On this day August 31 1983, Microwave Massacre premiered in theaters. This outrageous horror comedy followed Donald, a disgruntled construction worker who grows tired of his wife’s gourmet health food and begins satisfying his cravings in shocking ways. With crude humor, absurd gore, and a
On this day August 31 1984, Bolero premiered in theaters. Directed by John Derek and starring Bo Derek, the film followed a recently widowed woman who embarks on a journey of sexual liberation while retracing the historic route of the dance after which the movie
On this day August 31 1984, the underground horror film C.H.U.D. premiered in theaters. The movie introduced audiences to a hidden menace lurking in the sewers of New York City Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. With its mix of urban paranoia and mutated terror, the film
On this day August 31 1984, the political thriller Flashpoint premiered in U S theaters. Set in the harsh Texas desert, the story follows two border patrol agents, Logan and Wyatt, who stumble upon a buried Jeep. Inside it they find a decomposed body, a
On this day August 30 1985, Compromising Positions premiered in theaters. The comedy mystery starred Susan Sarandon as a bored suburban housewife and former reporter who becomes entangled in a local murder investigation after a sleazy dentist is found dead. The film combined satire, suspense,
On this day August 30 1985, American Ninja premiered in theaters. The low budget action film introduced audiences to Joe Armstrong, a quiet American soldier with deadly martial arts skills, played by Michael Dudikoff. With its mix of military action and ninja mystique, the movie
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
On this day August 29 1980, He Knows You Are Alone premiered in theaters. One of the early entries in the slasher film wave that followed the success of Halloween and Friday the 13th, the movie delivered a suspenseful tale centered around a killer who
On this day August 29 1984, Choose Me premiered in theaters. Written and directed by Alan Rudolph, the romantic drama blended mystery, desire, and emotional vulnerability into a moody character study set in the late night world of Los Angeles. The film centered around a
On this day August 28 1987, Matewan premiered in theaters. Directed by John Sayles, the film told the powerful story of a 1920 labor uprising in the West Virginia coal fields. It focused on the arrival of union organizer Joe Kenehan in the small town