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  1. On This Day August 5 1983 – Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 5 1983 – Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 5 1983, Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island premiered in theaters, bringing classic Looney Tunes characters to the big screen in a new anthology style adventure. The film featured Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales as island hosts granting wishes to other beloved Warner Bros cartoon...
  2. On This Day August 5 1983 – Twice Upon A Time Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 5 1983 – Twice Upon A Time Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 5 1983, Twice Upon A Time premiered in theaters, delivering one of the most visually unique animated films of the decade. Produced by George Lucas and directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson, the movie used a blend of cut out animation and stop motion techniques to tell a...
  3. On This Day August 5 1983 – The Star Chamber Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 5 1983 – The Star Chamber Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 5 1983, The Star Chamber premiered in theaters, offering a tense legal thriller that explored the limits of justice and the moral conflicts facing those sworn to uphold it. Starring Michael Douglas, the film followed a disillusioned judge who becomes involved with a secret...
  4. On This Day August 5 1983 – Get Crazy Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 5 1983 – Get Crazy Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 5 1983, Get Crazy premiered in theaters, bringing a fast paced, over the top rock and roll comedy to the big screen. Directed by Allan Arkush, the film followed the wild events surrounding a New Year’s Eve concert at a fictional concert hall, Saturn Theater, as the staff...
  5. On This Day July 29 1983 – National Lampoons Vacation Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day July 29 1983 – National Lampoons Vacation Premiered In Theaters

    On this day July 29 1983, National Lampoons Vacation premiered in theaters and introduced audiences to one of the most iconic family road trips of the decade. Directed by Harold Ramis and written by John Hughes, the film followed the Griswold family as they set out on a wild journey across the...
  6. On This Day July 22 1983 – The Wicked Lady Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 22 1983 – The Wicked Lady Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 22 1983, The Wicked Lady premiered in theaters in the United States. A remake of the 1945 British film, this lavish period drama starred Faye Dunaway as Lady Barbara Skelton, a cunning noblewoman who secretly lives a double life as a masked highway robber. Directed by Michael...
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  7. On This Day July 22 1983 – Jaws 3 D Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 22 1983 – Jaws 3 D Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 22 1983, Jaws 3 D premiered in theaters and attempted to take the iconic shark franchise into a new dimension. Directed by Joe Alves, the third installment shifted the action to SeaWorld in Florida, where a massive great white terrorized a marine park during its grand opening...
  8. On This Day July 22 1983 – Mr. Mom Premiered in Limited Theaters

    On This Day July 22 1983 – Mr. Mom Premiered in Limited Theaters

    On this day July 22 1983, Mr. Mom premiered in limited theaters, introducing audiences to a heartfelt and humorous take on role reversal in the modern family. Directed by Stan Dragoti and written by John Hughes, the film starred Michael Keaton as Jack Butler, a recently laid off engineer who...
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  9. On This Day: July 15, 1983 – Zelig Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 15, 1983 – Zelig Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 15, 1983, the mockumentary style comedy Zelig premiered in theaters. Directed by Woody Allen and starring both Allen and Mia Farrow, the film was a technical and conceptual achievement that blended satire, history, and visual effects in a way that stood apart from anything else...
  10. On This Day: July 15, 1983 – Staying Alive Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 15, 1983 – Staying Alive Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 15, 1983, the dance drama film Staying Alive premiered in theaters. Directed by Sylvester Stallone and starring John Travolta, the film served as the long awaited sequel to Saturday Night Fever and picked up with Tony Manero years later as he chased his dream of becoming a...
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  11. On This Day: July 8, 1983 - Mortuary Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 8, 1983 - Mortuary Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 8, 1983, Mortuary premiered in theaters and added another eerie entry to the wave of early 80s low budget horror. Directed by Howard Avedis, the film followed a teenage girl who becomes entangled in a string of mysterious deaths connected to a local mortuary and an unsettling...
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  12. On This Day: July 6, 1983 - Class Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 6, 1983 - Class Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 6, 1983, Class premiered in theaters and introduced audiences to a new generation of young actors through a story that mixed romantic drama with prep school tension. Directed by Lewis John Carlino, the film starred Rob Lowe as a wealthy boarding school student whose best friend...
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