My Favorite Films of 1986

"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"

Directed by Rob Reiner
Written by Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans
Music by Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography by Thomas Del Ruth
Editing by Robert Leighton

"Get away from her, you bitch!"

Directed by James Cameron
Written by James Cameron, David Giler and Walter Hill
Music by James Horner
Cinematography by Adrian Biddle
Editing by Ray Lovejoy

"We tried sodium amytal on him three years ago to find where he buried a Princeton student; he gave 'em a recipe for potato chip dip."

Directed by Michael Mann
Written by Michael Mann
Music by Dante Spinotti
Cinematography by Dov Hoenig
Editing by Bonnie Timmermann

"You always makin' big plans for tomorrow. You know why? Because you always fuckin' up today."

Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Written by Jim Jarmusch
Music by John Lurie
Cinematography by Robby Müller
Editing by Melody London

"Be afraid. Be very afraid."

Directed by David Cronenberg
Written by David Cronenberg and Charles Edward Pogue
Music by Howard Shore
Cinematography by Mark Irwin
Editing by Ronald Sanders

"Heineken? Fuck that shit! Pabst Blue Ribbon! That's what you'll drink tonight!"

Directed by David Lynch
Written by David Lynch
Music by Angelo Badalamenti
Cinematography by Frederick Elmes
Editing by Duwayne Dunham

"I'm a reasonable guy. But, I've just experienced some very unreasonable things."

Directed by John Carpenter
Written by Gary Goldman and David Z. Weinstein
Music by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth
Cinematography by Dean Cundey
Editing by Steve Mirkovich, Mark Warner and Edward A. Warschilka

"Zombies, exploding heads, creepy-crawlies... and a date for the formal. This is classic, Spanky."

Directed by Fred Dekker
Written by Fred Dekker
Music by Barry De Vorzon
Cinematography by Robert C. New
Editing by Michael N. Knue

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Directed by John Hughes
Written by John Hughes
Music by Ira Newborn
Cinematography by Tak Fujimoto
Editing by Paul Hirsch

"What happened today was just the beginning. We're gonna lose this war."

Directed by Oliver Stone
Written by Oliver Stone
Music by Georges Delerue
Cinematography by Robert Richardson
Editing by Claire Simpson

"I've seen enough horror movies to know any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly."

Directed by Tom McLoughlin
Written by Tom McLoughlin
Music by Harry Manfredini
Cinematography by Jon Kranhouse
Editing by Bruce Green

"You! You are still dangerous. But you can be my wingman any time."

Directed by Tony Scott
Written by Jim Cash and Jack Epps Jr.
Music by Harold Faltermeyer
Cinematography by Jeffrey L. Kimball
Editing by Chris Lebenzon and Billy Weber

"Does this look "inanimate" to you, punk? If I can move and I can talk, who's to say I can't do anything I want?"

Directed by Frank Oz
Written by Howard Ashman
Music by Miles Goodman
Cinematography by Robert Paynter
Editing by John Jympson

"It's not you, Ferdy. I guess I'm just not used to being chased around a mall in the middle of the night by killer robots."

Directed by Jim Wynorski
Written by Jim Wynorski and Steve Mitchell
Music by Miles Goodman
Cinematography by Tom Richmond
Editing by Leslie Rosenthal

"You gotta have two things to win. You gotta have brains and you gotta have balls. Now, you got too much of one and not enough of the other."

Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Richard Price
Music by Robbie Robertson
Cinematography by Michael Ballhaus
Editing by Thelma Schoonmaker

"Hey dirtbag, you're a lousy shot. I don't like lousy shots. You wasted a kid... for nothing. Now I think it's time to waste you."

Directed by George P. Cosmatos
Written by Sylvester Stallone
Music by Sylvester Levay
Cinematography by Ric Waite
Editing by James R. Symons and Don Zimmerman

"Ratigan, no one can have a higher opinion of you than I have, and I think you're a slimy, contemptible sewer rat!"

Directed by Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, David Michener and John Musker
Written by Peter Young, Vance Gerry, Steve Hulett, Ron Clements, John Musker, Bruce Morris, Matthew O'Callaghan, Burny Mattinson, David Michener and Mel Shaw
Music by Henry Mancini
Cinematography by
Editing by Roy M. Brewer Jr. and James Melton

"You have one choice, boy: sex or the saw. Sex is, well... nobody knows. But the saw... the saw is family."

Directed by Tobe Hooper
Written by L.M. Kit Carson
Music by Tobe Hooper and Jerry Lambert
Cinematography by Richard Kooris
Editing by Alain Jakubowicz

"You wanna know what happens to an eyeball when it gets punctured? Do you got any idea how much blood jets out of a guy's neck when his throat's been slit?"

Directed by Robert Harmon
Written by Eric Red
Music by Mark Isham
Cinematography by John Seale
Editing by Frank J. Urioste

"Well, you see, Aborigines don't own the land.They belong to it. It's like their mother. See those rocks? Been standing there for 600 million years. Still be there when you and I are gone. So arguing over who owns them is like two fleas arguing over who owns the dog they live on."

Directed by Peter Faiman
Written by Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie and John Cornell
Music by Peter Best
Cinematography by Russell Boyd
Editing by David Stiven

"Listen, Snake, here's the situation: I have this gun here. Now I am going to take the gun out and I am going to shoot a lot of holes in the door. If you are standing if front of the door, what can I tell ya? Some of the holes are gonna be in you. Ya catching my drift, Snake?"

Directed by Peter Hyams
Written by Gary DeVore and Jimmy Huston
Music by Rod Temperton
Cinematography by Peter Hyams
Editing by James Mitchell

"She was crazy Norman, but she wasn't your mother... Neither are you!"

Directed by Anthony Perkins
Written by Charles Edward Pogue
Music by Carter Burwell
Cinematography by Bruce Surtees
Editing by David E. Blewitt

"It's really about control, my body, my mind. Who was going to own it? Them? Or me? I'm not a one-man woman. Bottom line."

Directed by Spike Lee
Written by Spike Lee
Music by Bill Lee
Cinematography by Ernest R. Dickerson
Editing by Spike Lee

"Beat it, Brucey! Go home and play with your wooden dolly!"

Directed by Corey Yuen
Written by Corey Yuen, See-Yuen Ng and Keith W. Strandberg
Music by Frank Harris
Cinematography by David Golia and John Huneck
Editing by Hung Poon

"Beat it, Brucey! Go home and play with your wooden dolly!"

Directed by Stuart Gordon
Written by Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna and Dennis Paoli
Music by Richard Band
Cinematography by Mac Ahlberg
Editing by Lee Percy