#1985s

TOM CRUISE 

An officially "dead" cop (Fred Ward) is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.

Director: Guy Hamilton.

Based on the novel, "The Destroyer, written by Richard Sapir and Warren Murphy.

Screenplay by Christopher Wood.

Producers; Mel Bergman, Dick Clark, Judy Goldstein and Larry Spiegel.

Composer: Craig Safran.

In 20th-century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner (Meryl Streep) has a passionate love affair with a free-spirited big-game hunter (Robert Redford).

Director: Sydney Pollack.

Based on Karen Blixen's "Out of Of Africa,' and other writings.

Screenplay by Kurt Luedtke.

Producer: Sydney Pollack.

Composer: John Barry.

The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.

Director: Philip Kaufman.

Based on Tom Wolfe's book (an excellent read).

Screenplay by Philip Kaufman.

Producers: James D. Brubaker, Robert Charloff and Irwin Winkler.

Composer: Bill Conti.

While protecting an Amish boy (Lukas Haas) - the sole witness to a brutal murder - and his mother (Kelly McGillis), a detective (Harrison Ford) is forced to seek refuge within their rural community when his own life is threatened.

Director: Peter Weir.

Screenplay by Earl W. Wallace and William Kelley.

Producers: Edward Feldman, David Bombyk and Wendy Stites.

Composer: Maurice Jarre.

A band of misfit friends come together to right the injustices which exist in a small town.

Director: Lawrence Kasdan.

Written by Lawrence Kasdan and Mark Kasdan.

Producers: Michael Grillo, Charkles Okun, Lawrence Kasdan and Mark Kasdan.

Composer: Bruce Broughton.

The recovery of a microchip from the body of a fellow British secret agent leads James Bond (Roger Moore) to mad industrialist Max Zorin (Christopher Walken), who is scheming to cause massive destruction.

Director: John Glen.

Based on the title ONLY of an Ian Fleming short story.

Screenplay bu Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson.

Producers: Albert R. Broccoli, Tom Pevsner, and Michael G. Wilson.

Composer: John Barry.

Title song performed by Duran Duran; lyrics written by Duran Duran; and music by John Barry.