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Aug 28, 2025

Pete

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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 after discovering a stolen briefcase filled with government documents.

The film blended street level...

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