Movies by Release Date: 1987

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Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

R 100 min - Action, Comedy, Crime - 18 May 1987
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Axel Foley is back and as funny as ever in this fast-paced sequel to the original smash hit. This time, the Detroit cop heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin, and the chase is on!

Director:  Tony Scott

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Axel Foley is back and as funny as ever in this fast-paced sequel to the original smash hit. This time, the Detroit cop heads for the land of sunshine and palm trees to find out who shot police Captain Andrew Bogomil. Thanks to a couple of old friends, Axel's investigation uncovers a series of robberies masterminded by a heartless weapons kingpin, and the chase is on!


Collections: Tony Scott

Tagline: The Heat's Back On!

Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  18 May 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $20,000,000
Revenue:  $299,965,036

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount Pictures, Eddie Murphy Productions, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 40 min
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Dirty Dancing (1987)

PG-13 100 min - Drama, Music, Romance - 20 August 1987
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Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer -- and unexpectedly falling in love. The object of her affection? The resort's free-spirited dance instructor.

Director:  Emile Ardolino

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Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer -- and unexpectedly falling in love. The object of her affection? The resort's free-spirited dance instructor.


Collections: Emile Ardolino

Tagline: Have the time of your life.

Genres: Drama, Music, Romance

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  20 August 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $6,000,000
Revenue:  $213,954,274

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Great American Films Limited Partnership, Vestron Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 40 min
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Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)

R 93 min - Comedy - 25 November 1987
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After achieving fame with Saturday Night Live and Beverly Hills Cop, Eddie Murphy released a film version of one of his live stand-up performances. He mainly focuses on the topics of divorce and relations between the sexes, but also goes into some of the problems he's encountered because of fame, including offended listeners and fans who continually greet him with his unprintable catch phrases.

Director:  Robert Townsend
Writers:  Keenen Ivory Wayans

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After achieving fame with Saturday Night Live and Beverly Hills Cop, Eddie Murphy released a film version of one of his live stand-up performances. He mainly focuses on the topics of divorce and relations between the sexes, but also goes into some of the problems he's encountered because of fame, including offended listeners and fans who continually greet him with his unprintable catch phrases.


Collections: Robert Townsend

Tagline: Uncensored. Uncut. Irresistibly....

Genres: Comedy

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  25 November 1987

Box Office

Revenue:  $50,504,655

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 33 min
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A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.


Collections: Adrian Lyne

Tagline: A look that led to an evening. A mistake he'll regret... FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  11 September 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $14,000,000
Revenue:  $320,145,693

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 59 min
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Lethal Weapon (1987)

R 110 min - Adventure, Action, Comedy, Thriller, Crime - 5 March 1987
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Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.

Director:  Richard Donner

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Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.


Collections: Richard Donner

Tagline: If these two can learn to stand each other... the bad guys don't stand a chance.

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  5 March 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $15,000,000
Revenue:  $120,207,127

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Silver Pictures, Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 50 min
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)

R 93 min - Comedy - 26 November 1987
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An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.

Director:  John Hughes

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An irritable marketing executive, Neal Page, is heading home to Chicago for Thanksgiving when a number of delays force him to travel with a well meaning but overbearing shower ring curtain salesman, Del Griffith.


Collections: John Hughes

Tagline: What he really wanted was to spend Thanksgiving with his family. What he got was three days with the turkey.

Genres: Comedy

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  26 November 1987

Box Office

Revenue:  $49,230,280

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 33 min
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Predator (1987)

R 107 min - Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Thriller - 12 June 1987
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Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time.

Director:  John McTiernan

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Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the forest, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. Occasionally seeing through its eyes, the audience sees it is an intelligent alien hunter, hunting them for sport, killing them off one at a time.


Collections: John McTiernan

Tagline: If it bleeds, we can kill it...

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, Spanish
Release Date:  12 June 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $18,000,000
Revenue:  $98,235,548

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Amercent Films, American Entertainment Partners L.P., Davis Entertainment, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Silver Pictures, 20th Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 47 min
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RoboCop (1987)

R 102 min - Action, Thriller, Science Fiction - 17 July 1987
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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.

Director:  Paul Verhoeven
Writers:  Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner

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In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.


Collections: Paul Verhoeven

Tagline: Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement.

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  17 July 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $13,000,000
Revenue:  $53,424,681

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Orion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 42 min
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Spaceballs (1987)

PG 96 min - Comedy, Science Fiction - 24 June 1987
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When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?

Director:  Mel Brooks

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When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?


Collections: Mel Brooks

Tagline: May the schwartz be with you

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  24 June 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $22,700,000
Revenue:  $38,119,483

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Brooksfilms Ltd., Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 36 min
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The Running Man (1987)

18 101 min - Action, Science Fiction, Thriller - 13 November 1987
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By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

Director:  Paul Michael Glaser

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By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.


Collections: Paul Michael Glaser

Tagline: It is the year 2019. "The Running Man" is a deadly game no one has ever survived. But Schwarzenegger has yet to play.

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  13 November 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $27,000,000
Revenue:  $38,122,105

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Braveworld Productions, Keith Barish Productions, TAFT Entertainment Pictures, HBO, TriStar Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 41 min
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The Untouchables (1987)

15 119 min - Crime, Drama, History, Thriller - 3 June 1987
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Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.

Director:  Brian De Palma
Writers:  David Mamet

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Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.


Collections: Brian De Palma

Tagline: What are you prepared to do?

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English
Release Date:  3 June 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $25,000,000
Revenue:  $76,270,454

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Paramount

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 59 min
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Three Men and a Baby (1987)

PG 102 min - Family, Comedy, Drama - 27 November 1987
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Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.

Director:  Leonard Nimoy

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Three bachelors find themselves forced to take care of a baby left by one of the guy's girlfriends.


Collections: Leonard Nimoy

Tagline: They changed her diapers. She changed their lives.

Genres: Family, Comedy, Drama

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Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, French, Russian
Release Date:  27 November 1987

Box Office

Budget:  $11,000,000
Revenue:  $168,000,000

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Touchstone Pictures, Interscope Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 42 min