On This Day in 80s Movies

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On This Day April 2 1982 - Penitentiary II Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 2 1982 - Penitentiary II Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 2 1982 Penitentiary II premiered in theaters. Directed by Jamaa Fanaka the sequel continued the story of Martel Too Sweet Gordone played by Leon Isaac Kennedy as he tries to go straight after being released from prison only to be drawn back into the boxing world. The film also...
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On This Day April 2 1982 - Cat People Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 2 1982 - Cat People Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 2 1982 the erotic horror film Cat People premiered in theaters. Directed by Paul Schrader the movie starred Nastassja Kinski Malcolm McDowell John Heard and Annette O'Toole. A reimagining of the 1942 classic Cat People followed a woman who discovers her connection to a...
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On This Day April 1 1980 - The Baltimore Bullet Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1980 - The Baltimore Bullet Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1980 the pool hall comedy The Baltimore Bullet premiered in theaters. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller the film starred James Coburn as a seasoned pool hustler who teams up with a young protégé played by Bruce Boxleitner to take on high stakes games and one final big score...
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On This Day April 1 1988 - Bright Lights Big City Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1988 - Bright Lights Big City Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1988 Bright Lights Big City premiered in theaters. Directed by James Bridges the film starred Michael J Fox in a rare dramatic role as a young New Yorker spiraling into a world of nightlife and addiction while trying to keep his life and job from falling apart. Based on the...
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On This Day April 1 1988 - The Seventh Sign Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1988 - The Seventh Sign Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1988 the apocalyptic thriller The Seventh Sign premiered in theaters. Directed by Carl Schultz the film starred Demi Moore as a pregnant woman who uncovers a terrifying connection between her unborn child and a series of mysterious global disasters. Also starring Michael...
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On This Day April 1 1983 - Heart Like a Wheel Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1983 - Heart Like a Wheel Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1983 the biographical drama Heart Like a Wheel premiered in theaters. Directed by Jonathan Kaplan the film starred Bonnie Bedelia as real life drag racing pioneer Shirley Muldowney and Beau Bridges as her mechanic and eventual husband Jack Muldowney. The film told the story...
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On This Day April 1 1983 - Screwballs Premiered in Theaters

On This Day April 1 1983 - Screwballs Premiered in Theaters

On this day April 1 1983 the teen sex comedy Screwballs premiered in theaters. Directed by Rafal Zielinski the film followed five mischievous high school boys who team up with one goal, getting revenge on the school’s most uptight and popular girl by catching her in a compromising moment...
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On This Day March 31 1981 - Ordinary People Won Best Picture at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards

On This Day March 31 1981 - Ordinary People Won Best Picture at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards

On this day March 31 1981 Ordinary People took home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 53rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson and broadcast on ABC. Directed by Robert Redford in his directorial debut the emotional...
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On This Day March 31 1989 - Heathers Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 31 1989 - Heathers Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 31 1989 the dark teen comedy Heathers premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Lehmann the film starred Winona Ryder as Veronica and Christian Slater as J D a dangerous outsider who shakes up the high school social order with deadly consequences. With its sharp dialogue edgy...
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On This Day March 29 1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 29 1985 - Desperately Seeking Susan Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 29 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan premiered in theaters. Directed by Susan Seidelman the offbeat comedy starred Rosanna Arquette and pop icon Madonna in her first major film role. The story followed a bored New Jersey housewife who becomes obsessed with the life of a...
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On This Day March 29 1989 - Rain Man Won Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards

On This Day March 29 1989 - Rain Man Won Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards

On this day March 29 1989 Rain Man took home the Oscar for Best Picture at the 61st Academy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles California. The ceremony had no official host and was broadcast live on ABC. Rain Man was the big winner of the night with 4 Academy Awards including...
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On This Day March 29 1982 - Chariots of Fire Won Best Picture at the 54th Academy Awards

On This Day March 29 1982 - Chariots of Fire Won Best Picture at the 54th Academy Awards

On this day March 29 1982 Chariots of Fire won Best Picture at the 54th Academy Awards held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles California. The ceremony was hosted by Johnny Carson and broadcast on ABC. Chariots of Fire told the inspiring true story of two British athletes competing...
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On This Day March 29 1985 - King David Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 29 1985 - King David Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 29 1985 the biblical epic King David premiered in theaters. Directed by Bruce Beresford and starring Richard Gere the film aimed to bring the story of the legendary king of Israel to the big screen with sweeping visuals and dramatic storytelling. Despite its ambitious scope...
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On This Day March 29 1985 - Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 29 1985 - Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 29 1985 Police Academy 2 Their First Assignment hit theaters as the second entry in the popular comedy franchise. Directed by Jerry Paris the film brought back much of the original cast including Steve Guttenberg Bubba Smith Michael Winslow and George Gaynes while introducing...
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On This Day March 29 1985 - The Slugger’s Wife Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 29 1985 - The Slugger’s Wife Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 29 1985 the romantic sports comedy The Slugger’s Wife premiered in theaters. Directed by Hal Ashby and written by Neil Simon the film starred Michael O'Keefe as a baseball star who falls for a rising rock singer played by Rebecca De Mornay. The story followed the ups and downs...
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On This Day March 29 1985 - Rogues Gallery by Slade Was Released

On This Day March 29 1985 - Rogues Gallery by Slade Was Released

On this day March 29 1985 British rock band Slade released their twelfth studio album Rogues Gallery. Known for their glam rock roots and anthemic choruses the band leaned into a more polished and radio friendly sound on this record to match the mid 80s style. The album reached number 132 on...
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On This Day March 28 1986 - Lucas Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 28 1986 - Lucas Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 28 1986 the coming of age drama Lucas premiered in theaters. Starring Corey Haim Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder in her film debut the movie told the heartfelt story of a shy and intelligent teenager navigating friendship heartbreak and high school pressures. Directed by David...
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On This Day March 28 1980 - Serial Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 28 1980 - Serial Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 28 1980 the satirical comedy Serial premiered in theaters. Directed by Bill Persky the film starred Martin Mull Tuesday Weld Sally Kellerman Bill Macy and Christopher Lee in a sharp take on the absurdities of life in late 70s Marin County California. Serial followed a suburban...
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On This Day March 28 1980 - Tom Horn Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 28 1980 - Tom Horn Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 28 1980 the western drama Tom Horn premiered in theaters. Directed by William Wiard the film starred Steve McQueen in one of his final roles alongside Linda Evans and Richard Farnsworth. Set in the early 1900s the movie was based on the real life of Tom Horn a former Army...
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On This Day March 28 1980 - When Time Ran Out Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 28 1980 - When Time Ran Out Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 28 1980 the disaster film When Time Ran Out premiered in theaters. Directed by James Goldstone the movie starred Paul Newman Jacqueline Bisset and Pat Morita and followed a group of people trapped on a tropical island as a volcano threatens to erupt and destroy everything in...
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