List of American films of 1987
Title Director Cast Genre Note
Nadine Robert Benton Kim Basinger , Jeff Bridges , Rip Torn Comedy 78 minutes
Near Dark Kathryn Bigelow Adrian Pasdar , Jenny Wright , Bill Paxton Horror Bigelow 's second film
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors Chuck Russell Heather Langenkamp , Patricia Arquette , Robert Englund , Laurence Fishburne , John Saxon Slasher second sequel of series
No Man 's Land Peter Werner Charlie Sheen , D. B. Sweeney , Randy Quaid Crime drama Orion
No Way Out Roger Donaldson Kevin Costner , Gene Hackman , Sean Young , Will Patton , George Dzundza , Howard Duff , Iman Thriller Orion ; Remake of 1950 film
North Shore William Phelps Matt Adler Surfing
Nowhere to Hide Mario Azzopardi Amy Madigan , Michael Ironside Drama
Number One with a Bullet Jack Smight Robert Carradine , Billy Dee Williams , Valerie Bertinelli Action
Nuts Martin Ritt Barbra Streisand , Richard Dreyfuss , Karl Malden , Leslie Nielsen , Maureen Stapleton , Robert Webber , Eli Wallach , James Whitmore Drama based on play by Tom Topor ; Malden 's final film
O.C . and Stiggs Robert Altman Daniel H. Jenkins , Neill Barry , Paul Dooley , Jane Curtin , Jon Cryer , Cynthia Nixon , Martin Mull Comedy filmed in 1983 , not released until '87
On the Black Hill Andrew Grieve Drama
Orphans Alan J. Pakula Albert Finney , Matthew Modine Crime Lorimar
Outrageous Fortune Arthur Hiller Bette Midler , Shelley Long , Peter Coyote Comedy Touchstone Pictures
Over the Top Menahem Golan Sylvester Stallone , Robert Loggia , David Mendenhall , Susan Blakely Action Cannon Films ; 2 Razzie awards
Overboard Garry Marshall Goldie Hawn , Kurt Russell , Edward Herrmann , Roddy McDowall Comedy MGM
The Pick-up Artist James Toback Robert Downey Jr. , Molly Ringwald , Dennis Hopper Drama 20th Century Fox
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night voices of Scott Grimes , Tom Bosley , Don Knotts , Ed Asner , James Earl Jones , Rickie Lee Jones Family
Planes , Trains and Automobiles John Hughes Steve Martin , John Candy Comedy written by Hughes
Police Academy 4 : Citizens on Patrol Jim Drake Steve Guttenberg , Bubba Smith , Michael Winslow , George Gaynes , David Graf , David Spade , Leslie Easterbrook , Bobcat Goldthwait , Corinne Bohrer Comedy third sequel to Police Academy
Poor Little Rich Girl : The Barbara Hutton Story Charles Jarott Farrah Fawcett Biography TV film
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A list of American films released in 1987. The Last Emperor won the Academy Award for Best Picture.