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Foxfire (1987, TV-Movie)

May 2, 2020by Eric Binford 10 Comments

Synopsis: Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy) is Annie Nations, an elderly but strong-willed widow who lives alone on her farm in northern Georgia. The ghost of her cantankerous husband (Hume […]

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1987

Pathfinder (1987, aka Ofelas)

April 9, 2020by Eric Binford 9 Comments

Synopsis: In medieval Lapland (Finland), a young hunter (Mikkel Gaup, Breaking the Waves) witnesses the slaughter of his entire family by a hostile nomadic tribe. The boy runs away but […]

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1987

The Dead (1987)

December 24, 2019by Eric Binford 18 Comments

Synopsis: The year is 1904. The place is Dublin, Ireland. A group of friends and family members come together for the annual holiday dinner hosted by three well-respected spinsters. The […]

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1987

Love Among Thieves (1987, TV-Movie)

May 6, 2019by Eric Binford 7 Comments

Synopsis: A concert pianist (Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s) is forced to rob a precious Faberge egg by a gang of criminals who are holding the pianist’s boyfriend hostage. She […]

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1987

Dead of Winter (1987)

April 3, 2019by Eric Binford 6 Comments

Synopsis: A struggling actress (Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard) is asked to do a screen test at an isolated mansion, but this isn’t what it looks like. Reaction & Thoughts: […]

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1987

Innerspace (1987)

November 19, 2018by Eric Binford 11 Comments

Synopsis: Dennis Quaid (Breaking Away) is a test pilot working on an experiment in which he would be miniaturized and injected into a laboratory animal. However, everything goes wrong when […]

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1987

Dancers (1987)

August 4, 2017by Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: In Italy, a world-renowned Russian ballet dancer (Mikhail Baryshnikov, White Nights) is immersed in his latest project, a new version of the romantic ballet Giselle, which he wants to […]

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1987

The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987, TV-Mini-Series)

January 3, 2017by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: An actress with a dubious past, Ann Arden (Ann-Margret, Pocketful of Miracles), marries a Navy Officer, Billy Grenville (Stephen Collins, TV’s 7th Heaven), who belongs to one of New […]

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1987

The Living Daylights (1987)

December 30, 2016by Eric Binford 16 Comments

Synopsis: M16’s James Bond (Timothy Dalton, The Lion in Winter) is assigned to help a KGB officer, General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbe, The Prince of Tides), defect to the West. But […]

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1987

Cobra Verde (1987)

March 23, 2016by Eric Binford 4 Comments

Synopsis: In the 19th century, a notorious Brazilian outlaw, Francisco Manoel da Silva aka Cobra Verde (Klaus Kinski, The Great Silence), hides in a sugar plantation where he finds work as a foreman […]

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1987

White of the Eye (1987)

October 6, 2015by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: In a small Arizona town, a sound technician (David Keith, Firestarter) becomes the prime suspect when his clients are slaughtered. Even his wife (Cathy Moriarty, Raging Bull) suspects him of […]

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1987

Best Seller (1987)

March 4, 2015by Eric Binford 2 Comments

Synopsis: A mysterious hitman, Cleve (James Woods, Salvador), wants cop-turned-writer, Dennis Meechum (Brian Dennehy, First Blood), to write a book about his experiences as a henchman to corrupt politician, David […]

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1987

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

May 20, 2014by Eric Binford Leave a comment

Synopsis: Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp, Shocker), the original scream queen, is now a psychiatrist whose specialty — surprise, surprise — is abnormal dream behavior. Nancy accepts a position at the […]

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