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  1. On This Day January 25 1989 - Madonna Filed for Divorce From Sean Penn After Three and a Half Years

    On This Day January 25 1989 - Madonna Filed for Divorce From Sean Penn After Three and a Half Years

    On this day January 25 1989, Madonna filed for divorce from Sean Penn after three and a half years of marriage, bringing an end to one of the most closely watched celebrity relationships of the decade. Their marriage had been marked by intense media attention, controversy, and constant public...
  2. 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...
  3. On This Day August 16 1985 – Sean Penn and Madonna Got Married in Malibu

    On This Day August 16 1985 – Sean Penn and Madonna Got Married in Malibu

    On this day August 16 1985, actor Sean Penn and pop superstar Madonna tied the knot at a clifftop mansion in Malibu, California. The wedding took place on Madonna’s 27th birthday and drew massive media attention, with helicopters hovering overhead to capture glimpses of the event. Guests...
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  4. On This Day August 13 1982 – Fast Times at Ridgemont High Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 13 1982 – Fast Times at Ridgemont High Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 13 1982, Fast Times at Ridgemont High premiered in theaters and introduced a new kind of teen comedy that blended outrageous humor with honest storytelling. Directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe, the film was based on Crowe’s undercover research posing as a...
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    • Category: On This Day in 80s Movies
  5. On This Day: April 18, 1986 - At Close Range Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: April 18, 1986 - At Close Range Premiered in Theaters

    On this day April 18, 1986, the crime drama At Close Range premiered in theaters, bringing together a powerful real life family cast. Sean Penn and Chris Penn starred alongside their mother Eileen Ryan in a story inspired by actual events involving a rural crime family and the tragic fallout...

  6. Taps (1981)

    Title: Taps Tagline: This school is our home, we think it's worth defending. Genre: War,Drama Director: Harold Becker Cast: George C. Scott,Timothy Hutton,Ronny Cox,Sean Penn,Tom Cruise,Brendan Ward,Evan Handler,John P. Navin, Jr.,Billy Van Zandt,Giancarlo Esposito,Donald...

  7. Casualties of War (1989)

    Title: Casualties of War Tagline: Even in war… murder is murder. Genre: Drama,History,War Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Michael J. Fox,Sean Penn,Don Harvey,John C. Reilly,John Leguizamo,Ving Rhames,Thuy Thu Le,Erik King,Jack Gwaltney,Dan Martin,Dale Dye,Steve Larson,John Linton,Vyto...
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