On this day May 10, 1988, the final episode of Crime Story aired, closing out its run after two seasons and 44 episodes. Starring Dennis Farina as Detective Mike Torello, the series followed the battle between Chicago law enforcement and the rising mob during the
On this day May 9, 1980, Friday the 13th premiered in theaters and changed the horror genre forever. Made on a modest budget of just 500,000 dollars, the film shocked audiences with its grisly kills, eerie setting at Camp Crystal Lake, and a twist ending
On this day May 9, 1986, Short Circuit premiered in theaters, bringing to life one of the most memorable robots of the 80s. The sci fi comedy starred Ally Sheedy and Steve Guttenberg and told the story of a military robot that is struck by
On this day May 9, 1980, The Nude Bomb premiered in theaters, bringing back Don Adams as secret agent Maxwell Smart in a big screen revival of the classic TV series Get Smart. Directed by Clive Donner, the film followed Agent 86 as he tries
On this day May 9, 1986, the teen thriller Dangerously Close premiered in theaters. Directed by Harold Becker, the film followed a group of elite high school students who form a secret vigilante group targeting their classmates, leading to increasingly violent consequences. The cast included
On this day May 9, 1986, the romantic drama Fire with Fire premiered in theaters. Directed by Duncan Gibbons, the film told the story of a forbidden romance between a teenage girl from a Catholic boarding school and a boy from a nearby juvenile detention
On May 8, 1981, the slasher film The Burning premiered in theaters. Directed by Tony Maylam, the movie was inspired by the urban legend of the Cropsey killer and centered on a summer camp caretaker who returns to stalk and murder teenagers after being horribly
On May 8, 1985, the sci fi horror film Creature premiered in theaters all over the U.S. Directed by William Malone, the movie starred Stan Ivar and Wendy Schaal and followed a team of astronauts who uncover a deadly alien lifeform on one of Saturn’s
On May 8, 1987, Francis Ford Coppola’s war drama Gardens of Stone premiered in theaters. The film starred James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Laurence Fishburne in a story set in Arlington National Cemetery during the Vietnam War
On May 8, 1987, the comedy adventure film Hot Pursuit premiered in theaters. Directed by Steven Lisberger, best known for directing Tron, the film starred John Cusack as a prep school student chasing after his girlfriend and her family on a wild journey through the