Ishtar (1987)
[3] Ishtar is one of the most notorious box office failures of all time. And after having seen it, it's easy to see why. It sucks. And that's baffling considering the immense talent of the creatives involved. Actors Dustin Hoffman…
Angel Heart (1987)
[7] Mickey Rourke stars as a '50s detective hired by a mysterious client (Robert DeNiro) to determine whether a missing man is living or dead. Rourke travels from New York to New Orleans interviewing characters played by Charlotte Rampling, Lisa…
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987)
[6] The 'Nerds' return for a slightly inferior sequel centering around a fraternity conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, where the adversarial Alpha Beta fraternity frames the nerds for a crime they didn't commit and tries to get them expelled from…
Near Dark (1987)
[7] Director Kathryn Bigelow (Strange Days, The Hurt Locker) serves up a stylish, brooding vampire tale set in the southwest. I dig Bigelow's tone, atmosphere, and terrific casting. Bigelow tapped into the Aliens ensemble to cast Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen,…
Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn (1987)
[8] This is more of a remake than a sequel, but most fans agree that it tops the original. Director Sam Raimi continues his imaginitive use of camera angles and movement, sound effects, and low-budget visual effects, but the winning…
Campus Man (1987)
[6] An enterprising college business student (John Dye) needs money for tuition fast, so he creates the campus' first all-male sports calendar, highlighting his high-diving roommate (Steven Lyon). The calendar is a success, but a shady investor and a fashion magazine editor…
The Gate (1987)
[6] Two boys accidentally uncover a portal to hell and then have to fend off the demons that emerge from it. Probably for budgetary reasons, The Gate takes place almost entirely in one house, but the menace really needed to…
Teen Wolf Too (1987)
[2] The charm that young Jason Bateman exhibited on television's The Hogan Family is absent here, stifled by a painfully insipid script and direct-to-video production values. I can't think of another movie sequel that so closely mimics its predecessor. The…
Street Trash (1987)
[7] Street Trash is grade-A schlock, precisely the kind of movie that would make your mama cry if she knew you were watching it. An unwitting liquor store owner discovers an old crate of booze and starts selling it to…
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
[3] I went into Jaws: The Revenge (the fourth movie in the series) thinking, 'Hey, it can't be worse than the third one.' And I was right. It's exactly as bad as the third one. Though for slightly different reasons.…