WALL STREET

Screenplay by Stanley Weiser and Oliver Stone
Directed by Oliver Stone

Michael Douglas
Charlie Sheen
Daryl Hannah
Hal Holbrook
John C. McGinley

Premiere date: December 11, 1987
R

Enterprising stockbroker Bud Fox falls under the enticing spell of Gordon Gekko, an unabashedly greedy Wall Street arbitrageur. Gekko takes Fox under his wing, tutoring his charge in the unscrupulous tactics that put the corporate raider on top. But when Gekko embroils his protégé in an insider-trading scheme that may risk the jobs of kith and kin, Fox develops a conscience and decides to turn the tables.

National Board of Review
Best Actor - Michael Douglas
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1 Academy Award Nomination, 1 Win
Best Actor - Michael Douglas

HOPE AND GLORY

Written and directed John Boorman

Sebastian Rice-Edwards
Sarah Miles
David Hayman

Premiere date: September 3, 1987
PG-13

The bombing of a young boy's London suburb and the war's general tumult has an exhilerating effect on him, at least temporarily. After bombing raids, nine-year-old Bill Rowen and his mates scavenge through the rubble of destroyed buildings, carrying off still-smoking shrapnel as booty. When the boy's school is leveled by the bombing, putting the local kids on permanent vacation, the Luftwaffe pilot is hero for a day. For Bill's harried mother, Grace, the war is less amusing. Not only is her husband away fighting, but the war's disorder has made her children more difficult to control. Her teenage daughter, Sue, whose blossoming sexuality makes Grace nervous about arriving Canadian troops. Then one day, while the Rowens are out, their house is demolished by a bomb, and Bill begins to see the war a little differently.

5 Academy Award Nominations
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Original Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Art Direction