September 9, 1987
Swimming To Cambodia (1987) ***
Spalding Gray recounts his exploits while playing in 'The Killing Fields'.
The Untouchables (1987) ***
Excellent gangster film starring Kevin Costner as Elliot Ness and Robvert DeNiro as Al Capone.
Bad Taste (1987) ***
Directed by Peter Jackson. Low budget thriller about cannibal aliens from outer space.
Dirty Dancing (1987) ***
Nostalgic musical set in a Catskills resort in the summer of 1963. Songs and musical numbers include:
"Be My Baby" ***
"Johnny's Mambo" **
"Do You Love Me" ***
"Stay" **
"Hungry Eyes" ***
"Hey Baby" **
"De Todo Un Poco" **
"Cry To Me" *
"In The Still Of The Nite" **
"She's Like The Wind" **
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" ***
"Be My Baby" ***
"Johnny's Mambo" **
"Do You Love Me" ***
"Stay" **
"Hungry Eyes" ***
"Hey Baby" **
"De Todo Un Poco" **
"Cry To Me" *
"In The Still Of The Nite" **
"She's Like The Wind" **
"(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" ***
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) ***
Excellent comedy starring Robin Williams as an unorthodox radio DJ in Saigon in 1965.
Moonstruck (1987) ***
A delightful romantic comedy about a young widow (Cher), who falls in love with her fiance's brother. A brilliant combination of tenderness and irony.
Predator (1987) ***
This action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is a cross between "Rambo" and "Alien".
Quatre aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle (1987) ***
A delightful Eric Rohmer's comedy - constantly surprising and full of embarrassing situations.
The Witches Of Eastwick (1987) ***
Quirky horror/comedy about the Devil (Jack Nicholson) who's trying to seduce three beautiful witches (Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer and Cher).
Au revoir, les enfants (1987) ***
French drama about a little Jewish boy hiding in a Catholic school during the Nazi occupation.
House Of Games (1987) ***
A psychiatrist is led by a smooth-talking gambler into the shadowy world of stings, scams, and con men. Intelligent film directed by David Mamet.
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