Favorite Movie of 1986: Ferris Bueller, the ode to everlasting youth. The ultimate escapism.
Top 10:
1. John Hughes teen fantasy comedy
2. Cronenberg body-horror tragedy
3. Frank Oz horror musical romantic comedy
4. James Cameron sci-fi war action sequel
5. Woody Allen warm relationship dramedy
6. Jonathan Demme romantic thriller
7. Jimmy T. Murakami anti-war animation drama
8. Abrahams/Zucker/Zucker screwball comedy
9. Roland Joffe religious jungle epic
10. Oliver Stone political war drama
1986 Best Picture Winner: Platoon
Of the 5 Best Picture Nominees, Which Deserved the Win: Hannah and Her Sisters or The Mission
1986 Highest Grossing Film: Top Gun ($176m)
Number of Movies I Saw in Theaters That Year: to my recollection, only 2 - The Great…
Favorite Movie of 1986: Ferris Bueller, the ode to everlasting youth. The ultimate escapism.
Top 10:
1. John Hughes teen fantasy comedy
2. Cronenberg body-horror tragedy
3. Frank Oz horror musical romantic comedy
4. James Cameron sci-fi war action sequel
5. Woody Allen warm relationship dramedy
6. Jonathan Demme romantic thriller
7. Jimmy T. Murakami anti-war animation drama
8. Abrahams/Zucker/Zucker screwball comedy
9. Roland Joffe religious jungle epic
10. Oliver Stone political war drama
1986 Best Picture Winner: Platoon
Of the 5 Best Picture Nominees, Which Deserved the Win: Hannah and Her Sisters or The Mission
1986 Highest Grossing Film: Top Gun ($176m)
Number of Movies I Saw in Theaters That Year: to my recollection, only 2 - The Great Mouse Detective and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. I was 4 years old, so..
How many movies I would give at least a passing recommendation rating of 3 stars to: 70, same as every other year
Is my #1 film a true A+ Hall of Famer: it's a top 10 favorite
Other Fun Facts:
- Tim Curry watch: lots of theater, and on TV, he was The Grand Wizard (unfortunate moniker) in The Worst Witch
- starting a franchise: House, Critters, Highlander, Iron Eagle
- not really a franchise but they got to have to a sequel: The Fly, Mr. Boogedy, An American Tail, Short Circuit, Troll
- not really a franchise but got a legacy-quel eventually: Top Gun
- movies that became TV shows later: Ferris Bueller, Highlander
- remakes: The Fly
- movies that were re-made later: About Last Night, April Fool's Day, The Hitcher
- Disney Animation Canon watch: The Great Mouse Detective
- Arnold watch: Raw Deal
- the state of movie spoofs: lots of goofiness this year no direct spoofs
- Stephen King adaptations: Stand by Me his first non-horror adaptation, and his first and last directing job, the awesome Maximum Overdrive
- Woody Allen annual watch: Hannah and Her Sisters, his best movie imo but there are other close contenders
- movies from 1986 that I watched repeatedly: Aliens, Jumpin' Jack Flash, Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, Ferris Bueller, Maximum Overdrive, Little Shop of Horrors, The Money Pit
1986 Movies I Like More Than the Average Person:
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (B+)
- A Fine Mess (B+)
- Mr. Boogedy
- King Kong Lives (C)
1986 Movies I Like Less Than the Average Person:
- Highlander (D)
Notable 1986 Movies I Haven't Seen:
- Manhunter
- The Green Ray
- Cobra
- Hoosiers
- Transformers: The Movie
- Matador
- Demons 2
- Gothic
- Children of a Lesser God
- Jean de Florette
- Dust in the Wind
- At Close Range
- F/X
- The Delta Force
- Rad
- Legal Eagles
- Mala Noche
- Heartbreak Ridge
- Manon of the Spring
- Class of Nuke 'Em High
- Sorority House Massacre
- No Retreat, No Surrender
- Combat Shock
- Neon Maniacs
- Crawlspace
- The Devil's Honey
- Tough Guys
- Power
- Shanghai Surprise
- Heavy Metal Parking Lot
- Nomads
- Firewalker
- Thrashin'
- Under the Cherry Moon
- Killer Party
- Ginger and Fred
- Absolute Beginners
- The Zero Boys
- Murphy's Law
- The Millionaire's Express
- Crimes of the Heart
- Band of the Hand
- Out of Bounds
- No Mercy
- Wisdom
- Body Slam
- My Chauffeur
- Jocks
- Quiet Cool
- The Malibu Bikini Shop
- The Whoopee Boys
- Recruits
- Playing for Keeps
- Just Between Friends
- Forever, Lulu
- Free Ride
Seen But Don't Remember Enough to Rate, So I'll Have to Re-Watch it Sometime
- Crocodile Dundee
- Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Not Notable But Ones I Still Kinda Want to See:
- 8 Million Ways to Die
- Nothing in Common
- Black Moon Rising
- Frog Dreaming
- Malcolm
- Quicksilver (Kevin Bacon)
- Never Too Young to Die
- Babes in Toyland (TV movie with Keanu and Drew)
- Brighton Beach Memoirs
- The Worst Witch
- Let's Get Harry
- Every Time We Say Goodbye
- Young Again
- Half Moon Street
- Big Trouble (Cassavettes' last)
- Weekend Warriors
- Odd Jobs
- Righting Wrongs
- Flodder
- Dogs in Space
- Parting Glances (Steve Buscemi)
- Crossroads (Jamie Gertz/Ralph Macchio)
- Clockwise (John Cleese)
- Link (killer simian)
- Violets are Blue
- One More Saturday Night
- Welcome to 18
- The Check is in the Mail...
- Touch and Go (Michael Keaton)
- Whoops Apocalypse
- Nobody's Fool (Rosanna Arquette/Eric Roberts)
- The Boss's Wife
- Miracles (Teri Garr/Tom Conti)
- America (Robert Downey Sr.)
- Heavenly Pursuits (Tom Conti/Helen Mirren)
- Thinkin' Big
- Foreign Body
- The McGuffin
- Kin-dza-dza!
- Fair Game
- Star Crystal
- You'll Die at Midnight
- 3:15
- Amazons
- Escapes (TV Vincent Price anthology)
- Willy/Milly