Flashback to 1987

 

 

 

Graduation Date:  Thursday, June 11, 1987

Class Colors:      Red and White

Class Flower:  Peppermint Rose

Class Motto:     Special times and special places, special friends together, the moments pass so quickly, but the memories last forever.

Graduation Song:   This is the Time

 

Class trip: Trip to the Bahamas "Senior Splash" May 28-31, 1987

Valedictorian:  Rodney James

Salutatorian:  Stephanie Schumaker




Class Officers
President:       Vicki Horton              
Vice President:     Kathy Fetter        
Treasurer:     Amy Leibensperger               
Secretary:   Kim Wiley

         

 

 Top Stories of 1987

 

World Events
  •   Ronald Reagan is President of the United States
  •   Prozac makes its debut in the U.S.
  •   AOL (America online) starts using that name.
  •   The DJIA closes above 2,500 for the first time ever
  •   Budd Dwyer, Treasurer of PA, shoots and kills himself at a press conference after being found guilty of charges of bribery, fraud,   conspiracy, and racketeering.
  •  American Motors Corporation is acquired by Chrysler Corporation
  •  Ministry Televangelist, Jim Bakker, resigns after admitting to an affair with church secretary Jessica Hahn
  •   October 19, 1987 "Black Monday"- Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world
  •  Average cost of a new house= $92,000
  •  Average Income $23,450
  •  One Gallon of Gas was 89 cents
  •  U.S. Postage was 24 cents
Sports
  •  Minnesota Twins win the World Series
  •  New York Giants win Superbowl XXI
  •  Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup
  •  L.A. Lakers win the NBA Championship (86'-87' NBA Season)

Entertainment

  • Scott Baio (Happy Days, Charles in Charge) started dating Nicole Eggert (Baywatch)
  • Nike introduces "AIR"
  • "Koosh Ball" comes into play
  • Spoof of Cabbage Patch Kids are released

The Silver Screen

  • Three Men and a Baby is the top grossing film
  • Other Top Films include: Fatal Attraction, Beverly Hills Cop 2, Good Morning Vietnam, Lethal Weapon, Dirty Dancing, RoboCop

 

Oscars
  •  Best Picture- The Last Emperor
  •  Actor in a Leading Role- Michael Douglas, Wall Street
  •  Actress in a Leading Role- Cher, Moonstruck
  •  Actor in a Supporting Role- Sean Connery, The Untouchables
  •  Actress in a Supporting Role- Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck
  •  The Last Emperor takes home nine Oscars overall 
TV Shows
 
  •  Full House, Married with Children, and Star Trek: The Next Generation premiere
  •  Top Three Shows of 1986-1987 Season- The Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers (All NBC)
  •  The "Simpsons" TV show premiers for the first time
  •  Cagney & Lacey wins four Emmy's (Emmy's for shows that broadcast between 1 July 86 thru 30 June 87)
  •  Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in Drama Series- Bruce Willis, Moonlighting
  •  Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in Comedy Series- Michael J. Fox, Family Ties
  •  Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in Drama Series- Sharon Gless, Cagney & Lacey
  •  Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in Comedy Series- Rue McClanahan, The Golden Girls
Pop Music
  • "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles spends the most time at the top of the US charts
  •  Guns N' Roses release their debut album "Appetite for Destruction" which sells over 28 million copies (thru 2008)
  •  Best Selling Album of 1987 was "Slippery When Wet" by Bon Jovi, selling over 12 million copies in the USA alone
  •  Top two best selling albums of the 80's: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson (108 million) and "Back in Black" by AC/DC (42 million) 
  •  January 16, 1987 the Beastie Boys become the first act to be sensored by American Bandstand
  •  Def Leppard releases their 4th studio album "Hysteria" in August
  •  Twisted Sister breaks up, they would not reunite until the end of the 1990s
  •  Michael Jackson releases his second hit album "Bad", which has five number one singles in the USA (a record that still stands)
  •  George Michael releases his first solo album "Faith" which wins the Grammy Award for album of the year 
  •  The following bands formed in 1987: Alice in Chains, Danzig, Gin Blossoms, Nirvana, and Green Day

 

Fun and Useless 1980's Movie Trivia 


Answers will follow the string of asterisks. There are 10 questions.

1) In the hit 1984 movie "Sixteen Candles", what did actor Anthony Michael Hall show his fellow Freshmen classmates for a small fee to gain street credit with the ladies?

2)  What family pet was "cooked for dinner" by the crazy chick (Glenn Close) in the movie Fatal Attraction?

3)  What 1988 film cost over $70 million (the most expensive at the time), grossed over $150 million in N. America alone and won four Oscars in 1989?

4)  Name the actors that performed fatherly duties in the movie Three Men and a Baby?

5)  According to Dustin Hoffman, what "sucks" in the movie Rainman?

6)  In the movie Coming to America, Prince Eddie Murphy came to what U.S. city to find his queen?

7)  Maverick and Goose sang what song to actress Kelly McGillis before flying into the danger zone?

8)  In the movie Terms of Endearment, Jack Nickolson played Garrett (the neighbor) who did what prior to retirement?

9)  "First learn stand... then learn fly... nature's rule Daniel-san... not mine" what movie?  What actor?

10)  In the first Lethal Weapon, good guys Danny Glover (Sgt. Murtaugh) and Mel Gibson (Sgt. Riggs) team up to get which bad guy?


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Answers:


1)  Molly Ringwald's underpants

2)  The family rabbit

3)  Who Framed Roger Rabbit

4)  Ted Danson, Tom Selleck, and Steve Guttenberg

5)  K-Mart

6)  Queens, New York

7)  "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin"- sang by Tom Cruise (Maverick) and Anthony Edwards (Goose) in the hit flick TopGun which grosses over $350 million worldwide.  The Righteous Brothers originally performed the song hit.

8)  He was an Astronaut.  The part was originally handed to Burt Reynolds (he took another movie instead), then James Garner (quarrels with the director), and then Harrison Ford (didn't like the age difference of Shirley MacLaine) before the part finally went to Jack Nicholson.

9)  The Karate Kid was the movie.  The actor was Pat Morita (Mr. Miyagi) talking to Ralph Macchio (Daniel Larusso)

10)  Gary Busey known as Mr. Joshua in the movie.