Season 5 (1987)

The Real Stuff
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January 27, 1987

One year after the Challenger disaster, Frontline examined the all-too-human side of the space program as seen through the eyes of...Read more

The Earthquake is Coming
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February 3, 1987

Frontline examines the startling implications of what will happen when the big earthquake hits California, detailing the awesome e...Read more

Stopping Drugs (1)
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February 10, 1987

A two-part special examining efforts to stamp out drugs. Part 1 examines the personal struggles of addicts trying to kick the habi...Read more

Stopping Drugs (2)
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February 17, 1987

A two-part special examining efforts to stamp out drugs. Part 1 examines the personal struggles of addicts trying to kick the habi...Read more

The Nazi Connection
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February 24, 1987

German scientists were responsible for putting the first American on the moon. Now, 15 years later, government investigators are a...Read more

Desperately Seeking Baby
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March 3, 1987

Two million American couples desperately want babies and can’t have them. They are turning to private adoption deals brokered by l...Read more

Street Cop
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March 31, 1987

Frontline takes a gritty look at street cops. In Boston’s busiest, most violent police district, they confront the never-ending ca...Read more

The Secret File
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April 14, 1987

How could an ordinary citizen be considered a national security risk? Penn Kimball, a university professor, former New York Times ...Read more

War on Nicaragua
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April 21, 1987

As the Iran-contra scandal was still unfolding, Frontline correspondent William Greider revealed how the US began supporting the c...Read more

The Bombing of West Philly
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May 5, 1987

‘I could hear the bullets all around me, hitting all around the house. I was forced back by gunfire,’ says Ramona Africa, the only...Read more

In Search of the Marcos Millions
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May 26, 1987

The day Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos fled the Philippines in 1986, they left with $8.9 million in jewelry, cash, and bonds. But the...Read more

Israel: the Price of Victory
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June 2, 1987

The Six Day War was a decisive victory for Israel. But many Israelis feel that something has gone wrong. On the war’s twentieth an...Read more

Death of a Porn Queen
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June 9, 1987

She was from Minnesota. Young, pretty, and fresh. She went to Hollywood in search of a dream and found herself in X-rated movies, ...Read more

Keeping the Faith
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June 16, 1987

The black church was once the soul of its community. It was a rallying point and a force for change. Now, as the black middle clas...Read more

The Politics of Greed
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June 23, 1987

As corruption scandals rock New York City, the careers of dozens of high officials are being destroyed. Frontline takes an inside ...Read more