On This Day in 80s Movies

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On This Day: March 27 1985 Billy Dee Williams Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

On This Day: March 27 1985 Billy Dee Williams Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

On this day March 27 1985 Billy Dee Williams was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Known for his smooth charisma and commanding screen presence Williams became a cultural icon thanks to his roles in both film and television. He rose to fame in the 70s with standout performances...
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On This Day March 27 1987 - Blind Date Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 27 1987 - Blind Date Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 27 1987 the romantic comedy Blind Date premiered in theaters. Directed by Blake Edwards the film starred Bruce Willis in his first major film role alongside Kim Basinger. The story followed a straight laced office worker who agrees to go on a blind date that quickly spins out...
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On This Day March 27 1981 - Eyes of a Stranger Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 27 1981 - Eyes of a Stranger Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 27 1981 the psychological slasher film Eyes of a Stranger premiered in theaters. Directed by Ken Wiederhorn the movie starred Lauren Tewes John DiSanti and introduced Jennifer Jason Leigh in her feature film debut. Set in Miami the story followed a news anchor who begins to...
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On This Day March 27 1981 - Thief Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 27 1981 - Thief Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 27 1981 Thief premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Mann in his feature film debut the gritty crime drama starred James Caan as a skilled professional safecracker trying to leave his criminal past behind and build a better life. The cast also included Tuesday Weld Robert...
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On This Day March 26 1982 - I Ought to Be in Pictures Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 26 1982 - I Ought to Be in Pictures Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 26 1982 I Ought to Be in Pictures premiered in theaters. Directed by Herbert Ross and based on Neil Simon’s stage play the film starred Walter Matthau Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff. It followed a struggling Hollywood screenwriter whose estranged teenage daughter shows up...
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On This Day March 25 1983 - Bad Boys Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 25 1983 - Bad Boys Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 25 1983 the crime drama Bad Boys premiered in theaters. Directed by Rick Rosenthal the gritty film starred Sean Penn in one of his earliest leading roles alongside Esai Morales Ally Sheedy Eric Gurry Alan Ruck and Clancy Brown. The story followed a troubled teenager sent to a...
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On This Day March 25 1983 - Max Dugan Returns Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 25 1983 - Max Dugan Returns Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 25 1983 Max Dugan Returns premiered in theaters. Directed by Herbert Ross and written by Neil Simon the heartfelt comedy starred Marsha Mason Jason Robards Donald Sutherland and featured Matthew Broderick in his film debut. The story followed Nora McPhee a struggling single...
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On This Day March 25 1983 - The Black Stallion Returns Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 25 1983 - The Black Stallion Returns Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 25 1983 The Black Stallion Returns premiered in theaters. Directed by Robert Dalva the family adventure film starred Kelly Reno reprising his role as Alec Ramsay alongside Vincent Spano and Teri Garr. The sequel picked up after the events of the first film as Alec travels to...
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On This Day March 25 1983 - Spring Break Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 25 1983 - Spring Break Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 25 1983 the teen comedy Spring Break premiered in theaters. Directed by Sean S. Cunningham best known for Friday the 13th the film starred David Knell and Perry Lang as two college buddies heading to Fort Lauderdale for a wild and unforgettable spring break. Packed with beach...
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On This Day March 25 1988 - Biloxi Blues Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 25 1988 - Biloxi Blues Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 25 1988 Biloxi Blues premiered in theaters. Directed by Mike Nichols and based on Neil Simon’s semi autobiographical play the film starred Matthew Broderick as Eugene Morris Jerome a young army recruit from Brooklyn sent to basic training in Mississippi during World War II. The...
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On This Day March 25 1988 - Johnny Be Good Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 25 1988 - Johnny Be Good Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 25 1988 Johnny Be Good premiered in theaters. Directed by Bud S. Smith the teen sports comedy starred Anthony Michael Hall as a high school football quarterback being courted by colleges with outrageous offers. The cast also included Robert Downey Jr. Paul Gleason Steve James...
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On This Day March 25 1988 - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Released in Spain

On This Day March 25 1988 - Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Released in Spain

On this day March 25 1988 Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was released in Spain. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar the dark comedy starred Carmen Maura and a young Antonio Banderas. The film followed a voice actress whose life unravels over the course of a chaotic day filled with lies...
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On This Day: March 25 1983 The Outsiders Premiered in Theaters

On This Day: March 25 1983 The Outsiders Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 25 1983 The Outsiders premiered in theaters. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola and based on the classic novel by S. E. Hinton the film brought together one of the most iconic young casts of the 80s. It starred C. Thomas Howell Ralph Macchio Matt Dillon Patrick Swayze Rob Lowe...
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On This Day March 24 1984 - The Breakfast Club Took Place on a Saturday

On This Day March 24 1984 - The Breakfast Club Took Place on a Saturday

On this day March 24 1984 the events of the iconic 80s film The Breakfast Club were set. The story followed five high school students from different cliques who were forced to spend a Saturday in detention at Shermer High School. Over the course of the day the teens opened up to each other...
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On This Day March 24 1989 - Troop Beverly Hills Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 24 1989 - Troop Beverly Hills Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 24 1989 Troop Beverly Hills premiered in theaters. Directed by Jeff Kanew the comedy starred Shelley Long as Phyllis Nefler a glamorous Beverly Hills socialite who unexpectedly becomes the leader of her daughter’s Wilderness Girls troop. Craig T. Nelson played her estranged...
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On This Day March 24 1989 - Dead Bang Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 24 1989 - Dead Bang Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 24 1989 Dead Bang premiered in theaters. Directed by John Frankenheimer the crime thriller starred Don Johnson as a tough and unorthodox LAPD detective on the trail of a dangerous white supremacist group. The film also featured Penelope Ann Miller William Forsythe Bob Balaban...
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On This Day March 24 1989 - 976-Evil Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 24 1989 - 976-Evil Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 24 1989 976-Evil premiered in theaters. The supernatural horror film marked the directorial debut of Robert Englund best known for playing Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street series. The movie starred Stephen Geoffreys Jim Metzler Maria Rubell Pat O’Bryan and Sandy...
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On This Day March 23 1984 - Police Academy Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 23 1984 - Police Academy Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 23 1984 Police Academy premiered in theaters. The comedy film starred Steve Guttenberg Kim Cattrall Bubba Smith Michael Winslow G.W. Bailey and George Gaynes. It followed a group of misfit recruits who join a police training program with hilarious results. The film became a...
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On This Day March 23 1983 - Eddie Macon’s Run Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 23 1983 - Eddie Macon’s Run Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 23 1983 Eddie Macon’s Run premiered in theaters. Directed by Jeff Kanew the action thriller starred Kirk Douglas John Schneider Lee Purcell and featured John Goodman in his film debut. The movie followed Eddie Macon a prison escapee desperately trying to reach Mexico while...
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On This Day March 23 1984 - Racing With the Moon Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 23 1984 - Racing With the Moon Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 23 1984 Racing With the Moon premiered in theaters. Directed by Richard Benjamin the romantic drama starred Sean Penn Elizabeth McGovern and Nicolas Cage. Set during World War II the film followed two friends spending their last days of freedom before heading off to serve in...
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