Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1986-1987

Directed by: Fred Dekker
Produced by: Jonathan A. Zimbert, Keith Barish, Rob Cohen, and Peter Hyams
Written by: Fred Dekker and Shane Black
Cinematography: Bradford May
Edited by: James Mitchell
Music by: Bruce Broughton

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by: Toru Hara, Hideo Ogata, Isao Takahata, Yasuyoshi Tokuma, and Tatsumi Yamashita
Written by: Hayao Miyazaki
Adapted from a story by: Jonathan Swift
Cinematography: Hirokata Takahashi
Edited by: Yoshihiro Kasahara, Hayao Miyazaki, and Takeshi Seyama
Music by: Joe Hisaishi
Song and lyrics by: Hayao Miyazaki and Joe Hisaishi

Distributed by: Studio Ghibli, Toei, GKIDS, Wildbunch International, Streamline Pictures, and Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Produced by: Dennis Feldman, Edward S. Feldman, Charles R. Meeker, and Richard Tieken
Written by: Dennis Feldman
Cinematography: Donald E. Thorin
Edited by: Richard A. Harris
Music by: Michel Colombier

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Willard Huyck
Produced by: Robert Latham Brown, George Lucas, and Gloria Katz
Written by: Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz
Based on characters created by: Steve Garber, Val Mayerick, and Frank Brunner
Cinematography: Richard H. Kline
Edited by: Michael Chandler and Sidney Wolinsky
Music by: John Barry
Songs and lyrics by: Thomas Dolby, Allie Willis, and George Clinton

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Produced by: Harvey Bernhard
Written by: Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer, and James Jeremias
Cinematography: Michael Chapman
Edited by: Robert Brown
Music by: Thomas Newman

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures

Directed by: Mel Brooks
Produced by: Mel Brooks and Ezra Swerdlow
Written by: Mel Brooks, Ronny Graham, and Thomas Meeham
Cinematography: Nick McLean
Edited by: Conrad Buff
Music by: John Morris
Music and lyrics by: Jeffrey Pescetto, Clyde Lieberman and Mel Brooks

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: John Carpenter
Produced by: Keith Barish, Larry J. Franco, and Paul Monash
Written by: Gary Goldman, W.D. Richter, and David Z. Weinstein
Cinematography: Dean Cundey
Edited by: Steve Mirkovich, Mark Warner, and Edward A. Warschilka
Music by: Alan Howarth and John Carpenter
Song and lyrics by: John Carpenter

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Rob Reiner
Produced by: Norman Lear, Steve Nicolaides, Andrew Scheinman, Jeffrey Stott, and Rob Reiner
Written by: William Goldman
Based on the novel by: William Goldman
Edited by: Robert Leighton
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Music by: Mark Knopfler
Music and lyrics by: Willie DeVille and Mark Knopfler

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Produced by: Mark Damon, John H. Hyde, Jonathan Sanger, Dimitri Villard, and Robart Wald
Written by: Mark H. Baker, Michael Burton, and Matt McManus
Cinematography: James Glennon
Edited by: Jeff Gourson
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: John Badham
Produced by: Gregg Champion, Mark Damon, John Hyde, David Foster, Gary Foster, Dennis E. Jones, and Lawrence Turman
Written by: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, and Jay Tarses
Cinematography: Nick McLean
Edited by: Frank Morris
Music by: David Shire
Music and lyrics by: Will Jennings, Max Carl, David Shire, Peter Wolf, and Ina Wolf

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: William Dear
Produced by: William Dear, Richard Vane, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: William Dear, Bill Martin, and Ezra D. Rapport
Cinematography: Allen Daviau
Edited by: Donn Cambern
Music by: Bruce Broughton
Music and lyrics by: Bruce Broughton, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, and Will Jennings

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: James Cameron
Produced by: Gale Anne Hurd
Written by: James Cameron, Walter Hill, and David Giler
Based on characters by: Ronald Shussett and Dan O'Bannon
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Ray Lovejoy
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Stephen Herek
Produced by: Rupert Harvey
Written by: Stephen Herek, Dominic Muir, and Don Keith Opper
Cinematography: Tim Suhrstedt
Edited by: Larry Bock
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: David Cronenberg
Produced by: Stuart Cornfield
Written by: Charles Edward Pogue and David Cronenberg
Based on the short story by: George Langelaan
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Edited by: Ronald Sanders
Music by: Howard Shore

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Produced by: Julie Corman
Written by: Jim Wynorski and Steve Mitchell
Cinematography: Tom Richmond
Edited by: Leslie Rosenthal
Music by: Chuck Cirino

