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Number One with a Bullet (1987) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Feb 27, 1987

Equalizer 2000 (1987) | VHS Releases, World Premieres | May 21, 1987

In a bleak and nightmarish future, the sadistic governing force known as The Ownership rule with an iron fist. A ragtag band of rebels are the only survivors with the will to oppose them… until a warrior of the wasteland, Slade, emerges to take up the struggle. Armed with the high-tech weapon of incredible power ….

A.J. Locascio (1987) | Birthdays | Jul 11, 1987

Predator (1987) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Jun 12, 1987

In John McTiernan’s sci-fi action classic Predator, Arnold Schwarzenegger leads a team of commandos on a mission in a Central American jungle find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. Predator also stars Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura, Sonny Landham, Richard Chaves, R.G. Armstrong, Shane Black and Kevin Peter Hall.

Max Headroom (1987) | Season 01 Premiere (TV), Television Premieres | Mar 31, 1987

First Street Fighter Arcade Game Released by Capcom (1987) | Game Releases, Milestones | Aug 30, 1987

Capcom developer and publisher the original Street Fighter arcade game in 1987. It is the first competitive fighting game produced by the company and the first installment in the Street Fighter series of video games. Street Fighter was a hit in arcades and introduced special attacks along with a number of the conventions made standard ….

Prince of Darkness (1987) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Oct 23, 1987

The Hidden (1987) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | Oct 30, 1987

The cult classic sci-fi thriller The Hidden was released by New Line Cinema the day before Halloween in 1987. The film was directed by Jack Sholder, who also helmed Alone in the Dark (1982), By Dawn’s Early Light (1990), and A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985). The Hidden centers on a cop ….

Public Enemy's First Album Yo! Bum Rush the Show is Released by Def Jam (1987) | Music Releases | Feb 10, 1987

American hip hop group Public Enemy releases the highly influential debut studio album Yo! Bum Rush the Show on February 10, 1987 through Def Jam Records. Legendary music producer Rick Rubin, Bill Stephney and The Bomb Squad handled production work on the album, which was recorded at Spectrum City Studios in Hempstead, New York. The ….

B-Boy Records Releases Boogie Down Productions' First Album Criminal Minded (1987) | Milestones, Music Releases | Mar 3, 1987

Criminal Minded, the debut studio album by Bronx-based hip-hop group Boogie Down Productions, was released on March 3, 1987 by B-Boy Records. Criminal Minded is considered a highly influential hip hop album and one of the first in the gangsta rap genre.

Malone (1987) | U.S. Theatrical Releases | May 1, 1987

A disillusioned former CIA-assassin (Burt Reynolds), on the run from his former employers, gets stranded in a small Wyoming town and stays to help a local farmer and his daughter fight a corrupt sheriff who’s under the thumb of a ruthless land developer out to evict all of the farmers from their land. Malone’s storyline ….

Teen Crime Drama 21 Jump Street Premieres on Fox Network (1987) | Milestones, Season 01 Premiere (TV), Television Premieres | Apr 12, 1987

Stephen J. Cannell’s teen crime drama 21 Jump Street centered on the cases of an undercover police unit composed of young-looking officers specializing in investigating crimes in high schools, colleges, and other facilities where young people congregated. The show was originally titled Jump Street Chapel, relating to the deconsecrated church where the unit was headquartered. ….