On this day March 2 1984 the mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap premiered in theaters. Directed by Rob Reiner the film followed the fictional British rock band Spinal Tap parodying the excesses and absurdities of the rock and roll lifestyle. The movie satirized the over
On this day March 1 1985 the romantic comedy The Sure Thing premiered in theaters. Directed by Rob Reiner, the film starred John Cusack in one of his early breakout roles, alongside Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards, Tim Robbins, and Nicolette Sheridan. The film followed Walter
On this day March 1 1985 the action drama Certain Fury was released in theaters. Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, the film starred Tatum O’Neal and Irene Cara in a gritty story about two young women caught in a desperate fight for survival. The film followed
On this day March 1 1985 the Western comedy Lust in the Dust was released in theaters. Directed by Paul Bartel, the film starred Tab Hunter, Lainie Kazan, and Divine, delivering a campy and outrageous take on classic spaghetti Westerns. The movie followed a gunslinger
On this day February 28 1986 Pretty in Pink premiered in theaters, becoming one of the most iconic teen films of the 1980s. Written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch, the film starred Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Andrew McCarthy, and James Spader, bringing
On this day February 27 1987 Some Kind of Wonderful premiered in theaters. Written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch, the film was another classic 80s teen romance that followed the emotional struggles of love, friendship, and social class differences. Starring Eric Stoltz,
On this day February 27 1987 the action crime film Number One with a Bullet was released. Directed by Jack Smight, the film starred Robert Carradine and Billy Dee Williams as a pair of mismatched cops trying to bring down corruption and crime in Los
On this day February 27 1987 A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors premiered in theaters bringing Freddy Krueger back to the big screen in one of the most beloved entries of the franchise. The film took the series in a fresh direction blending
On this day February 24 1989 The Toxic Avenger Part II was released continuing the cult classic story of Troma’s most famous mutant hero. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz the film embraced the over the top violence comedy and absurdity that made the
On this day February 24 1989 Bert Rigby, Youre a Fool was released a musical comedy directed by Carl Reiner. Starring Robert Lindsay the film followed the story of a British coal miner with dreams of making it big in show business. The movie combined