1987 in film

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The following is an overview of events in **1987 in film**, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987.

## Highest-grossing films (U.S.)

See also: List of 1987 box office number-one films in the United States
The top ten 1987 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:

## Events

* January 31 - *The Cure for Insomnia* premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records.
* May 23 - *Starlog Salutes Star Wars* is held in Los Angeles, California, the first officially sponsored Star Wars convention to commemorate the franchise's 10th anniversary.
* June 29 - The *James Bond* franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary and premieres its 15th film, *The Living Daylights*
* July 17 - Walt Disney's classic masterpiece *Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs* is re-released worldwide for its 50th anniversary.
* 1987 - Paramount Pictures launches a new on-screen logo to celebrate 75 years.

## Awards

**Academy Awards:**

Best Picture: ***The Last Emperor*** - Hemdale, Columbia
Best Director: **Bernardo Bertolucci** - *The Last Emperor*
Best Actor: **Michael Douglas** - *Wall Street*
Best Actress: **Cher** - *Moonstruck*
Best Supporting Actor: **Sean Connery** - *The Untouchables*
Best Supporting Actress: **Olympia Dukakis** - *Moonstruck*
Best Foreign Language Film: ***Babette's Feast*** (*Babettes Gæstebud*), directed by Gabriel Axel, Denmark
Best Picture: ***The Last Emperor***
Best Actor: **Michael Douglas** – *Wall Street*
Best Actress: **Sally Kirkland** – *Anna*
**Musical or comedy:**
Best Picture: ***Hope and Glory***
Best Actor: **Robin Williams** – *Good Morning, Vietnam*
Best Actress: **Cher – *Moonstruck***
**Other**
Best Director: **Bernardo Bertolucci** – *The Last Emperor*
Best Foreign Language Film: ***My Life as a Dog***, Sweden
**Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):**

***Under the Sun of Satan*** (*Sous le soleil de Satan*), directed by Maurice Pialat, France
**Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):**

***Au revoir les enfants*** (*Goodbye, Children*), directed by Louis Malle, France / W. Germany
**Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):**

***Tema*** (1979) (*The Theme*), directed by Gleb Panfilov, USSR

## Births

* January 5 - Kristin Cavallari, television personality/actress
* January 7 - Lyndsy Fonseca, actress
* January 16 - Carrie Keranen, voice actress
* January 31 - Zoe Costello, actress
* February 5 - Darren Criss, actor
* February 9 - Michael B. Jordan, actor
* February 21
	+ Ashley Greene, actress
	+ Ellen Page, Canadian actress
* April 4 - Sarah Gadon, actress
* April 9 - Jesse McCartney, actor, singer-songwriter and voice actor
* April 19 - Oksana Akinshina, actress
* April 27 - William Moseley, English actor
* June 27 - Ed Westwick, English film and television actor
* July 11 - Cristina Vee, voice actress
* July 26 - Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress
* July 27 - Mara Wilson, actress and writer
* August 8 - Katie Leung Scottish film, television and stage actress
* August 25 - Stacey Farber, Canadian actress
* September 7 - Evan Rachel Wood, actress
* September 11 - Tyler Hoechlin, actor
* September 22 - Tom Felton, English actor
* September 28 - Hilary Duff, actress
* September 29 - Anaïs Demoustier, actress
* October 18 - Zac Efron, actor and singer
* November 12 - Kengo Kora, Japanese actor
* December 28 - Adam Gregory, actor

## Film debuts

* Patricia Arquette - *A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors*
* Alec Baldwin - *Forever, Lulu*
* Jason Bateman - *Teen Wolf Too*
* Kenneth Branagh - *A Month in the Country*
* Sandra Bullock - *Hangmen*
* Patricia Clarkson - *The Untouchables*
* George Clooney - *Return to Horror High*
* Chris Cooper - *Matewan*
* Courteney Cox - *Down Twisted*
* Stephen Dorff - *The Gate*
* Edie Falco - *Sweet Lorraine*
* Gong Li - *Red Sorghum*
* Richard E. Grant - *Withnail and I*
* Anthony LaPaglia - *Cold Steel*
* Nathan Lane - *Ironweed*
* Penelope Ann Miller - *Hotshot*
* Brad Pitt - *No Man's Land*
* Chris Rock - *Beverly Hills Cop II*
* David Spade - *Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol*
* Ben Stiller - *Empire of the Sun*
* Nancy Travis - *Three Men and a Baby*
* Courtney B. Vance - *Hamburger Hill*
* Jesse Ventura - *Predator*
* Robin Wright - *The Princess Bride*

## See also

* List of American films of 1987
* List of British films of 1987
* List of French films of 1987
* List of German films of the 1980s
* List of Bollywood films of 1987
* List of Italian films of 1987
* List of Japanese films of 1987
* List of Swedish films of the 1980s

## References

1. ↑ "1987 Domestic Grosses". *Box Office Mojo*. Retrieved 7 April 2014.

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