Distributed by: New Concord Pictures

Directed by: Jack Sholder
Produced by: Gerald T. Olson, Michael L. Meltzer, and Robert Shaye
Written by: Jim Kouf
Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Edited by: Michael N. Knue and Maureen O'Connell
Music by: Michael Convertino

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Harley Cokeliss
Produced by: John Carpenter, Douglas Curtis, and Joel B. Michaels
Written by: John Carpenter, Desmond Nakano, and William Gray
Cinematography: Misha Suslov
Edited by: Todd C. Ramsey
Music by: Lalo Schifrin

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: John McTiernan
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Joel Silver, and John Davis
Written by: Jim Thomas and John Thomas
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Edited by: Mark Helfrich and John F. Link
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Jim Henson
Produced by: George Lucas, Eric Rattray, and David Lazar
Written by: Terry Jones, Dennis Lee, and Jim Henson
Based on a concept by: Brian Froud
Cinematography: Alex Thomson
Edited by: John Glover
Music by: Trevor Jones
Music and lyrics by: David Bowie

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures

Directed by: George Miller
Produced by: Neil Canton, Jon Peters, and Peter Gruber
Written by: Michael Cristofer
Based on the novel by: John Updike
Cinematography: Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by: Richard Francis Bruce
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures"

Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Produced by: Jon Davison, Ed Neumeier, Arne Schmidt, and Phil Tippett
Written by: Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner
Cinematography: Jost Vocano
Edited by: Frank J. Urioste
Music by: Basil Poledouris

Distributed by: Orion 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: Brian Tranchard-Smith
Produced by: Everett De Roche, John Picton-Warlow, Bari Taylor, and David Thomas
Written by: Everett De Roche
Cinematography: John R. McLean
Edited by: Brian Kavanagh
Music by: Brian May

Distributed by: UAA Films, Middle Reef Films, and Miramax Pictures

Directed by: Ethan Wiley
Produced by: Sean S. Cunningham
Written by: Ethan Wiley and Fred Dekker
Cinematography: Mac Ahlberg
Edited by: Martin Nicholson
Music by: Henry Manfedini

Distributed by: New World Pictures

Directed by: Nelson Shin
Produced by: Jay Bacal, Joel Bacal,Nelson Shin, Tom Griffin, Lee Gunther, and Margaret Loesch
Written by: Ron Friedman
Based on characters created by: Nobuyuki Okude, Jim Shooter, Dennis O'Neil, and Bob Budiansky
Cinematography: Masatoshi Fukui
Edited by: David Hankins
Music by: Vince DiColla

Distributed by: DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group

Directed by: John Carl Buechler
Produced by: Albert Band
Written by: Ed Naha
Cinematography: Romano Albani
Edited by: Lee Percy
Music by: Richard Band

Distributed by: Empire Pictures

Directed by: Burny Mattinson, David Michener, John Musker, and Ron Clement
Produced by: Burny Mattinson
Written by: Peter Young, Vance Gerry, Steve Hulett, Ron Clements, John Musker, Bruce Morris, Matthew O'Callaghan, Burny Mattinson, David Michener, and Mel Shaw
Based on the novel, "Basil of Baker Street" by: Eve Titus and Paul Galdone
Inspired by the works of: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Edited by: Roy M. Brewer and James Melton
Music by: Harry Mancini
Music and lyrics by: Larry Grossman and Ellen Fitzhugh

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Harry Winer
Produced by: Patrick Bailey, Walter Coblenz, Leonard Goldberg, and David Salven
Written by: Patrick Bailey, Larry B. Williams, Casey T. Mitchell, and Clifford Green
Cinematography: William A. Fraker
Edited by: Tim Board and John Wheeler
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

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: Gary Goddard
Produced by: Yoram Globus, Menahem Golan, and Edward R. Pressman
Written by: David Odell, Gary Goddard, and Stephen Tolkin
Based on characters created by: Roger Sweet, Donald F. Glut, Earl Norem, and Mark Taylor
Cinematography: Hanania Baer
Edited by: Anne V. Coates
Music by: Bill Conti

Distributed by: Cannon Films

Directed by: Alan Johnson
Produced by: Jack F. Sanders, Mel Brooks, and Irene Walzer
Written by: Walon Green and D.A. Metrov
Cinematography: Peter MacDonald
Edited by: Conrad Buff
Music by: Maurice Jarre

