Favorite Drama Films: 1986-1987

Directed by: Christopher Cain
Produced by: Thomas D. Brodeck
Written by: Frank Deese
Cinematography: Arthur Albert
Edited by: Jack Hofstra
Music by: Jay Gruska and Strafe

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Jean Claude Lord
Produced by: Nicholas Clermont, Pieter Kroonenburg, and David Patterson
Written by: Jamie Brown, Jeff Maguire, and Djordje Milicevic
Cinematography: Rene Verzier
Edited by: Yves Langlois
Music by: Claude Demers

Distributed by: CBC Television and International Spectralfilms

Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by: Steven Charles Jaffe
Written by: Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Howard E. Smith
Music by: Tangerine Dream

Distributed by: DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group

Directed by: Clive Barker
Produced by: Christopher Figg
Written by: Clive Barker
Based on the novel "The Hellbound Heart" by: Clive Barker
Cinematography: Robin Vidgeon
Edited by: Richard Marden and Tony Randel
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: Entertainment Film Distributors and New World Pictures

Directed by: Albert Magnoli and Prince
Produced by: Robert Cavallo, Steven Fargnoli, and Joseph Ruffalo
Cinematography: Peter Sinclair
Edited by: Steve Purcell
Music by: Prince and the Revolution

Distributed by: Cineplex Odeon Films and Warner Bros.

Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Produced by: Francis Ford Coppola, Jay Emmett, Michael I. Levy, Fred Roos, David Valdes, and Stan Weston
Based on the novel by: Nicholas Proffitt
Written by: Ronald Bass
Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth
Edited by: Barry Malkin
Music by: Carmine Coppola

Distributed by: TriStar Pictures

Directed by: Gary Sherman
Produced by: Barry Bernardi, Michael Patrick Goodman, Robert C. Brown, and Arthur M. Sarkissian
Written by' Michael Patrick Brown, Gary Sherman, and Brian Taggert
Cinematography: Alex Nepomniaschy
Edited by: Ross Albert
Music by: Joe Renzetti

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Arthur Penn
Produced by: John Bloomgarden, Michael MacDonald, and Marc Shmuger
Based on the book “The Woman in Red” by: Anthony Gilbert
Based on the film “My Name is Julia Ross” by: Muriel Roy Bolton
Written by: Marc Shmuger and Mark Malone
Cinematography: Jan Weincke
Edited by: Rick Shaine
Music by: Richard Einhorn

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Randa Haines
Produced by: Burt Sugarman and Patrick J. Palmer
Based on the play by: Mark Medoff
Written by: Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by: Lisa Fruchtman
Music by: Michael Convertino

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Woody Allen
Produced by: Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins, Gail Sicilia, and Ezra Swerdlow
Written by: Woody Allen

Cinematography by: Carlo Di Palma
Edited by: Susan E. Morse

Distributed by: Orion Pictures

Directed by: Jeffrey Bloom
Produced by: Charles W. Fries, Thomas Fries, Sy Levin, Mark Ratering, and Mike Rosenfeld
Written by: Jeffrey Bloom
Based on the book by: V.C. Andrews
Cinematography: Frank Byers and Gil Hubbs
Edited by: Thomas Fries and Gregory F. Plotts
Music by: Christopher Young

Distributed by: New World Cinema and Fries Entertainment

Directed by: Woody Allen
Produced by: Robert Greenhut, Charles H. Joffe, and Jack Rollins
Written by: Woody Allen
Cinematography: Carlo Di Palma
Edited by: Susan E. Morse

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Alan Parker
Produced by: Alan Parker and Elliot Kastner
Written by: Alan Parker
Based on the novel "Falling Angel" by: William Hjortsberg
Cinematography: Michael Seresin
Edited by: Gerry Hambling
Music by: Trevor Jones and Courtney Pine

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Produced by: Andrew Scheinman, Raynold Gideon, and Bruce A. Evans
Written by: Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans
Based on the short story, "The Body" by: Stephen King
Cinematography: Thomas Del Ruth
Edited by: Robert Leighton
Music by: Jack Nitzsche

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

irected by: William Phelps
Produced by: William Finnegan, Gregory Hinton, and Tim McCanlies
Written by: Tim McCanlies, Randal Klesier, and William Phelps
Cinematography: Peter Smokler
Edited by: Robert Gordon
Music by: Richard Stone

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Produced by: Stephanie Bennett and Chuck Berry
Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton
Edited by: Lisa Day

