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  1. On This Day August 31 1984 – Flashpoint Premiered in U S Theaters

    On This Day August 31 1984 – Flashpoint Premiered in U S Theaters

    On this day August 31 1984, the political thriller Flashpoint premiered in U S theaters. Set in the harsh Texas desert, the story follows two border patrol agents, Logan and Wyatt, who stumble upon a buried Jeep. Inside it they find a decomposed body, a high powered rifle, and a briefcase filled...
  2. On This Day August 31 1984 – C.H.U.D. Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 31 1984 – C.H.U.D. Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 31 1984, the underground horror film C.H.U.D. premiered in theaters. The movie introduced audiences to a hidden menace lurking in the sewers of New York City Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. With its mix of urban paranoia and mutated terror, the film became a cult...
  3. On This Day August 31 1984 – Bolero Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 31 1984 – Bolero Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 31 1984, Bolero premiered in theaters. Directed by John Derek and starring Bo Derek, the film followed a recently widowed woman who embarks on a journey of sexual liberation while retracing the historic route of the dance after which the movie is named. Set against exotic...
  4. On This Day August 31 1983 – Microwave Massacre Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 31 1983 – Microwave Massacre Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 31 1983, Microwave Massacre premiered in theaters. This outrageous horror comedy followed Donald, a disgruntled construction worker who grows tired of his wife's gourmet health food and begins satisfying his cravings in shocking ways. With crude humor, absurd gore, and a tone...
  5. On This Day August 30 1985 – Compromising Positions Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 30 1985 – Compromising Positions Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 30 1985, Compromising Positions premiered in theaters. The comedy mystery starred Susan Sarandon as a bored suburban housewife and former reporter who becomes entangled in a local murder investigation after a sleazy dentist is found dead. The film combined satire, suspense...
  6. On This Day August 30 1985 – American Ninja Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 30 1985 – American Ninja Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 30 1985, American Ninja premiered in theaters. The low budget action film introduced audiences to Joe Armstrong, a quiet American soldier with deadly martial arts skills, played by Michael Dudikoff. With its mix of military action and ninja mystique, the movie became a cult...
  7. On This Day August 29 1986 – Shanghai Surprise Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 29 1986 – Shanghai Surprise Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 29 1986, Shanghai Surprise premiered in theaters. Starring Madonna and Sean Penn, the adventure comedy was set in 1930s China and followed a missionary and a fortune hunter as they searched for a hidden cache of opium to use for medical relief efforts. The film was heavily...
  8. On This Day August 29 1984 – Choose Me Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 29 1984 – Choose Me Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 29 1984, Choose Me premiered in theaters. Written and directed by Alan Rudolph, the romantic drama blended mystery, desire, and emotional vulnerability into a moody character study set in the late night world of Los Angeles. The film centered around a bar where lonely souls...
  9. On This Day August 29 1980 – He Knows You Are Alone Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 29 1980 – He Knows You Are Alone Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 29 1980, He Knows You Are Alone premiered in theaters. One of the early entries in the slasher film wave that followed the success of Halloween and Friday the 13th, the movie delivered a suspenseful tale centered around a killer who targets brides to be. Set in a quiet...
  10. On This Day August 28 1987 – Matewan Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 28 1987 – Matewan Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 28 1987, Matewan premiered in theaters. Directed by John Sayles, the film told the powerful story of a 1920 labor uprising in the West Virginia coal fields. It focused on the arrival of union organizer Joe Kenehan in the small town of Matewan, where poor working conditions and...
  11. On This Day August 28 1982 – The Junkman Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 28 1982 – The Junkman Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 28 1982, The Junkman premiered in theaters. Billed as a sequel to Gone in 60 Seconds, the film was written, produced, directed by, and starred H B Halicki. Known for his love of high speed car stunts, Halicki delivered another action packed spectacle with dozens of real...
  12. On This Day August 28 1981 – Private Lessons Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 28 1981 – Private Lessons Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 28 1981, Private Lessons premiered in theaters. The coming of age comedy starred Sylvia Kristel as a housekeeper who becomes involved in a scheme with a chauffeur to manipulate the wealthy teenager she works for, played by Eric Brown. The film blended risqué humor with teen...
  13. On This Day August 28 1981 – Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 28 1981 – Chu Chu and the Philly Flash Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 28 1981, Chu Chu and the Philly Flash premiered in theaters. The offbeat comedy starred Carol Burnett as a former nightclub singer and Alan Arkin as a washed up baseball player turned street performer. Together, the unlikely duo found themselves in the middle of a spy plot...
  14. On This Day August 28 1987 – The Fourth Protocol Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 28 1987 – The Fourth Protocol Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 28 1987, The Fourth Protocol premiered in theaters. Based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth, the Cold War thriller starred Michael Caine as a British intelligence officer trying to stop a Soviet plot to smuggle a nuclear weapon into the United Kingdom. The story focused on...
  15. On This Day August 28 1987 – Hamburger Hill Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 28 1987 – Hamburger Hill Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 28 1987, Hamburger Hill premiered in theaters. The Vietnam War drama focused on the brutal 1969 battle for Hill 937, a steep and muddy terrain in the A Shau Valley that American soldiers nicknamed Hamburger Hill due to the relentless carnage. Directed by John Irvin, the film...
  16. On This Day August 28 1981 – Body Heat Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 28 1981 – Body Heat Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 28 1981, Body Heat premiered in theaters. The steamy thriller marked the directorial debut of Lawrence Kasdan and brought the classic film noir style into the 1980s with a modern and provocative edge. Set in the heat drenched streets of Florida, the film followed a small town...
  17. On This Day August 26 1988 – Stealing Home Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 26 1988 – Stealing Home Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 26 1988, the heartfelt drama Stealing Home premiered in theaters. Starring Jodie Foster and Mark Harmon, the film centers on a washed up baseball player whose childhood sweetheart’s death prompts him to reflect on missed opportunities and unspoken love. As he reconnects with...
  18. On This Day August 26 1988 – Hero and the Terror Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 26 1988 – Hero and the Terror Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 26 1988, the action thriller Hero and the Terror premiered in theaters. Starring Chuck Norris, the film followed detective Danny O’Brien as he hunted down a terrifying serial killer who had escaped from prison and was hiding in an abandoned Los Angeles theater. Balancing...
  19. On this day August 26 1988 – Betrayed Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 26 1988 – Betrayed Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 26 1988, Betrayed premiered in theaters. Directed by Costa Gavras, this political thriller starred Debra Winger as an undercover FBI agent who finds herself entangled in the dangerous world of white supremacist extremists. Assigned to investigate a series of racially motivated...
  20. On This Day August 26 1983 – Young Warriors Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 26 1983 – Young Warriors Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 26 1983, Young Warriors premiered in theaters as a gritty vigilante drama that followed a group of college students who form a gang to fight street crime after a brutal family tragedy. What begins as grief turns into a dangerous spiral of vengeance as the group becomes...
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