On this day August 28 1981, Private Lessons premiered in theaters. The coming of age comedy starred Sylvia Kristel as a housekeeper who becomes involved in a scheme with a chauffeur to manipulate the wealthy teenager she works for, played by Eric Brown. The film
On this day August 28 1982, The Junkman premiered in theaters. Billed as a sequel to Gone in 60 Seconds, the film was written, produced, directed by, and starred H B Halicki. Known for his love of high speed car stunts, Halicki delivered another action
On this day August 28 1987, House II The Second Story premiered in theaters. The sequel moved away from the horror elements of the first film and embraced a more comedic and fantasy driven tone. What audiences got was a surreal adventure that mixed haunted
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
On this day August 28 1987, Hamburger Hill premiered in theaters. The Vietnam War drama focused on the brutal 1969 battle for Hill 937, a steep and muddy terrain in the A Shau Valley that American soldiers nicknamed Hamburger Hill due to the relentless carnage.
On this day August 28 1987, The Fourth Protocol premiered in theaters. Based on the novel by Frederick Forsyth, the Cold War thriller starred Michael Caine as a British intelligence officer trying to stop a Soviet plot to smuggle a nuclear weapon into the United
On this day August 28 1981, Body Heat premiered in theaters. The steamy thriller marked the directorial debut of Lawrence Kasdan and brought the classic film noir style into the 1980s with a modern and provocative edge. Set in the heat drenched streets of Florida,
On this day August 26 1988, the heartfelt drama Stealing Home premiered in theaters. Starring Jodie Foster and Mark Harmon, the film centers on a washed up baseball player whose childhood sweetheart’s death prompts him to reflect on missed opportunities and unspoken love. As he
On this day August 26 1983, Young Warriors premiered in theaters as a gritty vigilante drama that followed a group of college students who form a gang to fight street crime after a brutal family tragedy. What begins as grief turns into a dangerous spiral
On this day August 26 1988, Betrayed premiered in theaters. Directed by Costa Gavras, this political thriller starred Debra Winger as an undercover FBI agent who finds herself entangled in the dangerous world of white supremacist extremists. Assigned to investigate a series of racially motivated