Top 10 Films of 1986...

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1986...

All seven crew members of the space shuttle Challenger "slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God." - Halley's Comet payed us its second visit of the 20th century - During the World Series, Bill Buckner saw to it that the "Curse of the Bambino" was not yet ready to be be lifted

Please try to do a top 10 in order (hard as it may be) with an optional two or three "honorable mentions".

The Callaghan Best Films of 1986 List:

01 Stand By Me
02 Top Gun
03 Aliens
04 The Color of Money
05 The Mission
06 Highlander
07 Big Trouble in Little China
08 Salvador (I had to bump Platoon in favor of this other Stone offering, which IMO is a better film)
09 The Fly
10 The Mosquito Coast

Honorable Mentions:

-Platoon

-‘Crocodile Dundee

-Tie: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off -and- An American Tail


Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Platoon
Shoulda Won: Stand by Me *Not even nominated
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Best Director
Who Won: Oliver Stone (Platoon)
Shoulda Won: Rob Reiner (Stand by Me) *Not even nominated
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Best Actor
Who Won: Paul Newman (The Color of Money)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God)
Shoulda Won: Sigourney Weaver (Aliens)

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters)
Shoulda Won: Jeremy Irons (The Mission) *Not even nominated
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Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters)
Shoulda Won: Geena Davis (The Fly) *Not even nominated
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Best Cinematography
Who Won: Chris Menges (The Mission)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Score
Who Won: Herbie Hancock (‘Round Midnight)
Shoulda Won: Ennio Morricone (The Mission)


Forgot Which Films Came Out That Year?
Have No Fear - The IMDB Is Here...
http://us.imdb.com/List?year=1986&&...ing=7;Most popular titles;1986 by total votes

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The Oscar Nods & Winners...
http://us.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Academy_Awards_USA/1987
 
01. Aliens
02. Manhunter
03. Platoon
04. Peggy Sue Got Married
05. Big Trouble in Little China
06. Highlander
07. Hoosiers
08. The Mosquito Coast
09. Crocodile Dundee
10. The Color of Money

Edit:
Honorable Mention:
Heartbreak Ridge (thanks, John)
The Mission (thanks, Chad)
 
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01 Platoon
02 Top Gun
03 Aliens
04 The Color of Money
05 The Mission
06 Highlander
07 Big Trouble in Little China
08 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
09 The Fly
10 The Mosquito Coast

Honorable Mentions:

-‘Crocodile Dundee

Three Amigos

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Platoon
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Director
Who Won: Oliver Stone (Platoon)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actor
Who Won: Paul Newman (The Color of Money)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Actress
Who Won: Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters)
Shoulda Won: I concur

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters)
Shoulda Won: Geena Davis (The Fly) *Not even nominated

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Chris Menges (The Mission)
Shoulda Won: Robert Richardson (Platoon

Best Score
Who Won: Herbie Hancock (‘Round Midnight)
Shoulda Won: Ennio Morricone (The Mission)
 
The HudsonBest Films of 1986 List:

01 Aliens
02 Platoon
03 Top Gun
04 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
05 Something Wild
06 Crocodile Dundee
07 Demons
08 Big Trouble in Little China
09 F/X
10 Heartbreak Ridge

Honorable Mentions:

-April Fool's Day (any film with Deb Foreman get's a nod from me automatically)
-Night of the Creeps

Also...

The Oscars; Who Won, and Who Shoulda Won IMHO

Best Picture
Who Won: Platoon
Shoulda Won: Platoon

Best Director
Who Won: Oliver Stone (Platoon)
Shoulda Won: Oliver Stone (Platoon)

Best Actor
Who Won: Paul Newman (The Color of Money)
Shoulda Won: Tom Berenger (Platoon)

Best Actress
Who Won: Marlee Matlin (Children of a Lesser God)
Shoulda Won: Sigourney Weaver (Aliens) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actor
Who Won: Michael Caine (Hannah and Her Sisters)
Shoulda Won: Jeremy Irons (The Mission) *Not even nominated

Best Supporting Actress
Who Won: Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters)
Shoulda Won: Dianne Wiest (Hannah and Her Sisters)

Best Cinematography
Who Won: Chris Menges (The Mission)
Shoulda Won: Platoon - Robert Richardson (I)

Best Score
Who Won: Herbie Hancock (‘Round Midnight)
Shoulda Won: Aliens - James Horner
 
She is smokin. Had a crush on her since I was 13 and she looks better today than in Valley Girl. If I ever make a flick outside of my own world; she is in it.
 
Hannah and Her Sisters
Platoon
Aliens
Stand By Me
Something Wild
The Mosquito Coast
Peggy Sue Got Married
Betty Blue
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
 
Agggghhhh

Something Wild

Great flick. How did I miss this ? Ray Liotta was introduced to us !

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01 Blue Velvet (Lynch)
02 The Sacrifice (Tarkovsky)
03 Fanny and Alexander (Bergman)
04 The Color of Money (Scorsese)
05 Big Trouble in Little China (Carpenter)
06 Down by Law (Jarmusch)
07 Manhunter (Mann)
08 Betty Blue (Beineix)
09 A Better Tomorrow (Woo)
10 Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Hughes)
 
John_Hudson said:
Agggghhhh

Something Wild

Great flick. How did I miss this ?

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My favorite thing about the movie is its surprising but effortless tonal shift from off-beat comedy/road movie to dark drama... who'd have guessed at the beginning of the movie it would climax with that brutal fight between Jeff Daniels and Liotta?
 
John_Hudson said:
any film with Deb Foreman get's a nod from me automatically
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Agreed. Did you ever see Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat? She beyond hot in that movie (plus Bruce Campbell plays Van Helsing, so what more do you need?).:)
 
John_Hudson said:
The HudsonBest Films of 1986 List:


-Night of the Creeps
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That was a fun movie. I forgot all about it.

"I've got some good news and some bad news girls. It seems your dates are here... but they're dead!"
 
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