Best Comedy Drama Films of 1987

Intervista

Intervista has been termed ... classic 8 1/2, with a novel twist calculated to send the director's disciples home with a knowing smile. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

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Hume Cronyn and Jessica ... is engulfed in flames, all seems lost, but the aliens have a few more tricks up their metallic sleeves. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Moonlighting: Season 04

Although fans were still ... especially memorable is the episode in which Agnes' mother is inexplicably targeted for elimination after returning from a vacation. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Some Kind of Wonderful

In a gender-reversed version ... Pretty in Pink ending, which had been dropped from the original after poor audience response at the advance screenings. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Project X

Project X is a ... performance in Project X is delivered by Willie the Chimp, who essays the challenging role of Virgil the Chimp. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

The Principal

An impulsive but determined ... Principal was released. Screenwriter Frank Deese would go on to write the Corey Haim/Corey Feldman vehicle License to Drive. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Sweet Lorraine

The elderly owner of ... summer and the other staff members do their jobs. Essentially Sweet Lorraine is a plain-spoken but heartwarming slice-of-life drama. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Bagdad Cafe

This West German film ... Pounder become friends. Bagdad Cafe was later adapted into a short-lived American sitcom starring Jean Stapleton and Whoopi Goldberg. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

The Belly of an Architect

American architect Stourley Kracklite ... projects seldom materialized. Beautifully shot on location in Rome, this ironic fable wittily examines the issues of artistic creativity. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Northanger Abbey

Northanger Abbey was filmed ... Withers is cast as a mercenary matron. Northanger Abbey was PBS' second Masterpiece Theatre presentation of the 1987-88 season. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Christmas Comes to Willow Creek

The Duke boys (John ... play different characters: arguing brothers who are forced to take a shipment of toys to a remote Alaskan town. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Hope and Glory

An affectionate reverie about ... Academy Award, Hope and Glory proved to be another high point in the career of the remarkably protean Boorman. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Una Pura y Dos Con Sal

Don Rogelio always had ... in flashbacks. From time to time, Don Rogelio (played by popular Mexican ranchero singer Vincente Fernández) breaks into song. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Ni De Aqui Ni De Alla

La India María, also ... themselves. To keep herself alive while on the run, she takes jobs that are even more menial than usual. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Degrassi Junior High: Season 01

The first episode of ... the one in which Spike (Amanda Stepto) finds out that she's pregnant...and that Shane (Billy Parrott) is the father. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]

Kimagure Orange Road [Anime Series]

Kimagure Orange Road is ... spawned two feature films and an eight volume OVA and is considered to be a classic in the genre. [ best comedy drama films - 1987 ]