On this day April 29 1983, the fantasy horror film Something Wicked This Way Comes premiered in theaters. Directed by Jack Clayton and based on the novel by Ray Bradbury, the movie starred Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce, Diane Ladd, and Pam Grier. The story followed
On this day April 29 1988, the sci fi horror comedy Critters 2 The Main Course premiered in theaters. Directed by Mick Garris, the film starred Scott Grimes, Liane Curtis, Don Opper, Barry Corbin, and Tom Hodges. The story picked up a couple of years
On this day April 29 1988, the documentary film Powaqqatsi premiered in theaters. Directed by Godfrey Reggio, this was the second film in his Qatsi trilogy, following the groundbreaking Koyaanisqatsi. Powaqqatsi focused on the struggles of the developing world as traditional cultures encountered the pressures
On this day April 29 1988, the mystery western film Sunset premiered in theaters. Directed by Blake Edwards, the movie starred Bruce Willis, James Garner, Mariel Hemingway, Kathleen Quinlan, Jennifer Edwards, Malcolm McDowell, and M. Emmet Walsh. Set in late 1920s Hollywood, the film imagined
On April 28, 1989, the romantic comedy Loverboy starring Patrick Dempsey was released in theaters. Directed by Joan Micklin Silver, this film followed the story of a college student who takes a job delivering pizza and gets a little more than he bargains for when
On April 28, 1989, the action comedy K-9 starring James Belushi was released in theaters. Directed by Rod Daniel, the movie followed Detective Michael Dooley who teams up with an unusual partner, a German Shepherd named Jerry Lee, to take down a powerful drug dealer.
On April 28, 1989, the comedy drama Miss Firecracker debuted in theaters. Directed by Thomas Schlamme, the film starred Holly Hunter as Carnelle Scott, a young woman determined to win the local beauty pageant in a small Mississippi town to transform her reputation and her
On April 27, 1989, the crime thriller Criminal Law was released in theaters. Directed by Martin Campbell, the film starred Gary Oldman as a high-powered defense attorney who discovers that his client, played by Kevin Bacon, may actually be guilty of the brutal crimes he
On April 28, 1989, the supernatural horror film The Horror Show was released in theaters. Directed by James Isaac, the movie starred Lance Henriksen as Detective Lucas McCarthy, a man haunted by the vengeful spirit of a serial killer he helped capture, played by Brion
On this day April 27 1984, the romantic drama Love Letters premiered in theaters. Directed by Amy Holden Jones, the film starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Bonnie Bartlett, and James Keach. Love Letters told the story of a young woman who, after discovering her late mother’s