On This Day in 80s Movies

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On This Day: April 6, 1984 - Up the Creek Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: April 6, 1984 - Up the Creek Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 6, 1984, the wild college comedy Up the Creek hit theaters, bringing a dose of rowdy river racing and over the top antics to the big screen. Directed by Robert Butler, the film followed a group of underachieving college misfits who are forced to enter a whitewater rafting...
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On This Day: April 6, 1984 - Moscow on the Hudson Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: April 6, 1984 - Moscow on the Hudson Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 6, 1984, the comedy drama Moscow on the Hudson premiered in theaters, starring Robin Williams in a powerful and heartfelt performance that showed his range beyond pure comedy. Directed by Paul Mazursky, the film follows a Soviet circus musician who defects while on tour in New...
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On This Day: April 6, 1984 - Where the Boys Are 84 Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: April 6, 1984 - Where the Boys Are 84 Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 6, 1984, Where the Boys Are 84 premiered in theaters, bringing a modern twist to the 1960 spring break classic. Directed by Hy Averback, the film followed four college friends as they hit Fort Lauderdale looking for love, freedom, and unforgettable fun under the Florida sun. It...
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On This Day April 4 1981 - This is Elvis Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 4 1981 - This is Elvis Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 4 1981 the documentary film This is Elvis premiered in theaters. Directed by Malcolm Leo and Andrew Solt and narrated by a voice actor portraying Elvis himself the film blended rare footage home movies interviews and reenactments to tell the story of Elvis Presley’s life and...
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On This Day April 3 1985 - Alamo Bay Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 3 1985 - Alamo Bay Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 3 1985 the drama Alamo Bay premiered in theaters. Directed by Louis Malle the film starred Amy Madigan Ed Harris and Ho Nguyen and told a powerful story rooted in real life tensions along the Texas Gulf Coast. The film focused on the conflict between American fishermen and...
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On This Day April 3 1987 - Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 3 1987 - Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 3 1987 Police Academy 4 Citizens on Patrol hit theaters continuing the popular comedy franchise with more slapstick chaos and over the top antics. Directed by Jim Drake the film brought back much of the original cast including Steve Guttenberg Bubba Smith Michael Winslow and...
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On This Day: April 2 1982 Silent Rage Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: April 2 1982 Silent Rage Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 2 1982 the action horror film Silent Rage premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Miller the movie starred Chuck Norris as a small town sheriff who finds himself up against more than just criminals. He’s facing a genetically altered killer who can’t be stopped. Silent Rage...
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On This Day April 2 1982 - Some Kind of Hero Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 2 1982 - Some Kind of Hero Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 2 1982 the comedy drama Some Kind of Hero premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Pressman the film starred Richard Pryor as a Vietnam War veteran returning home only to face bureaucratic struggles and a society that has moved on without him. Margot Kidder and Ray Sharkey...
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On This Day April 2 1982 - A Little Sex Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 2 1982 - A Little Sex Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 2 1982 the romantic comedy A Little Sex premiered in theaters. Directed by Bruce Paltrow the film starred Tim Matheson as a man struggling with monogamy after getting married. Kate Capshaw played his wife and Edward Herrmann appeared in a key supporting role. The movie...
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On This Day April 2 1982 - Penitentiary II Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 2 1982 - Penitentiary II Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 2 1982 Penitentiary II premiered in theaters. Directed by Jamaa Fanaka the sequel continued the story of Martel Too Sweet Gordone played by Leon Isaac Kennedy as he tries to go straight after being released from prison only to be drawn back into the boxing world. The film also...
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On This Day April 2 1982 - Cat People Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 2 1982 - Cat People Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 2 1982 the erotic horror film Cat People premiered in theaters. Directed by Paul Schrader the movie starred Nastassja Kinski Malcolm McDowell John Heard and Annette O'Toole. A reimagining of the 1942 classic Cat People followed a woman who discovers her connection to a...
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On This Day April 1 1980 - The Baltimore Bullet Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1980 - The Baltimore Bullet Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1980 the pool hall comedy The Baltimore Bullet premiered in theaters. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller the film starred James Coburn as a seasoned pool hustler who teams up with a young protégé played by Bruce Boxleitner to take on high stakes games and one final big score...
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On This Day April 1 1988 - Bright Lights Big City Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1988 - Bright Lights Big City Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1988 Bright Lights Big City premiered in theaters. Directed by James Bridges the film starred Michael J Fox in a rare dramatic role as a young New Yorker spiraling into a world of nightlife and addiction while trying to keep his life and job from falling apart. Based on the...
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On This Day April 1 1988 - The Seventh Sign Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1988 - The Seventh Sign Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1988 the apocalyptic thriller The Seventh Sign premiered in theaters. Directed by Carl Schultz the film starred Demi Moore as a pregnant woman who uncovers a terrifying connection between her unborn child and a series of mysterious global disasters. Also starring Michael...
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On This Day April 1 1983 - Heart Like a Wheel Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1983 - Heart Like a Wheel Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1983 the biographical drama Heart Like a Wheel premiered in theaters. Directed by Jonathan Kaplan the film starred Bonnie Bedelia as real life drag racing pioneer Shirley Muldowney and Beau Bridges as her mechanic and eventual husband Jack Muldowney. The film told the story...
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On This Day April 1 1983 - Screwballs Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1983 - Screwballs Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1983 the teen sex comedy Screwballs premiered in theaters. Directed by Rafal Zielinski the film followed five mischievous high school boys who team up with one goal, getting revenge on the school’s most uptight and popular girl by catching her in a compromising moment...
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On This Day March 31 1981 - Ordinary People Won Best Picture at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards

On This Day March 31 1981 - Ordinary People Won Best Picture at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards

On this day March 31 1981 Ordinary People took home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson and broadcast on ABC. Directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut the emotional...
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On This Day March 31 1989 - Heathers Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 31 1989 - Heathers Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 31 1989 the dark teen comedy Heathers premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Lehmann the film starred Winona Ryder as Veronica and Christian Slater as J D a dangerous outsider who shakes up the high school social order with deadly consequences. With its sharp dialogue edgy...
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On This Day March 29 1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 29 1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 29 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan premiered in theaters. Directed by Susan Seidelman the offbeat comedy starred Rosanna Arquette and pop icon Madonna in her first major film role. The story followed a bored New Jersey housewife who becomes obsessed with the life of a...
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On This Day March 29 1989 - Rain Man Won Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards

On This Day March 29 1989 - Rain Man Won Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards

On this day March 29 1989 Rain Man took home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California. The ceremony had no official host and was broadcast live on ABC. Rain Man was the big winner of the night with 4 Academy Awards including...
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