1987: The Best Year For Movies, Ever

[gigglesthebloody]

http://riverbottomnightmareblog.blog...d-cinemas.html

Cole Stratton blogged about the top 50 grossing films of 1987, and as I looked at the list, I realized that I was raised on films mostly made in 1987. Lost Boys, Mannequin, The Princess Bride, Moonstruck, Dirty Dancing, La Bamba, etc. etc.

Lol, Harry in the Hendersons is 43. When 30 Rock referenced it last year, I was convinced that it was a fake movie that the writers of 30 Rock came up with. I never watched it before, and I could not believe that it actually existed.

[Zuul]

Wow. I had no idea that the majority of the films of my childhood actually came from that year. How bizarre, considering that I was so little when they came out. I guess they just stayed popular with my older cousins and sister, so I was repeatedly exposed to them.

[pepperlandgirl]

Wow. I had no idea that the majority of the films of my childhood actually came from that year. How bizarre, considering that I was so little when they came out. I guess they just stayed popular with my older cousins and sister, so I was repeatedly exposed to them.

I had the exact same reaction. I was 5 that year, but every movie I ever loved as a child was released that year.

[What Exit?]

I would argue the classic choice of 1939:
The Wizard of Oz (1939) 8.3/10 (93992 votes)
Gone with the Wind (1939) 8.2/10 (70893 votes)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 8.4/10 (30273 votes)
Stagecoach (1939) 7.8/10 (13244 votes)
Ninotchka (1939) 7.9/10 (6122 votes)
Wuthering Heights (1939) 7.9/10 (5931 votes)
The Women (1939) 8.0/10 (5108 votes)
Gunga Din (1939) 7.6/10 (4689 votes)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) 7.7/10 (4371 votes)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) 7.9/10 (4005 votes)
Destry Rides Again (1939) 7.8/10 (3821 votes)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939) 7.6/10 (3797 votes)
Dark Victory (1939) 7.5/10 (3407 votes)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939) 7.8/10 (3273 votes)
Of Mice and Men (1939) 7.7/10 (2148 votes)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) 7.8/10 (2115 votes)
Another Thin Man (1939) 7.3/10 (2048 votes)
Beau Geste (1939) 8.0/10 (2006 votes)
The Four Feathers (1939) 7.8/10 (1970 votes)
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)


I would also suggest 1951:
African Queen and The Day the Earth Stood Still and Strangers on a Train and Streetcar and American in Paris and A place in the Sun and Alice in Wonderland (Disney one)


I would very much challenge with 1994:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) 9.2/10 (456097 votes)
Pulp Fiction (1994) 8.9/10 (373075 votes)
Forrest Gump (1994) 8.6/10 (265584 votes)
Léon (1994) 8.6/10 (176071 votes) aka The Professional
The Lion King (1994) 8.2/10 (118453 votes)
Clerks. (1994) 8.0/10 (84496 votes)
Dumb & Dumber (1994) 7.1/10 (80159 votes)
Speed (1994/I) 7.2/10 (74389 votes)
True Lies (1994) 7.2/10 (73182 votes)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) 7.4/10 (71810 votes)
Ed Wood (1994) 8.1/10 (66762 votes)
Natural Born Killers (1994) 7.0/10 (65870 votes)
The Mask (1994) 6.6/10 (65300 votes)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994) 6.6/10 (57777 votes)
The Crow (1994) 7.6/10 (50777 votes)
Stargate (1994) 6.7/10 (43264 votes)
Legends of the Fall (1994) 7.1/10 (36312 votes)
Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) 7.1/10 (36171 votes)
Maverick (1994) 6.8/10 (32941 votes)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) 7.4/10 (29701 votes)
Clear and Present Danger (1994) 6.8/10 (27691 votes)
Heavenly Creatures (1994) 7.6/10 (24809 votes)
Star Trek: Generations (1994) 6.5/10 (24733 votes)
The Flintstones (1994) 4.6/10 (24255 votes)
Quiz Show (1994) 7.5/10 (22584 votes)
Don Juan DeMarco (1994) 6.6/10 (18720 votes)
Wolf (1994) 6.0/10 (18255 votes)
Frankenstein (1994) 6.2/10 (18142 votes)
Reality Bites (1994) 6.3/10 (16725 votes)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) 7.3/10 (15872 votes)
Il postino (1994) 7.7/10 (14242 votes)
Muriel's Wedding (1994) 7.1/10 (13670 votes)
Nell (1994) 6.3/10 (11472 votes)
I.Q. (1994) 5.9/10 (10102 votes)
Death and the Maiden (1994) 7.2/10 (7930 votes)

[gigglesthebloody]

Excuse me sir! I will have you know that in 1982 the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was released. I rest my case!

