1987 in film



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.)
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

Golden Globe Awards:


 * Drama:
 * 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

Romance films released in 1987

 * 1) Wings of Desire

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