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The Blues Brothers
1980 film directed by John Landis
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 film directed by Martin Brest
Spaceballs
Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, with the supporting cast including Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appe
Coming to America
1988 film by John Landis
Twins
1988 film directed by Ivan Reitman
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 film directed by Richard Donner
48 Hrs.
1982 film by Walter Hill
The Goonies
1985 film directed by Richard Donner
Down by Law
1986 film by Jim Jarmusch
Tango & Cash
1989 American buddy cop action comedy film
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987 film directed by Tony Scott
The Witches of Eastwick
1987 film by George Miller
Midnight Run
1988 film by Martin Brest
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 film directed by John Hughes
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988 film directed by Frank Oz
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 film directed by Danny DeVito
Three Amigos
1986 film by John Landis
Weekend at Bernie's
1989 film directed by Ted Kotcheff
Stranger Than Paradise
1984 film directed by Jim Jarmusch
Turner & Hooch
1989 film by Roger Spottiswoode
Weird Science
1985 film by John Hughes
We're No Angels
1989 film by Neil Jordan
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989 film directed by Stephen Herek
Stakeout
1987 film by John Badham
Stripes
1981 film by Ivan Reitman
9 to 5
1980 film directed by Colin Higgins
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
1989 film by Arthur Hiller
A Grand Day Out
1989 short film directed by Nick Park
Revenge of the Nerds
1984 film by Jeff Kanew
Spies Like Us
1985 film by John Landis
Harry and the Hendersons
1987 film by William Dear
Any Which Way You Can
1980 film by Buddy Van Horn
La Chèvre
1981 film by Francis Veber
My New Partner
1984 film by Claude Zidi
Les Fugitifs
1986 film by Francis Veber
Ishtar
1987 film by Elaine May
Big Business
1988 film directed by Jim Abrahams
Go for It
1983 film by Enzo Barboni
Stir Crazy
1980 film directed by Sidney Poitier
Winners & Sinners
1983 film by Sammo Hung
City Heat
1984 film by Richard Benjamin
Three Fugitives
1989 film by Francis Veber
My Lucky Stars
1985 film by Sammo Hung
Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars
1985 film by Sammo Hung
Les Compères
1983 film by Francis Veber
Gung Ho
1986 film by Ron Howard
Thieves and Robbers
1983 film by Bruno Corbucci
Outrageous Fortune
1987 film by Arthur Hiller
God of Gamblers
1989 film by Wong Jing
Wise Guys
1986 television film directed by Brian De Palma
Dead Heat
1988 film directed by Mark Goldblatt
Men...
Men… () is a 1985 West German comedy film directed by Doris Dörrie. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 59th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
Troop Beverly Hills
1989 film by Jeff Kanew
Vamp
1986 film by Richard Wenk
Partners
1982 film directed by James Burrows
Lui è peggio di me
1984 film by Enrico Oldoini
Mr. Muhsin
1987 film by Yavuz Turgul
Feds
1988 film by Daniel Goldberg
Jalwa
Jalwa is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Pankuj Parashar and produced by Gul Anand. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah and Archana Puran Singh. The film is set in Goa, where it was mostly shot. It is an unofficial remake of the 1984 American film Beverly Hills Cop. It was remade in Telugu as Trinetrudu (1988) by A. Kodandarami Reddy, starring Chiranjeevi.
Real Men
1987 film by Dennis Feldman