[gigglesthebloody]

WOAH! You can't just make a long list and throw in crappy movies like no one is going to notice! Star Trek: Generations is not even the best TNG movie. Also, The Flintstones? Maverick?

[What Exit?]

Now 1987 was pretty damn good. Thanks to having $2.25 tickets thanks to the Navy, I had seen a huge number of films in 87 in the theater.

Full Metal Jacket (1987) 8.4/10 (135826 votes)
The Princess Bride (1987) 8.2/10 (115526 votes)
The Untouchables (1987) 8.0/10 (79387 votes)
Predator (1987) 7.8/10 (76452 votes)
Lethal Weapon (1987) 7.6/10 (50192 votes)
Spaceballs (1987) 6.9/10 (48667 votes)
RoboCop (1987) 7.6/10 (47852 votes)
Raising Arizona (1987) 7.5/10 (43340 votes)
Dirty Dancing (1987) 6.2/10 (37459 votes)
The Running Man (1987) 6.4/10 (32838 votes)
Empire of the Sun (1987) 7.7/10 (31680 votes)
The Lost Boys (1987) 7.0/10 (30947 votes)
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) 7.2/10 (30255 votes)
Wall Street (1987) 7.3/10 (30012 votes)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) 7.5/10 (29026 votes)
The Last Emperor (1987) 7.9/10 (22187 votes)
Fatal Attraction (1987) 6.8/10 (20380 votes)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) 6.3/10 (19335 votes)
3 Men and a Baby (1987) 5.6/10 (15659 votes)
Moonstruck (1987) 7.1/10 (14539 votes)
Roxanne (1987) 6.6/10 (14335 votes)
Dragnet (1987) 5.6/10 (12264 votes)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987) 6.4/10 (11401 votes)
Throw Momma from the Train (1987) 6.1/10 (11253 votes)
Radio Days (1987) 7.5/10 (9952 votes)
Broadcast News (1987) 7.0/10 (9692 votes)
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) 6.1/10 (9246 votes)
*batteries not included (1987) 6.1/10 (8962 votes)
Prince of Darkness (1987) 6.5/10 (8940 votes)
Mannequin (1987) 4.9/10 (8457 votes)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) 6.7/10 (8125 votes)
Blind Date (1987) 5.5/10 (7736 votes)
La Bamba (1987) 6.6/10 (7165 votes)
Less Than Zero (1987) 5.9/10 (6087 votes)
Babettes gæstebud (1987) 7.8/10 (6047 votes)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) 5.7/10 (4729 votes)



Strikes against 1987 are also special mentions for Ishtar and Leonard Part 6.

[Zuul]

Are those votes on the movies you're listing from IMDB, Jim?

[gigglesthebloody]

Wow, does Leonard Part 6 cancel out the awesome of that year? I suppose it doesn't because it's so bad it's funny.

[AllWalker]

I maintain that 1987 is a vintage year for people, too. Though I am less than objective in saying that.

[pepperlandgirl]

Leonard Part 6 is troubling. It's pretty awful. Though with the benefit of hindsight, it has become "so bad it's funny."

[What Exit?]

Are those votes on the movies you're listing from IMDB, Jim?

Yep, it was the handiest quick listing with some fast edits to get rid of stuff I did not know or really hated.

[Nrblex]

*batteries not included (1987) 6.1/10 (8962 votes)

Oh, oh, oh! Best movie of all time, hands down. 1987 wins purely by virtue of having produced this most brilliant film which inspired me to begin exploring the idea of self-replicating machines.

[parzival]

Lol, Harry in the Hendersons is 43.

I'm actually hoping that that is a fake movie.

[Zuul]

Oh dear lord. Bigfoot themed 1980s porn. I cannot fathom anything worse.

[Cluricaun]

1984 was the best year for movies IMHO.

16 Candles
Nightmare on Elm Street
Amadeus
Beverly Hills Cop
Bachelor Party
Beverly Hills Cop
Children of the Corn
Firestarter
Footloose
Ghostbusters
Gremlins
Johnny Dangerously
The Karate Kid
The Last Starfighter
The Neverending Story
Police Acadamy
Purple Rain
Red Dawn
Repo Man
Revenge of the Nerds
Romancing the Stone
Splash
Starman
Streets of Fire
Suburbia
Terminator
This is Spinal Tap
Top Secret
Woman in Red