On this day May 21, 1980, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back premiered in theaters across America. Directed by Irvin Kershner and starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams, the film was the highly anticipated sequel to the 1977 original and
On this day May 21, 1981, the action thriller Death Hunt premiered in theaters starring Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and Carl Weathers. Directed by Peter Hunt, the film was loosely based on the true story of the Mad Trapper of Rat River, a
On this day May 21, 1982, the comedy film Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid premiered in theaters starring Steve Martin and Rachel Ward. Directed by Carl Reiner, this inventive movie paid tribute to classic film noir by blending newly shot scenes with actual footage from
On this day May 21, 1982, the urban vigilante drama Fighting Back premiered in theaters. Directed by Lewis Teague, the film starred Tom Skerritt, Patti LuPone, Michael Sarrazin, Yaphet Kotto, David Rasche, Lewis Van Bergen, Earle Hyman and Ted Ross. The story followed a man
On this day May 21, 1984, the animated film B.C. Rock premiered. Directed by Belgian cartoonist and animator Picha, the film featured the voice talents of Jim Vallely, Jonathan Schmock and Joseph Plewa. Set in a prehistoric world, B.C. Rock combined bold animation with rock
On this day May 21, 1986, the psychological horror film Crawlspace premiered in theaters. Directed by David Schmoeller, the movie starred Klaus Kinski, Talia Balsam, Barbara Whinnery, Carole Francis, Tane McClure, Sally Brown, Jack Heller and David Abbott. The story focused on a disturbed landlord
On this day May 21, 1987, The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd premiered on television. The series originally aired on NBC before moving to Lifetime and starred Blair Brown as the title character. Known for its unique storytelling style and blend of drama and
On this day May 20, 1988, the fantasy adventure film Willow premiered in theaters. Directed by Ron Howard and produced by George Lucas, the movie starred Warwick Davis as the brave farmer turned sorcerer and Val Kilmer as the charming and rebellious swordsman Madmartigan. With
On this day May 20, 1983, the sci fi action film Spacehunter Adventures in the Forbidden Zone premiered in theaters. Directed by Lamont Johnson, the movie starred Peter Strauss, a young Molly Ringwald, Ernie Hudson and Michael Ironside. Released during the wave of early 80s
On this day May 20, 1983, the drama film Tough Enough premiered in theaters. Directed by Richard Fleischer, the movie starred Dennis Quaid as a struggling country singer who enters a tough man fighting contest to earn extra money. The cast also featured Pam Grier,