Distributed by: MGM/UA

Directed by: Joe Dante
Produced by: Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Michael Finnell, Peter Guber, Frank Marshall, and Jon Peters
Written by: Chip Proser and Jeffrey Boam
Cinematography: Andrew Laszlo
Edited by: Kent Beyda
Music by: Jerry Goldsmith

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Produced by: William H. Panzer and Peter S. Davis
Written by: Gregory Widen, Peter Bellwood, and Larry Ferguson
Cinematography: Garry Fisher
Edited by: Peter Horness
Music by: Michael Kamen

Distributed by: EMI Films and 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Brian Trenchard Smith
Produced by: Andrew Wiliams
Written by: Peter Smalley and Peter Carey
Cinematography: Peter Murphy
Edited by: Allan Lake and Lee Smith
Music by: Frank Strangio

Distributed by: New World Pictures and New South Wales Film Corp.

Directed: Tibor Takacs
Produced by: John Kemeny and Andreas Hamon
Written by: Michael Nakin
Cinematography: Thomas Vamos
Edited by: Rit Wallis
Music by: Michael Hoenig and J. Peter Robinson

Distributed: New Century Vista Film Company and Alliance Entertainment

Directed by: Chuck Russell
Produced by: Robert Shaye
Written by: Bruce Wagner, Wes Craven, Frank Darabont, and Chuck Russell
Based on characters created by: Wes Craven
Cinematography: Roy H. Wagner
Edited by: Terry Stokes and Chuck Weiss
Music by: Angelo Badalamenti

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Mike Marvin
Produced by: John Kemeny
Written by: Mike Marvin
Cinematography: Reed Smoot
Edited by: Scott Conrad and Gary Rocklen
Music by: Michael Hoenig and J. Peter Robinson

Distributed by: New Century Vista Film Corporation

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: Peter Jackson
Produced by: Peter Jackson
Written by: Ken Hammon, Tony Hiles, and Peter Jackson
Cinematography: Peter Jackson
Edited by: Jamie Selkirk and Peter Jackson
Music by: Michelle Scullion

Distributed by: Image Entertainment and Wing Nut Films

Directed by: Tobe Hopper
Produced by: Edward L. Alperson Jr., Yoram Globus, David Rodgers, Menahem Golan, and Wade H. William III
Written by: Dan O'Bannon and Don Jackoby
Based on a story by: Richard Blake and John Tucker Battle
Cinematography: Daniel Pearl
Edited by: Alain Jakubowicz
Music by: Sylvester Levay, Christopher Young, and David Storrs

Distributed by: Cannon Films

Directed by: Phillip Michael Glaser
Produced by: Keith Barish, Rob Cohen, George Linder, and Tom Zinnenman
Written by: Steven E. deSouza
Based on the short story by: Stephen King
Cinematography: Thomas Del Ruth
Edited by: Mark Warner, Edward A. Warschilka, and John Wright
Music by: Harold Faltermeyer

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures and HBO Films

Directed by; Matthew Robbins
Produced by: Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Gerald R. Molen, Ronald L. Schwary, and Steven Spielberg
Written by: Mick Garris, Brad Bird, S.S. Wilson, and Rrent Maddock
Cinematography: John McPherson
Edited by: Cynthia Scheider
Music by: James Horner

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Steven DeJarnett
Produced by: Caldecot Chubb, Larry Fonvielle, Julie Kirkham, and Edward R. Pressman
Written by: Larry Fonvielle and Michael Almereyda
Cinematography: Jacques Haitkin
Edited by: Edward M. Abroms and Duwayne Dunham
Music by: Basil Poledouris

Distributed by: Orion Pictures and ERP Productions

Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Produced by: Harve Bennett, Brooke Breton, Kirk R. Thatcher, and Ralph Winter
Written by: Leonard Nimoy, Harve Bennett, Steve Meerson, Peter Krikes, and Nicholas Meter
Based on the TV series by: Gene Roddenberry
Cinematography: Donald Peterman
Edited by: Peter E. Berger
Music by: Lawrence Rosenman

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Stephen King
Produced by: Martha Schumacher
Written by: Stephen King
Based on the short story "Trucks" by: Stephen King
Cinematography: Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by: Even A. Lottman
Music by: AC/DC

Distributed by: DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group

Directed by: Fred Dekker
Produced by: Charles Gordon
Written by: Fred Dekker
Cinematography: Richard C. New
Edited by: Michael N. Knue
Music by: Barry De Vorzon and Stan Ridgway

Distributed by: Tri-Star Pictures