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  1. On This Day August 7 1987 – The Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 7 1987 – The Care Bears Adventure In Wonderland Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 7 1987, The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland premiered in theaters, marking the third and final theatrical film in the original Care Bears movie trilogy. Produced by Nelvana and distributed by Cineplex Odeon Films, this animated feature combined the beloved Care Bears with...
  2. On This Day August 7 1987 – Nadine Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 7 1987 – Nadine Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 7 1987, Nadine premiered in theaters, reuniting Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges in a light crime comedy set in 1950s Texas. Directed by Robert Benton, the film delivered a mix of romance, suspense, and small town scheming as a separated couple got pulled into a dangerous plot...
  3. On This Day August 7 1987 – Back To The Beach Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 7 1987 – Back To The Beach Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 7 1987, Back to the Beach premiered in theaters, reuniting 1960s beach party icons Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello in a colorful, tongue in cheek tribute to their earlier film legacy. Packed with self parody, surf culture nostalgia, and musical numbers, the film offered a...
  4. On This Day August 7 1987 – Who’s That Girl Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 7 1987 – Who’s That Girl Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 7 1987, Who’s That Girl premiered in theaters, marking Madonna’s return to the big screen in a leading role. The film followed her character Nikki Finn, a quirky and chaotic woman just released from prison who quickly becomes entangled in a whirlwind of mishaps, mistaken...
  5. On This Day August 7 1987 – Masters Of The Universe Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 7 1987 – Masters Of The Universe Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 7 1987, Masters of the Universe premiered in theaters, bringing He Man and his battle against Skeletor to the big screen in a live action adaptation of the popular toy line and animated series. Starring Dolph Lundgren as He Man and Frank Langella as a menacing Skeletor, the...
  6. On This Day August 5 1987 – Stakeout Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 5 1987 – Stakeout Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 5 1987, Stakeout premiered in theaters, blending action, suspense, and comedy into one of the surprise hits of the summer. Directed by John Badham, the film starred Richard Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez as two Seattle detectives assigned to monitor the ex girlfriend of an...
  7. On This Day July 24 1987 – Superman IV The Quest for Peace Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 24 1987 – Superman IV The Quest for Peace Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 24 1987, Superman IV The Quest for Peace premiered in theaters. The fourth and final film in the original Superman series once again starred Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel and attempted to bring the iconic hero into the political spotlight with a timely message about...
  8. On This Day July 24 1987 – La Bamba Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 24 1987 – La Bamba Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 24 1987, La Bamba premiered in theaters, bringing the story of rock and roll legend Ritchie Valens to life for a new generation. Directed by Luis Valdez, the film starred Lou Diamond Phillips as the young Mexican American musician who rose to fame in the late 1950s before his...
  9. On This Day July 22 1987 – Summer School Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 22 1987 – Summer School Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 22 1987, Summer School premiered in theaters, bringing a dose of lighthearted fun to the summer movie season. Directed by Carl Reiner, the comedy starred Mark Harmon as Freddy Shoop, a carefree gym teacher roped into teaching remedial English over summer break. What he thought...
  10. On This Day: July 17, 1987 – Jaws The Revenge Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 17, 1987 – Jaws The Revenge Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 17, 1987, Jaws The Revenge premiered in theaters. Directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young, and Michael Caine, this fourth installment in the Jaws franchise aimed to bring the story full circle with a personal and...
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  11. On This Day: July 17, 1987 – Nowhere to Hide Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 17, 1987 – Nowhere to Hide Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 17, 1987, the action thriller Nowhere to Hide premiered in theaters. Directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi, the film starred Amy Madigan, Michael Ironside, John Colicos, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Robin MacEachern. It delivered a tense and emotional story centered on corruption, cover...
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  12. On This Day: July 17, 1987 – RoboCop Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 17, 1987 – RoboCop Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 17, 1987, the sci fi action film RoboCop premiered in theaters. Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel OHerlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferrer, the film delivered a bold mix of futuristic action, sharp satire, and graphic...
  13. On This Day: July 13, 1987 – The Brave Little Toaster Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 13, 1987 – The Brave Little Toaster Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 13, 1987, the animated film The Brave Little Toaster premiered in theaters. Directed by Jerry Rees, this independent animated feature told the heartfelt story of five household appliances who go on a journey to find their missing owner. With a modest budget of 2.3 million...
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  14. On This Day: July 10, 1987 – White Water Summer Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 10, 1987 – White Water Summer Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 10, 1987, White Water Summer premiered in theaters and delivered a tense coming of age survival story set in the rugged wilderness. Directed by Jeff Bleckner, the film starred Kevin Bacon as a confident but controlling wilderness guide who takes a group of boys on a backcountry...
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  15. On This Day: July 10, 1987 – The Squeeze Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 10, 1987 – The Squeeze Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 10, 1987, The Squeeze premiered in theaters with Michael Keaton taking on the role of a down on his luck cartoonist who gets pulled into a dangerous conspiracy involving murder, stolen plans, and a woman on the run. Directed by Roger Young, the film also starred Rae Dawn Chong...
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  16. On This Day: July 10, 1987 – Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 10, 1987 – Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 10, 1987, Revenge of the Nerds II Nerds in Paradise premiered in theaters and brought the lovable misfits back for another round of comedy and chaos. Directed by Joe Roth, the sequel followed the Lambda Lambda Lambda fraternity as they traveled to a national convention in...
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  17. RoboCop (1987)

    Title: RoboCop Tagline: Part man. Part machine. All cop. The future of law enforcement. Genre: Action,Thriller,Science Fiction Director: Paul Verhoeven Cast: Peter Weller,Nancy Allen,Dan O'Herlihy,Ronny Cox,Kurtwood Smith,Miguel Ferrer,Robert DoQui,Ray Wise,Felton Perry,Paul...
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