1987 in film
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See also: 1986 in film, other events of 1987, 1988 in film, list of 'years in film'.
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Events
- May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers.
- November 21 - actor Bruce Willis marries actress Demi Moore.
Top grossing films
- Three Men and a Baby
- Fatal Attraction, starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close
- Beverly Hills Cop II, starring Eddie Murphy
- Good Morning, Vietnam, starring Robin Williams
- Moonstruck, starring Cher
- The Untouchables, starring Kevin Costner and Sean Connery
- The Secret of My Succe$s, starring Michael J. Fox
- Stakeout, starring Richard Dreyfuss
- Lethal Weapon, starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
- The Witches of Eastwick, starring Jack Nicholson
Academy Awards
- Best Picture: The Last Emperor - Hemdale, Columbia
- Best Actor: Michael Douglas - Wall Street
- Best Actress: Cher - Moonstruck
Births
- September 22 - Tom Felton, actor
- September 28 - Hilary Duff
Deaths
- January 15 - Ray Bolger, actor, singer, dancer
- March 3 - Danny Kaye, actor
- June 22 - Fred Astaire, actor, singer, dancer
- July 3 - Viola Dana, actress
- August 1 - Pola Negri, actress
- August 28 - John Huston, actor, director
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas - film director
Other movies released
- Baby Boom, starring Diane Keaton
- Broadcast News
- Full Metal Jacket
- The Belly of an Architect
- The Gate
- The Hanoi Hilton
- The Last Emperor
- The Living Daylights
- The Lost Boys
- Masters of the Universe, starring Dolph Lundgren & Courteney Cox
- Mr. Nice Guy, starring Mike McDonald and Jan Smithers
- Overboard, starring Kurt Russell & Goldie Hawn
- Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise with Robert Carradine and Courtney Thorne-Smith
- Robocop starring Peter Weller
- Spaceballs
- Summer School with Courtney Thorne-Smith
- Superman IV: The Quest for Peace starring Christopher Reeve
- Walker
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