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: David Lynch
Produced by: Dino De Laurentiis, Richard A. Roth, and Fred Caruso
Written by: David Lynch
Cinematography: Frederick Elmes
Edited by: Duwayne Dunham
Music by::Angelo Badalamenti

Distributed by: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group and MGM/UA

Directed by: Edward Zwick
Produced by: Jason Brett, Stuart Oken, and Arnold Stiefel
Written by: Tim Kazurinsky, and Denise DeClue
Based on the play, "Sexual Perversity in Chicago", by: David Mamet
Cinematopgraphy: Andrew Dintenfass
Edited by: Harry Keramidas
Music by: Miles Goldman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Richard Donner
Produced by: Jennie Lew Tugen, Joel Silver, and Richard Donner
Written by: Jeffrey Boam and Shane Black
Cinematography: Stephen Greenblatt
Edited by: Stuart Baird
Music by: Michael Kamen and Eric Clapton
Song and lyrics by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Peter Weir
Produced by: Saul Zaentz and Jerome Hellman
Written by: Paul Schrader
Based on the novel by: Paul Theroux
Cinematography: John Seale
Edited by: Thom Noble
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: James Ivory
Produced by: Ismail Merchant and Paul Bradley
Written by: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Based on the novel by: E.B. Forester
Cinematography: Tony Pierce Roberts
Edited by: Humphrey Dixon
Music by: Richard Robbins

Distributed by: Cinecom Pictures

Directed by: Nick Castle
Produced by: Gary Adelson, Brian E. Frankish, and Richard Vane
Written by: Nick Castle
Cinematography: Adam Holender and Steven Poster
Edited by: Patrick Kennedy
Music by: Bruce Broughton

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Produced by: Joe Medjuck, Michael C. Gross, Sheldon Kahn, and Ivan Reitman
Written by: Jack Epps, Jr., Jim Cash, and Ivan Reitman
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Edited by: Pembrook J. Henning, Sheldon Kahn, and William Gordean
Music by: Elmer Bernstein

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Produced by: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, and Henry T. Weinstein
Written by: Elmore Leonard and John Strolling
Based on the novel by: Elmore Leonard
Cinematography: Jost Vocano and Stephen Ramsey
Edited by: Robert F. Shugrue
Music by: Gary Chung

Distributed by: Cannon Films

Directed by: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Produced by: Christopher Meledandri, Daniel Melnick, and Thomas Rachmil
Written by: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Cinematography: Thomas Del Ruth
Edited by: Tom Rolf
Music by: Tony Banks
Music and lyrics by: Dean Pitchford and Giorgio Moroder

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Jim McBride
Produced by: Jack Baran, Mort Engelbert, and Stephen J. Friedman
Written by: Daniel Petrie, Jr., Jack Baran, and Jim McBride
Cinematography: Affonso Beato
Edited by: Mia Goldman
Music by: Brad Fiedel

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Hal Ashby
Produced by: Mark Damon, John W. Hyde, and Stephen J. Roth
Written by: Oliver Stone, R. Lance Hill, Hal Ashby, and Robert Towne
Based on the novel by: Lawrence Block
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Edited by: Robert Lawrence and Stewart H. Pappe
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Anthony Perkins
Produced by: Hilton A. Green
Written by: Charles Edward Pogue
Based on the characters by: Robert Bloch
Cinematography; Bruce Surtees
Edited by: David Blewitt
Music by: Carter Burwell

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: John Boorman
Produced by: Edgar F. Gross, John Boorman, and Jake Eberts
Written by: John Boorman
Cinematography: Phillipe Rousselot
Edited by: Ian Crafford
Music by: Peter Martin

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: John Hughes
Produced by: William H. Brown, Michael Chinich, John Hughes, and Neil A. Machlis
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Paul Hirsch
Music by: Ira Newborn

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: David Anspaugh
Produced by: Graham Henderson, John Daly, Carter De Haven, Angelo Pizzo, and Derek Gibson
Written by: Angelo Pizzo
Cinematography: Fred Murphy
Edited by: C. Timothy O'Meara
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Hemdale Pictures and MGM/UA

irected by: Marek Kanievska
Produced by: Jon Avent, Marvin Worth, and Jordan Kerner
Written by: Harley Peyton
Based on the novel by: Bret Easton Ellis
Cinematography: Edward Lachman
Edited by: Peter E. Berger and Michael Tronick
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Martin Scorscese
Produced by: Barbara Da Fine and Irving Axelrad
Written by by: Richard Price
Based on the novel, "The Hustler", and charecters created by: Walter Tavis
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
Edited by: Thelma Schoonmacher
Music by: Robbie Robertson

