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  1. On This Day August 7 1981 – Heavy Metal Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 7 1981 – Heavy Metal Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 7 1981, Heavy Metal premiered in theaters, unleashing a bold animated anthology that blended science fiction, fantasy, and hard rock in a way audiences had never seen before. Based on the adult illustrated magazine of the same name, the film featured a series of visually...
  2. On This Day August 5 1988 – The Blob Premiered In Theaters

    On This Day August 5 1988 – The Blob Premiered In Theaters

    On this day August 5 1988, The Blob premiered in theaters, bringing a brutal and visually intense remake of the 1958 sci fi horror film to a new generation. Directed by Chuck Russell and co written by Frank Darabont, the film took the original premise of a growing mass consuming everything in...
  3. 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...
  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 August 1 1986 – Howard The Duck Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 1 1986 – Howard The Duck Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 1 1986, Howard The Duck premiered in theaters. One of the most infamous releases of the decade, the film told the bizarre story of a wisecracking duck from another planet who is accidentally transported to Earth. With a mix of science fiction, comedy, and oddball romance, the...
  6. On This Day August 1 1980 – The Final Countdown Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 1 1980 – The Final Countdown Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 1 1980, The Final Countdown premiered in theaters, bringing a unique blend of science fiction and military drama to the big screen. The film follows the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as they are mysteriously transported back in time to December 6 1941, just one day...
  7. On This Day August 1 1980 – Loose Shoes Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 1 1980 – Loose Shoes Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 1 1980, Loose Shoes premiered in theaters. This offbeat comedy was a sketch film made up of a series of outrageous fake movie trailers and parodies, each poking fun at different genres, clichés, and taboos. With segments spoofing everything from political thrillers to cheesy...
  8. On This Day July 30 1982 – The Last American Virgin Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 30 1982 – The Last American Virgin Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 30 1982, The Last American Virgin premiered in theaters and stood apart from its teen comedy peers with an unexpectedly raw and emotional conclusion. Loosely based on the Israeli film Lemon Popsicle, this American remake followed three high school friends navigating love, lust...
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  9. On This Day July 29 1983 – Krull Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 29 1983 – Krull Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 29 1983, Krull premiered in theaters blending science fiction, fantasy, and swashbuckling adventure into one of the most visually ambitious films of the decade. Set on a distant planet under siege by a dark beast and his army of slayers, the film follows Prince Colwyn’s quest to...
  10. On This Day July 21 1989 – UHF Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 21 1989 – UHF Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 21 1989, UHF premiered in theaters and gave Weird Al Yankovic his first and only leading role in a feature film. The offbeat comedy followed George Newman, a daydreaming underachiever who suddenly finds himself running a struggling UHF television station. What followed was a...
  11. On This Day July 20, 1984 – Revenge of the Nerds Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day July 20, 1984 – Revenge of the Nerds Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 20, 1984, Revenge of the Nerds premiered in theaters and turned the spotlight on the underdogs in one of the most memorable comedies of the decade. Directed by Jeff Kanew, the film followed a group of smart but awkward college freshmen who band together after being bullied by...
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  12. On This Day: July 13, 1987 – The Brave Little Toaster Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 13, 1987 – The Brave Little Toaster Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 13, 1987, the animated film The Brave Little Toaster premiered in theaters. Directed by Jerry Rees, this independent animated feature told the heartfelt story of five household appliances who go on a journey to find their missing owner. With a modest budget of 2.3 million...
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  13. On This Day: July 11, 1980 – Used Cars Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 11, 1980 – Used Cars Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 11, 1980, Used Cars premiered in theaters and brought outrageous satire to the world of shady car dealerships. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and produced by Bob Gale and Steven Spielberg, the film starred Kurt Russell as Rudy Russo, a fast talking salesman with dreams of becoming...
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  14. On This Day: July 10, 1981 – Escape from New York Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 10, 1981 – Escape from New York Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 10, 1981, Escape from New York premiered in theaters and introduced audiences to one of the most iconic antiheroes of the decade. Directed by John Carpenter, the dystopian action film starred Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, a grizzled former soldier tasked with rescuing the...
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