On This Day in 80s Movies

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On This Day March 18 1988 - Police Academy 5 Assignment Miami Beach Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 18 1988 - Police Academy 5 Assignment Miami Beach Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 18 1988 the comedy sequel Police Academy 5 Assignment Miami Beach premiered in theaters. Directed by Alan Myerson the film starred Bubba Smith David Graf Michael Winslow Leslie Easterbrook Marion Ramsey Janet Jones Lance Kinsey Matt McCoy G W Bailey and George Gaynes. The...
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On This Day March 18 1988 - Stars and Bars Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 18 1988 - Stars and Bars Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 18 1988 the comedy film Stars and Bars premiered in theaters. Directed by Pat O’Connor the film starred Daniel Day-Lewis Harry Dean Stanton Joan Cusack Keith David and Martha Plimpton in a culture-clash comedy set in the American South. The film followed an uptight British art...
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On This Day March 18 1988 - Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 18 1988 - Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 18 1988 the animated film Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw premiered in theaters. Directed by Pierre DeCelles the film featured voice talents including Brennan Howard B J Ward and Tony Longo bringing the lovable puppies to life. Based on the popular toy line and...
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On This Day March 18 1983 - High Road to China Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 18 1983 - High Road to China Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 18 1983 the adventure film High Road to China premiered in theaters. Directed by Brian G Hutton the film starred Tom Selleck and Bess Armstrong in a thrilling journey across the world. Set in the 1920s the story followed a spoiled heiress who hires a rugged World War I pilot...
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On This Day March 17 1989 - Leviathan Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 17 1989 - Leviathan Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 17 1989 the sci-fi horror film Leviathan premiered in theaters. Directed by George P. Cosmatos the film starred Peter Weller Richard Crenna Ernie Hudson and Daniel Stern in an underwater thriller that blended elements of Alien and The Thing. Set in a deep sea mining facility...
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On This Day March 17 1989 - Rooftops Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 17 1989 - Rooftops Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 17 1989 the urban drama Rooftops premiered in theaters. Directed by legendary filmmaker Robert Wise the film starred Jason Gedrick Troy Beyer Eddie Velez and Tisha Campbell in a gritty story about survival and street culture in New York City. The film followed a young drifter...
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On This Day March 17 1989 - Fletch Lives Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 17 1989 - Fletch Lives Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 17 1989 the comedy sequel Fletch Lives premiered in theaters. Directed by Michael Ritchie the film starred Chevy Chase reprising his role as the fast-talking investigative journalist Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher alongside Hal Holbrook and Julianne Phillips. A follow up to the 1985...
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On This Day March 16 1982 - Victor/Victoria Premiered at Filmex

On This Day March 16 1982 - Victor/Victoria Premiered at Filmex

On this day March 16 1982 the musical comedy Victor/Victoria premiered at FILMEX, the Los Angeles International Film Exposition. Directed by Blake Edwards, the film starred Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, John Rhys-Davies, and Alex Karras. Set in 1930s Paris...
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On This Day March 16 1984 - Tank Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 16 1984 - Tank Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 16 1984 the action comedy film Tank premiered in theaters. Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky the film starred James Garner Jenilee Harrison and C. Thomas Howell in a story about one man taking justice into his own hands literally with a tank. The film followed a U.S. Army sergeant...
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On This Day March 15 1985 - Lost in America Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 15 1985 - Lost in America Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 15 1985 the comedy film Lost in America premiered in theaters. Directed by and starring Albert Brooks the film also featured Julie Hagerty and Donald Biggs in a satirical take on the American dream. The movie followed a married couple who impulsively quit their jobs sell their...
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On This Day March 15 1985 - Sylvester Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 15 1985 - Sylvester Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 15 1985 the drama film Sylvester premiered in theaters. Directed by Tim Hunter the film starred Melissa Gilbert Richard Farnsworth and Michael Schoeffling in an inspiring story about perseverance and determination. The film followed a young woman who rescues a neglected horse...
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On This Day March 14 1986 - Gung Ho Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 14 1986 - Gung Ho Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 14 1986 the comedy film Gung Ho premiered in theaters starring Michael Keaton as a factory worker trying to save his struggling auto plant. The movie followed the culture clash between American and Japanese workers after a Japanese company takes over a failing car factory in a...
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On This Day March 14 1980 - Defiance Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 14 1980 - Defiance Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 14 1980 the action drama Defiance premiered in theaters. Directed by John Flynn the film starred Jan-Michael Vincent as a drifter who finds himself standing up against a violent street gang in a tough New York neighborhood. The cast also included Art Carney and Theresa Saldana...
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On This Day March 14 1986 - Crossroads Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 14 1986 - Crossroads Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 14 1986 the musical drama Crossroads premiered in theaters. Directed by Walter Hill the film starred Ralph Macchio Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz in a blues infused road movie inspired by the legend of blues guitarist Robert Johnson. The story followed a young guitarist played by...
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On This Day March 13 1987 - Evil Dead II Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 13 1987 - Evil Dead II Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 13 1987 the cult horror comedy Evil Dead II premiered in theaters. Directed by Sam Raimi the film starred Bruce Campbell as Ash Williams alongside Sarah Berry Dan Hicks Kassie Wesley and Richard Domeier. A sequel and partial remake of The Evil Dead the film continued Ash’s...
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On This Day March 13 1981 - Modern Romance Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 13 1981 - Modern Romance Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 13 1981 the romantic comedy Modern Romance premiered in theaters. Directed by and starring Albert Brooks the film also featured Kathryn Harrold and Bruno Kirby in a satirical look at the ups and downs of a dysfunctional relationship. Modern Romance followed a neurotic film...
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On This Day March 13 1981 - Back Roads Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 13 1981 - Back Roads Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 13 1981 the romantic dramedy Back Roads premiered in theaters. Directed by Martin Ritt the film starred Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones as two unlikely companions forced to travel together from Alabama to California. The film followed a down-on-her-luck prostitute and a...
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On This Day March 13 1981 - The Funhouse Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 13 1981 - The Funhouse Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 13 1981 the horror film The Funhouse premiered in theaters. Directed by Tobe Hooper the film starred Elizabeth Berridge Kevin Conway Largo Woodruff William Finley Cooper Huckabee Miles Chapin and Sylvia Miles. The story followed a group of teenagers who decide to spend the...
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On This Day March 13 1987 - Raising Arizona Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 13 1987 - Raising Arizona Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 13 1987 the comedy film Raising Arizona premiered in theaters. Directed by Joel Coen the film starred Nicolas Cage Holly Hunter William Forsythe and John Goodman in a quirky and fast-paced story that became a cult classic. Raising Arizona followed the story of an ex-convict...
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On This Day March 13 1981 - The Howling Premiered in Theaters

On This Day March 13 1981 - The Howling Premiered in Theaters

On this day March 13 1981 the horror film The Howling premiered in theaters. Directed by Joe Dante the film starred Dee Wallace Patrick Macnee Dennis Dugan Christopher Stone and Belinda Balaski. The Howling became one of the most influential werewolf movies of all time blending horror mystery...
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