedy
Lionheart
Living on Tokyo Time
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
The Lost Boys Joel Schumacher Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Corey Haim, Corey Feldman Thriller
Love Among Thieves
Love Is a Fat Woman

[edit] M

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Made in Heaven (film)
Maid to Order
Making Mr. Right
Malone
The Man Who Planted Trees
A Man from the Boulevard des Capuchines
Man on Fire
Mannequin Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall Comedy
Masters of the Universe (film)
Meatballs III
Men Behind the Sun
Million Dollar Mystery
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Missile (film)
The Monster Squad
Moonstruck Norman Jewison Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis Drama Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress
Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Mr. Nice Guy
Munchies (film)
My Best Friend's Birthday
My Little Girl

[edit] N

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Near Dark
Night Zoo
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors Robert Englund Slasher
Nineteen
Ninja Over the Great Wall
No Way Out (1987 film)
North Shore (film)
Nuts (film)

[edit] O

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
O.C. and Stiggs
On the Black Hill (film)
Opera (film)
Operation Condor 2: The Armour of the Gods Jackie Chan
Outrageous Fortune
Over the Top Sylvester Stallone Action
Overboard (1987 film)

[edit] P

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Pathfinger
Pelle the Conqueror
Personal Services
The Pick-up Artist (film)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Planes, Trains & Automobiles John Hughes Steve Martin, John Candy Comedy
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol Comedy
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Predator Arnold Schwarzenegger Action
Prick Up Your Ears
Prince of Darkness (film)
The Princess Bride (film) Rob Reiner Cary Elwes, Robin Wright
The Principal
Prison on Fire
Project X Mathew Broderick, Helen Hunt Drama
Promised Land (1987 film)

[edit] R

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Radio Days
Raising Arizona Holly Hunter and Nicolas Cage Comedy
Real Men
The Red Spectacles
Red's Dream
Redneck Zombies
Return to Horror High
A Return to Salem's Lot
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Rich and Famous (1987 film)
Right to Die (film)
RoboCop
Robot Carnival
The Rosary Murders
Rouge (film)
Roxanne (film) Steve Martin Comedy
RuPaul Is: Starbooty!
The Running Man (film)
Russkies

[edit] S

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
Salvation!
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid
Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers Animated film
Scoop (1987 film)
The Secret of My Succe$s Michael J. Fox Comedy
September (film)
Shake! Otis at Monterey
The Shiralee
Shy People
The Sicilian (film)
Sign “☮” the Times (film)
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 Slasher
Sister, Sister (1987 film)
Slumber Party Massacre 2 Slasher horror
Snow White (1987 film)
Some Kind of Wonderful (film)
Someone to Love
Someone to Watch Over Me
Sorority House Massacre
Spaceballs John Candy, Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, Joan Rivers and Mel Brooks Comedy
Square Dance (film)
The Squeeze (1987 film)
Stakeout Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe
Stanley and Stella in: Breaking the Ice
Steel Dawn
The Stepfather (film)
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Straight to Hell Alex Cox
Street Smart (1987 film)
Street Trash
Succumbs
Summer Heat
Summer School (film)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
Surf Nazis Must Die
Surrender (film)
Suspect (film)
Swimming to Cambodia
A Taxing Woman
Teen Wolf Too
Terminus (1987 film)
Terror Squad (film)
The Flintstones: On the Rocks
The Puppetoon Movie
They Still Call Me Bruce
Three Men and a Baby Steve Guttenberg, Tom Selleck and Ted Danson Comedy
Three O'Clock High
Three for the Road
Throw Momma from the Train Danny DeVito and Billy Crystal Comedy
Thunder Prince
Tigershark
Time of the Apes
Tin Men
Top Cat and the Beverly Hills Cats
Train of Dreams
The Treasure of the Golden Suns
Tropic of Ice
The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
Uncle Meat (film)
Under the Sun of Satan
The Untouchables (1987 film) Brian De Palma Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro Drama, Thriller Best Supporting Actor
The Video Dead
Video from Hell
Violent Shit
Waiting for the Moon
Walker
Wall Street Oliver Stone Charlie Sheen, Michael Douglas, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen Drama]] Best Actor
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wartime (Doctor Who)
The Whales of August
What You Mean We?
Where Is the Friend's Home?
White Mischief
White Water Summer
White Whales (film)
White of the Eye (film)
Who's That Girl? Madonna Drama
Wings of Desire
Wish You Were Here (1987 film)
The Witches of Eastwick Susan Sarandon, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Jack Nicholson Comedy
Withnail and I
The Worst of Faces of Death
The Year My Voice Broke
Yogi's Great Escape
You Ruined My Life
Zombie High

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