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Throw Momma from the Train (1987) on 11 december 1987
, 1h24Directed by Danny DeVito
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Billy Crystal, Danny DeVito, Kim Greist, Kate Mulgrew, Anne Ramsey, Branford Marsalis
Rating62%
Novelist Larry Donner (Billy Crystal) struggles with writer's block due to his resentment towards his ex-wife Margaret (Kate Mulgrew), who stole his book and garnered mainstream success and critical acclaim with it. Owen Lift (Danny DeVito) is a timid, middle-aged fellow who still lives with his overbearing, abusive and paranoid mother (Anne Ramsey). Owen fantasizes about killing his mother but can't summon the courage to bring his desires into fruition. As a student in Larry's community college writing class, Owen is given advice by Larry to view an Alfred Hitchcock film to gain some insight into plot development for his mystery stories. He sees Strangers on a Train, in which two strangers conspire to commit a murder for each other, figuring their lack of connection to the victim will, in theory, establish a perfect alibi. Having overheard Larry's public rant that he wished his ex-wife dead, Owen forms a plan to kill Margaret, believing that Larry will, in return, kill his mother.
Foxfire (1987) on 13 december 1987
, 1h38Directed by Jud Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Gary Grubbs, John Denver, Collin Wilcox
Rating66%
Andie Nation a passé toute sa vie dans les montagnes de Blue Ridge avec son mari Hector...
Crazy Moon (1987) on 11 december 1987
, 1h30Directed by Allan Eastman
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Kiefer Sutherland, Sean McCann, Bronwen Mantel, Ken Pogue, Terri Hawkes
Rating62%
A rich but slightly odd teenager (Kiefer Sutherland) has various adventures with his older brother leading him astray. One day while stealing a mannequin from a clothes store, he falls for the deaf female employee (Vanessa Vaughan). The story follows their relationship as each of them learn from the others strengths and weaknesses.
Cross My Heart (1987) on 13 december 1987
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Martin Short, Annette O'Toole, Paul Reiser, Joanna Kerns, Lee Arenberg, Corinne Bohrer
Rating56%
Bruce Gaynor (Paul Reiser) advises David Morgan (Short) while Nancy (Joanna Kerns) advises Kathy (O'Toole) on how to go about their third and most intimate date.
Wall Street (1987) on 10 december 1987
, 2h1Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen, Daryl Hannah, Martin Sheen, Lauren Tom, Franklin Cover
Rating72%
In 1985, Bud Fox (Charlie Sheen) is working as a junior stockbroker at Jackson Steinem & Co. He wants to work with his hero, Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas), a legendary Wall Street player. After calling Gekko's office 59 days in a row trying to land an appointment, Bud visits Gekko on his birthday with a box of Gekko's favorite, contraband Cuban cigars. Impressed at his sheer boldness, Gekko grants Bud an interview. Bud pitches him stocks, but Gekko is unimpressed. Desperate, Bud provides him some inside information about Bluestar Airlines, which Bud learned in a casual conversation from his father, Carl (Martin Sheen), the union leader for the company's workers. Intrigued, Gekko tells Bud he will think about it, but also that he "[looks] at a hundred deals a day," but "[chooses] one." A dejected Bud returns to his office. However, Gekko places an order for Bluestar stock and becomes one of Bud's clients. Gekko gives Bud some capital to manage, but the other stocks Bud selects lose money.
Aenigma (1987) on 9 december 1987
, 1h30Directed by Lucio Fulci
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Horror, Romance
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about school violence
Actors Jared Martin, Lucio Fulci, Dragan Bjelogrlić, Dušica Žegarac
Rating50%
At St. Mary's College, a boarding school for girls located just outside Boston, Massachusetts, a lonely, gaunt, unattractive student, named Kathy (Milijana Zirojevic), becomes the center of a cruel practical joke perpetrated by a gang of students and the hunky, but sadistic gym teacher, Fred Vernon (Riccardo Acerbi). Kathy is tricked into going on a date with Mr. Vernon, but when she over eagerly makes her move onto him in his parked car in the woods, the students appear in their cars to taunt her. Running away from several carloads of her tormentors, Kathy runs onto a busy street where she immediately gets hit by an oncoming car and is admitted to the local hospital in a coma. Kathy's strange mother, Mary, continues to gloom around the school in her capacity as a cleaner.