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: David Setzler
Produced by: Kristi Zea and David Nicksay
Written by: David Setzler
Cinematography: Reynaldo Villalobos
Edited by: Priscilla Nedd Friendly
Music by: David Grusin

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Ridley Scott
Produced by: Thierry de Ganney, Ridley Scott, Mimi Polk Gitlin, and Harold Schneider
Written by: Howard Franklin, Danilo Bach, and David Seltzer
Cinematography: Steven Poster
Edited by: Claire Simpson
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John G. Avildsen
Produced by: R.J. Louis and Jerry Weintraub
Written by: Robert Mark Kamen
Based on charecters created by: Robert Mark Kamen
Cinematography: James Crabe
Edited by: John G. Avildsen, David Garfield, and Jane Kurson
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Brian De Palma
Produced by: Art Linson and Ray Hartwick
Written by: David Mamet
Based on the book by: Oscar Fraley and Elliot Ness
Cinematography: Stephen H. Burum
Edited by: Bill Pankow and Jerry Greenberg
Music by: Ennio Morricone

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Produced by: John Daly and Derek Gibson
Written by: Mark Peploe, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Enzo Ungari
Based on the novel "From Emperor to Citizen, The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi", by: Pu Yi
Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Edited by: Gabrielle Cristiani
Music by: David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Cong Su

Distributed by: Helmdale Pictures and Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Howard Deutch
Produced by: Michael Chinich, Ronald Colby, and John Hughes
Written by: John Hughes
Cinematography: Jan Klesser
Edited by: M. Scott Smith and Bud S. Smith
Music by: Stephen Hague and John Musser

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Produced by: Laura Ziskin, Robert Garland, and Mace Neufeld
Written by: Robert Garland
Based on the novel "The Big Clock" by: William Fearing
Cinematography: John Alcott
Edited by: William Hoy and Neil Travis
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: John Glen
Produced by: Albert R. Broccoli, Tom Pevsner, and Michael G. Wilson
Written by: Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson
Based on the characters created by: Ian Fleming
Cinematography by: Alec Mills
Edited by: Peter Davies and John Grover
Music by: John Barry
Songs and lyrics by: Pal Waaktaar, John Barry, and Chrissie Hynde

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Charles Shyer
Produced by: Bruce A. Block and Nancy Meyers
Written by: Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer
Cinematography: William A. Framer
Edited by: Lynzee Kilngman
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Oliver Stone
Produced by: Edward Pressman and A. Kitman Ho
Written by: Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone
Cinematography: Robert Richardson
Edited by: Claire Simpson
Music by: Stewart Copeland

Distributed by: 2Oth Century Fox

Directed by: Michael Mann
Produced by: Richard A. Roth
Screenplay by: Michael Mann
Based on the novel by "Red Dragon" by: Thomas Harris
Cinematography: Dante Spinotti
Edited by: Dov Hoening
Music by: Michel Rubini and The Reds

Distributed by: De Laurentiis Entertainment Group

Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Produced by: Clint Eastwood and Fritz Manes
Written by: James Carabatsos, Dennis Hackin, and Dennis Stinson
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Joel Cox
Music by: Lennie Neilhaus

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Garry Marshall
Produced by: Alexandra Rose and Roger M. Rothstein
Written by: Garry Marshall, Rick Podell, and Michael Preminger
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo
Edited by: Glenn Farr
Music by: Patrick Leonard

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Luis Valdez
Produced by: Stuart Benjamin, Taylor Hackford, and Bill Borden
Written by: Luis Valdez
Cinematography: Adam Greenberg
Edited by: Dan Brochu and Sheldon Kahn
Music by: Carlos Santana and Milos Goodman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Produced by: C.O. Erickson, William Lasker, and Walter F. Parkes
Written by: Stanley Weiser and William Lasker
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Nicholas Brown and Brent A. Schoenfeld
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Mike Nichols
Produced by: Mike Nichols and Richard Greenhut
Written by: Nora Ephron
Based on the novel by: Nora Ephron
Cinematography: Nestor Almendros
Music by: Carly Simon

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Roland Joffe
Produced by: Fernando Ghia and David Puttnam
Written by: Robert Bolt
Cinematography: Chris Menges
Edited by: Jim Clark
Music by: Ennio Morricone

Distributed by: Warner Bros.